Lion cub saved by mum on the last moment

Mother are very strong especially clinging on for the dear life. A very good example happened in Kenya's Masai Mara game reserve.

A lion cub fall down a vertical cliff and cries out pitifully for help. His mother then arrives at the edge of the precipice with three other lionesses and a male.

It seems like all the adult lions are discussing how to rescue the cub. The lions start to clamber down together however the cliff is too steep that the other adult lions timidly left.

Eventually one single factor determines which of them will risk her life to save the youngster, motherly love.

Slowly, agonizingly the big cat edges her way down towards her terrified son, using her powerful claws to grip the crumbing cliff side.

One slip could end up dead at the bottom of the ravine. The dramatic rescue captured by wildlife photographer Jean Francois Largot.

Just as the exhausted cub seems about to fall, his mother circles beneath him and he is snatched up in her jaws. She then climb back to the top.

Minutes later, they arrive and she gives the frightened son a consoling lick on his head.