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Female Leopard Defending Cubs from Male Leopard Caught on Thermal Camera

Shortly after Xudum returns to her young cub, she detects another leopard at the den site. It’s Musweo, nearly double her size and believed to be the dominant male in the area. She confronts him head-on to protect her baby, but in the harrowing encounter, Musweo manages to grab the cub and carries it off into the night.

Female Leopard Defending Cubs from Male Leopard Caught on Thermal Camera

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    Episode Six

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