Filial piety is moving! A pair of hippopotamus mother and son met a large male lion, in order to protect the injured mother, the baby hippopotamus rushed to the lion regardless of the gap in strength, and finally the hippopotamus mother and son were not eaten by the lion, but ended their lives in other forms.
According to the British Independent, photographer Hanno Erasmus captured a precious scene in Kruger National Park in South Africa, a female hippopotamus and her child encountered a male lion, the hippopotamus mother was in the mud, may not be able to stand up because of injuries, the male lion wanted to hunt the meal, the baby hippopotamus mother was eager to protect the mother, rushed forward to roar and threaten the male lion.
The baby hippopotamus is still underage and shorter than the male lion, even if it is not a lion opponent, it is not afraid to fight. As can be seen from other photos, the male lion repeatedly launched an offensive and bit the buttocks of the female hippopotamus, while the female hippopotamus lay motionless on the ground; The little hippopotamus never gave up guarding his mother from beginning to end, and confronted the lion from time to time.
Although the hippopotamus mother and son did not end up as a lion's lunch, the story ended in tragedy, with reports stating that the mother hippopotamus eventually died of dehydration, and her baby died in the same way two days later. Generally, hippos are too large to be a target for lions, while small hippos are relatively easy to hunt.
