Unbelievable! Young Lions, a Hyena Pup, & a Meerkat Become Best Friends | Smithsonian Channel

If you want to see a bossy meerkat get his way with two lion cubs and a hyena pup, then look no further than Loebies Carnivore Park in South Africa where unlikely animal friendships like this are the order of the day.
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[@jimr9499]

Oh..my..god...I didn't know hyenas could be so adorable...

[@evamountainwolf9804]

indeed !

[@chillwhodat]

When they're young

[@rosenmartin914]

@@chillwhodat Nah they stay cute even grown up, they just have wonky proportions

[@sincereconello]

Now we just need Pumbaa, don't we?

[@thelazytiger69]

this comment ❤❤

[@pattywilliams788]

They are just too cute! Paco is something else. I’ve got a big smile on my face. 🥰🥰🥰

[@tenaciouspoetry]

Joe Pesci as a meerkat, awesome

[@AniFam]

Their bond and relationship are awesome~🤗💞

[@gerardoalmanza7477]

Paco is just the best🦦🥰😉

[@Thunder_Cosplays]

That’s incredible…that shows that friendship can be from any animal

[@ChauncyFatsack]

So wholesome! Cuteness overload!😼

[@rahansimone]

Lovely ...beautiful and peaceful ...❤❤❤

[@Hereannow]

This was just so darn adorable to watch, bless your heart!❤️❤️❤️ The world 🌍 would not be the same without people like you! ("Nature's surrogate momma's") Thank you!! ❤️❤️

[@ioracle8015]

When LIFE immitates art it is a true story, the Lion King.

[@Fleepers-lh2tu]

Hyenas try to get the lion in that movie

[@gazarsenal1955]

How lovely.I would love to have them.

[@thisguy73]

Aside from the meerkat they would eventually attack you.

[@gazarsenal1955]

@@thisguy73 u know😂

[@mohammedsuhail1479]

The meerkat reminds me my ex boss. Few people are lucky enough to dominate others even though they are unworthy of it

[@HydroniteTB]

Hakuna Matata

[@sarahjocker5059]

Just amazing 😍 😍 😁😁😁so so funny a joy to watch thank you for sharing ❤️ ❤️

[@danielortega6035]

CUTENESS OVERLOAD!!

[@Rachel-ks5zn]

Absolutely adorable! 😍

[@jackspringer9283]

When they get much older and realize that little meerkat was pushing them around it'll be like The Lone Ranger when he discovered what Kemo Sabi really meant....

[@luizfelippeguerreiro2087]

You should go back to Brazil. I miss this channel very much...

[@Victoria-cm4jr]

I love them all so much !!!!!!!❤

[@eliw3261]

Not an unlikely friendship. Hyenas, mongooses, civets, and meerkats belong to the Carnivore suborder Feliformia and are closer to cats.

[@geemanbmw]

Paco better be careful in another 3 months those cubs are gonna be huge

[@auntiez4917]

The lions won't ever both Paco since they were raised him. Paco will probably still be bossing them around🤣

[@geemanbmw]

@@auntiez4917 true but you still never ever can know for sure they are predators first and foremost.

[@amandocantu]

OK, Mother Nature, you can’t one up “The Lion King”! 😂. This is cute, though.

[@TheRegimann]

It's nice and cute.

[@alteabradiani8379]

This is like the lion king but with baby hyenas on the good side as well

[@pinakibhome3075]

Same will happen with all human babies black,white,brown from all races and religions kept together. When we are babies we re pure hearted souls.

[@popcornfps]

This is hilarious

[@RICARDOGARCIA-wr9hx]

And at the end only one will be standing.

[@dianadavis5002]

❤❤❤❤

[@mtsbr78]

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[@skywatcherca]

I LOVE the little meerkat! Wonderful video.

[@anzal5795]

🥰🥰🤗🤗

[@GrymeJr]

Bruh how TF

[@desmondkarauna7320]

I thought that was an south African Sharon Osbourne 🤦😂

[@rafuyhhre4543]

Spy hayena.

[@vegetasayajin967]

ئاخر زەمانە گەورەیی و بچووکی نەماوە

[@christopherharbauer8374]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jeeperspeepers8323]

So, Republicans AND Democrats can be friends.

[@gomes6422]

I doubt it

[@marioalfonso3214]

To latte , shame

[@KhmerMinnesnowta]

Just wondering if we could train them to eat grass like cow. Who knows!

[@gomes6422]

No sir it doesn't work like that 😂

[@jackspringer9283]

Too large of a adaptation for their digestive tract..

[@geemanbmw]

@@jackspringer9283 exactly humans only recently adapted to milk and not everybody is tolerant to it.

[@BlazeDupree1525]

No you can't just train carnivores to become vegan that will make them very sick.

[@guadalupe8589]

Please tell me you're joking....

[@h-e-acc]

We need to just encourage production of dna-based lab grown meats so we can sufficiently feed these living beings in sanctuaries and refuges so they don’t have to be released to the wild if they’re not going to survive and they’ll never be hungry

[@dr.julianbashir9193]

xD "Create more factories to solve nature's problems" xD