I'd always thought Oryx horns seemed inefficient. To charge an enemy they'd have to bend their head so far into their chest they wouldn't be able to see. This video showed me how useful the curve is as lions almost always attack the rear 2:30 they can whip their head back and the horns are well lined up to impale the lion. Amazing. Thanks for posting.
this is crazy! imagine like someone just tried to kill you, you fight them off and then they start rolling in floor next to you and you keep walking... it's like... awkward...
mathiew fessehaye The lions feel weirdly self conscious about their failure to kill and eat the onyx and so engage in play behaviors (rolling on the ground) to relieve their cognitive dissonance.
2:30 I never understood how the Oryx horns were good for defense being so swept back but wow, seeing that they can basically stab at predators attacking from the rear. They now seem far more effective than most prey horns for that purpose.
Antelope horns are primarily for display and fighting each other rather than defense, and are often not used, running away is the main defense and have-a-go heroism is bred out of them as the heroes tend to get eaten.
Very true, even I always thought they won't be effective but now realize that lions tend to attack more from behind and this is a very effective deterrent. I love how the lioness takes it easy and just rolls on the ground as if she is bored. The Oryx is also very cool and held its ground and is not panicking. Very fine animals.
03:30 Oryx: "So... You're not gonna eat me??" Lioness: "Naah man. I thought you were an antelope... we took a bite and we don't really like how you taste lol.." Oryx: "Okay." :( *walks away sadly*
yea, I always wandered and thought it is unnecessary, but now, I see and btw it was to slow to get back on its feet, probably from shock and fear, week knees syndrome..
You should not forgot the detail of the sound added in this video like every animal sending their voices through microphone. Bird flaps, steps sound... amazing.
They're pretty effective going forward too - the only downside being that the Oryx has to attack blind, as it has to face it's head down looking back in order for its horns to point straight forward. But unlike deer, most antelope and oxes (bison, buffalo etc) use their horns in that way - they just don't have the rear coverage that Onyx do. I suspect they have evolved these more effecient horns because they tend to be more solitary than most antelope so they have to be more self-reliant when it comes to defending themselves.
Now I know why lions understand and respect the Masai spear. Cool how the Oryx makes a deliberate unhurried retreat, and talks at the lions with confidence.
Our early ancestors developed similar strategies of mobile defense. No doubt the earlist defensive spears were recovered Oryx horns from Oryx carcasses. A spear not for throwing, but for standing ground against toothy carnivores. Confoundingly smart we were. We easily rebuffed predatory investigations when moving in numbers. We were deliberate and methodical. Confident and in no rush just like the Oryx and honey badgers.
It is impressive how the horns of the oryx are the perfect size to hit the snout of the predator attacking from behind. If they were just a little bit longer or a little shorter than a few inches they wouldn't be as efficient.
We human should learn a lesson from animals. The goat's attitude is wrong: as long as you don't kill me, I will let you stay around. No, he will kill you sooner or later. The only way to survive is to kill back. They don't think that way, that's why they are prey.
It seems that Oryxes are the only herbivores that are really aware of the dangerousness of their horns. They use them everytime they are attacked or to defend their calves. Male Impalas or male Kudus could easily injure cheetahs or leopards with their horns, but I’ve never seen them doing it.
Shorter horned antelope can be grabbed by the neck by lions despite their defences, but the long horns of Oryx means that they just can't get close enough to lay claws on it anywhere. And if a lion is really worried it can always work around to the rear of an antelope, but the Oryx has that covered.
Ever wonder how they get such good footage? Almost like " okay okay, anf action" and then " cut, mr lion, we wanna get that shot from another angle..."
Jason Rodriguez you can do a quick google search to see how in nature documentaries, the audio is added after filming. Yes they use pretty sophisticated equipment to film animals from far away and zoom in on them without losing quality but their sounds on the other hand can be easily lost to all of the static noise around. For example when you watch a documentary where they're filming a bunch of lions hunting buffaloes, and they're filming that chase from a helicopter, when you hear the sound of the buffalo's hooves, that noise is added in because it's obvious that the sound made by the helicopter's blades will trump over the sounds made by those animals, so what enlightened doggo said is true in this particular vid & in many more videos.
Wait, lions are only at several thousand in the wild? Just looked it up, they've been reduced massively from 200,000 to 20,000, but not below 10,000. Oryx are at 373,000 in the wild, but you're right, tragically many species are whats known as 'extinct in the wild', like the Scimitar oryx and Arabian oryx. The latter went extinct in the wild in the 70s, but now has 1000 individuals living freely (with 6000 - 7000 in captivity!). Poaching for their horns is their greatest threat... So despicable what we do to this world and the animals that inhabit it.
2:36 great defensive position by oryx, knows well that by crouching , it makes it difficult for the lion to get hold of the neck in case of frontal attack, and also the horns then can be used to defend itself in case of attack from back by the other lion.
its interesting how the onyx isnt just running away and instead walks chill away like nothing happened. i understood why running is bad for it but that your capable beeing so brave is interesting^^
At last i see herbivores use their horns....I always wondered why impalas ,antelopes,wildebeest don't use their horns.....at least they don't even get to scratch a predator before death....
It’s more than just “feeling nervous” those horns are very much capable of stabbing a lion no matter what age and a deep enough puncture can cause it enough pain to where hunting could be made more difficult down the line
It's just not worth the risk for the lions. It's safer for them to go for an easier target. A stab from one of those horns could be very nasty and totally uncompensate the value they'd get from the meal. For those lions to have gotten him they would've needed to get a quick neck grip on him, to subdue it and kill it as fast as possible
Lions always are apprehensive to kill a dangerous animal - that said, even these youngsters could easily take one down, just takes some nerve to outmaneuver it and then overpower it. It isn't a prey animal which is that hard to bring down, even with those horns.
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I'd always thought Oryx horns seemed inefficient. To charge an enemy they'd have to bend their head so far into their chest they wouldn't be able to see. This video showed me how useful the curve is as lions almost always attack the rear 2:30 they can whip their head back and the horns are well lined up to impale the lion. Amazing. Thanks for posting.
and see how their horns are skinny and light weight?
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Their horns are literally spears.
I could sit and watch these videos all day. I love these kinda stuff with animals and nature
Need more
@Joshy Presley No I just love these kinda content with wild animals
@@mervynramokgopa3869 True
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this is crazy! imagine like someone just tried to kill you, you fight them off and then they start rolling in floor next to you and you keep walking...
it's like... awkward...
Robert Adonias Costa Gomes very awkward. ...good comment..
this is not animosity kill. this is survival. so no bleeding heart here. i think
Lol
Robert Adonias Costa Gomes ...it's not in their vocabulary "awkward "
mathiew fessehaye The lions feel weirdly self conscious about their failure to kill and eat the onyx and so engage in play behaviors (rolling on the ground) to relieve their cognitive dissonance.
2:30 I never understood how the Oryx horns were good for defense being so swept back but wow, seeing that they can basically stab at predators attacking from the rear. They now seem far more effective than most prey horns for that purpose.
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Antelope horns are primarily for display and fighting each other rather than defense, and are often not used, running away is the main defense and have-a-go heroism is bred out of them as the heroes tend to get eaten.
The best horns
Very true, even I always thought they won't be effective but now realize that lions tend to attack more from behind and this is a very effective deterrent. I love how the lioness takes it easy and just rolls on the ground as if she is bored. The Oryx is also very cool and held its ground and is not panicking. Very fine animals.
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03:30
Oryx: "So... You're not gonna eat me??"
Lioness: "Naah man. I thought you were an antelope... we took a bite and we don't really like how you taste lol.."
Oryx: "Okay." :( *walks away sadly*
shadymike88 XD lol
Actually, Oryx tastes extremely delicous. Best meat I ate so far.
Oryx are antelopes
When ppl jugde entire race by one random person in the internet XD
shadymike88 oryx is an antelope
At 2:33 you realize why it's evolved to have such long horns.
was just about to say this
yea, I always wandered and thought it is unnecessary, but now, I see
and btw it was to slow to get back on its feet, probably from shock and fear, week knees syndrome..
The Guardian Those horns are absolutely lethal!
The Guardian that makes more since now.
The Guardian 3
You should not forgot the detail of the sound added in this video like every animal sending their voices through microphone. Bird flaps, steps sound... amazing.
Incredible how well the Oryx uses its horns to defend itself!
Gosh, the Oryx is so beautiful
oabuseer until it stabs you with its horns in
oabuseer until it takes you
oabuseer they ugly
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One of Africa's most beautiful animals, imo.
wow, those exceptionally long horns provide superb rear body protection
They're pretty effective going forward too - the only downside being that the Oryx has to attack blind, as it has to face it's head down looking back in order for its horns to point straight forward. But unlike deer, most antelope and oxes (bison, buffalo etc) use their horns in that way - they just don't have the rear coverage that Onyx do. I suspect they have evolved these more effecient horns because they tend to be more solitary than most antelope so they have to be more self-reliant when it comes to defending themselves.
but they are not effective at all due to where they are pointed i am shocked the oryx managed to twist them behind him that spooked the lions...
@@roseforyoubabe looked pretty effective in this video... Literally protected its most vulnerable spot at the time...
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3:26 "nevermind I'm just gonna order some takeaway"🤣🤣
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Long horns are more powerful than long teeth!
Weimin Leee long teeth isnt powerful, its the jaw muscle thats holds the power
Now I know why lions understand and respect the Masai spear.
Cool how the Oryx makes a deliberate unhurried retreat, and talks at the lions with confidence.
Our early ancestors developed similar strategies of mobile defense. No doubt the earlist defensive spears were recovered Oryx horns from Oryx carcasses. A spear not for throwing, but for standing ground against toothy carnivores. Confoundingly smart we were. We easily rebuffed predatory investigations when moving in numbers. We were deliberate and methodical. Confident and in no rush just like the Oryx and honey badgers.
Those were young and inexperience lions. When the hunger pains hits they will do the unthinkable to get it to the plate.
@@sr-hd3bz you are right.....
It is impressive how the horns of the oryx are the perfect size to hit the snout of the predator attacking from behind. If they were just a little bit longer or a little shorter than a few inches they wouldn't be as efficient.
wow those horns are great for reaching in the rear where lions go lol seems theyre just for that
WeAreExilesFromHeaven cool huh, almost everything serves a purpose
We human should learn a lesson from animals. The goat's attitude is wrong: as long as you don't kill me, I will let you stay around. No, he will kill you sooner or later. The only way to survive is to kill back. They don't think that way, that's why they are prey.
OMG look how sharp those long horns are
Just like two swords 🗡️🗡️
More like long Ninja sai 😨
I love these videos. The camera placement is key. Amazing. I understand, however, I'm always fascinated. Kudos to the cameramen.
It’s the equivalent of a toddler rolling around on the ground saying “It’s too hard 😞”
It seems that Oryxes are the only herbivores that are really aware of the dangerousness of their horns. They use them everytime they are attacked or to defend their calves. Male Impalas or male Kudus could easily injure cheetahs or leopards with their horns, but I’ve never seen them doing it.
R C I see sable antelope do this too.
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Yes you’re right
Shorter horned antelope can be grabbed by the neck by lions despite their defences, but the long horns of Oryx means that they just can't get close enough to lay claws on it anywhere. And if a lion is really worried it can always work around to the rear of an antelope, but the Oryx has that covered.
Sable also have rather longer horns than most antelope species, growing up to 65 inches long in males.
Cape buffalo do too
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When the bird was flying close to the lion I was like "OH ITS ZAZOO!!" LMAOO
But I think we are all good fiowers
Ever wonder how they get such good footage? Almost like " okay okay, anf action" and then " cut, mr lion, we wanna get that shot from another angle..."
Anyone else hear the sound of the bird flapping its wings at 1:30? Amazing
Enlightened Doggo how is it fake u can see a bird in the shot they have some very powerful mics for this stuff
Jason Rodriguez you can do a quick google search to see how in nature documentaries, the audio is added after filming. Yes they use pretty sophisticated equipment to film animals from far away and zoom in on them without losing quality but their sounds on the other hand can be easily lost to all of the static noise around.
For example when you watch a documentary where they're filming a bunch of lions hunting buffaloes, and they're filming that chase from a helicopter, when you hear the sound of the buffalo's hooves, that noise is added in because it's obvious that the sound made by the helicopter's blades will trump over the sounds made by those animals, so what enlightened doggo said is true in this particular vid & in many more videos.
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Enlightened Doggo عايز بالعربي.انا.مش.بعرف.انجليزي
doggo, microphones also can be "zoomed" like they were, here
Sad to find out both lions and certain oryx species have been reduced to several tens of thousands to only several thousands in the wild.
Wait, lions are only at several thousand in the wild? Just looked it up, they've been reduced massively from 200,000 to 20,000, but not below 10,000. Oryx are at 373,000 in the wild, but you're right, tragically many species are whats known as 'extinct in the wild', like the Scimitar oryx and Arabian oryx. The latter went extinct in the wild in the 70s, but now has 1000 individuals living freely (with 6000 - 7000 in captivity!). Poaching for their horns is their greatest threat... So despicable what we do to this world and the animals that inhabit it.
@Magne Funny you say that, industrial revolutions have harmed the ecosystem at an unprecedented scale. This is just a fact.
@@superdanyal2009 Industrial revolutions have little do with reduction in populations of large cats, Its poaching that causes them to die out.
*FROM several tens of thousands.
Let’s help them so we can observe how the smart ones survive and learn from them.
This documentary is a few years old. I wonder how the little pride is doing. I love these lionesses!💗🦁💗
Katherine Uribe ooooooohhhh bechare Shikari, BTW hw r u lovely girl 😘 😘
They died...
Katherine Uribe good
Few of them came to me and complained about cholesterol problem they have
Jury Peter u are slightly stupid but that’s ok
The commentary is so powerful!
idk why videos like this interest me alot
ur not a vegan
ANGEL .LOK:: exactly me too❤
Best narrator ever
casually soloing oryx
Same, crota too
Haha I was looking for some comment like this
How are there not more destiny comments on this video
@@harmlessmoon9755 LOL Crota.....SON OF ORYX!
iHeisenburger Finally
I like the narrator's amazing narration.. Keep up
Wayang kulit
Lioness: let's order oyrx form urber eats .😂😂😂😂
the oryx who saw the lioness: mate I ain't gonna snitch
How can this guy makes such a great shots? ...incredible 👌poor oryx
the lionesses are pretty good at understanding that just one stab from the Oryx long horns could be fatal in a long and painful death.
Finally the youngsters lose heart: Well, let's order some take-way then!!..:)
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Lose. Not loose
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The beginning is like me sneaking into the kitchen at 2:30 am to get something to drink and something to snack on
Anyone else binge watching these videos
I've been chain watching this. BBC is a treasure. Thank you.
1:19 “bruh, you know we see you right?”
You BLEW IT kid!!!!!
Lions attack Oryx
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Great thanks for uploading
that ending was totally unexpected..
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oryx are spooked by even the slightest of sounds...even a bug farting will send them off running for cover.
This was difficult to watch. I was praying for the oryx to survive. Whew.
Awesome video. 🦁
Oryx are certainly more capable than Wildebeests.
The commentator is pronouncing the word 'Lion', but they are not lions they are lioness.
A lioness is still a lion, he’s just not bothering to make the differentiation between male and female
Oryx can cover their own back with those impressive horns! Really cool!
Hey I see a lion, rather than run in the opposite direction, I'm just gonna run right towards them lol
3:25 aren't i cute and fluffy, i'm just playing with you, it's cool. come here
So crazy how the horns length n curve is perfectly designed to stab backwards towards things biting u from behind. Amazing film man
Those are some scary looking horns
Maduri
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i was beginning to wonder why the onyx's horns were not protruding outwards like a rhino for better defense...but this is way better lol
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Guardians got their job taken by the lions to kill Crotas dad😂
Boy you can see the heat from the camera
Yuss.. 😔
When those horns were swung around behind, they nearly caught that one lion. I can see how they present a very real weapon against lions.
Soooooo, basically you're trying to tell us that dinner got away?
0:04 this doesn't look like the Sarengeti. This is somewhere in Southern Africa, probably the Kalahari. Oryx are desert antelope.
Solid plan. Just not the desperation to see it through.
i think the lions were like "nah bro we were just playin with ya"
That bird tried ratting him out
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Killa Watt fellowshipping
DG holiness the same thing with the new Sprint network of
Oryx has the best horns of all , so majestic and powerful
Wuao from what it looked like a weak position tje orix actually had a better angle to use its antlers.
Great video.👍👍
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Me trying to get the last piece of pizza
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Very amazing
At 2:31 the RAW power of paws....
I Love This Video.
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2:36 great defensive position by oryx, knows well that by crouching , it makes it difficult for the lion to get hold of the neck in case of frontal attack, and also the horns then can be used to defend itself in case of attack from back by the other lion.
Super video je
its interesting how the onyx isnt just running away and instead walks chill away like nothing happened. i understood why running is bad for it but that your capable beeing so brave is interesting^^
Sir David Attenborough Narration + Big Cat Documentary = All I Need :-)
Sometimes I just play this dudes voice
The little birdie brought the attentions of Oryx of the lioness presence.
Shows how sometimes standing up and fighting back is better than running. That Oryx got some nerve.
Wow,the Lions understand the damage those horns can do. Oryx demands respect
1:32 Lion! There's a lion here!
I’m surprised that little bird didn’t gave a warning
Somebody teach this cameraman how to use the focus. Everything is all wavy and blurry
I think the waves might just be light being refracted by the heat.
It’s the heat friend.
Matt7514 Global warming? No way
Half_Centaur Lol not global warming. African heat.
taoist40 fake news, man. China made that up
At 2:27 did a dude yell what the hell was that lol
I'm So Happy..!!
Oryx arent bad.
They just have 2 giant spears on their head.
For cctigerfans:
This is an incomplet video.
After a while, the oryx was killed and eaten by those lionesses.
1:02 the damn birds are making so much sound and they aren't spooked?
First of all get your facts straight 😂
Second think before you speak🤣
TK_Skillz Birds can’t hunt those animals bro
the lion barely escapes the horn shot, almost to the face
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Thank you ❤️
Majestic
Those horns evolved. They were not created by an invisible man in the sky.
All the lions need is a touch of malice
Rampant Gaming they only need one more calcified fragment
Lol.. to the end lion lays on the ground and shows it's belly.. all that big cat was asking for is a belly rub!
At last i see herbivores use their horns....I always wondered why impalas ,antelopes,wildebeest don't use their horns.....at least they don't even get to scratch a predator before death....
MrSijinroshan I’ve seen a wildebeest try to use its horns, but it went badly with the lion then just getting it in a choke hold
Nu nu hu gt
Superb camerawork!!!
I don't think crota would like that very much.
Too bad, crota is next, then atheon
Moons haunted
3:32 Me in a bar waiting for something to happen
So I get it, lions failed because the one who hunts are just young. Wonder if mature lions would feel nervous about those horns
feel nervous yeah but that won't stop them at all
It’s more than just “feeling nervous” those horns are very much capable of stabbing a lion no matter what age and a deep enough puncture can cause it enough pain to where hunting could be made more difficult down the line
It's just not worth the risk for the lions. It's safer for them to go for an easier target. A stab from one of those horns could be very nasty and totally uncompensate the value they'd get from the meal. For those lions to have gotten him they would've needed to get a quick neck grip on him, to subdue it and kill it as fast as possible
Lions always are apprehensive to kill a dangerous animal - that said, even these youngsters could easily take one down, just takes some nerve to outmaneuver it and then overpower it. It isn't a prey animal which is that hard to bring down, even with those horns.
brylle namuag Hell Yeah, wouldn’t you be? Those horns look like they could stab straight through a body.
Big thank you BBC Earth team for your great job
Mohammad ALQuran.
are they the same ones that attacked donkeys??