Heartbreaking moment baby monkey clings to dead mum as she's eaten by a lion

THIS is the heartbreaking moment a baby monkey clung onto its dead mum as her lifeless body hung from a lion's mouth.

Photographer and safari guide Hendri Venter, 60, captured the brutal moment at South Africa's Zimanga Private Game Reserve.The 400-pound lion sinks its teeth into the lifeless body of the mother monkey as her baby hopelessly holds onCredit: Mediadrumimages / Hendri Venter“As a safari guide, I’ve seen many cruel wildlife encounters, but this tops them all by far,” Hendri said.

“Nature – as wonderful and incredible as it can be – can also be frightful, even bordering on atrocious but this is the reality of it.In one picture, the tiny one-pound money stares forlornly into the camera as it grips onto what is left of its mother's blood-soaked body. The 400-pound lion can be seen sinking its teeth into its prey as the baby monkey holds on in the hopes of surviving.

In another image, a second lion attempts to join in on the action sending the baby monkey tumbling off its mother before meeting its gruesome end.

Circle of life that we don't need to see, from a so called 'family' newspaper!

Why publish something like this?

The Scum, sensational BS as per usual. Vermin of the earth.

Don't buy the s*n

This popped onto my timeline - how sick are the editors who chose to publish this photo. Is it entertainment? Is it news value? We all know wild animals have to kill or be killed to survive but for the life of me I can not understand your reasons

Nature is cruel.

Thanks for that

Nature can be so cruel sometimes :(

The lion must eat. In a moment it will probably eat the baby too.

This is horrible to see but it’s nature. Human trophy hunters, the killing of whales and dolphins (e.g. Faroes), elephants, rhinos etc, now THAT IS horrible and must be stopped

FFS it’s nature. And it’s not heartbreaking for the lion, it’s dinner

Unfortunately that’s life…the lion is a predator. Food comes in all shapes and sizes for it.

What a story Sun

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Not so cuddly pussy cats....all carnivores should be wiped off the face of the earth....

😪😪😪😪

its nature for ffs survival of fittest Think Squid Game

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