This is the heart-stopping moment a warthog mother had her baby snatched by a hungry leopard.
Dramatic photos show the moment a leopard took its chance to grab onto a baby warthog
The leopard sank its teeth into the neck of the poor piglet – but was spotted by its mother, who began to charge
The incredible images were taken by photographer Koos Fourie while on holiday with his family at Kruger National Park, South Africa.
The protective mother began to charge at the leopard, who still had the piglet it its jaws
The furious warthog charged towards the leopard, who threw the piglet high into the air
‘When I pushed the shutter of my camera I heard a noise and thought it was the piglets fighting with one other.
As the warthog prepared to spear the leopard with its tusks, the majestic feline pounced high into the air
‘She turned around and hit the leopard again – so hard that the leopard dropped the warthog she had caught.
The leopard dropped the warthog piglet, and, thanks to its mother’s quick thinking, it was able to scurry away