Big Cats interrupt our morning coffee! The full story of surprise lion encounter in Bhejane Camp.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 ต.ค. 2021
- At Bhejane we enjoy our morning coffee with a good amount of ROAR! There has been a lot of interest in Dylan's encounter with the Honeymoon Couple in camp. Here is a longer video of all the clips from that morning's lion encounter. Feel free to ask questions in the comment section!
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Overly brave, ain’t no way I’d be able to play with my life like that 😩
Yeah, he is really a brave lion.
Exactly 💯
You saw the collar on the Lioness ? Family Pets 😮! That one staring at him is intimidating as heck , I saw one like fifty yards away watching another lion pride real sneaky like as he got closer , That really made them something to be dreaded , A Premeditated Plan ! Kevin
@@kevinstandow2943 It's not a family pet. They're tagged for tracking purposes. It's a measure against poaching.
Facts
I jumped out of my skin each time the male was starting to get hissy
Gosh you seemed so calm.😂
Video was up loaded by the lion lol
I've viewed this and the short version several times. It is possible to be brave without being stupid. This man knows his environment and knows how to deal with it. That being said, the old adage "Don't try this at home" applies. I've been close to large predators numerous times, but always with a guide who knew the respective animal's behavior. Or a critter I was comfortable with (sharks, for example). I would never go bushwalking in Africa without an experienced local guide. And I'd be more worried about snakes in a camp than lions.
Also, I don't drink coffee. 😁
Seeing them next to the buildings shows how big they are. I was once very close to lions ( inside a landrover) in Ngorongoro in Tanzania, they are huge and scary, but so beautiful.
Their size is really amazing!
Lion was like: Right you, get your stuff packed and get outta my house. I'm not giving you all day
Door and window is open balls of steel💪💪💪
Great to watch the full story about the lions in camp. This video went viral all over the world.
Thanks for watching Patrick!
@@bsblleon01 you are right. I found this page from the comments in a youtube short shared by another page without credit. They even cut the beginning part where the actual channel's name is shown. Pitiful people.
@@bsblleon01 indeed.
@@aslisimmm thanks for your support
@@aslisimmmsame! In my case, a poster snipped it in a way to pretend this was an Air BnB situation and someone familiar with it, posted the actual video in the comments.👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
As much as I love them and as gorgeous and beautiful they are this is enough to give me nightmares and I get goosebumps every time he growls OMG!😂😂😳😳
That roar sounds amazing!
Amazing!
Amazing. You guys are Rockstars.
Sign me up!
Awesome footage! 😲💙
Thanks glad you enjoyed it😄
Collared like the Family Pet ! Hey the bones and a jumbo bath and rain 🌧 shelter ! Our first house honey !
This is incredible! Wow what a morning
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So glad I found this channel
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*THERE ARE NO DOORS OR BARS ON THE WINDOWS!* 😳
*I WOULD BE SHITTING MY PANTS IF I WOKE UP AND SAW THIS OUTSIDE MY WINDOW!* 😳
*COFFEE WOULD BE THE LAST THING ON MY MIND ... THERE ... ARE ... NO ... DOORS ... IN THE ... HOUSE!* 😳
What am I missing here?? How are they not entering the home and ripping you apart??
I love the fact the male is letting the female have her way, I need a protection like that.
Do you even have protection? What happens if the lions attack? Do you just get shredded? It is a beautiful place but stay safe 😳💗
Que inveja dessa vizinhança ❤
This is awesome footage for those of us studying lions. Thanks guys. Very unique in deed.
Pleasure glad you enjoyed itm
Fun fact:The lion has the highest muscle mass among all mammals at 58.8 or 59%
That male laying with the lioness is gorgeous. Crazy
These videos are amazing, and you guys have massive balls. I suppose you're just accustomed to being around them.
Indeed it's a dangerous job but when you do what you love, there is no room left for fear. CRAZY but AWESOME!
Much love to you guys!
Glad you enjoyed the video🤠👍
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I pray to God I never need a cup of coffee this bad in my life.
Plot twist: he trips and spills the cup of coffee he risked his life for. Last supper
😂😂
No door's so y have a roof
Nature is awesome
Absolutely!
Thank you for showing this. I had my first mini heart attack. A Lion ready to attack at a distance of 10 feet and an open door through which the lions just walked through. I don't think you would have had the time to run back or hide anywhere if they decided to enter in again.
Glad you enjoyed it.
Not to mention a lioness that's in heat lol
Oh, bugger that! 😱
Incredible footage. I know it's a warning sound, but there's something utterly thrilling and beautiful about a lion's deep rumbling growl.
How lovely the camp is in the early morning, with the birds starting to sing, and how I wish I was there to experience it myself!
It really is quite an amazing exprience. Come join us for a cup of coffee in Bhejane Territory if you ever end up in Zululand🤠
@@bhejanenaturetraining1018
Thankyou I would love to one day! I've always wanted a lion with my latte!
☕ 🦁 😀
@@bhejanenaturetraining1018 Went diving at Sodwana Bay back in 1993. Didn't know about your place, alas.
Me parece una barbaridad
I love how you leave your doors wide open and only put chicken wire in the windows. 😱 Y’all are 🦇💩crazy.
Surely Riper was on holiday that day. Pure Luck
Awesome video dude is that Kruger
King indeed
Smart guy. Did not fidget or run. Otherwise the lion would have charged at him real fast. Rule 101 when facing a lion, DO NOT ACT LIKE A PREY. If you turn your back, you’re dead.
Always stand your ground!
Yeh right, the ground won’t see the back of my heal.
@@ctx700 😂😂😂
Lions are also smart now a days. They are doing it for the camera and 15 mins of fame.
You have some BIG balls!! and I am a chicken. That's a big fat NOPE for me!!
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Just noticed the fence made outa that sharp as.. brush Africa has ? So not just chicken wire , I have had bears crawl up on the deck at a remote cabin in the Sierras in Ca, You have your assault rifle near !
Love the work you guys at BNT are doing. May I ask if you carry tranquillizers of some sort? If not, is this a way of showing respect and being in more sync with the lions and their instincts?
Hi Matthee thanks for your support.😀. We do carry rifles when we walk but this is more to meet insurance requirements of keeping guests safe. Guides are trained to avoid dangerous encounters with wildlife and should aim to never get in a situation where you have to use your rifle.
For the lions or the guests? Just asking…
The lions: The human has "no regard for privacy." He's filming us.
lion pornography...😂
Do y’all have someone keep watch at night?
And do you have any local ghost-stories you can share with us here?
How bad are mosquitoes where you are and do you have nets at least?
We always have someone that is armed but they dont keep watch all night if sleeping in tents. We only keep watch on sleepouts when we sleep out in the field. Mosquitoes are not too bad here 🦟 .
No Ghost stories unfortunatley 😋👍🤠
This is insane 😧
Beautiful nature, could He get in easily if he wanted ??
He could yes. Luckily he was not really interrested in coming in😅
Why don’t you have doors ?????
i feel like the lion if i dont have my coffee so it was worth the risk bro hahaha
There’s no door? 😮
I still can't understand what is keeping lions from entering the kitchen, without doors and where they already have marked their territory. They are curious by nature anyway.
They have not marked their territory? There is no reason for them to enter the building. They are not hunting or looking for food. The female is just laying close to the building (which she knows makes the male nervous) in an effort to get him to leave her alone. The male is very uncomfortable around the human areas. He does not want to be there to start with nevermind going into the building. He will stay despite his discomfort however to make sure the female does not evade him since he is depserate to mate with her.
How did you get out in the end? Did you have to wait for them to move on or did you just chance getting back to your truck with hopefully not being attacked?? That lion doesn’t look like he’d be very amused if you got really close to him or the female.
Dylan managed to get them to move off by banging pots and pans to make noise and even throwing the pots at them! The male ran quickly from the noise but the female was still reluctant to go. Eventually she got tired of the chaos and also left🤣🤠
@@bhejanenaturetraining1018 oh wow!! Thank you for the wonderful footage!! I love being right there with you guys while still being in the comfort & safety of my own home!! I don’t have enough courage to get that close!! 😆🦁
P.s. thank you for answering me so quickly! Very impressive!! Love your channel lots & many greetings from Canada! 🇨🇦
@@Tara_P_Rose glad you enjoyed the video! 🤠
So it looks like there's a cage on the inside of the cooking area where the food is? The rest of the room is open but it looks like the chicken wire and cage is able to be closed off from the rest of the dinning area?
Yes that is correct. He is quite safe once inside the kitchen area. 🤠👍
@@bhejanenaturetraining1018 Thanks for replying!! Still ballsy though. Hell, I jumped back from the screen when Kitty lunged at the screen!!! I was able to go back stage at the circus years ago and get up close to the lions. ( I know, I know it's horrible to cage these wonderful animals and I'm glad they no longer tour with them but a friend of mine rode one of the elephants and took us backstage.) Anyway just seeing them up close was terrifying. The size of just one paw was just enormous. One was licking it's paws just looking at me and I thought if that animal even just whispers at me I'ma gonna die!! I can't imagine just having a pride of those walking around your camp whenever they want. It's incredible!! Again, thanks for replying and good luck with ya'lls project!!
I can guarantee that that chicken wire would be no defense... A dog can go through chicken wire. Let alone a massive beast like that.
The longing for coffee while being held back by a frustrated lion must have been utterly painful.
Why was the lion so wary of the person in the house filming, but didn't seem to care about the group of people in the back of the truck? Was it just because they were staying still?
Hi, from Durban, Kzn. Why do you allow the lions into your property. Isn't that habituating them to humans? And, isn't that a bad thing? Thanks.
Hi Peace hope you are well. Lions have a natural fear of humans and typically - even if your camp is open- they will try to avoid you. It is definately not good for them to feel very welcome or at home in the camp- that is why we tried to chase them off on this morning as well. But this was quite a rare morning. The female just wanted to discourage the male from following her and this is why she came so close to camp. But on most days they will rather walk around the camp and stay away.
@@bhejanenaturetraining1018 Thanks 👌
It's crazy how the lioness told the lion I'm going in keep a lookout lol
She's mostly bothered by his presence itself, she's tired of him mate-guarding her lmao
@@crazyhairsingerso if that were true, why wouldn't she just leave
@@drew5700 Male lions are desperate and persistent. Also fast. As fast as a lioness. She will eventually accept him, just not now.
@@crazyhairsinger you must be a woman lol
What would happen if some of the lions charged due to a mistake or something? What would you do to keep yourself and the others safe?
The students were on the vehicle outside so it was just Dylan in the building. His first actions would be to stand his ground and shout down the lion but if he actually came into the building he would try to get into the kitchen and close the gate. There is a gate between the main entrance and the kitchen that you cant really see on the videos.
Are you opposed to fences or fencing equipment around the camp?
No we are not but our purpose here is to integrate with nature. Teaching other people how to appreciate being in nature is part of that. The camp is remote, there is no electricity and fences are expensive and problematic to maintain.
The elephants made short work of the water tank!@@bhejanenaturetraining1018
So "mbaizan" is Zulu for "crazy"?
i’ve been watching your TikTok when I really should be doing real estate stuff. My hands killing me but love your content❤️
Glad you are enjoying it🤠
I suppose this could be like living with bears or mountain lions in the U.S.
Why did the lions not eat the guy? There are no doors they can just walk in. Are they domestic raised. Is this guy even alive. Don’t seem safe
No doors? Not me...murifee😂
I once saw a game warden fire off a blank 12 gauge round to scare a black bear away near a house. Can't you all just throw large firecracker or do the same thing with a blank shotgun round to scare them off? This is way too scary.
We did eventually get them to move off by banging all the kitchen pots and pans and even throwing the pots at them to make some noise.
@@bhejanenaturetraining1018 My wife will sometimes do the same.
Look at those massive traps/withers 5:30
Why I drink tea.
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Sod the tea, I'd need a good stiff drink or two after this! 😬
And this was the last we heard from him lmao
10:49 had me paralyzed. Turned up the volume in my headphones, and my God... You must be a caffeine addict, man.
The male lion reminds me of the boisterous guy at the bar who tries to attract the gorgeous long haired blonde. She ignores him because he just a loud mouth and can’t stand his demeanor. After a while she slips out with another guy and he can’t understand why.
EDIT: You mentioned in reply to other comments that your guides carry rifles. What cartridge do they typically carry?
If the lions were hungry, could they not have attacked and kill? How do you know?
We have been watching them for a while and it was quite obvious to see that the male was trying to mate with the female. They were not hunting.
Guys are playing with their lives. At some point the lions will realize they are just 2 legged lollipops
@@EranRicos Injured lion's a particularly dangerous. Starvation makes them much more opportunistic. Most " man eater" cases are injured lions. The healthy one's seem to see humans more as a threat.
Male was hungry, but not for food.
@@alanfoster6589 Not hungry, thirsty 😏
Well who would of known that chicken wire could be used as angry charging loin-proofing also?
Those huts/houses look so unsafe. No burglary or nothing. The houses should be fenced together and keep.people safe. This is carelessness 😑😑😑
It is a wilderness training camp. Its not a residential home. Please read all the captions so that you can understand the situation better. 😀
Burglary? This is KwaZulu, not Chicago.
That chair in the lawn haunting me
Who the hell will sit on them bro
10:49
You should have a real door up so they cant walk in. Even the fence need work
It be funny ass hell if it really happen. Coffee is worth dying for. 🤣
She is a bad girl🤣🤣🤣
the reason why lions not eat the guy "he's cameramen"
How come the lion doesn’t try to get in?
He has no reason to do that. He also does not want to risk any injury to himself. He is just warning Dylan to stay away from his female. 😉
I mentioned one had a collar , Is he Spike your beloved pet since he was a cub ? C’mon tell me ? He’s just waiting for his slab of buffalo 🦬 for breakfast ? I know NO ONE SLEEPS IN THERE !
Why does the lioness have a collar on?
It is a tracking collar to assist the reserve in monitoring the movement of the lions. It helps the reserve to know when to investigate for instance if the movement seems to be outside of the boundaries of the park or if there is no movement for a long time.
Coffee coffee coffee how about those big ass lions
This is the Full version.
@17:10 He asked u nicely to stop filming him. lol.
😂😂😂
Me parece una locura,no entiendo el sinsentido de estar ahí exponiendo tu vida😮
All jokes aside, what’s preventing the lion from attacking you?
His own common sense. He has no reason to attack and risk injury. He is just communicating that the female is his and we need to back off but apart from that he is not hunting or anything like that. He is only concerned about the female.
@@bhejanenaturetraining1018 damn nature. Always putting men at war over females.
@@fatsonot181 whats true is true😅
You playing with death bro, was the coffee that important
Well he was in the kitchen and had to wait for the cats to leave. Might as well have some coffee while you wait🤠👍
@@bhejanenaturetraining1018 you have balls of steel my bro. Well at least we can have an idea of lion's behavior. Keep up the good work
Why didn't the male lion come inside the cottage?
If you read the story you will see that he was protecting the female. He was not hunting or looking for a fight and had no reason to come into the building.
Cool video, but seems reckless to not have a simple door and bars for windows. Doesn’t cost much. No reason to endanger oneself in the name of being close to nature
Part of what we train guides for is to live and work in such open camps so its an important skill to teach to always have good awareness. Bars and doors and fences can very easily create a false sense of security that in fact puts you in more danger than simply learning to live in harmony with nature and having good awareness of your surroundings.
@@bhejanenaturetraining1018 that's a terrible excuse... putting people lives in danger for entertainment basically. A bunch of low lives selfish pricks! I hate dumbass selfish people. Your putting people lives in danger... just get a fucking door and some windows. You guys have no logic at all. Just want to be cool and do it for clout. False sense of security? You sound super dumb
@@bhejanenaturetraining1018 then why you carry guns?
@@rebelofthisworld6087 you seem super knowledgable about what we do. We will definately take your comments into consideration.
@@captainenaad9579 it is mostly an industry requirement. While no law dictates this almost all insurance companies require guides to be armed to protect guests if needed.
I would suddenly shit my pants or have a heart attack after the first roar!
You overestimate yourself. You would have screamed like a girl seeing his face.
At first I thought maybe the lion was hungry but later I found out that the lion thought that you are coming snatch his girl from him.
He considers you his rival. he is very jealous🤣
Jip😄jealousy makes you nasty 😄😄
@@bhejanenaturetraining1018 So he actually thinks you want the lioness? crazy but interesting. He can't tell your not the same
Can he not kill them if threatened?
We are here to help protect them. So kling would never really be an option. Dylan knows what he is doing is simply trying to emcourage them to leave the camp so we carry on with our day.
@@bhejanenaturetraining1018 I saw the lion giving slow blinky eyes. Is that the same as it is for little cats?
@@bhejanenaturetraining1018😅 6:15
15:32. Lioness #1: "Is Boss gonna eat him?"
Lioness #2: "I dunno. I'm not getting excited about it".
17:32: Lion jumps into bakkie, starts ignition, steals vehicle. Welcome to S.A. ;).
Dude are you serious? All you can think about is drinking some darn coffee… Id be thinking about how i can get the hell up outta there and go to some place where i can get some starbucks if coffee is that important not to mention what the hell are you doing with an open kitchen where lions roam…TF!…..SMDH!!…This planet has gone completely stark raving mad…
They just want to use the phone so they can order pizza 🍕
These are not wild lions. They are habituated seeing people. They are fed well I guess.
Why does the female lion have a collar around her neck?
It is a monitoring collar. The reserve uses it to keep track of the movements of the lions mostly for their own safety.
@@bhejanenaturetraining1018 Thank you, is it because they could be targeted by illegal hunting?
@@powerrangerswenew2070 that is a consideration but it is more to ensure they dont get stuck in any snares or manage to get outside of the reserve.
You keep saying he is trying to get to her. Why can't he just walk around to her?
She is not particularly interrested in mating with him. So she will keep moving away. The reason she is lying in camp, so close to the building is also an effort to keep him away from her. She is quite comfortable around the camp but he is very nervous near the camp and would not usually come so close to the building.
Sorry to say this, you can train with doors too, not having doors is putting human lives and these wild animals in danger. These wild animals could stalk and drags 1 of the humans in their sleep, they are smart and study things, and also if these animals attack the humans, I'm sure there is a gun or something for defense and will injured the animal, totally irresponsible. There is a fine line being one with nature and yet dumb.
We are also smart. We also study things. There is a fine line (actually its a pretty thick one) between ignorance and education. This is not just about being "one" with nature. This is what we do professionally as do many other nature guides in South Africa. We are not trying to be "one" with anything here. There is exactly no point to training people to live and work in area with wildlife - behind closed doors- that is just plain ignorance. We do appreciate and understand your concern, and off course we agree and understand that in nature anything can happen. We know the risks of what we do. But we are also trained professionals so perphaps give us some benefit there. We have not had to fire a firearm once in over 20 years whilst living and working in such wild environments.
@@bhejanenaturetraining1018 that's crazy bro, mad respect for y'all!
6:15
@@bhejanenaturetraining1018
Why did the lion not enter through that door? Why were you not scared that he can enter? Why did you not have a door to begin with?
The lion was only protecting the female. He was not really interrested in Dylan other than warning him to stay away. The building also represents an unknown risk to him. He wont easily enter the building without a very good reason. We dont have a door because this is an open tented camp. The kitchen is also an old broken down building that we are just repurposing.
@@bhejanenaturetraining10186:15
Just go to Starbucks my guy no lions there.
what is that huge tracking collar around the lioness' neck?
Its a monitoring collar. The reserve uses it to keep track of the movement of the lions.
Lions and coffee don't mix therefore, NO COFFEE!
The lioness is pregnant and the lion is looking after her.
Your obsessed with coffee dude your about to be eaten and you worried about coffee