Heart of a Lioness

Saba & Dudu Douglas-Hamilton
Kenya, documentary, 2004
50 mins. (Digi Beta)
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Nature is inverted when a lioness adopts a baby antelope! Praised as a miracle by local tribesmen the lioness mothers the calf for 16 days. Forgoing her instinct to hunt, she proves a tender guardian. Big cat expert Saba Douglas-Hamilton, unravels the mystery. But how long can this fairytale last?