Sambar saves young one from wild dog in Bandipur

CHAMARAJANAGAR: A heartwarming scene of a mother sambar deer chasing away a dhole (wild dog) to protect its fawn was captured on video at the Bandipur tiger reserve in Gundlupet taluk.

The scene of the mother deer chasing away the dhole that was lying in wait near the lake to prey on the fawn was caught on a safari-goer’s mobile camera.