Enormous Leopard Sneaks Up On a Sleeping Baby. Now Watch As She Opens Her Mouth!

This is a snippet of a 2006 documentary called Eye of the Leopard, which follows the growth of a young female leopard named Legedema. In this moment, she’s caught between the full growth of her predator instincts and cub-like curiosity. Both come into play when the young cat makes a kill, an adult baboon, and discovers her day-old baby clinging to her side. What follows is one of the beautiful mysteries of the animal kingdom, as an inquisitive Legedema decides exactly how to feel about this tiny, adorable complication to her predatory life. Watch her explore her maternal instincts in the beautiful video below.