Oh My God. That's when the leopard finds a one-day-old baboon baby clinging to its death mother. She then discovered baby of the baboon she had just killed. Newer Post Older Post Home. After "Eye of the Leopard" airs on U.S. television (it premieres on the National Geographic Channel on Sunday night, October 8) the Jouberts plan to … An iconic scene from Dereck and Beverly Joubert’s film Eye of the Leopard where a curious Legedema discovers a newborn baby baboon that … We see first hand the relationship between leopards and the larger, more powerful lions, which are fully capable of killing a full grown leopard. To the Jouberts’ amazement, instead of killing the baby baboon, Legadema lies down protectively around it and even gently lifts it to safety at the approach of a scavenging hyena. Not sure what to do at first, the leopard adopts the little monkey and defends it from a pack Hyenas. The moving and classic clip, which comes from the film Eye of the Leopard, begins just after the mother baboon has died, at the hands of the leopard looking for food. Not sure what to do at first, the leopard adopts the little monkey and defends it from a pack Hyenas. She then discovered baby of the baboon she had just killed. The iconic predator aptly named Legadema was first discovered at eight days of age by a film crew creating footage for the National Geographic documentary, […] Newer Post Older Post Home. A 2-year-old leopard cub named Legadema had just made her first kill -- a baboon -- when a baby emerged from the dead animal's pelt. Here is our journey watching this clip: The leopard (named Legadema) kills a baboon. That's when the leopard finds a one-day-old baboon baby clinging to its death mother. Watch. That Is The Saddest Thing Ever. The little baboon called out, and we thought we were going to hear a major crunch and the leopard smacking its lips, but instead the baby baboon put its paws out and walked towards the young leopard. Suddenly, something wriggles, and it is the one-day old baboon baby that was clinging onto her mother and now falls out. After "Eye of the Leopard" airs on U.S. television (it premieres on the National Geographic Channel on Sunday night, October 8) the Jouberts plan to … To the Jouberts’ amazement, instead of killing the baby baboon, Legadema lies down protectively around it and even gently lifts it to safety at the approach of a scavenging hyena. … It does not know how to react. Apparently baboons and leopards are enemies and vicious foes in real life. That Is The Saddest Thing Ever. What leopard did next was quite unexpected and heartwarming. This amazing interaction between a leopard and a baboon proves that nature is full of surprises — and none greater than when a ferocious female hunter adopts the baby of her kill. The leopard pauses. Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest. Wild Leopard Adopts Baby Baboon After Killing It’s Mother – Video. This heartwarming video shows a leopard discovering a baby baboon shortly after the big cat had killed it’s mother. YouTube/wildlife filmsIt's hard to say what the leopard felt or why the animal took to the baby as her own child. Well, that never happened in The Lion King. Read . Unexpectedly, Legadema ignored her meal, gently carried the baby to the safety of a tree, and began to care for the newborn. Mighty Leopard Spots A Baby Baboon, What She Does Next Will Drop Your Jaw December 28, 2018. Eye of the Leopard - Lakedemea and the Baby Baboon Email This BlogThis! Home animals Mighty Leopard Spots A Baby Baboon, What She Does Next Will Drop Your Jaw. (Spoiler... Oh My God. Eye of the Leopard - Lakedemea and the Baby Baboon Email This BlogThis! The lioness then carried the baby in its mouth (really at that moment she could have swallowed it whole without a blink of an eye) and put it down on the ground in front of her. An iconic scene from Dereck and Beverly Joubert's film Eye of the Leopard where a curious Legedema discovers a newborn baby baboon that brings ou... ( more ) An iconic scene from Dereck and Beverly Joubert's film Eye of the Leopard where a curious Legedema discovers a newborn baby baboon that brings out a different response to the one you'd expect. It watches the baby for hours. To the Jouberts’ amazement, instead of killing the baby baboon, Legadema lies down protectively around it and even gently lifts it to safety at the approach of a scavenging hyena. We bring you the eye-opening moments of one of the best movies that an animal lover shouldn’t miss- The Eye of the Leopard by Dereck a... We bring you the eye-opening moments of one of the best … Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest. A leopard hunts a baboon mother, kills her and begins to drag her up on tree for the feast. So apparently we've been lied to all these years. Wild Leopard Adopts Baby Baboon After Killing It’s Mother – Video This heartwarming video shows a leopard discovering a baby baboon shortly after the big cat had killed it’s mother.