Mother of Lions (Full Episode) | Savage Kingdom

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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Mother of Lions (Full Episode) | Savage Kingdom
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[@bellyvomit7460]

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

[@ILikeKamekANormalAmount]

Only to those who think woman should rule everything

[@marilynwillett804]

not powerful and not accurate.

[@TheMessianicFeast]

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

[@macxavier168]

@@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]

@@TheMessianicFeast programming for what?

[@nico348]

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]

Awe

[@falloutman565]

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]

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

[@garyhecker9775]

L

[@J24J]

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

[@Yournotawhat]

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

[@moxievintage1390]

Right! And my cat too 🙌🏽🐈‍⬛🙀

[@adelineproverbs3139]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@AngelatheresaIsrael]

😅😅😅🙌🏾

[@jerlee620]

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

[@YT-ph3qb]

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

[@CWZimba]

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

[@gurjotsidhu9494]

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

[@rillihi697]

​@@gurjotsidhu9494Ah what a relief

[@gurjotsidhu9494]

@@rillihi697 Nevermind it was his child

[@rillihi697]

@@gurjotsidhu9494 Ah well

[@gurjotsidhu9494]

@@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.

[@user-jt9wb5lp5y]

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

[@kaomicruce1982]

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]

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]

@@ericday4505 w

[@Tirah5]

The Narrator is Charles Dance. Not just some narrator

[@AddiusHrGamer]

This guy is a living legend

[@lizzytarre461]

It's Tywin Lannister the old lion 🦁

[@davidcho4399]

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]

The lioness' cubs getting killed seemed like karma after that

[@user-vk1ke3co3l]

This is straight to the point

[@mariasur360]

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]

felt hurt for leopard 😢

[@amaximus5753]

Very sad indeed what happened to the cubs.

[@emilyfranklin0724]

I could watch these lions ALLLL dayyyyy ❤️😀

[@dillardfamilychannel4029]

Me too

[@king18722]

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

[@cliftonyoung2819]

Me to 👍🏽

[@KE-YONIC]

😂 I have since 7 or 8yrs old

[@dgirl9252]

I know right 😁!

[@LimpBizkit999]

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

[@awesomepixie419]

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]

@@awesomepixie419 I agree ❤️

[@CeezGeez]

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

[@TheCjfraz]

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

[@trailblazer1047]

He is good first time i heard it like this.

[@spiritofcedars]

Really? 14:42 is soothing?

[@momentosanimalessalvajes]

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]

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]

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

[@donkeygoriIIa]

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

[@dillardfamilychannel4029]

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]

Aww how cute

[@loganhill6601]

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

[@DSPHistoricalSociety]

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

[@DG-zv4bl]

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]

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]

Thank you for the explanation!

[@NoShelfControl]

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

[@TheeMrsGrinch]

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

[@CeezGeez]

thanks

[@beachbunny8021]

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

[@kymberlypayne163]

I agree!

[@trailblazer1047]

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

[@deeT02]

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]

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

[@dostagirl9551]

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]

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

[@Shine-wb6ll]

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

[@joeg509]

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

[@sparklegirl19]

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]

Karma.. She killed the leopard 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@sparklegirl19]

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

[@terrylpitts]

Q

[@ingabrown3916]

@@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]

@@AnastasiaBeaverhousn fr

[@ronaldmejia6891]

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

[@rebelarchangel1589]

The Tiger is more beautiful

[@galaxychannel8613]

NOTHING CAN BEAT LIONS BEST ANIMAL

[@rngchamp]

@@rebelarchangel1589 nope

[@ronaldmejia6891]

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

[@user-uc4ot3jv5g]

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)

[@primero99]

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.

[@Sythyn30]

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

[@frozenglaicericet-pose6104]

No...it was so pretentious 🤦😑

[@Sythyn30]

@@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]

Good ear

[@kymberlypayne163]

I wondered whom that voice belonged to!

[@Sythyn30]

@@N8turenut Beautiful Pup!! =)

[@1shpendi]

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]

Isjdjehs. What do we

[@bruncekic]

Just hearing his name Sekekama gives me sweet goosebumps.

[@cindyhernandez2101]

All of these things are not going to

[@Tara_P_Rose]

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]

@@cindyhernandez2101 as if we care about your opinion

[@Bowdrie007]

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

[@indrakurniawan6359]

Ntwadumela is on top of them all.

[@danni1993]

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

[@monica012077]

It's Tywin Lannister.

[@expandingbeyondmyenvironme9724]

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

[@rashaadhudson4032]

Whoever filmed this is an iconic individual 🔥

[@tonistark4169]

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]

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

[@eglantinepapeau1582]

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

[@georgia5822]

@@phyllisshademan4424e

[@Galactic__Wolf]

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

[@davettgordon5650]

Yes it is 5yrs ago.

[@kenphillips9904]

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]

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

[@StraightBleach]

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

[@YT-ph3qb]

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

[@metalmamasue3680]

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]

That's what I hate about it lol

[@therockontv]

*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* ❤❤

[@eyesup9542]

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

[@expandingbeyondmyenvironme9724]

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

[@kylejohnson1308]

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]

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[@Kennith-hu8yj]

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[@lenoremeyers6907]

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

[@BiggaB973]

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

[@Brad45420]

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]

@@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]

@@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]

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

[@DG-zv4bl]

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

[@kenflagler635]

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 .

[@airprok8328]

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]

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]

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

[@music.ent247]

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.

[@maiamiimaiam4343]

This is Scar

[@supra95ful]

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

[@HoneyGirl2023]

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

[@magacop5180]

Leopard

[@Lukedapook]

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]

Ui

[@trailblazer1047]

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

[@tyronevaldez-kruger5313]

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

[@samanthajordan1955]

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

[@thechoniclesofkratos]

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

[@Lexparisss]

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

[@kamalbhuyan6971]

Hi

[@Stevie-hn7mp]

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

[@andrewhicks350]

More like this please

[@ElizabethJasmineNino]

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

[@falloutman565]

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

[@1k.jadenn420]

@@falloutman565 link ?

[@RLee-we1fc]

I, It

[@sarahscroggins2793]

Lions are a beauty to be reckoned with 🌺🌹🌷

[@jordanmcafee9122]

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]

They do-these male lions just went after them which is not uncommon. I’ve gone done a KZbin 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]

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]

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]

Hi

[@johnwayne6226]

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

[@a.christian9647]

ha!

[@gf245]

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.

[@Luvluna19]

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

[@diannacarty]

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

[@iame5406]

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

[@sethpeake]

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

[@trailblazer1047]

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

[@rosesippel2932]

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

[@beachbunny8021]

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,

[@bessiebell6218]

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

[@msrose5975]

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]

P⁰

[@NlozapxqA]

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

[@dawntaylor243]

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!

[@sheakaisagoddess5863]

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

[@UncutRealityTV]

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

[@superior120v5]

His voice is perfect for this.

[@a.christian9647]

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

[@addictedtofauna3838]

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]

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

[@savblixky9797]

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

[@tyronevaldez-kruger5313]

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

[@Stevie-hn7mp]

@@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]

@@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 : )

[@Elijah2000-]

Sekekama is a great protector🦁👑

[@cheesethekoala8756]

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-]

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

[@kamomax09]

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

[@githaemwangi8720]

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

[@Betty44123]

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!

[@xMissAlaskax]

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

[@primavera3447]

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

[@billyyank5807]

45:13 beautiful leopard...being sneaky.

[@billyyank5807]

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

[@harasaratours8806]

Unique creations of nature අපූර්වත්වයෙන් යුත් සොබා දහමේ අසමසම නිර්මාණ

[@jameswhite937]

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

[@cal6311]

Idk why im just binge watching lion documentaries.

[@hiitsme821]

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

[@juliet5944]

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

[@eglantinepapeau1582]

tywin lannister's voice

[@hiitsme821]

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

[@ejzahire9219]

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

[@XxShellyW13xX]

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.

[@kimberlysullivan7171]

Thank you… National Geographic for another good series 👑

[@ineine2014]

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

[@ss-ci3jv]

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]

Green flag women 👑

[@bahrammalakooti7504]

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

[@theresachen168]

Wow, karma in the savage kingdom. She killed a leopard's cub before giving birth, only to have her new cubs killed by her older kids.

[@loudkinglover2203]

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

[@mariebrown5681]

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

[@Aesop101]

The beautiful Matsumi. A true leader and warrior

[@airprok8328]

I feel so terrible for that young sub adult male lion, he literally was trying to hide behind his mother because he knew his father was going to kill him

[@argentinourena3488]

I don’t get why did his father attack and kill him?? What the purpose?

[@monica012077]

@@argentinourena3488 The mother was in estrus.

[@indrakurniawan6359]

Insecure, that how it works, always about competition, it will always, sekekama going to die by another lion one day or he is dead now.

[@quantumsolace5864]

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.

[@emancipatedlionm9215]

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

[@noeminava8352]

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

[@judithcampbell1705]

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

[@trishmahoney6414]

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

[@timy.9512]

Sekekama was actually named for Sir Seretse Khama - founder of modern Botswana. A lion named for a lion.

[@mcfcDJ51]

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

[@iame5406]

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

[@nakiacee15]

Same lollll

[@a.christian9647]

Same.

[@shereelewis2251]

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

[@user-rx7th9hr4l]

Extraordinary, Pure masterpiece , very well done!! This gives me such a joy!!

[@Lord_Tubi]

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

[@terryford7459]

If this is still Mr. Charles Dance narrating, he does a phenomenal job!! ❤❤

[@megs3019]

Why am I crying….. omg the pain the one lion must have been in. Killing my heart. I can’t deal. I’m not made for nature. It’s so mean and heartless I can’t

[@XXDJOZXX]

Relax megs you are exactly where you belong just enjoy the documentary hun.

[@kyleaustin8179]

Hello Meg's

[@kamalbhuyan6971]

Hi

[@jaycollins2028]

Awesome Episode keep it coming 💯💯💯

[@tammiecarman]

I LOVE National Geographic’s videos on ANY AFRICAN ANIMALS be it lions, leopards, hyenas, giraffes, Elle’s, whatever the subject matter!

[@Kidd23Kidds]

I was going to add to a comment that I just left, but I can’t find it lol. But anyway, look at the muscles on those female lions when they get down in full stalk position! That is absolutely insane. And when they leap, it’s like a giant spring uncoiling. Scary, yet amazing.

[@kimberlybryant3954]

I love Savage Kingdom... I can't wait until Season 5...

[@springrolls7977]

"Never trust a stranger's intention"

[@blyt5046]

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.