Extraordinary Lion Behavior Caught on Camera

Orphan cubs find their way to the beach, where they discover a new kind of prey: seals.
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Orphan lion cubs Alpha and Bravo reached the ocean and made the Skeleton Coast their new home. Here, they learned how to hunt and eat a new set of prey from the marine ecosystem: seals.
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[@zooemperor3954]

First great white sharks and orcas, then brown hyenas, then black-backed jackals, and now lions! Life as a fur seal sucks, doesn’t it?

[@CoreyMillionaire2029]

Don't forget orca dolphins!

[@LIZZIE-lizzie]

@zoiemperor3954 Yeah, I agree because my grandmother had a seal coat that I wore. You could go naked under that coat and never get cold!!!!! If you live in those environments, only fur or down.

[@CoreyMillionaire2029]

@@LIZZIE-lizzie What happened to that coat?

[@barbiquearea]

Don't forget polar bears.

[@zooemperor3954]

@ cape fur seals don’t encounter them.

[@schlicktown]

in a few generations they will become sea lions again

[@nicoleelias6925]

Hahahhahaha

[@nicoleelias6925]

Good one

[@Valorene]

WOW

[@brulsmurf]

You don't seem to understand evolution. They will become catfish.

[@Amani-0047]

nope! not how that works!!😂 funny tho

[@altcontroldelete-reboot]

Sea Lions see Lions on the sea shore!

[@paolopasaol9700]

😂 Tongue twister but "shells" swapped with "lions"

[@jakelover1731]

Shore they do.

[@rachaelnwaoha3543]

Cute 😅😂😂

[@josephfdent]

😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@HaachitiNgandu]

😂😂😂

[@sigmamind711]

I was dumbfounded, like wtf are lions doing in Antarctica.. 😂

[@princetumi-b8e]

where is this skeleton coast

[@jasonclement3000]

@@princetumi-b8e Namibia.. it is a surfers paradise.. no people.. lots of seals.. its in africa.. hyenas and wild dogs often go there, and now lions.. yes seals get taken by hyenas and lions.

[@princetumi-b8e]

@jasonclement3000 now i know what place is , once saw a documentary where spotted hyenas inhabit the area, there were old mines before

[@Redpepper917]

The terrain is sand, not snow. Seals are not limited to the antartic

[@billyyank5807]

Ohhh no 😂 lots of seals around the south coasts of Africa.

[@LoieLush]

i feel so ignorant, i didn't know lions lived anywhere near the beach. this was so cool to see, thanks for sharing!!!

[@stefansalvatierra4913]

The Skeleton Coast off the coast of Namibia, southwest Africa. Desert lions used to patrol the beaches decades ago before they were exterminated in the region. They’ve been making a slow and steady comeback ever since..

[@cecileroy557]

I never knew either. I believe I am well informed but there is soo much I still don't know!!

[@banbrotam]

You're not the only one. At 62, I thought I'd seen all wildlife has to offer. Clearly not!!

[@Frombie_01]

@@stefansalvatierra4913 I had never thought that lions would be anywhere near snow.

[@alysander1439]

​@@Frombie_01it dessert not snow

[@wildguy4773]

Sea lions meeting other lions is most unexpected plot twist ever

[@rhobot75]

Wow!!! Because Yah, I remember a documentary, perhaps by Nature.. some organization.. many years ago about the Lions of Namibia and how they were cut off from ancestral beach hunting grounds and had lost living memory but the researchers et al could only watch and hope someday the lions would again find the beach. This is really so wonderful to see because it will help the lions survive and grow and hopefully not poach cattle et al from humans. Great news! I'm all for it.

[@akittah]

I remember that as well, it was the first thing that came into my mind!

[@billyyank5807]

Don't raise cattle in lion territory. Lions don't know it's cattle. It's just food. Also,if you raise cattle around lions,expect losses. 🤷

[@touremuhammad5983]

Kinda reminds me of mountain lions in Patagonia hunting penguins.

[@billyyank5807]

Where I live,I have seals and mountain lions but I honestly don't know how often mountain lions are roaming the beaches here looking for food. Coyotes for sure,maybe a black bear....I'm sure mountain lions venture down but they prefer the forest around here.

[@user-dz3ie5me2t]

I've never heard anyone says the word "kill" so joyfully.

[@MrEnte3000]

Took me way to long to realise that that's not snow...

[@rayromano6249]

Let's take 2 hungry lions near sea lions so they can hunt them and we can get views. I swear ppl believe every narrative they are given. This was staged

[@banbrotam]

LOL!! Me too. I was trying to work out where they could be located.

[@superaijaz]

So what was that? I am still wondering in which part of the world lions are living in a snowy area???

[@MrEnte3000]

@@superaijaz It's sand, mate.

[@superaijaz]

@@MrEnte3000 ahh, Thanks my friend:)

[@Soulkal1979]

Poor seals... predators at sea and not even safe on land anymore...

[@bobosullivan6315]

Talk about being screwed. LOL

[@MzMaverick.]

I know it's nature, but this still made me so sad to watch. Little guy didn't have chance😢

[@kimhuse4126]

Dang….ain’t you learned yet if there is something to eat, there is going to be something to eat it?

[@DoberDudeProductions]

@@kimhuse4126 you seem very intelligent.

[@TrollPriestZandum]

They'll go extinct a lot faster now. But the researcher is thrilled.

[@louielouiepks]

Witnessing evolution right there !

[@durratulaishah3703]

How rare is it to see lioness (or a pride of lions) hunting near the sea?

[@mishie618]

According to this it does not happen. This appears to be the first time it's been seen in decades.

[@tylergilson4749]

@@mishie618actually the lions of Skeleton Coast were wiped out in 1970-1980s by humans. Seal hunting were their speciality. It’s nice to see the lions returning and reclaiming the seal hunting.

[@wildnaturedocumentaryus]

You’ve got such a unique way of presenting things. It’s refreshing and inspiring!

[@OldScratch81]

I remember watching a documentary about desert lions in the late 90s , and now there hunting seals

[@adrianpate4694]

Imagine going to the beach and seeing a lion lol 😂 😂

[@WildlifeChannel-l5z]

The adaptability and resilience of wildlife never cease to amaze me.

[@magnifician21]

Now they got another title, the king of the beach

[@ophirbactrius8285]

Or king of the sea shores.

[@CoreyMillionaire2029]

So WONDERFUL to see these beautiful cats regain this tradition after cattlemen nearly wiped out their prides in the late 1980s.

[@ricaard6959]

There are no cattlemen in that region, they were killed off by poaching and trophy hunting by Europeans.

[@fauxfox2974]

Europeans you say ? Every one ? Dang them Europeans like to mount lions on their walls. Everywhere I go in Europe- lions on the walls 🤣🤣

[@peachmango5347]

Those darn non-house cats! --- They'll eat anything and get into everything!

[@billyyank5807]

0:53 lions looking like wtf is this? Idk but I'm going to eat it 😂

[@Fonthandler]

I thought they were in the snow. Like where tf are they Antarctica? 🤣

[@kirbywaite1586]

Why is it so white?

[@NeonAstralOfficial]

1:55 "Good job bro! You kiiilled it!"

[@worfoz]

If you turn up the volume, you can hear a voice singing: "But we're never gonna survive, unless We get a little crazy No we're never gonna survive, unless We are a little crazy"

[@jefforceone]

Polar bears all over the world must be pissed. Hey Do I hunt? wildebeest or gazelles I mean come on now. That’s my food you’re eating.

[@mh1970]

They have a point 😂

[@extrasoap4881]

@@mh1970 yes, the North pole 😂

[@vivaperozzo3532]

MO3:31 ​@@mh1970great hull

[@knowkname624]

Tommy -grab the neck.... Joe.-. Whattt... Its all neck

[@mreza84]

Lion on snow, I have never seen that!!

[@russcatt5952]

Me on the beach - "Is that a bloody lion!?!"😳

[@jinha911]

Thats insane, lions near huge large of water. Is that the Ocean? Thats crazy.

[@Saturnia2014]

The southern ocean

[@wickedpawn5437]

Lions are losing their habitat and their food. This can't be good, especially for the seals. They have a new predator they never had to worry about in history of evolution.

[@tylergilson4749]

⁠@@wickedpawn5437no, it’s great news that the lions are returning to Skeleton Coast and hunting seals again. Lions of Skeleton Coast were wiped out by humans in 1970s-1980s and were locally extinct.

[@rofufoja]

@@wickedpawn5437 It's better to do research before making all kind of assumptions.

[@Zilch.0]

Fewer and fewer natural prey items on land, and maybe some lion populations have picked up on what tends to happen when you go after domesticated livestock -Well if the ocean is nearby there's a third alternative.

[@terryford7459]

That was an amazing clip. I've witnessed just lions being able to adapt to just about any environment they are put in, and thrive !! What makes me sad about humanity is they just don't care. We are infringing on their territory.. Don't get me wrong , THEY SIMPLY DON'T KNOW WHERE THEIR LINES A BOUNDARY ENDS AND HUMANITIES BEGIN!!!😢

[@frankiethefrog1752]

Eh, humanity is part of nature as well. Lions will adapt or can disappear. Nearly every species has gone extinct that has existed. Part of the earths cycle.

[@Nightowl80]

Had no idea that lions and seals lived anywhere even close to each other.

[@alishademmery3581]

Absolutely gorgeous

[@Sajad-d1q]

This is human's abnormal behavior of releasing lions in the shore, not the lions extra ordinary behavior. The poor seal probably suffered too much of an animal not knowing how to kill it.

[@Pumpkintiti]

We need to see longer & more footage. This was indeed intriguing

[@LIZZIE-lizzie]

Never, have I seen Lions in the snow and ice!!! The world certainly does need to see this and learn the history of how they disappeared from here!!

[@paolopasaol9700]

Not snow, just sand

[@ImuBozu]

Did you even watch the video?

[@Caliber-R]

This is incredible footage.

[@bob-p7x6j]

AAAAhhhhhhhh........ Canada is beautiful with its lions and snow and seals. We have everything, the cold, the beaches, the snow , the lions, the seals, I love Canada!!! ha,, ha.....

[@ImuBozu]

I hpoe you're being sarcastic

[@A_for_AML]

Irritating loud background Music

[@themysteryofbluebirdboulevard]

Extraordinary? Meh. Predators.

[@Its_a_XtraordinaryLife]

Wow amazing, normally brown hyenas hunt the seals. Now, these lions traveled a great distance considering the prey they have in the desert alone. Alot of trouble to go through, but in this case it paid off

[@tylergilson4749]

These desert lions will gladly feeding on brown hyenas as well…not much prey diversity in that area.

[@fredeb67]

Never knew lions and seals existed in the same areas of Africa.

[@GauravDhandhukia]

Asiatic lions: we wander on beach too, but we don't have any seal here 😢

[@mikey2555]

Lol one seal just taking a nap and the lions go after the seal thats awake

[@arghyasarkar6147]

“It's not the strongest species that survives but it's the most adaptable”

[@BobbyJuicy]

For a minute there I thought maybe I had gone colour blind...

[@pocojoyo]

DEFINITION: Extraordinary: Out of the ordinary.

[@seanh9632]

the music is overdone but good footage

[@paolopasaol9700]

Can we call this cross-terrain cannibalism? 🤣

[@Woodswalker96]

I remember reading about this behavior when I was kid in the early years of Wikipedia. I honestly didn’t think I’d ever see this behavior, this is awesome!

[@mdtajuddin8241]

Very fentustic video,i want to see more video

[@UcheIfeNwabuoku]

Does anybody know where this is?

[@DoctorCactus98]

lol where is this?? where do lions meet seals???

[@u-5ee3zk1w]

Namibia’s deadly Skeleton Coast.

[@reddhafallen7289]

It's a sea lion actually. You could tell by the way it moved on land and you could see the ears around 1:45.

[@zooemperor3954]

@@reddhafallen7289fur seals technically, but fur seals are closely related to sea lions, so you’re still right.

[@RealChristopherLoPresti]

West Africa

[@reddhafallen7289]

​@@zooemperor3954Oh, I didn't realize that they were fur seals, that explains it now. Thanks man.

[@skybluskyblueify]

Could this help the endangered brown hyena? Leftover scraps means more food.

[@jonleger1157]

Would this be considered Cannibalism?

[@mikedom771]

Amazing sighting! Desert lions will eat anything to survive

[@huss1205]

Namibia?

[@2wheelpartsguy]

Cats doing cat things

[@jrosealmendras88]

So pity sealion

[@vanaheimuwu4530]

nexy thing you know lions develope some gills 🦈🦁

[@tyronnerossler8745]

Hello! This is from my country NAMIBIA🇳🇦🇳🇦🇳🇦 LAND OF THE BRAVE.

[@dorseyscott2114]

Lions and leopards are neck and neck for the title of the most adaptable big cats

[@KBLIZZ333]

Sorry, not even close. Leopards will always be kings of adaptability. At least always better than lions in that regard.

[@tylergilson4749]

@@KBLIZZ333idk about that. Lions are not very fussy when it comes to diet.

[@KBLIZZ333]

@tylergilson4749 maybe not but their ability to catch pray is more limited than Leopards.

[@KBLIZZ333]

@@tylergilson4749 I like on Long Island New York if you dropped an adult leopard off in the middle of nowhere on Long Island I bet the Leopard is successful in catching local wildlife. I can't say the same for an adult male lion.

[@JAGzilla-ur3lh]

Kind of a tonal confusion in the kill scene. This seal is being slowly mangled by clueless lions, and there's beautiful, uplifting music in the background. Guess it was a good day for the lions, though.

[@A_for_AML]

Very loud back ground music

[@JohnHoulgate]

I bet it came as a pleasant surprise for the lions when they got their first taste of that seal fat.

[@48306jw]

So much for "King of the Jungle".

[@theck672]

Whoa 😲

[@heatice77]

WOW!!!!

[@ashesofhopesinabonfireofdr6341]

Sea lions see Lions.

[@AntselephanTV]

The natural world is harsh😢

[@AKayani559]

I never even knew that lions lived anywhere near the beach/ocean

[@expansioniskeyrn]

I was wondering when those desert lions would travel to the coast to feast of the bounty of seals back when the 1st planet earth aired.

[@miked1187]

Amazing footage! Such a shame the desert lions are being decimated by humans. Soon there will be none left

[@sreekumarsandy]

Lions- “ At that speed your fate is sealed “

[@Eleora1997Msia]

Lion met their sea version the sea lion

[@Starsky1413]

Amazing

[@thylacine1154]

Seals must be one of the few creatures preyed upon by both lions and polar bears.

[@comfortablynumb9342]

Those lions will probably get pretty big eating seals all the time. That's a lot of blubber, not like the lean animals lions normally eat. It would be interesting to study them for a long time and see the effects of eating a fatter diet than most lions.

[@mutiur7396]

They would have never know, if they were not transported from their natural place to some cold climate

[@jamemule5326]

It's in namibia 😂

[@eckosters]

WHERE was this filmed?

[@dynamoterror18]

Namibia. Specifically at the Skeleton Coast of the Namib Desert.

[@annstar2793]

Lions on the beach ? What’s going on ?

[@nojorooney]

This is in Namibia’s skeleton coast, where lions have adapted to hunt marine prey such as seals and marine birds

[@annstar2793]

@ that is something I never knew about before. Thank you this is the beauty of nature

[@nojorooney]

@ no problem 👍 it’s amazing how adaptable these animals are to the point where they regularly interact with animals that you’d never expect them to, like brown hyenas which are also found on the skeleton coast and coexist and hunt fur seals, leopard seals also swim from Antarctica all the way to Australia and sometimes interact with and hunt platypus, some crocodiles live in the Abanda caves of Gabon and eat bats, and camels will regularly swim across miles in open ocean where sharks reside

[@annstar2793]

@ 😳💜

[@duncanwallace7760]

"If I were a lion and you were a tuna, I would swim out in the middle of the ocean and freaking eat you..."... The Other Guys.

[@goofykl9]

still waiting for the extraordinary behviour

[@philanderphillips2309]

Sea Lions, indeed.

[@jatwangismyname900]

Certainly didn't know lions lived near beaches and hunts seals

[@EranRicos]

In nightvision the young lionesses remind of mountain lions.

[@tyrannotherium7873]

That’s the first time the lion hunting a seal

[@areasevenpro]

This video gets the seal of approval. 🦭

[@dpxx]

So no one is gonna talk about the seal just chilling in the background while it's mate being hunted 🤷‍♂️

[@billyyank5807]

What was it going to do? It knew to not move.

[@halakedida1944]

This is the first time I've seen lions hunting seals on the beach. Thank you for sharing this video.

[@scott22ist]

They didn’t get there by them self folks those lions got collars………

[@thylacine1004]

Evolving into giant sea otters...

[@karenk9119]

Of course...it had to be the Skeleton Coast in Namibia.Where else in the world could you see such scenes.

[@pajeetsingh]

Where is this place cohabiting Lions and Seals?

[@PG_FISHING]

When sea lion meets land lion!

[@somnorila9913]

Now imagine some extinction size asteroid that we can't stop is approaching Earth and some aliens that could do something about it just watch and record our end of time.

[@saintsataniko2116]

Stunning footage! This has to be the easiest prey lions have ever had. And with so much easy protein and fat in their diets there's going to be an explosion in the lion population on the beach soon enough. And then man will get there and destroy the habitat as we always do.

[@Siamak-l8j]

Polar lions 😂

[@ivanruiz2218]

that seal looked too much like my dog

[@fotosapient]

Are you kidding me, even most elementary school students know the difference between sea lions and seals. Get a grip😁 😁

[@GreySquirrelAdventures]

Those are fur seals, so, while not true seals, it is technically correct to call them seals.

[@fotosapient]

@@GreySquirrelAdventures Learned something. Thanks.

[@GreySquirrelAdventures]

​@@fotosapientUr welcome. It's difficult to tell sea lions and fur seals apart, but this spot is pretty famous for its fur seals. Never thought lions hunted them before.