A mother will go to any extent to save its baby from danger. This emotion is not limited to humans but also applies to animals. A new wildlife video that has gone viral demonstrates the same. A mother giraffe's strong protective instinct is on display in the clip shared by Gabriele Corno on the microblogging site twitter.
In the clip, a mother giraffe ca be seen standing in a forest area with her calf underneath her. Soon a hyena approaches them but the giraffe makes every effort to keep the calf safe by charging towards it. The scared carnivore runs away instantly.
"Mother giraffe protects her baby from a hyena," reads the caption of the video shared by Gabriele Corno.
Hyenas are known to be dangerous with bite strength as strong as that of a lion.
Since being shared the video has amassed 440.8k views, 8,239 likes and several comments.
"Mothers, eh - we could win wars (or prevent them) if it was unarmed combat," commented a user after seeing the post.
"I love how the baby giraffe fits so neatly between mum's legs. So camouflaged too," wrote another user.
While a third wrote, "I have seen deer behave in this manner when their young are perceived to be in danger."
"Such an amazing and beautiful beast! You get it Mama!!! Sweet little good baby stays right underneath. Not today, hyena!!," wrote a fourth.