A mother camel used her own body to protect her calf from being attacked by wolves in north-central China.

Video filmed in Aksay Kazakh Autonomous County in Gansu Province on May 17 shows two wolves circling a calf and the mother camel using its body to protect her baby.

Another clip shows rescuers arriving at Annanba Wild Camel National Nature Reserve in a car to save the camels.

According to reports, the mother camel protected her calf for around four hours until the rescuers arrived.

The wolves and the mother camel ran away after hearing the noise of the car and rescuers checked on the injured calf.

The calf was reportedly only a month old. His leg was broken and had surgery at a vet.

The calf has been sent to a local rescue station to be taken care of. It will be returned to the wild once recovered.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

5月17日上午，甘肃安南坝野骆驼国家级自然保护区管护中心监测人员在例行远程监控巡查时，通过雷达自动追踪球机，观测到黄羊沟小涝池发生“惊险一幕”，一大一小两峰野骆驼正在被两匹狼左右围攻，母驼死死守护着幼驼，管护中心救助人员立即驱车150公里在黄羊沟小涝池成功救下这只小驼羔。
当天上午，监测人员在监控中看到，野狼猛烈围攻母驼和驼羔，发起了一次次袭击，母驼用身体牢牢守护小驼羔，与野狼对抗。在野狼的围攻下，小驼羔后腿受伤，紧紧贴在母驼身旁。
救助人员赶到现场时，狼还在继续进攻驼羔，听到车辆声音后，狼和受惊的母驼迅速离开，救助人员立即下车仔细查看驼羔伤情，小骆驼大约出生1个多月，为雄性，被狼咬伤已经不能站立，伤势比较严重，救助人员随即把骆驼拉到县城进行专业救助。
甘肃安南坝野骆驼国家级自然保护区管护中心保护监测科科长马永胜说：“到县城后，兽医对小驼羔进行了全面检查，诊断为左后腿跟骨骨折，随即医院对小骆驼进行手术治疗，接好了跟骨，在医院留观了一夜。目前，小骆驼转运至阿克塞县救助站，由专人进行喂养，待其身体恢复后，我们将小骆驼转运至冬格列克保护站救护中心进行喂养，满足放归条件后放归自然。”（视频由甘肃台提供）