‘I didn’t notice initially, but there was a young honey badger a few meters away from us, and about 10 meters away from the leopard. When I realized what was about to happen I could hardly believe my eyes!
‘The leopard stalked closer and closer till its nose was practically touching the rear end of the badger. The badger turned around, and I’m sure got the surprise of its life. The leopard launched its attack in a fury of claws and teeth with the small badger fighting bravely and valiantly but not really a match for the leopard. I began filming at this point and then noticed the mother badger running at speed towards the melee and rapidly displacing the leopard.’
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After the attack, the mother dragged the large cub to shelter and safety in a hole in a nearby termite mound, and according to Latest Sightings, ‘the young badger had probably broken its front right leg, but will almost certainly survive thanks to the strength and protection of its mother’.
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