Monkey Mom Risks Her Own Life to Save Her Offspring from Being Run over and Eaten by a Dog

Lurking nearby was a wild dog who sensed an easy kill. But just when the baby’s fate seem sealed, its mother leapt to the rescue. Using her powerful arms she jumped on to the back of the street predator in a desperate act of protection. In an act of ferocious devotion she grappled with the dog, biting it on its back to drive it away before picking up her little one.

Amazed onlookers in the streets of New Delhi, India, watched as the monkey and the dog tussled together. A photographer happened to be nearby, and was able to capture the amazing moment between a mother and a child. Photos of the incident were then posted to an internet photo site, where they soon went viral.