10/08/2025
In this poignant image, we witness the quiet tragedy of survival. A female leopard, driven by the instinct to feed her own young, has hunted a vervet monkey mother with her young. As the leopard carries the lifeless body back to her den, the baby monkey clings tightly to its mother - unaware that she is gone and oblivious to the danger that now surrounds it. This moment captures the brutal paradox of motherhood in nature: the predator and prey are both mothers, each fighting for the survival of their offspring. Whether in the wild or within human society, the path of a female - especially a mother is often marked by sacrifice, resilience, and heartbreaking choices. On this Women’s Day, we honour the strength, power, and unwavering resilience of women everywhere - whose courage echoes even in the wild
