View source for Lost Baby Wildebeest Mistakes Blue Car For Its MOTHER

In distress after getting separated from its mother, a baby wildebeest decided to make a blue car its new mummy.<br>This remarkable footage was captured by visitors Zaheer and Asma Ali while visiting the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in the desert region of Botswana and [/news/south_africa/index.html South Africa].<br>The couple were travelling to the Mata-Mata camp when they came across the young animal, which appeared to be following a blue car in front of them.<br>[ ]                Zaheer and Asma Ali were visiting the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in the desert region of Botswana and South Africa when they came across the young animal, which appeared to be following a blue car in front of them<br>'We were shocked to see that the wildebeest calf moved and stopped when the car did,' Mr Ali told Latest Sightings. <br>'At first, we didn't understand what was happening.<br><br>But after a few minutes of viewing the wildebeest, checking our surroundings and seeing that there wasn't a herd in sight, we realised that he was probably lost and the had taken to the car in front of us as its mother.<br>   RELATED ARTICLES  [# Previous] [# 1] [# Next]     [/news/article-4663966/British-wildcard-Katie-Boulter-senior-Wimbledon-debut.html  That note didn't work! British wildcard Katie Boulter...] [/news/article-4665156/Petra-returns-home-James-Stunt-evicted.html  Good riddance to bad rubbish: Heiress Petra Ecclestone has a...] [/news/article-4665226/Optus-customers-rage-online-4G-service-goes-down.html  'No home phone service, no customer service, no response':...] [/news/article-4657814/Grenfell-tower-insulation-boss-government-adviser.html  Revealed: Boss of building firm that owns Grenfell tower...]    <br><br><br><br>Share this article<br>Share<br>14 shares<br><br><br>'We knew it was a natural instinct for him to follow the biggest moving object closest to him, as he would have done in the herd.'<br>He added: 'We were afraid for him as he was all alone and vulnerable in prolific lion and cheetah territory, and our aim was to help him back to the safety of his herd.'<br>         Mr Ali said: 'At first, we didn't understand what was happening.<br><br>But after a few minutes of viewing the wildebeest, checking our surroundings and seeing that there wasn't a herd in sight, we realised that he was probably lost and the had taken to the car in front of us as its mother'<br>         To the couple's horror, they then saw it run into the path of a vehicle travelling in the opposite direction (left).<br><br>The driver managed to slam the brakes just in time, and the animal escaped injury<br>Mrs and Mrs Ali then followed the calf and its blue 'mummy' for about 2km.<br>To the couple's horror, they then saw it run into the path of a vehicle travelling in the opposite direction. The driver managed to slam the brakes just in time, and the animal escaped injury.<br>'Then the calf decided to turn towards our vehicle,' said Mr Ali.<br><br>'It was looking for a spot on the vehicle to suckle.<br>'My wife, Asma, rolled down the window and this little guy was obviously quite distressed. We moved the vehicle forward, hoping it would start following us.<br>'We moved quite a distance away from the calf so he didn't get hurt by the car's tyres.'<br>After the couple had driven another 4-5km, they came upon a herd of wildebeest.<br>'There were around 50 wildebeest in this herd,' Mr Ali said.<br><br>'The calf stopped - and  [https://cricketnfootballcenter.hpage.com/zaheer-khan-business.html https://cricketnfootballcenter.hpage.com/zaheer-khan-business.html] within five seconds, the mother came running towards him and they were reunited. He immediately started suckling on her.' <br>         After the couple had driven another 4-5km, they came upon a herd of wildebeest.<br><br>Within five seconds, the mother came running towards her calf and they were reunited<br><br><br><br>adverts.addToArray("pos":"inread_player")Advertisement