Lions Hunt Warthogs - But Do They Have An Escape Plan?

Lions and warthogs run amok across the plains in a hunt with a surprising outcome. Will the warthogs come out on top, or is this a family Kali can finally be proud of?
Clip taken from episode 5 'Pressure', of our latest series Serengeti 3 narrated by Adjoa Andoh.
Episode 5 'Pressure' aired in the UK on Sunday 19th February, 2023 at 4:35pm on BBC One. Watch this episode and the whole series now on BBC iPlayer:
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In this episode, Mafuta, the baby hippo, is in crisis. His pod has been taken over by a marauding male and his mother must take him far from the river. Kali, the lioness, tries to dig the warthogs out of the den, but the situation turns comical when the rest of the pride gets involved. Lions and warthogs run amok across the plains in a hunt with a surprising outcome. Will the warthogs come out on top, or is this a family Kali can finally be proud of? For everyone, the good times will soon be over as the dry season starts to take hold. The lake becomes a place of refuge not just for the thirsty herds, but also for Mafuta and his mother. Duma, the cheetah, takes the coalition to the lake to hunt. By finally working together they manage to catch a wildebeest but their efforts capture the attention of Zalika and the thieving hyenas. Things go from bad to worse, when the coalition discover a female cheetah and arguments break out on what they should do. They end up fighting among themselves as the female escapes. Duma decides he’s better off alone, but is it the right decision? As the herds move on and dust clouds fill the plains, Bakari leads his troop in search of better foraging. To reach it they must cross the shrinking river and risk a run-in with Magamba. But the far side is no safe haven, Bakari has taken them into the territory of another baboon troop, one the size of a small army. When all-out war threatens the survival of his troop, Bakari realises his last hope may lie with the elephants. On the plains Utani and his pup are foraging for delicacies when a hungry serval strikes - could he have taken Utani’s pup? Nalla is leading Kadogo and the herd on a live-saving mission; they are seeking water. She takes them to the lake, but when they arrive, she finds it is fast disappearing and the water unfit to drink. Nalla must call on all her wisdom to find a solution before it’s too late. As the warthogs wallow in the muddy pools that remain, Mafuta and his mother find sanctuary in the shrinking lake, but as more and more hippos join, their pool begins to turn into a quagmire. As the anxious hippos churn the slurry they find it harder and harder to move. They are fast becoming stuck in a trap of their own making. When it seems it can get no worse, the hippo bull that Mafuta had to flee from arrives. The hippos panic and Mafuta is caught in the muddy mayhem. Will he survive?
Narrated by Adjoa Andoh
Created & Produced by Simon Fuller
Directed & Produced by John Downer
#Nature #BBC #Lion

[@littlepockets4959]

Emergency exits! I love this, clever little things

[@boxsterman77]

Clever, up until the point where they saw fit to squeal on the way out instead of moving quietly away.

[@comealongcomealong4480]

@@boxsterman77 Yep, we and the pride all noticed the commotion! 😁 My guess is that warthog noise is like a starting gun for the 100 metres. 'Run like the devil is after you, your life depends on it'. I don't think they could communicate such an urgent message silently. Jungle lore is tough - if the warthog families have to sacrifice a slow or wayward hoglet in order for most to live, then that's how it goes.😟

[@op4950]

Wow! Pumba and the clan made it this time 😂.

[@SuperSonic_868]

That juke at the end of the video there.. Damn! Fake right, cut left, and shook that lion right out of her boots.

[@kovy689]

That hog was an experienced individual.

[@huyked]

I saw that, too. Crazy. Wonder if it scared that 2nd lion for a moment, or what?

[@kovy689]

@@huyked The hog did a pump fake and confused the lion, and flew past it.

[@huyked]

@@kovy689 :D I truly do wonder if it was planned, or we're just reading into a reaction and/or coincidence. :)

[@ravipavi8697]

@@kovy689 right

[@rajeshkanna2392]

2:46 excellent emergency exit by warthog😮

[@samrajn3728]

Teamwork...confuse and shatter the enemies with ur sudden escape😂😂😂

[@deborahbriskie4330]

Wow.. Those little guys can run. Love it. ❤ Thank you.

[@user-rt4en2mb1u]

Hello Deborah, how are you doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the COVID-19 virus??

[@mcomuonobunde-omuono1132]

What a life. The warthog's entire life is an emergency.

[@boxsterman77]

How did they get these amazing shots?!?

[@porkbeans4792]

A lot of patience.

[@Hinata.Sakaguchi]

they set that up

[@andersonpaleng5982]

CGI

[@titanichisete648]

Cameraman is an alien

[@huyked]

3:29 Oh, damn. The warthog juked toward the 2nd lion. Not sure if it made the lion question and attack, or just mistime its attack; maybe both.

[@christiantellez5305]

The sad news I know for a fact at least some of those pigs got eaten

[@huyked]

@@christiantellez5305 The circle of life. Hopefully Timon and Pumbaa are still okay.

[@peterjhpark4782]

It's so wholesome to see warthogs live to see another day in this "circle of life."

[@ErikKart]

Pumba is smart !

[@thomashninan3825]

Yeah right and let the lions starve 😡 dear vegans why don't we offer you to the lions because you care for animals so much 😊😠

[@crazychicken8290]

@@thomashninan3825 it looks like they got one at 3:18

[@santhiyam2741]

Ploo

[@studygirlposkiparta9235]

You won't get me these time, Nala!!! Pumba,said

[@user-zx6is5in5l]

Посмотри, сколько тут видео где таким умным пумбам львы живьём выедают кишки а они орут как резанные

[@AniFam]

Those little ones are sooo cute~👍 Thank you for sharing this video~🤗

[@FarmerFpv]

They are ugly af! 😂😂

[@evansnzioka4430]

indeed, they are really cute

[@Jayfym912]

No they aren’t cute.

[@SOP83]

Those are some fast running pork chops.

[@enricotoesca3941]

Amazing video 🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@lay6704]

They fast af

[@ShayyButter]

PUMBA!!

[@alejandrocabral6350]

Little pig little pig let me in 😂😂

[@annatar6453]

3:29 amazing

[@soloa24]

This is a well executed escape plan.

[@arpitshivhare217]

My brother looks like a warthog.

[@stephenstrange7305]

Mange le…

[@deezy_m9791]

Damn they fast😂😂😂😂

[@GoddessEnergy0306]

Y’all hurry up and eat and go back inside 😂😂I have anxiety

[@user-tm4rz4ie6v]

shout out to the camera man

[@user-dc7pl1ov4q]

Great camera work👌👏

[@bambinaforever1402]

Oooooo, so cute. I hope all the little ones survived

[@HHH-vi1wn]

All eaten!!!

[@cosmologicalturtle9528]

@@HHH-vi1wnSeriously? 😂

[@iaminsideyourwalls2021]

​@@HHH-vi1wnWow. Way to ruin the moment, you miserable troll

[@Denchanter]

Yep they made a nice snack 😢

[@baxakk7374]

You can't hope that. Lions are endangered, warthogs are thriving. Lions need to eat some to survive.

[@pallen49]

The piglets having a playful ruckus with their siblings just like any in the animal kingdom, same goes with human babies too...But little do the piglets know, their existence is basically food for the big cats...Imagine that, born to be someone's food, lol

[@Jayfym912]

They aren’t called piglets genius.

[@daneboro6847]

Wild pork is definitely a favorite of mine as well.

[@lochamoezung4967]

You must be a tribal man :)

[@deWiAnNaEnEcBi3857]

@Dane Boro You are also tasty for this lion family..❤❤❤❤🎉🎉

[@daneboro6847]

@@deWiAnNaEnEcBi3857 So did that rattle snake that tried to bite me yesterday until I blew his head off🙂

[@huyked]

@@daneboro6847 Tough man against a rattle snake. ;D

[@user-dc7pl1ov4q]

[@Dweeble233]

Ultimately they will all face a savage and bloody end. No need to worry about old age.

[@Jackson-td9bu]

Nice one

[@WildlifeEcama77]

Burrowing wild boars are really smart

[@Usasa-ej3ym]

so good❤❤

[@beccac6451]

And they call them the king of the jungle?? They cannot even catch a pig lmao!!

[@crazychicken8290]

can you google pixel emoji user

[@kkk-gf6sj]

They don't live in the jungle if they did it would also be queen as male lion's don't really do anything

[@markoursic2685]

those people who call the lion a king are people who look just ➕➕➕, those people i call them a 🤡. Let remind other 🤡🤡🤡 what lions ➖➖➖ are, among of course ➕➕➕. The lions could be killed by other lion, sometimes bull, hippo, elephant, rhino, ..... When hippo see him on his territory he push him away, so the king must leave the place😢, even when he wants to rest, after unsuccessful hunting and hot weather, the hippo, elephant will push him/them away. The lion knows all ➕➕➕& ➖➖➖, but sadly the 🤡 doesn't, or 🤡🤡🤡 just don't wanna know, because they feel better with fake story- the dreamers, like in their life, 🤡🤡🤡 doesn't want to face the true, that's make them tough and strong as a 🤡🤡🤡. But the real problems hide under the carpet, so when boder me, i just pull the carpet and look!! the hidden garbage are here, owned by 🤡🤡🤡.

[@manduheavyvazquez5268]

❤❤❤❤❤. Great

[@user-ew8re4mp2u]

Lion king Pumbas family had escape plans😅

[@Einstein79]

😂 beautiful.

[@kamauwikeepa7308]

Awe my heart bleeds for them but lions have to eat too. Their progeny just have to be the cutest ever even the domesticated pig. Love them.

[@Eagle-Striker]

Fastest pigs i have ever seen

[@coreymartin6486]

That warthog at the end must play tecmo bowl.

[@fefloria]

they made it... this time haha

[@abbeylove4934]

Those animal wise than lions here they're very smart run and fast I love that 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@kevinmurphy8857]

I love them.

[@ryannguyen7466]

"Who's order dinner to go?" Lioness

[@kahalisiafrancis793]

lol, good job

[@sniperkota428]

😮😮😮😮 monster 😮

[@malcolmfraser7939]

Reminiscent of Johnathan Edwards natural play in central field for Wales.

[@amtech9428]

Lion got like lucky they don't encounter the Pig from Hell😂

[@Earthly3322]

t captures the tension and drama of lion hunting behavior while prompting viewers to consider the strategies employed by both predator and prey.

[@JK-br1mu]

Good....cuz we always see the lions digging them out successfully.

[@rcyadav1999]

🤣🤣🤣🤣emergency door😂😂😂

[@jobmunene3263]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Tatertot01]

03:17 That piglet is dead. No way it can outrun an adult lion that's right next to it. I'm sure there were unconnected scenes spliced together, like unrelated warthogs coming out of other burrows. And I'm fairly certain multiple warthogs were killed by the lions but BBC wanted to keep this lighthearted and "fun" so they didn't show it. The reality of African wildlife is so very very different.

[@AjitMD]

These burrows need to be deep, narrow, sharp angles, multiple exits. I am surprised the pigs had to make a run.

[@Blue_ocean66]

Yes

[@user-uc7wd3du1r]

It 's not easy to have Warthog life All the videos I have watched her in youtube You see always that lions attack and mother and her Babies

[@GEVINCHYGAMEZ]

ALWAYS GOT HAVE A PLAN JUST INCASE THE OPPS PULL UP....THE ANIMAL KINGDOM LIKE THE STREETS😂😂😂

[@beedt714]

They look so cute until they get torn apart , alive.

[@aprnanimals-bc5wg]

❤❤

[@hey346]

oh so they create exits as well hm interestng

[@Paedy]

Me da pena esta especie porque sufre mucho al morir por parte de sus depredadores

[@mariomadrigal441]

Lions claim wart hogs make crispy bacon.😂

[@Yung_Sly]

Didn't know Pumba was smart without Timon😂

[@Bryan-ip1gf]

Timon wasn't smart. Pumba knew the stars were balls of gas, burning billions of miles away. Timon was just a smart-ass.

[@user-io8hk5vl1o]

قال الرسول عليه الصلاة والسلام : " اللهم إني أعوذ بك من زوال نعمتك وتحوِّل عافيتك وفجاءة نقمتك وجميع سخطك" . رواه مسلم

[@Alekosdw]

Who’s got the pace !

[@davidviner5783]

Buffalo are lions' favourite meal....one buff will feed the whole pride.

[@Frombie_01]

You're right about buffalo being a lion's feeding the whole pride, but I tend to think their favourite meal is whatever their about to sink their teeth into.

[@markoursic2685]

but they can be also a last day of living for lion, so dangerous meal 💀🍗💀🥩

[@mualim4130]

the fres meat run off😢.

[@XA1985]

Smart little pigs

[@musclesmouse]

Mmmh. Bacon 🥓 McNuggets for lions 🦁

[@at1970]

When your life depends on it, you get good at the game. Or else.

[@user-jy6nx4eg3u]

Ha ha ha!!!

[@Tehui1974]

I'm not going to lie. If I was a lion, warthogs would be my favourite meal too. I'd happily eat bacon burgers every day.

[@remessinger]

Fast food.

[@Infinityworld92]

Lol im so glad i didn't come to this earth as animal prey lol haha

[@abeguy7981]

Haha.. smart by warthogs King of jungle became clown of jungle

[@janysmahoney1271]

Now THATS just embarrassing t c all them lionesses come up emp- pork- handed despite surrounding the dugouts.

[@kkk-gf6sj]

What

[@user-uc7wd3du1r]

Girl please they are not running so fast for nothing

[@marioceballos64]

😂 mario

[@KingLouisDaSaint]

The extra sound effects are stupid

[@countyrealestate4273]

Lions don't even bother to wash these dirty, stinky pigs after they catch them. They just eat them lol

[@kkk-gf6sj]

Bro what

[@ronaldjean7865]

🤭🤭🤭🤭🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@user-gj1jo9rh5n]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@theg6281]

Who the fk is their coach.. their tactical plan better than current manchester united

[@su-35-ou3nq]

🤣🤣🤣

[@user-zc8fl6ds7k]

I think Murinho.

[@TheEnigmaticDeenTruth]

This CAP.

[@user-tm1bv2ky3o]

Andh bhakat bilo se bahar aa rahe hai ok by tata 2. 8. 2023

[@user-ex1hp8ph3p]

Wild dogs are better than lions as a hunters...

[@WSFM_Rex]

How can this dude upload BBC clips without copy wright? He the camera man or something?

[@lekobiashvili945]

Check the "about" section of this channel.

[@WSFM_Rex]

@@lekobiashvili945 🤦🏿‍♂️ knowing he’s the director doesn’t help i thought there’s only directors in movies with like actors.

[@sophiaz2982]

​@@WSFM_Rex that's just not true. directors guide the whole film crew.

[@WSFM_Rex]

@@sophiaz2982 so this is the dude in charge of filmers for these BBC?

[@santasangre996]

Copy wright

[@dieterrosswag933]

Lions shouldn't exist as hyenas. Terrible creatures

[@kkk-gf6sj]

What

[@tylerlawlerDEVGRU]

They are so disgusting! And foul.

[@jayterry9759]

I HATE this new narrator. What happened to the previous guy