Ambush in Maasai Mara
By VCG, Published: 2018-08-22 16:07:47
The mother giraffe kicks out to fend off the pride of lions. Photo: James Nampaso/VCG
Editor's Note:
A group of lions took down a baby giraffe after they ambushed its mother in Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve on August 15. The rare and astonishing pictures were taken by local guide James Nampaso.

A lion jumps on the mother giraffe to distract her. Photo: James Nampaso/VCG
The mother giraffe fails and her baby is taken down by a lion. Photo: James Nampaso/VCG