Mother of Lions (Full Episode) | Savage Kingdom

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  • Queen Matsumi of the powerful Marsh Pride has ascended the throne and prepares her pride for war. An unrivaled hunter, she has to prove herself as the leader of the dynasty. Along with her king Sekekama, the pride must defend their power against their rivals as they descend upon their territory.
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  • @nico348
    @nico348 2 ปีที่แล้ว +867

    Anytime you see a fully grown predator, you should be in awe, cuz what it takes to get there is immense. A very low percentage make it to adulthood. Also, the lions propensity for growth is impressive. That little thing will grow up to hunt 1500lb buffalo. Animals are incredible because no matter what they are dealing with, they continue to push on, unrelenting.

    • @stevennewman8276
      @stevennewman8276 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Awe

    • @falloutman565
      @falloutman565 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Where do you get your number of 1500 Cape buffalo? A lion hunt is only 80% successful and they abandon a hunt before they’ll hurt themselves. Lionsa are ABSUSH HUNTERS AND OMLY FEMALES HUNT.

    • @nico348
      @nico348 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@falloutman565 it says "1500lbs"...thats how much they weigh...."lb" means pounds....

    • @garyhecker9775
      @garyhecker9775 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      L

    • @J24J
      @J24J 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@falloutman565 No, they only have about 25 percent success rate. We‘re talking about lions, not wild dogs.

  • @bellyvomit7460
    @bellyvomit7460 ปีที่แล้ว +678

    "Kings rule, but dynasties are built on the shoulders of queens." What a powerful quote!

    • @ILikeKamekANormalAmount
      @ILikeKamekANormalAmount ปีที่แล้ว

      Only to those who think woman should rule everything

    • @marilynwillett804
      @marilynwillett804 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      not powerful and not accurate.

    • @TheMessianicFeast
      @TheMessianicFeast ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@marilynwillett804 lol true...just more programming...

    • @macxavier168
      @macxavier168 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      @@marilynwillett804 in this case, I think it is. Lionesses do most of the hunting for their families. No food, no survival. I know that's rare in the animal kingdom, but in this particular instance, I think it's appropriate

    • @maineiac8106
      @maineiac8106 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@TheMessianicFeast programming for what?

  • @jerlee620
    @jerlee620 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Glad to see all the original characters from Lion King showed up.

    • @YT-ph3qb
      @YT-ph3qb ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Of Course, they're in the MOTHERLAND after all!!.😊

  • @Yournotawhat
    @Yournotawhat ปีที่แล้ว +110

    After watching this my family doesn’t seem so bad anymore 😂

  • @kaomicruce1982
    @kaomicruce1982 ปีที่แล้ว +199

    Without this narrator, I don’t think it would have been as powerful. So well written and delivered. Especially when you consider that the reverence and awe of nature is already so hard to put into words. 🙏🏻

    • @ericday4505
      @ericday4505 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      This is riveting , I flat out love these animals and this drama, and this narrator, I am all in, even Sakekarma an his temperament can't keep me from this great show.

    • @bhimyadav-uo5hb
      @bhimyadav-uo5hb ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ericday4505 w

    • @Tirah5
      @Tirah5 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      The Narrator is Charles Dance. Not just some narrator

    • @AddiusHrGamer
      @AddiusHrGamer 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This guy is a living legend

    • @lizzytarre461
      @lizzytarre461 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      It's Tywin Lannister the old lion 🦁

  • @DG-zv4bl
    @DG-zv4bl ปีที่แล้ว +78

    To answer the two most common questions.
    The small lion cubs killed by their own pride:
    Juvenile lions are playful, clumsy and apparently don't know their own strength. They played a little too ruff with the tiny cubs and killed them by accident. This is one of the reasons lion mothers keep their cubs hidden until atleast 9 weeks when they are atleast big enough to keep up and withstand some rough play from their bigger siblings and cousins. Often the lion mother would try to find a secure den that is far enough from her boisterous pride but not too far as to cross over into another pride's territory. In this film, Matsumi chose a den too close to her pride and her older offspring got hold of the cubs and killed them by accident. I wondered why she did not intervene more, but we can not always understand the mind of an animal and why they do things, or in this case, didn't do.
    The pride male killing his son:
    First of all, that juvenile male lion was indeed the biological son of the pride male, Sekekama. If he was not, he would even have been in the pride because male lions never tolerate the presence of cubs that are not their own. Secondly, that juvenile male was killed because he was disobedient and insubordinate, and moving in on the lioness (his mother, yes these animals sometimes cross that line) it was a direct challenge to the king. Now we know for a fact that sometimes these films are dramatized, so the cub may or may not have died from the attack in reality but they made it that way to captivate the audience, because in reality pride males may take a swipe at naughty cubs but not actually kill them outright. But for this film, Sekekama killed his son for his disobedience.
    I hope this clears it all up.

    • @kellharris2491
      @kellharris2491 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      You should also add that she has around 3-5 sons in that group. It's the males that are semi adult that are very rough on the cubs.

    • @halendi.9364
      @halendi.9364 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Thank you for the explanation!

    • @NoShelfControl
      @NoShelfControl 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Shouldn't the king have intervened? They were his cubs

    • @TheeMrsGrinch
      @TheeMrsGrinch 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@NoShelfControlthe king was more than likely not around but on patrol.

    • @CeezGeez
      @CeezGeez หลายเดือนก่อน

      thanks

  • @user-jt9wb5lp5y
    @user-jt9wb5lp5y 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    It is absolutely breathe taking to listen to the narrator, his descriptive words paints the picture just like an artists does while painting . .

  • @davidcho4399
    @davidcho4399 ปีที่แล้ว +223

    25:42 26:30 Omg you can see the pain in the leopard's face, had to be done from the perspective of the lioness, what a brutal world. This documentary is so raw and matter of fact, thank you Nat Geo!

    • @CWZimba
      @CWZimba ปีที่แล้ว +34

      The lioness' cubs getting killed seemed like karma after that

    • @user-vk1ke3co3l
      @user-vk1ke3co3l ปีที่แล้ว +4

      This is straight to the point

    • @mariasur360
      @mariasur360 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You are right, it is raw, too much graphic for me. I have to skip the graphic parts to finish the video as it is too stressing for me 😮‍💨

    • @kiranfatima466
      @kiranfatima466 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      felt hurt for leopard 😢

    • @amaximus5753
      @amaximus5753 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Very sad indeed what happened to the cubs.

  • @TheCjfraz
    @TheCjfraz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Boy do I love these lion documentaries! The narrator's voice is so soothing.

    • @trailblazer1047
      @trailblazer1047 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He is good first time i heard it like this.

    • @spiritofcedars
      @spiritofcedars 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Really? 14:42 is soothing?

  • @expandingbeyondmyenvironme9724
    @expandingbeyondmyenvironme9724 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The narrator’s voice and delivery is PERFECT! His voice kept me engaged🤦🏾‍♀️❤️🤝🏾🤜🏾🤛🏾

  • @deeT02
    @deeT02 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    I watch all lion documentaries but this one is brutal!! Usually the male cubs are banished around 2 to keep them from inbreeding. But when your own pride kills their cubs, this pride is wicked.

    • @user-yq2wj6gn5i
      @user-yq2wj6gn5i ปีที่แล้ว +9

      There are no morals in the animal kingdom. So the word 'wicked' cannot apply...

    • @dostagirl9551
      @dostagirl9551 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      This really was rather brutal. From entire prey families consumed to lions killing their cubs and then the young male killed by his father. Makes me wonder if this pride is exceptionally violent or if the other videos toned down the brutality to portray them as more agreeable to our senses.

    • @Ms.Byrd68
      @Ms.Byrd68 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@user-yq2wj6gn5i I'm sure he or she meant 'Brutal or Violent' not _morally wicked._

    • @Shine-wb6ll
      @Shine-wb6ll ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@dostagirl9551 i saw so many lion documentaries as well but never seen such a wicked pride

    • @joeg509
      @joeg509 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I'm surprised she did not defend those cubs....odd

  • @dillardfamilychannel4029
    @dillardfamilychannel4029 2 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    I can remember always watching nat geo and every min asking my grandad what kind of animal is that and he told “boy if u just listen they’ll tell what kind of animal it is just listen”. I love animal documentaries especially lions.

    • @smellycat264
      @smellycat264 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Aww how cute

    • @loganhill6601
      @loganhill6601 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That's almost exactly how I started liking animals.. when I was little years ago watching it with my grandpa

    • @DSPHistoricalSociety
      @DSPHistoricalSociety ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Poor granddad had a redacted grandson- you probs drove him to drink

  • @beachbunny8021
    @beachbunny8021 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    i love nattional geograhphic lion documentaries, the narration, picture and music is EXCELLENT.

    • @kymberlypayne163
      @kymberlypayne163 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree!

    • @trailblazer1047
      @trailblazer1047 ปีที่แล้ว

      The most frightning sound i ever heard was a Tiger mateing or territory call at night,its enough to make you freeze.

  • @LimpBizkit999
    @LimpBizkit999 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    “Hyenas infect the kingdom like a plague” Great line for a film but they are part of the kingdom and fierce hunters themselves

    • @awesomepixie419
      @awesomepixie419 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I hate that hyenas are the villains in every plot about Africa’s hunters. It’s a crime to not teach humanity about truth in nature. Why lie because of the Lion King? 😂 it’s just a rip off of Hamlet.

    • @LimpBizkit999
      @LimpBizkit999 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@awesomepixie419 I agree ❤️

    • @CeezGeez
      @CeezGeez หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@awesomepixie419they get such a bad rep. they’re actually pretty smart.

  • @therockontv
    @therockontv 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    *In animal fights, every time you see a fully grown predator, you should be amazed by the effort it has put in to reach that stage. Only a very small percentage of them make it through. Animals in their fights are incredible because no matter what difficulties they face, they persist and keep moving forward* ❤❤

  • @rashaadhudson4032
    @rashaadhudson4032 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Whoever filmed this is an iconic individual 🔥

  • @emilyfranklin0724
    @emilyfranklin0724 2 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    I could watch these lions ALLLL dayyyyy ❤️😀

    • @dillardfamilychannel4029
      @dillardfamilychannel4029 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Me too

    • @king18722
      @king18722 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sometimes I do, lol I'm injured on workers comp and some days Lions is all I watch

    • @cliftonyoung2819
      @cliftonyoung2819 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Me to 👍🏽

    • @KE-YONIC
      @KE-YONIC 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      😂 I have since 7 or 8yrs old

    • @dgirl9252
      @dgirl9252 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I know right 😁!

  • @danni1993
    @danni1993 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Another GREAT narrator has been born...a legend amongst those before him.

    • @monica012077
      @monica012077 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's Tywin Lannister.

  • @Galactic__Wolf
    @Galactic__Wolf ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Finally, a new lion documentary that isnt just a repost of an old one!

  • @primero99
    @primero99 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    It’s amazing to watch how they managed to shoot this incredible footage in wild nature. Thanks to the production team. They did fantastic job for this documentary film.

  • @ronaldmejia6891
    @ronaldmejia6891 2 ปีที่แล้ว +170

    An amazing documentary, lions are my favorite animals of all times. Thank you 🙏🏽

    • @rebelarchangel1589
      @rebelarchangel1589 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The Tiger is more beautiful

    • @galaxychannel8613
      @galaxychannel8613 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      NOTHING CAN BEAT LIONS BEST ANIMAL

    • @rngchamp
      @rngchamp ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@rebelarchangel1589 nope

    • @ronaldmejia6891
      @ronaldmejia6891 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@rebelarchangel1589 I agree, but lions are more interesting, the ultimate beast I can say.

    • @user-uc4ot3jv5g
      @user-uc4ot3jv5g ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lions are the reason I love Hyenas (they are the true definition of small but powerful)….if the Lion’s prey were as wise as Hyenas, they would stop being hunted by these ruthless thugs (lions)

  • @momentosanimalessalvajes
    @momentosanimalessalvajes ปีที่แล้ว +45

    I feel so bad for those cubs.. but, it's not like I can do anything! That's just life, and the queen tried so hard to protect the two new ones. I admire her determination.

    • @amaximus5753
      @amaximus5753 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Makes me wish these photographers would intervene and help the mother with her cubs. I know it’s nature but maybe somehow we could help get them to safety until they grow. It’s a brutal life in the wild for these lions.

    • @kitsuneWC
      @kitsuneWC หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@amaximus5753NEVER interfere with wildlife, this is how it goes

    • @donkeygoriIIa
      @donkeygoriIIa 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@amaximus5753 It was pretty brutal for the leopard cub she just killed too. Karma served by her own pride.

    • @BigBadWolf995
      @BigBadWolf995 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@amaximus5753 dude you cannot just interfere with nature. Nature isn't meant for the weak. Nature isn't meant for the feeble minded. Nature is meant for the strong.

  • @CWZimba
    @CWZimba ปีที่แล้ว +71

    The way the father killed his child and the way the older siblings killed the babies was soul crushing

    • @gurjotsidhu9494
      @gurjotsidhu9494 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      It wasnt his child, it was the child of a different male lion.

    • @rillihi697
      @rillihi697 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ​@@gurjotsidhu9494Ah what a relief

    • @gurjotsidhu9494
      @gurjotsidhu9494 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@rillihi697 Nevermind it was his child

    • @rillihi697
      @rillihi697 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@gurjotsidhu9494 Ah well

    • @gurjotsidhu9494
      @gurjotsidhu9494 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@shelley4746 when male lion cubs get old enough, the father will kick them out of the pride. In this case the young lion did not leave and so his father attacked him. The injury from the attack likely killed him.

  • @HoneyGirl2023
    @HoneyGirl2023 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love lions and big cats, Leopards cheetahs tigers snow Leopards magnificent animals

  • @1shpendi
    @1shpendi ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Matsumi, mother, warrior, leader,, (long pause with dramatic powerful music sound)
    All hail the Queen!!
    Best ending of any move or documentary ever made.

    • @sslw20
      @sslw20 ปีที่แล้ว

      Isjdjehs. What do we

  • @helenestrada1913
    @helenestrada1913 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Heartbreaking 💔 😪 those baby cubs killed by her family, its a good thing a mother lioness can forget what her family did because if that was me a human mother, I would be out for blood family or not. 🌻🙏🐾🐾

  • @tonistark4169
    @tonistark4169 2 ปีที่แล้ว +98

    I LOVE National Geographic’s videos on ANY AFRICAN ANIMALS be it lions, leopards, hyenas, giraffes, Elle’s, whatever the subject matter!
    Always enjoy the narrator as well! Professionally done!!!!

    • @phyllisshademan4424
      @phyllisshademan4424 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Excellent footage. Give all my being to ptotect our wildlife from becoming extinct. Save all life.

    • @eglantinepapeau1582
      @eglantinepapeau1582 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The narrator of this video is Carles Dance who played Tywin Lannister in Game of Thrones

    • @georgia5822
      @georgia5822 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@phyllisshademan4424e

  • @kenflagler635
    @kenflagler635 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I remember back in the 70s. My dad got a subscription to National Geographic. I was around 10. And I was so excited to get your magazine in my greedy hands. To this day I still love your magazine. All of your docs. I remember the specials on TV. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR A LIFETIME OF LEARNING .

  • @eyesup9542
    @eyesup9542 ปีที่แล้ว +98

    Incredible series. Extraordinary!! The narration, the body movements and facial expressions tied in perfectly…stunning scenery! What a masterpiece!

    • @expandingbeyondmyenvironme9724
      @expandingbeyondmyenvironme9724 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Eyes up I just made a similar comment to yours, a few seconds ago, but you said it a little bit better 😆

    • @kylejohnson1308
      @kylejohnson1308 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Played Tywin Lannister on the TV show Game of Thrones. Ironically the family banner on the show for the Lannisters had a lion on it. 😁

    • @Kennith-hu8yj
      @Kennith-hu8yj 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@expandingbeyondmyenvironme9724no

    • @Kennith-hu8yj
      @Kennith-hu8yj 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@expandingbeyondmyenvironme9724m

  • @Sythyn30
    @Sythyn30 2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Love that they got Tywin Lannister to narrate this, he has got the perfect voice for it.

    • @frozenglaicericet-pose6104
      @frozenglaicericet-pose6104 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      No...it was so pretentious 🤦😑

    • @Sythyn30
      @Sythyn30 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@frozenglaicericet-pose6104 I agree the script they gave him to read was over the top, but that doesn't change the fact his "voice" is made for this. Two completely different things... Everyone is always so negative on the internet LoL

    • @N8turenut
      @N8turenut 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good ear

    • @kymberlypayne163
      @kymberlypayne163 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I wondered whom that voice belonged to!

    • @Sythyn30
      @Sythyn30 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@N8turenut Beautiful Pup!! =)

  • @trudypops
    @trudypops 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Great series.. why did Matsumi's newborn cubs get killed by their own pridemates?

    • @jaykentgerbz1297
      @jaykentgerbz1297 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Cub's suppose to meet with the pride when they are big enough.

  • @sparklegirl19
    @sparklegirl19 2 ปีที่แล้ว +180

    My heart broke for the mother lion whose 2 newborn cubs were killed by their own sub adult siblings. 😢 This is why lionesses hide their cubs until at least they are 3 months old. They can’t join the pride until they are strong enough to stand the rough playing and walking they do regularly.

    • @AnastasiaBeaverhousn
      @AnastasiaBeaverhousn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Karma.. She killed the leopard 🤷🏾‍♀️

    • @sparklegirl19
      @sparklegirl19 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@AnastasiaBeaverhousn really? It is the same for the cubs?

    • @terrylpitts
      @terrylpitts 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Q

    • @ingabrown3916
      @ingabrown3916 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AnastasiaBeaverhousn I don't think you understand the leopards only determination ils to stop lions from becoming full grown adults so the leopard will deticate their lives to killing all lion cubs

    • @DestineiMichaela
      @DestineiMichaela ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@AnastasiaBeaverhousn fr

  • @bruncekic
    @bruncekic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    Just hearing his name Sekekama gives me sweet goosebumps.

    • @cindyhernandez2101
      @cindyhernandez2101 ปีที่แล้ว

      All of these things are not going to

    • @Tara_P_Rose
      @Tara_P_Rose ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes me too, he is such a powerful legendary warrior & king. All lions are wonderful but some lead more of a legacy than others, such as Sekekama.

    • @Tara_P_Rose
      @Tara_P_Rose ปีที่แล้ว

      @@cindyhernandez2101 as if we care about your opinion

    • @Bowdrie007
      @Bowdrie007 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Sekekama, Mandevu, and Ntwadumela….. legendary lions with legendary names.

    • @indrakurniawan6359
      @indrakurniawan6359 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Ntwadumela is on top of them all.

  • @kenphillips9904
    @kenphillips9904 2 ปีที่แล้ว +98

    The story teller of this episode speaks as if he's right in the pride; you can actually feel the the impact of the story.

    • @dickfitswell3437
      @dickfitswell3437 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I disagree. He's quite annoying. He sounds like he's trying waaaay to hard. Snarky, bullying.

    • @StraightBleach
      @StraightBleach ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I believe this is Charles Dance (Tywin Lannister) from Game of Thrones.

    • @YT-ph3qb
      @YT-ph3qb ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@StraightBleach Yes, I believe you're exactly right.

    • @metalmamasue3680
      @metalmamasue3680 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Charles Dance who played Tywin Lannister on GoT has a great voice as a narrator. But he is an actor, actors act, adding some of their own dramatic flair to the storytelling.
      I think the story is dramatic enough, he could tone down the drama he imparts, just a bit. Otherwise I think he's a great fit for the role.
      I wonder though, to what degree does his input shape the narration ? 🤔 It may be that he's just doing what he's being instructed to do as well.
      Just my 2 cents and thoughts on the subject.

    • @catchmybreak
      @catchmybreak ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's what I hate about it lol

  • @music.ent247
    @music.ent247 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    I’m a wild animal fanatic but I watch Savage Kingdom specifically to hear the voice of this narrator. He’s just so awesomely distinctive.

  • @Stevie-hn7mp
    @Stevie-hn7mp ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Nat Geo Wild is the best channel for these incredible animals of Africa . Absolutely love his voice . Thank you for these videos.

  • @kylejohnson1308
    @kylejohnson1308 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Tywin Lannister is a great narrator. Lol
    Good job you old lion. 👍

  • @rosesippel2932
    @rosesippel2932 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Awesome documentary show just how brutal the wild can become 🦁 🦁 even family Thank you 😊 for the awesome footage one of the best seen in a long time 👑 This king & queen are brutal together ❤ 💙 great team

  • @supra95ful
    @supra95ful 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Wow spectacular footage I must say 👏 I love the close ups and angles. Looks amazing on my 4k tv. Thanks for the upload!!

  • @lenoremeyers6907
    @lenoremeyers6907 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I have seen this video like 50 times and I can't get enough of a great video

  • @superior120v5
    @superior120v5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    His voice is perfect for this.

    • @a.christian9647
      @a.christian9647 ปีที่แล้ว

      I just wish there was a little more volume, I could barely hear him.

  • @samanthajordan1955
    @samanthajordan1955 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    This is what i been waiting for cant wait to watch it yesss 😊😊😊😁😁😁 happy me happy life ❤❤❤!!!

  • @airprok8328
    @airprok8328 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    And you just realize how hard it is to grow up in nature especially in a lion pride, when their father will kill them and think nothing of it

    • @katiemilady197
      @katiemilady197 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Most male lions will not kill their own cubs. Only when a new male takes over and dominates, the new male will kill the cubs in order to mate with the females and start his own bloodline. It's sad but it's nature.

    • @islamisthetruthforever1323
      @islamisthetruthforever1323 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It's disusgstin how they call male lions king even though they don't care about their cubs but females not when they do everything for their family

  • @thechoniclesofkratos
    @thechoniclesofkratos ปีที่แล้ว +4

    31:58 both cubs are dead but there is no time to mourn yet still I am in tears😭

  • @JordiRaeMac
    @JordiRaeMac ปีที่แล้ว +43

    i always thought lions went and gave birth in a secluded area. i didn’t realize the pride would seek the mother out- or maybe it was by whim they ran into one another. so sad for those babies. i get if they were killed by other animals or a different pride but it’s unfortunate it had to be the doing of her own older sons/ nephews.

    • @MACMAKEUPJUNKEE
      @MACMAKEUPJUNKEE ปีที่แล้ว +9

      They do-these male lions just went after them which is not uncommon. I’ve gone done a TH-cam rabbit hole of Lion Docs and it’s so fascinating to see the dynamics in a lion pride. I saw one where two fully grown male lions were held off by a smaller female lion and they stayed back despite them being bigger because she was so overprotective.

    • @cheesethekoala8756
      @cheesethekoala8756 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Typically, from the research I have been able to get my hands on, fellow female lions don't go after another female's cubs unless the male is overthrown by another, in that case he kills all babies that aren't his on sight and has the prid help. Which is why I don't think this documentary is telling the whole story because female lions don't usually go after one another's cubs, in fact, they often raise them together. I think the king got overthrown, which also explains why he just up and left the pride along with the queen.

    • @kellharris2491
      @kellharris2491 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      These are actually her male sons. She has about 3 or 4 juvenile males and one or two girls that are semi adult. It was the males that lead the attack on the cubs.

    • @kamalbhuyan6971
      @kamalbhuyan6971 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Hi

  • @mcfcDJ51
    @mcfcDJ51 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hated to see that young male lion then the cubs die but that’s nature for ya 🤧

  • @vicklisaunda5765
    @vicklisaunda5765 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love the narrator,,,,he has power to make a movie out of animal kingdom

  • @kimberlysullivan7171
    @kimberlysullivan7171 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Thank you… National Geographic for another good series 👑

  • @blyt5046
    @blyt5046 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I like the way the narrator gives the killing of the leopard cub from both perspectives, that of the leopard mother, and that of the lioness, looking for a place to have her cubs. so now we know why she killed the cub in order to run off the leopard mother from essentially killing her lioncubs.
    Sadly, her family killed her cubs too.

  • @douglaswilson95
    @douglaswilson95 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I don't understand why she would be so happy to see them they killed her cubs. It's not normal for the pride to kill there own cubs. I didn't understand why they did that I either they would do that

  • @bessiebell6218
    @bessiebell6218 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Beautiful documentary...Thank u 4 sharing keep them coming....I love Charles Dances voice narrating...I could listen to him all day...

  • @ejzahire9219
    @ejzahire9219 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Africa has the best wildlife....I love lions....

  • @bahrammalakooti7504
    @bahrammalakooti7504 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    The emotional impact of this documentary was immense. Great job NG.

  • @andrewhicks350
    @andrewhicks350 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    More like this please

  • @Lukedapook
    @Lukedapook 2 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    We the people want to see more well made documentaries about the wildlife that we know nothing about. Getting a glimpse into a world we don’t usually see is quite amazing.

    • @tonymack4848
      @tonymack4848 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ui

    • @trailblazer1047
      @trailblazer1047 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes,and no cheating,putting together segments of diff. shows and pretending its one new one,ive seen that more than once.

    • @tyronevaldez-kruger5313
      @tyronevaldez-kruger5313 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@trailblazer1047 You're right. This documentary is more a spectacular crowd pleaser rather than informative

  • @iame5406
    @iame5406 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Last night I was watching crocodiles and how vicouse their attacks can be. I'm really thankful to be a human.

  • @BiggaB973
    @BiggaB973 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Amazing footage, I hate how the lions in the pride killed the cubs 😢

    • @Brad45420
      @Brad45420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      yea im a lil.lost on that part. i knw the mother's always stay away asnd separate when having the cubs. but im not understanding why they killed them werent they the same pride and the father was still the leader rite?

    • @renataorr7280
      @renataorr7280 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Brad45420 the male lions when taking over a new pride will kill all the cubs that not his bloodline 1 because they aren't his and 2 to make the female go in heat faster so he can make his bloodline it's sad but nature. Also when it's mating season the king will hurt or even kill his own if they get too close to his female.

    • @Brad45420
      @Brad45420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@renataorr7280 but wasmt the head male still leading the pride? i thought he was just walking his territory. and i thought it was the other females tha'st killed the cubs? ill have to rewatch it it seemed differemt from any other infanticide ive seen

    • @omarkhaliqi2718
      @omarkhaliqi2718 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      they didn't mean to kill just didn't understand how fragile they were. didn't recognise them as lions.

    • @DG-zv4bl
      @DG-zv4bl ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Brad45420 it was by accident. Those big juveniles did not know their own strength.

  • @Luvluna19
    @Luvluna19 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The people who narrates for wild documentaries are just so good like , Queen natsumi!

  • @sethpeake
    @sethpeake ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Thank you for this great video. I appreciate everything and EVERYONE involved. Please. Never stop putting these together!

    • @trailblazer1047
      @trailblazer1047 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes we need Walter Page and David Attenborough,to host,none of these Cartoon types,this guy is good forget his name.

  • @sarahscroggins2793
    @sarahscroggins2793 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Lions are a beauty to be reckoned with 🌺🌹🌷

  • @hiitsme821
    @hiitsme821 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    These lionesses are gorgeous and incredible great huntresses and so protective of their families

  • @johnwayne6226
    @johnwayne6226 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Sounds like scar from the lion king is narrating this movie.

    • @a.christian9647
      @a.christian9647 ปีที่แล้ว

      ha!

    • @gf245
      @gf245 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It’s the guy who plays Tywin Lannister from Game of thrones, narrating. He’s awesome. FYI their are 4 seasons of this show ‘Savage Kingdom’. They’re all amazing.

  • @msrose5975
    @msrose5975 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    wow that was awesome,I love savage kingdom😀 I know its the wild life but it really bothered me when the lioness didnt protect her newborn cubs they were soooo adorable!!!

    • @deselironworker3917
      @deselironworker3917 ปีที่แล้ว

      P⁰

    • @NlozapxqA
      @NlozapxqA 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Ikr but she deserved it but the cubs didn't deserve to die

  • @Lord_Tubi
    @Lord_Tubi 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I didn't realizer Tywin Lannister would be the narrator, that's awesome!

  • @xMissAlaskax
    @xMissAlaskax ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Agghh! Charles Dance 👑🤩😎😎 so awesome that Tywin Lannister is the narrator! More GOT actors as narrator’s pls!

  • @diannacarty
    @diannacarty 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    i am soooooo freaking HAPPY right now!!!!!!!!!

  • @cal6311
    @cal6311 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Idk why im just binge watching lion documentaries.

    • @hiitsme821
      @hiitsme821 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yes lion documentaries are addictive you start watching once then you can’t stop

  • @loudkinglover2203
    @loudkinglover2203 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Lions are like fire, they may be pretty but there also dangerous.

  • @kamomax09
    @kamomax09 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Is that my boy Tywin Lannister narrating a documentary about lions?

  • @githaemwangi8720
    @githaemwangi8720 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    When the other lions kill Matsumi's cubs, "There is no malice here, they are just lions; her lions." Goodness! 😟

    • @Betty44123
      @Betty44123 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No one mentioned that Matsui killed that leopard cub I think the Lord did that on purpose because she had two but she killed that leopard one cub!

  • @Aesop101
    @Aesop101 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    The beautiful Matsumi. A true leader and warrior

  • @ineine2014
    @ineine2014 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    to all mothers in the world, I respect for your eternal love

  • @Lexparisss
    @Lexparisss ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Why am I binge watching documentaries about lions 😂😂😂🥺

  • @UncutRealityTV
    @UncutRealityTV 2 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Amazing footage. Great to see these creatures more personified adds perspective

  • @beachbunny8021
    @beachbunny8021 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    even though lions r my favorite animal, still i feel so sorry for the leopard cub, oh it breaks my heart how cruel life and nature can be. to see the poor loapard mom carry her dead baby. i like ALL BIG CATS AND DOMESTIC TOO,

  • @dawntaylor243
    @dawntaylor243 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    It’s amazing how freaking good this stuff is and when you’re working with what you have, and say the main stream movies have complete control from their start. Right!

  • @jameswhite937
    @jameswhite937 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lions are The Absolute Best !
    Give us MORE !
    Keep up the new videos.
    Thank you.
    Well done !

  • @XxShellyW13xX
    @XxShellyW13xX 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    An absolutely stunning story. The narrative was very refreshing being told in story fashion. It kept me sitting on the edge waiting for what else was to happen.

  • @ElizabethJasmineNino
    @ElizabethJasmineNino 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    God these creatures are so majestic. Love nature so much. Can be cruel but yet, so beautiful❤

    • @falloutman565
      @falloutman565 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ELIZABETH YOU THOUGHT WHAT YOU JUST SAW WAS MAJESTIC? Go find real documentaries tjat show a real pride family life!

    • @1k.jadenn420
      @1k.jadenn420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@falloutman565 link ?

    • @RLee-we1fc
      @RLee-we1fc 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I, It

  • @user-ru9pq6pf7e
    @user-ru9pq6pf7e 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Each moment captures the relentless struggle for existence in nature's unforgiving terrain

  • @ss-ci3jv
    @ss-ci3jv 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I’m out of kdrama series to watch so here am i for the first time watching savage kingdom and surprisingly i like it😂

    • @sadulturn4024
      @sadulturn4024 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Green flag women 👑

  • @user-rx7th9hr4l
    @user-rx7th9hr4l ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I don't understand why the mom didn't try to save her lion cubs and let her familly to kill them.... she just watched it...

  • @MidnightMonarch25
    @MidnightMonarch25 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I’m so mad they killed the cubs

    • @DG-zv4bl
      @DG-zv4bl ปีที่แล้ว

      The short answer is that it was by accident.

  • @juliet5944
    @juliet5944 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    this documentary is so very well done!!!! the cinematography and the narration 👏🏻🎬

  • @billyyank5807
    @billyyank5807 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    45:13 beautiful leopard...being sneaky.

  • @addictedtofauna3838
    @addictedtofauna3838 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    A moment of silence for the warthogs. It's so much pain for the warthog mother to see her own kids die. No wonder she gave up at the end to get eaten. It just goes to show how efficient and intelligent lions are.

    • @loganhill6601
      @loganhill6601 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      They really aren't very efficient even hunting in a group they are only successful about 20% of the time

    • @savblixky9797
      @savblixky9797 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@loganhill6601 cause they hunt big game mostly so they it more infrequently than other predators

    • @tyronevaldez-kruger5313
      @tyronevaldez-kruger5313 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ​@@savblixky9797 they hunt in big numbers as well unlike other big cats.

    • @Stevie-hn7mp
      @Stevie-hn7mp 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@tyronevaldez-kruger5313 that’s why I feel so bad for cheetahs and leopards. They leave their young to hunt . Sometimes bad things happen to their young while they away . That is truly heartbreaking too. They say cubs including lions have about 20 percent chance of survival. Absolutely love them all.

    • @tyronevaldez-kruger5313
      @tyronevaldez-kruger5313 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Stevie-hn7mp feel the same. But it's crazy how nature works: cheetahs and leopards are incredible hunters but can't hide their children vs clumsy warthogs that can hide theirs as if the devil came to get them. Edit I typed "children" instead young. I confused it as German speaker : )

  • @billyyank5807
    @billyyank5807 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Whoa....who's the big dark mane male?? What a gorgeous specimen he is.

  • @quantumsolace5864
    @quantumsolace5864 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Don't get too close; yo father knows nothing of mercy!! This narrator is off the chain with his commentary. I wish every loin doc. was commentated this way.

  • @jaycollins2028
    @jaycollins2028 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Awesome Episode keep it coming 💯💯💯

  • @crisrose521
    @crisrose521 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I’m still perplexed on why Matsumi’s pridemates killed the cubs . . ? ? I thought lionesses don’t kill pridemates cubs unlike wolves or wild dogs . . What happened here ? ?

    • @arnavjabade8297
      @arnavjabade8297 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      They did not mean to, young lions often play fight amongst themselves and that is why she went away to give birth because the young cubs are not tough enough to take it. The cubs are kept away for at least 3-4 weeks before integrating them into the pride.

    • @arnavjabade8297
      @arnavjabade8297 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wolves and wild dogs never kill the cubs of their pack, they are in fact the ones that do the most to care for the pups

  • @davidsimmons3391
    @davidsimmons3391 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great narrator

  • @Stevie-hn7mp
    @Stevie-hn7mp ปีที่แล้ว +321

    She is a LIONESS. They say the lion is the king of the jungle. But it’s the lioness who does the hunting. It is the LIONESS who takes care of the pride. Her spirit is formidable.

    • @pairrynwatson4229
      @pairrynwatson4229 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Stevie 1973 🤗 Yes, She does it All, And I really dislike how Mr lazy lion🦁 comes charging in and just takes the kill that she has killed, and he will eat it all, even takes from the little cubs🐈🐾🐾😢💔

    • @J24J
      @J24J ปีที่แล้ว +101

      @@pairrynwatson4229 You clearly don’t understand. Male lions are impressive hunters in their own right and have to fend for themselves for years before they can challenge and hopefully gain their own pride.
      Allowing them to eat first is acknowledgement of their contribution and of their importance to the pride’s welfare.
      I agree that the lionesses are vital, but if they can’t defend their territory and protect their cubs, it’s all for naught. That’s absolutely essential and it’s where the pride males shine most.
      And if you can’t protect your pride and grow your army, success in what matters most is unstable at best and pretty much out of reach.

    • @Shine-wb6ll
      @Shine-wb6ll ปีที่แล้ว +34

      they are both important. It is symbiotic. None would thrive without the other. The Savannah is a very unforgiving & harsh environment. Queens alone would be very hard to make it out alive. And even if they did have that small percentage of a chance to thrive, their cubs definitely wouldn't make it out alive. Lions patrol their kingdom and would leave their scent everywhere plus they'd roar daily to prevent other males from coming in to take over. That special low freq vibration roar travels miles and miles on end informing his presence to other rival males. Moreover others would know through the roar the condition of the male as in his strength, confidence and if it's worthy to come in or not. Deterring other males from coming in protects the cubs, giving them a chance to thrive in such a hostile environment. Having the presence of a king is already 90% of the battle won for the pride.
      Id also like to add that a male lion when it's still an adolescent would get kicked out from its pride. That young no experience adolescent male would have to go look for another pride to take over by killing the king. This doesn't happen overnight. It takes years to get strong and survive all alone in such a hostile environment. These years spent all alone toughens the male. Some don't make it as well unfortunately. But the ones you see having a pride and all have definitely been through those juvenile years and they did hunt by themselves to survive those odds for years.
      The king could join in the females and hunt as well. He knows how to do it and is very skilled at it but the females themselves wouldn't want that cause they could do the hunting while the king could attend to his task which is a priority as aforementioned about the importance of such tasks. The environment is truly very unforgiving. The king can't be caught lacking or it'll be his, some of the females and his cubs downfall in a glimpse.

    • @Jk-rj8hv
      @Jk-rj8hv ปีที่แล้ว +13

      And it's the lion who protect the pride hunting is nothing for the king

    • @munyaradzichinho7261
      @munyaradzichinho7261 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yes bt lion is the king of jungle cz duty is to protect the pride territory and bring huge animals like Buffalo
      Lioness is for child bearing n feed the pride

  • @judithcampbell1705
    @judithcampbell1705 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Absolutely extraordinary documentary. Thank you Nat Geo, your amazing.

    • @trishmahoney6414
      @trishmahoney6414 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's not a documentary. It's a fictionalized anthropomorphic story attempting to evoke Game of Thrones. Hence Charles Dance narrating.

  • @noeminava8352
    @noeminava8352 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    very nice your interesting documentary fascinates me the life of animals but I get sad when they suffer and do not help them👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼🥰

  • @primavera3447
    @primavera3447 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The way the lions were just sitting there looking sad about their brother..😩

  • @iame5406
    @iame5406 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Ever since I've watched "The Lion King" the original version, I've never liked hyenas

    • @nakiacee15
      @nakiacee15 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same lollll

    • @a.christian9647
      @a.christian9647 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same.

    • @shereelewis2251
      @shereelewis2251 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don't care for hyenas either, but I was glad the lion ran up the tree. Payback for them killing the cubs 😢

  • @mariebrown5681
    @mariebrown5681 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    "Nature is never cruel, just unapologetically true to itself."

  • @Elijah2000-
    @Elijah2000- 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Sekekama is a great protector🦁👑

    • @cheesethekoala8756
      @cheesethekoala8756 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yea, so amazing he let the pride go into disarray when Matsumi took maternity leave, managed to get his pride overthrown from their marshes and got there a little too late when those stranger lions took his queen from him. Bet those cubs he produced get their cowardice we saw when Matsumi had them attempt the hunting test from him. Such a great protector! Don't get it twisted, the only protection that pride ever got was from Matsumi. He failed miserably. The only thing he did right was the few times he stayed out of her way.

    • @Elijah2000-
      @Elijah2000- ปีที่แล้ว

      They tried to challenge him but Sekekama was the dominant one.

  • @emancipatedlionm9215
    @emancipatedlionm9215 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Majestic creatures! Just lovely! Great video! Thanks for bringing my distant 'friends ', to me.😝

  • @sheakaisagoddess5863
    @sheakaisagoddess5863 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    this is one of the saddest of the savage kindoms...but i love all of them an constantly repeat watching them