THIS is the heart-rending moment a baby wildebeest nearly lost it’s life had it not been for the devotion and loyalty of its family.
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The family of wildebeest rallied around the youngest to save it from the mud
It took his whole wildebeest herd to rescue the youngster after it got stuck in a muddy swamp and almost lost it’s life.
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He said: “It was a great moment to capture on film.
The calf was so small it soon got stuck in the mud, it was gut-wrenching to witness at first
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The huge animals try to delicately help the youngster out of the deadly mud
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The moment that after twenty desperate minutes the calf is freed