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Lion Cub Rescued By Mother (PHOTOS)

HEARTWARMING PHOTOS: Lion Cub Rescued By Mother
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Director of Trends and Social Media, The Huffington Post

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There's nothing quite like a mother's love.

Even when you're talking about lions.

Jean-Francois Lagrot snapped these incredible shots of a lioness rescuing her struggling cub, who seems to be holding on for dear life. The perilous position of the young lion seems to have it within inches of losing its life, just before its mother comes to the rescue.

It's touching, to say the least.

The shots were taken at Kenya's Maasai Mara game reserve in August, according to MSNBC. The reserve is world famous for its astounding population of big cats, as well as zebras and gazelles. However, in recent years, the Mara has been in a bit of jeopardy as encroaching human populations have been posing a threat to the area, and closing in on animal populations.

You can see the lion cub drama play out in the slideshow below.

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Mother Lioness Rescues Cub Photos
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A lioness looks around after her cub fell into a ravine at the Masai Mara game reserve in Kenya. Source: Sax Rohmer Ltd. (credit:Jean-Francois Lagrot, Sax Rohmer Ltd.)
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Pride members attempt to help, but realize the ravine is too steep. Source: Sax Rohmer Ltd. (credit:Jean-Francois Lagrot, Sax Rohmer Ltd.)
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The mother attempts the rescue on her own, navigating the steep ravine to save her cub. Source: Sax Rohmer Ltd. (credit:Jean-Francois Lagrot, Sax Rohmer Ltd.)
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The mother snatches up the cub and makes the difficult climb back up the ravine. Source: Sax Rohmer Ltd. (credit:Jean-Francois Lagrot, Sax Rohmer Ltd)
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The mother and the cub make it safely back to the top. Source: Sax Rohmer Ltd. (credit:Jean-Francois Lagrot, Sax Rohmer Ltd.)
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