by Rachel Ogbu

Photographer Patrick Endres captures this dramatic, tragic scene of  a brave mother moose fighting six  hungry wolves trying to eat her calf.

The video goes on for 10 painful minutes but despite her best efforts, the wolves eventually overwhelm her and drag the calf away to be eaten.

Endres who was working at the time in Alaska’s 6-million-acre Denali National Park, said:

“Backlit in a small tundra pond, the cow moose charged, stomped and splashed. It was a real-time spectacle of nature unfolding before our eyes. … Besides frantically photographing and cheering on the cow moose in her vigilant defense, the odds of survival were obviously slim, and in the end, the wolves were successful in the kill.”

Watch the amazing video here: