India, April 7 -- A mother's love knows no bounds - and few stories capture this more powerfully than that of a brave mother dog in Mumbai who fought off a leopard just to return and feed her puppies. Her extraordinary act was documented by rescuers on Instagram, earning her widespread praise and admiration online.

A mother dog in Aarey Colony, in the Mumbai suburb of Goregaon, was captured by a leopard in front of her 10 puppies. Horrifying CCTV footage shows the leopard walking off with the dog in its jaws.

The mother dog fought the leopard and managed to escape, returning to feed her litter. Unfortunately, her neck was torn in the attack. She returned to her puppies despite the wound on her neck and other injuries she sustained in th...