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00:00 There's no doubt about it, mothers are superheroes.
00:08 The lengths they would go to to keep their kids safe are unmeasurable.
00:12 And some mothers go to extreme lengths to raise and care for their young ones.
00:17 And that's not just in humans, but an instinct in animals too.
00:21 Whether it involves fighting off a bear or nearly getting run over by a tractor, mothers
00:26 in the animal kingdom stand tall in the face of danger.
00:29 Ready to defend their young against anything.
00:37 Welcome back to Forever Green.
00:39 Today we're going to look at 15 times mothers saved their young ones from danger.
00:44 Before we dive in, we've got a trivia question for you.
00:48 What is the baby of a hawk called?
00:50 Is it a chick, a hawkling, or an ayas?
00:55 Don't google it, just put your guesses in the comments down below and stick around to
00:59 the end for the answer.
01:00 Alright, let's dive in.
01:03 Number 15.
01:05 Mother saves baby zebra from lion attack.
01:09 Hardy and aggressive, zebras are made to withstand searing heat and scorching drought.
01:14 When zebra foals are born into this harsh environment, their parents also defend them
01:18 from predators.
01:20 So it's no surprise that when this lioness caught a baby zebra by the neck, the mother
01:24 came running back to save her foal.
01:27 We could see the mother zebra try to break them apart and stand between the foal and
01:30 the lioness before running off, leaving the lioness to look around a little confused at
01:35 what just happened.
01:38 She got off easy here.
01:39 Zebras actually have powerful hindquarters that can deliver a kick with force strong
01:43 enough to break a crocodile's jaw.
01:53 So you really don't want to mess with a zebra's baby.
01:56 Zebras are usually considered to have the strongest kick and have been known to kill
01:59 a 600-pound male African lion with a single kick.
02:05 Number 14.
02:07 Jakana dad rescues his chicks from a crocodile.
02:11 African jakanas, also called lily trotter or lotus bird, are uniquely equipped with
02:16 long, straight claws for walking on floating vegetation.
02:20 This often gives the illusion that they are walking on water.
02:23 The male birds of this species are usually the chick protectors, while the females are
02:27 territory protectors because of their bigger size.
02:30 This father keeps a close eye on his chicks as they try out their oversized legs trotting
02:35 about on the lily pads.
02:37 He also spots the crocodile not far behind.
02:40 Using a coated shirt, he calls the chicks back to him.
02:43 Once they return, he tucks one under each wing and walks them to safety, away from the
02:48 crocodile.
02:49 At this moment, it looks like the jakana has a comical number of legs, and it seems
02:53 to work to send the crocodile away.
02:58 Number 13.
02:59 Mother bird protects chicks from crows.
03:03 While crows are generally wary of people, they are pretty rough on other birds.
03:09 Crows are omnivores, which means they'll eat just about anything.
03:13 They eat small mammals, amphibians, reptiles, grains, fruits, and even other birds.
03:21 But this mama bird wasn't having it.
03:24 When two crows attacked this helpless baby bird, the mother stepped in to fight them
03:28 off.
03:29 The mother bird flew around and pecked at the crows until they were forced to retreat.
03:35 Number 12.
03:36 Sloth bear mother fights off a tiger.
03:41 When two apex predators like these face off against each other, it's anyone's guess
03:45 who will triumph.
03:47 Bears weigh 200-300 pounds, while tigers clock in at 500-660 pounds.
03:54 Seems like an easy win for the tiger, right?
04:03 But when you throw the bear's cubs into the equation, things become a little different.
04:08 Sloth bears are one of few animals that are not afraid of taking on the big cats for stealing
04:13 food or, as it turns out, for protecting their cubs.
04:17 This tiger decided to mess with the wrong mama when it tried to make a meal out of the
04:21 sloth cub.
04:22 The fight took place in Tadoba National Park in India between a tiger named Matgasaur and
04:27 a sloth bear that was heading to a waterhole with her cub.
04:30 When the tiger gets too close, the mama bear pounces, and the battle begins.
04:37 As you can see, the fight gets pretty intense.
04:39 The bear suffered more mauling in the fight than the tiger, but eventually the tiger walked
04:44 away.
04:45 Luckily, bears have thick fur, which protects them from the worst outcome.
04:59 Number 11.
05:00 Mother warthog protects baby from crocodile.
05:04 Since they're rather funny-looking creatures, warthogs are usually viewed with a certain
05:08 amount of amusement by visitors.
05:11 But their comical appearance only underplays the damage they pose.
05:15 Big boars can top the scales at close to 220 pounds and can run really fast when they need
05:21 to.
05:22 While they are not usually aggressive animals, warthogs are known to injure predators and
05:26 occasionally hunters.
05:28 With their sharp tusks, when cornered, or when their babies are under threat, they tend
05:33 to have poor eyesight, but they have excellent hearing and sense of smell.
05:37 Their piglets are incredibly vulnerable during the first few months of their lives, and are
05:41 taken by a variety of predators, eagles and pythons especially.
05:51 Although their mother will defend them ferociously if she is able to.
06:01 This warthog family is pretty much minding its own business, playing around and eating,
06:05 when a crocodile intrudes upon the moment.
06:08 Saltwater crocs slam their jaws shut with a force of 3,700 pounds per square inch, that
06:13 allows it to even bite through steel.
06:16 As it comes to shore, the warthogs all make a run for it.
06:19 It nearly catches one of the baby warthogs, but the mother doubles back and attacks the
06:23 predator.
06:24 The baby manages to make a clean getaway while the croc, which seems injured, lies there
06:29 completely still.
06:38 Elephant seal mothers, like any mother, are fiercely protective of their newborns.
06:42 When this young male gets too close, he gets his first warning.
06:47 Female seals are not nearly as big as male ones, but she'll fight him to protect her
06:51 pup.
06:52 The male chooses to ignore the warning and continues to attack.
06:55 Still, the mother seal isn't about to back down, and she puts herself between the baby
07:00 and the attacker.
07:01 It isn't until a few moments later that the dominant male comes and chases him away.
07:13 While suckling their young, female elephant seals do not eat.
07:16 Both mother and child live off the energy stored and ample reserves of her, despite
07:20 having no nourishment and feeding her child.
07:23 The mother was still ready to defend the pup.
07:33 Monitor lizards are giant lizards with long necks, powerful tails and claws, and strong
07:38 limbs.
07:39 Adults can grow to over 10 feet in some cases, and many of them are carnivorous, eating eggs,
07:45 other reptiles, and small mammals, among other things.
07:49 They won't attack humans, but that doesn't mean they can't.
07:53 Their claws and teeth can inflict nasty injuries and can make you vulnerable to infection.
07:59 They also make for agile climbers, and this lizard has spotted its lunch, a baby possum
08:05 in its nest.
08:12 This doesn't go unnoticed by the mother, who freezes when she sees the giant predator scale
08:16 the tree.
08:17 She prepares herself to defend her baby.
08:20 The mother circles the tree to warn the lizard away, making a loud noise that forces it to
08:25 retreat.
08:26 Possums are not aggressive in any way.
08:28 The sounds they make for defense are only to look vicious against an attacker.
08:32 It's either that or playing dead, and playing dead won't help in this situation.
08:37 Not to be deterred though, the lizard climbs back up again anyway.
08:41 It gets pretty close, too close in fact.
08:44 It takes a chance and pounces right into the nest, straight for the baby, and it probably
08:48 doesn't even realize the grip the possum has on its tail.
08:52 The battle ensues.
08:54 But what we don't see is that the lizard has already devoured the baby possums in the nest.
08:59 The mother has lost this fight, and the lizard slips away after having had his meal.
09:04 In this one instance, the mother tried and failed.
09:09 Number 8 - Monkey rescues baby from a well.
09:15 Fun fact!
09:16 The intense, special exchanges that human mothers have with their babies have deep roots
09:21 all the way back in monkeys.
09:23 Rhesus macaws and their offspring interact in ways much like what humans often do, with
09:27 the way they smile at the baby, exaggerate their gestures, and modify their pitch to
09:32 be higher.
09:33 They even kiss their babies.
09:34 If there's no doubt that a human mother would jump into a well for her baby, there's no
09:38 doubt a monkey would either.
09:40 The video of a monkey saving her child from a deep well won the hearts of everyone on
09:44 the internet when it went viral.
09:47 The clip was shared by the Indian Forest Service officer, Susanta Nanda.
09:51 We see an adorable baby monkey crying inside a well as it tries to figure out a way to
09:55 come out of it.
09:56 The little one is clearly distressed and scared as it looks around for help.
10:00 After a few seconds, the baby's mother comes to its rescue.
10:04 She lowers herself inside the well while balancing her hind legs on the wall and tries to get
10:09 her baby out.
10:10 She finally manages to grab hold of the baby, after which the baby jumps onto her back.
10:15 The mother then carefully climbs out of the well, and once they're out, they hug.
10:19 How adorable is that?
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10:39 7.
10:41 Mother Giraffe Defends Calf From Lions
10:45 There's no question that mothers of any species would stick their necks out to protect their
10:49 young ones.
10:50 The giraffe, in that specific case, might have an advantage.
10:55 This lion, which probably saw an incredibly easy kill with a defenseless baby giraffe,
10:59 had a lesson taught to it almost immediately.
11:03 The lion is a powerfully built mammal, second in size after the tiger in the cat family.
11:08 They weigh between 370-500 pounds with a bite force of 650 pounds per square inch.
11:14 But the giraffe is no small fry either.
11:16 Though the lion is the king of the jungle, taking on a giraffe is a highly risky move.
11:22 This giraffe, which had its calf between its tall and strong legs, was in no mood to let
11:26 the lion's challenge go so quickly.
11:29 When the deadly predators start moving as one team, a bolt towards her, hoping that
11:33 she would abandon the baby to save herself, she takes them by surprise and aggressively
11:37 waves her long legs towards them.
11:40 What follows is pretty intense.
11:42 The lions soon decide that it's no use, and they abandon their plans to go look for some
11:46 other food.
11:48 Like the lion that took its chances with the zebra and survived, these guys got lucky too.
11:53 A giraffe can kick in any direction and in a manner of ways, and they have even been
12:00 known to decapitate lions.
12:09 Number 6.
12:11 Lioness Protects Her Cubs From Another Lioness
12:15 Lions make especially benevolent mothers.
12:17 In fact, any lactating mother in the pride will allow any offspring, including other
12:21 females' cubs, to nurse from her.
12:24 A mother like that would do anything to protect her kids.
12:28 Hyenas and leopards are notorious cub killers, so much that less than half of lion cubs live
12:33 to one year.
12:35 Fewer still actually make it to adulthood, but other lions are an equal threat to these
12:40 cubs.
12:41 In this video, we see one lioness come alarmingly close to the cubs.
12:46 The mother growls to warn her not to come any closer, and a scuffle ensues while the
12:50 cubs make a run for it.
12:52 The intruder seems to get the message and backs away.
12:59 Sometimes, lions and lionesses of other prides will kill cubs when they take over new territory
13:07 from another pride.
13:14 It's the way they stake their claim on the land and the females of the pride.
13:25 Number 5.
13:26 Mama Duck vs Crow
13:30 We've seen by now how mothers will willingly put themselves in harm's way to keep their
13:35 babies safe.
13:37 This mama duck did precisely that.
13:41 When this crow tried to take hold of one of her ducklings for his midday snack, the duck
13:45 aggressively chased it away.
13:53 The crow probably thought that with the mother having five little ducklings, she wouldn't
13:57 mind missing one of them.
13:59 And clearly, he was wrong.
14:04 After four or five failed attempts, the crow realizes the futility of the whole mission
14:08 and moves on.
14:10 The triumphant mama duck leads her baby army through the park once more, determined to
14:14 continue their morning stroll.
14:19 Number 4.
14:20 Mother Deer Sacrifices Herself to Save Young
14:25 Until they are strong enough to keep up with their mothers, deer fawns are left alone while
14:29 their mothers go off to feed and forage for food for the child.
14:33 In order to keep her young safe, a doe will leave her fawn in a secluded area, often for
14:38 as long as 12 hours, so they can also distract predators away from her baby.
14:43 Fawns' camouflage and their ability to stay still keep them safe from predators while
14:47 their mother is away.
14:49 But this baby deer probably didn't want to stay still and decided to go for a quick swim
14:53 in the lake.
14:54 Unknown to it, a crocodile has spotted it.
14:57 Seeing her little one struggle to get out of reach of the giant crocodile racing to
15:01 make a snack of him, the mother deer jumped into the lake and placed herself between her
15:05 baby and the crocodile.
15:08 The croc's steel jaws soon clamped on her and dragged her underwater in a pool of blood.
15:13 The baby managed to make a clean escape, but we can't imagine how terrified the little
15:17 one must have been.
15:26 Number 3.
15:27 Bird Protects Its Eggs From A Tractor
15:31 Zebras standing up to lions or possums standing up to monitor lizards, while brave, is still
15:36 a safe bet.
15:38 A zebra has a powerful kick, and possums are dangerous animals in their own right.
15:43 But when you talk about a tiny lapwing bird standing up to a giant tractor, well, very
15:49 few things are that impressive.
15:52 When the huge steel contraption comes barreling down the road, this lapwing mother spreads
15:56 her wings to protect her egg, not budging an inch.
16:00 The tractor causes no harm to the bird and leaves her safe, but she was prepared to die
16:04 trying to save her baby.
16:08 Another powerful example of the virtue of sacrificial love of true mothers.
16:15 It is now time to check out today's subscriber pick.
16:17 Remember, if you ever come across some bizarre or fascinating image, you can send it to us,
16:22 and we'll investigate.
16:24 Today's image seems to be of a hyena making off with a lion cub.
16:28 A very risky move, I think.
16:30 Check out our number 2 spot.
16:34 Number 2, Lioness Protects Her Cub From Hyenas
16:40 Hyenas will often kill within their own group to maintain their social standing.
16:44 If they're okay with attacking their own kind, a lion's cub is not such a stretch.
16:49 Lions and hyenas are good friends like cats and dogs are good friends.
16:58 This jungle rivalry dates back to 37,000 years, and these two predators aren't looking
17:04 to change that anytime soon.
17:12 The hyena spots the little cub the same time the mother spots the hyena.
17:16 The trespasser moves in closer, and the mother pushes her cub to a more sheltered space before
17:21 taking on the hyena.
17:22 Once he gets too close, she starts to give chase.
17:26 After successfully chasing them away, the lioness returns to retrieve her cub, who is
17:30 not a care in the world and is just relaxing in the bushes.
17:35 Alright at the beginning of the video we asked you, what is a baby hawk called?
17:40 A chick, a hawkling, or an Eos?
17:43 We hope you have put your guesses in the comments.
17:46 The correct answer is Eos.
17:48 The funny thing is that this name actually came about by mistake.
17:52 In the 15th century, middle English speakers made an incorrect assumption about the Anglo-French
17:57 word "neas", which means "from the nest".
18:00 But a "neas" sounded like an "eos" to English speakers, so the word lost that initial
18:06 "n" and eventually became "eos".
18:08 Did you guess correctly?
18:09 Let us know in the comments below.
18:14 And now, number 1.
18:16 Mother dog jumps into the water to save her puppy.
18:20 If you've ever seen a mama dog with her puppies, you'll probably know that she's naturally
18:24 good with them.
18:26 Mother nature has prepared female dogs to be moms, so there's no need for training before
18:30 a litter arrives.
18:33 The video starts with a police officer in China trying to stop a mother dog from jumping
18:37 into the flood water to save her puppy.
18:39 This footage was captured in Meishan in the Sichuan province after a rainstorm.
18:46 The resulting flood took out the dog's home, leaving her and her four puppies homeless.
18:52 The mother swims quite quickly to her baby that was stranded in the middle of the water
18:57 and manages to bring it back to shore successfully.
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