Cheetah Takes on Dangerously Large Prey | Dynasties II | BBC Earth

Hunting something as big as these wildebeest is a risk that most cheetah avoid, but Kali has learnt to specialise in taking on large prey.
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Dynasties II (2022)
From Patagonia's frozen Andes, to the plains of Zambia, to sprawling grasslands in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro, Dynasties II returns - more captivating and compelling than ever, providing fresh insights into the secret lives of some of the most charismatic animals on the planet. Dynasties II features surprising, dramatic, and heart-warming stories with iconic favourites, elephant and cheetah, as well as unearthing the stories of some unsung heroes of the animal kingdom, puma and hyena.
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[@superfly19751]

Seeing the cheetahs in action is always a spectacle. They are so amazing.

[@teleportdinero]

So you wish to become one of the chosen ones disciples

[@kadamalivesmatter]

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[@xcaliber302]

And weak 😢

[@rbskgmu]

Good news for cheetah lovers, INDIA is very soon going to reintroduce cheetah in wild,hope u all will see cheetah in india

[@alexeptop]

@@rbskgmu did they do yet?

[@smilodnfatalis55]

Rare to see a cheetah take a wildebeest successfully. This lady is an absolute badass.

[@Yoshikarter1]

I watched another video where five cheetahs hunted a wildebeest. They couldn't bring it down, but they still managed to kill it. The fact that just one cheetah pulled it off is amazing.

[@KarimMuhammed2001]

A male collation able to do that . But for female it is rare . But also I seen an adult male take down adult wildebeest .

[@seren3755]

@@Yoshikarter1 This was a small wildebeest. Not a single cheetah had pulled it 3 cubs and a mother

[@seren3755]

@@KarimMuhammed2001 First it was not just a female but a mother and her young 3 for 1 and the small wildebeest was half the size of an adult male. A male cheetah can never in 1 vs 1 take the wildebeest male or female. We ignore the fact that the cheetah does not take much larger prey than its size, its usual prey is deer of the same weight. So 4 times its size a wildebeest would easily be able to kill a cheetah. I doubt Cheetah's ability to kill Gonak, a prey that is only twice the size of Cheetah. Sometimes you find a deer by running away or killing a cheetah

[@seren3755]

@@KarimMuhammed2001 انت عربي على كلن روح شوف يوتيوب 4 فهود على ثور نو واحد واخذ موضوع 12 دقيقة وكان كل فهود ذكور

[@patriciakunz1198]

What a great cheetah. Teaching her family well.

[@kadamalivesmatter]

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[@Omar31587]

Love how she didn't give up after the first attempt, she remained focused. Amazing!☺️

[@vikaskhanna8559]

She takes off like a fighter jet with the eyes all set on the target. Amazing planning and execution

[@kadamalivesmatter]

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[@SeanM88]

I love cheetahs, I hate the fact that cheetahs are the most bullied among all cats. but they are special.

[@user-hs6tz9rh3z]

Bulling each other ?

[@natesaracino1746]

@@user-hs6tz9rh3z He means that nature bully’s them. The don’t have retractable claws like other cats to help grip and defend, they’re fragile, and they have a lot of competition

[@Beths-cat]

The fact that they are bullied is the reason they are special if we can’t change that atleast they are unique

[@Based_normie]

@@natesaracino1746 another fun fact is that most cheetah’s are inbred

[@startheangel9760]

Cheeetahs are not good at defending themselves from other predators like lions, hyenas and wild dogs they often bully cheetahs and steal their prey

[@shayneoneill1506]

She's an absolute warrior. Thats a big beastie for such a slender cat. But she does it. Cheetahs are spectacular kitties. She's a great mother to her cubs. All of them will do well with the skills they are learning from her.

[@f-puppet4059]

That takedown was sooo awesome! I was cheering for the cheetahs. And her cubs are experiencing this, too??? Watching and learning??? Wildlife is so incredible. We must protect these creatures at all costs.😎😍❤😊

[@alanatolstad4824]

Wow, the sound quality of this chase was something I'd never heard before. Amazing.

[@suryas5609]

Quite possible that they might have recreated that in studio. I wonder how else will they capture goood quality audio since they can't have mics too close.

[@joshuatk59]

@@suryas5609 yeah a lot of the time they have foley artists recreate the sound artificially.

[@NLance]

I recognize the wildebeest sound from a game I play. Animalia. The exact same sound. Exact length, exact pitch. The sounds were 100% recreated and some were taken from an audio shop where games get their sounds as well.

[@theusher2893]

Almost all of it it foley work because they're filming from a half mile away.

[@suryas5609]

@@NLance hahahaha it is possible because i remember one of their clips with sound of a sheep from a game "Age of empires 2".

[@Jdjfbficjenenwk3736]

I wonder if those radio collar trackers affect the cheetahs’ aerodynamics when running at high speeds; even if only slightly.

[@tetsuwasabi2546]

I just asked myself the same question. It would be ironic, because when it would affect the cheetah's speed, it would lower the chances of a successful hunt and therefore of survival, which would be contraproductive for the actual intend of these collars. But I don't even know if these collars are actually for maintaining the species or just for data *or* for something completely else.

[@Jdjfbficjenenwk3736]

@@tetsuwasabi2546 right. Because I know on a huge lion they, while very fast, aren’t going at highway speeds and drastic accelerations like a cheetah. Plus lions are much bulkier and muscle-bound than cheetahs. But almost every aspect of the cheetah’s anatomy is designed and evolved for quick speed and agility even in midair. So when you have a bulky uneven object protruding from its neck, there’s no way it’s benefiting the cheetah’s speed hunting performance or balance. I mean there’s a reason that the claws on a cheetah never retract back into their paws.

[@kadamalivesmatter]

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[@JyoPari]

Also it could potentially bother them

[@claudioestevez1028]

They should be removed, we are the smartest species on Earth, I'm sure we can find a less invasive way of taking measurements. How would you feel if superior race put a collar of you to take measurements?

[@jametalboy]

Just think how much time this team spent at this location and waited to get this phenomenal shot... Beautiful cheetahs build for speed... reaches 60 miles in less than 3 seconds... Faster than any supercar and she also fell while hunting... And as always, well narrated by Sir David

[@kadamalivesmatter]

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[@RRswag70]

Actually there are a couple super cars that can do like 2.7 along with the Tesla Model S Plaid I’m pretty positive. But still yet an impressive feat.

[@ftroop2000]

@@RRswag70 the Tesla one is mad, cos it makes almost no sound🤣

[@dannysullivan12345]

I pretty sure animals wait until bbc earth camera 🎥 people show up and automatically start doing the sickest stuff lol.if they filmed my cats 🐈 they would start matrix flipping off the furniture and catching birds out of mid air then fighting on hind legs like a kangaroo 🦘 😂

[@rbskgmu]

Good news for cheetah lovers, INDIA is very soon going to reintroduce cheetah in wild,hope u all will see cheetah in india

[@santii9305]

The strength these guys have for their relatively low size and weight is beyond incredible

[@omaralkhatib3646]

This mother cheetah was ferociously trained, may her cubs become strong as well.

[@IcemanGaming337]

I like how she stumbled but got up and kept going like nothing happened

[@issambekkal983]

the determination of a mother who has to feed her family

[@kadamalivesmatter]

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[@clintdunshee757]

She timed her run perfectly, so even with the stumble she had time and energy to go on.

[@taytheone6425]

Can get back to similar speed within seconds aslong as some energy

[@hh_2647]

champion

[@dechenwangmo6215]

She is a brave and strong mum. l am so proud of her🥹☺️

[@emerson-lf7ow]

2:03 she tumbles and slides back onto her feet , amazing sight

[@emmanuelweinman9673]

I love how nature was the first to make the game of Tag (the extreme version).

[@mamabear9509]

Beautiful, majestic looking big cat even in stalking mode. Just SO regal!

[@kadamalivesmatter]

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[@TheSunshineRequiem]

crazy, cheetahs are so skinny and light weight, it’s nervous to watch them hunting big preys

[@bradbarnett5464]

Yep, sometimes density and determination are underestimated.

[@kadamalivesmatter]

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[@phaysyk]

I just hope they didn't lose their meal to some other predators, such as hyenas or lions.

[@kadamalivesmatter]

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[@darnelljones1918]

Liuwa is home to large populations of spotted hyenas and small populations of wild dogs and lions

[@alwaleedalthani9624]

Catching the prey is one issue keeping it away from Lions and Hyenas is another they have to eat quickly

[@tullo5564]

Hyenas are assholes

[@womanofsubstance8735]

Or haul it up a tree if the prey is small enough. Not in the case of wildebeest, though.

[@alwaleedalthani9624]

@@womanofsubstance8735 Cheetah’s claws are not like cats they cannot withdraw them when they are not in use so they become blunt and Cheetahs cannot climb that quality is mastered by leopards and jaguars and other smaller cats unfortunately a cheetahs survivability in the wild is very low that is why their territory has been decimated in the last century

[@mrcoatimundi753]

@@alwaleedalthani9624 Cheetahs can actually climb. Not as good as leopards, but they can climb most trees with ledges. They also have very high jumps. The only problem they have with climbing is balance. Leopards have shorter legs, but cheetahs' are longer

[@kadamalivesmatter]

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[@michaelcarter5434]

Kali is a brilliant supermom and so brave and strong long safe life to kali and her cubs

[@kadamalivesmatter]

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[@oliverm7138]

That was impressive.

[@kadamalivesmatter]

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[@andyl8055]

If herbivores ever discover the counter charge, most predators will go extinct.

[@5Kwame]

How do they get such beautiful angles when recording?! Beautiful powerful and magnificent!

[@muslimyoungadult4931]

Smart of her to grab the wildebeest in a way that she was safe from the horns and avoided injury

[@kadamalivesmatter]

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[@rajmohamed3538]

How fortunate am I to witness such a magnificent species and the coverage of remarkable people? I salute sir David and the team. Glorious, this happens every day for thousand of years but the evolutionary nature studies & the technology helping us so easily watch just like that. Inexplicable effort!

[@pingvin1776]

So true!

[@ailikethough.6921]

1:07 this shot is like action movies

[@SAYTHEWORD-Pronunciations]

Even after a tumble was able to recover quickly and catch is phenomenal. Truly amazing predators.

[@freebon5997]

I can imagine the Wildebeest thinking "as large as this group is, WHY ME???" during the chase

[@lorrainebroderick8157]

David's voice is so relaxing and calm

[@neon2422]

2:30 not only strong but also smart by takink him down

[@atis9061]

She is AWESOME

[@kpNov23]

Wow, she's strong to pull that beast down.

[@user-nv6er2dv5v]

small wildebeest maybe 250_300lbs against 3 of cheetahs. If it is an adult male, he can easily deal with a mother and her cubs

[@VivianaSilverback]

@@user-nv6er2dv5v Not if the animal is determined to kill it.

[@kindoe66]

What gorgeous animals cheetahs are. 🙂🐆

[@kadamalivesmatter]

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[@iphone1627]

Strength in numbers. Her cubs help.

[@BloodoperaBlackvomit]

Dynaties was another GREAT BBC Earth documentary.

[@tyronebiggums5051]

That cheetah is very intelligent with its hunting strategy. The way she snuck up in the bushes breaking the outline of her body stayed downwind. She managed to stay hidden while running full speed before any wildebeest were alerted.

[@wildnfree101]

When you have got 3 kids to feed, you are better off doing one big shop!

[@johndaddabbo9383]

True, however I don't recall the last time I went big shopping and had to worry about one of the Stop-n-Shop employees gouging me in the back with the pair of scissors used in the floral depot -OR- them barreling over me with a fully loaded shopping cart 😁

[@levent.a.7280]

@@wildnfree101 tigers are the most coward cat in the cat family, they're literally overgrown housecats

[@jmalkus1702]

Thanks for the beautiful video. Cheetah is a delicate species but in this game we can see kali did very intelligently , aggressively and beautifully by taking down the heavy weight wildebeest. She fell down but didn’t give up . A good gift for her Cubs for future surviving. Cheetah has 55% successful kill rate and don’t see much injuries. Hunting skills is amazing.

[@user-nv6er2dv5v]

In the wildebeest this small A cheetah can take an adult male wildebeest (provided that all cheetahs are adult males and consist of 4) cheetahs weigh 143 lbs wildebeest male weight up to 600 lbs

[@kadamalivesmatter]

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[@falanajerido875]

I loved cheetah they have class for predators. All wildebeest do is stare they barley help out imagine if all them came rushing in they could of save him like buffalo they always help out. Great video

[@SolidSimonn]

Thank you Sir David Attenborough for these all dynasties. Especially Elephants which you filmed in my home country Kenya 🇰🇪❤

[@kadamalivesmatter]

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[@ThePitchblue]

when you are happy for cheetah and mesmerized by her abilities, yet cry over poor wildebeest baby and her mom watching the terror of her baby being ripped apart...

[@kenesys8713]

What an incredible creature.

[@MelissaPeck-in9tq]

the other wildebeest were like we lost one. im sorry for him.

[@haveaseatmarj]

The tension, whoa! Shivers at natures course...

[@HamsterTMS]

Cheetahs on teamwork works better than a cheetah alone

[@meganj4821]

Me: WOHA!! Show: *explaining facts* Me: we’ll that’s new! :)

[@ewjiml]

I just love how cheetahs walk…..gangsta.

[@rianaadriana4621]

Imagine you vs 3x your weight💀

[@fightingflanker2731]

There is nothing more majestic than watching Cheetahs go for hunt and there is nothing more haunting to see a tiger goes for same.

[@MrCsquare23]

Let’s go Kali!!! Damn that was amazing

[@mearndt1]

Cheetahs are such amazing animals!!!!

[@randomiser9908]

Kali should make her own movie

[@kristjanrom9429]

Always weird to see these huge amounts of bivols run from small anount of preditors. If they made a wall it would make it next to impossible to catch any

[@diontaedaughtry974]

I love listening to the sounds of animals eating it always influences me to find something to eat.

[@troyano6548]

WOW 😳 absolutely amazing !!

[@Yoshikarter1]

A wildebeest could kill a lion, let alone a more fragile cheetah. She definitely earned her meal.

[@levent.a.7280]

Because this was a baby wildebeest, adult wildebeests can kill cheetahs easily

[@AhmedBabiker-sr8fl]

​@@levent.a.7280not really

[@soheilak6208]

Absolutely amazing

[@pricetopay5152]

What a beast

[@TrinidadGhost]

Absolutely Amazing

[@kadamalivesmatter]

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[@cauchyschwarz3295]

They look so badass stalking from the distance

[@rajmohamed3538]

Inexplicable footage. It’s new. BBC delivering out. There are so much we had watched in discovery and NGc channels that yet to come! There was one when SIR- David calls out at the end of cheetah hunting footage‘The race is over’-I still miss and search for it!

[@isaactebele8705]

I love this animal and it's actions

[@kmallory100]

She said mama gotta eat!

[@JagatBaxi]

Oh My ! Really courageous , i saw this for the first time, i thought wildebeest will escape easily

[@VL1975]

My favorite animal, the cheetah...ever since I was 9. We need to do more to save them from extinction.

[@kadamalivesmatter]

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[@zilldollo3409]

One of my favourites as well

[@kuitaranheatmorus9932]

This is amazing

[@goodsolonius7305]

Big Cat Diary which used to be on animal planet had by far the best cheetah hunting footage I've seen

[@beastmode7013]

lol his boys like damn theres 100 of us 4 of them and they still got one of us

[@medgasguy]

One of my favorite's of all of the big cats...

[@peterjarosciak3305]

Prekrásne vidiet geparda v akcii . Ďakujem tim co nakrucali 👏 👍

[@kadamalivesmatter]

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[@aves4081]

That is quite a prey for a cheetah!

[@titanushingojira]

MAGNIFIC

[@managersamuel]

She is a superhero

[@johndaddabbo9383]

Awesome, really Thank you, however might it be possible to also include after the slow-mow version a full speed version? -OR- am I mistaken and this entire video was shown at full speed? If feels as if it was not. It will provide a worthwhile perspective of such an event. OK, well hopefully you will consider doing so in the future. Thank you.

[@zeinab2418]

Why did they upload this video on BBC Earth when it is already uploaded on BBC?!

[@juluisreyes9094]

Splendid

[@paint_thinner]

If anyone want's to know the outro song is 'Chris Warner - Whirlpool Galaxy'

[@TimeTheory2099]

Thanks BBC Earth. 👍 I hope there will always be safe and free places for big cats. Doesn't look good for the future tho.

[@MochaHontas420]

Good footage

[@growthdevelopment7412]

We need more videos like this

[@kadamalivesmatter]

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[@Crackerbarrelkid56]

Down as Hell Cheetah 🐆

[@komodowildernest]

Wowwww ...amazing

[@MrSupernova111]

Cheetah's are awesome!

[@ninodabambino1074]

This is the same cheetah they showed in the new video Chilly is a boss ‼️

[@jurassicsushi]

Hey @BBCEarth I'm loving Prehistoric Planet, what a fantastic job on the series. Are there only 5 episodes?

[@kadamalivesmatter]

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[@TONEakaSHOW]

If animals were athletes, cheetahs would be track stars, lions would be boxers and tigers would be wrestlers

[@daveicc495]

What would a leopard 🐆 be

[@TONEakaSHOW]

@@daveicc495 MMA fighters?

[@mrcoatimundi753]

I would say that lions and tigers would switch roles.

[@B.D.F.]

Wow, those are huge collars!

[@rangaranganath764]

What a speed

[@gracepei2115]

I really want know that if they had finished that prey? I salute to the cheetah 🐆 mama! A good video!

[@holeindanssock156]

2:41 Should we help him? 🦌 Nah dog he gone.....

[@mimishen1888]

I love cheetahs. They are cool

[@Strategistdating]

Cheetahs seem more skilled at killing then Lions.

[@mariadaluzmoutinho5701]

Incrível vídeo ...as Chitas são tão fascinantes, a elegância até as acompanha na corrida à caça! A Sabedoria agucada e vencedora desta mãe vai passar às crias e prepará-las quando seguirem a sua própria vida! um animal fulgurante e belo em perigo de extinção

[@kadamalivesmatter]

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[@ayman6930164]

This video wining Oscar

[@cerovk6000]

Listen close women this is a real lady 😂

[@petrapavla85]

I cant help, although I love the cats, I always tear up for their prey,even if I know they must do it for survive..but that look of another horses..sigh*

[@alceratops6853]

The cheetahs should have lured the wildebeest with their cute meows! The prey would be mesmerized by the cuteness before getting their jugular destroyed

[@Boulos-cb2un]

Good girl!