When Lions Cross into Forbidden Territory I Nature is Brutal

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Only one in eight male lion cubs survive to adulthood. And even then, their lives can be short and dangerous. For one young male, mating with a female from his own pride is impossible. But finding love elsewhere can pose an even bigger risk.
In stunning close-up footage, a young lion fights to survive in the African savannah. Will testosterone outweigh danger? And does he have what it takes to see off three jealous suitors?
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🎬 Original Production:
"The Lions Rule"
A Terra Mater Factual Studios production in co-production with National Geographic Channel and Doclights/NDR Naturfilm in association with ARTE France / Unité Découverte et Connaissance and Shibumi Films. Produced and directed by Owen Prümm, written by Ruth Berry.
#terramatters #lions #wildlifebattles

[@amitsurve]

The father is right. Not every place is Sweet Home Alabama.

[@roxylius7550]

At least with the lions, they wait until the females are sexually mature lol

[@manooxi327]

@@roxylius7550🤡

[@wajahatqureshi7197]

hahahah awesome reply :D

[@richardbidinger2577]

The fact that he was able to fend off three adult males shows he's stronger than he looks. Great video, love this channel.

[@lenafromterramater3690]

It really is amazing to watch right?! Thank you so much Richard 🦁

[@shafqatishan437]

He didn't fend off, he just showed them that he's respectful but if gets killed he'll not die without inflicting serious wound, a risk none of the middle aged lions wanted to take, so was allowed to live and leave. It was still beyond impressive no doubt.

[@Whoopdido777]

@@shafqatishan437 He’s lucky he didn’t try that with any of the Mapogos.

[@sicnarf6971]

@@shafqatishan437 that's the same thing you nerd. HE FENDED OFF THE ATTACK. IF HE WAS WEAK, THEY WOULDVE KILLED HIM.

[@dylanholt4510]

@@Whoopdido777 was he alive when they were around lol

[@counterculture10]

A shout out to all the lone lions and lionesses on the planet who sleep and hunt by themselves. It must be a lonely existence; your bravery and instinct for survival is unmatched. Your fellow sentient beings, us homo sapiens, applaud you.

[@Pain-95]

There are no lone lioness neither in lions nor in humans.

[@lordj3793]

He goes back to his blood brother and is like yo yo yo I met this chick and crazy shit happened bro. We did it all day all night and all of the sudden these three jerks attack me man but somehow I survived.

[@spongebobsucks12]

Brotherhood transcends species

[@einienj3281]

Just like my neighborhood outdoor cats.. only bigger.. 😁

[@Solomon0424]

I've always said lions were oversized house cats as a joke. Now, I dont think its a joke anymore.

[@l.p.3876]

Or cats are small lions

[@humblefencecompany]

Yep

[@einienj3281]

@@humblefencecompany I have my own little pocket lion 😸❤️

[@heartsspades7687]

@@Solomon0424 cats don't fight to death for the most part

[@kodomotachi1]

Now I understand why male lions are considered so powerful. I had always seen them in the pride, where the females are the ones doing the hunting and so forth. Seeing them go on their own, and form alliances, that was very interesting. Thank you.

[@lenafromterramater3690]

Figuring out how prides work is not easy indeed - glad you could learn something new 🦁

[@startheangel9760]

Male lions protect the pride from rival males and help take down larger prey

[@sobasicreviews3097]

An adult male lion will dominate an adult male tiger probably 9 out of 10.

[@jedidah838]

Hunting is not tough work for predators. Fighting other predators off is!

[@leditee]

​@@jedidah838Hunting isn't tough work?? Lmao 😂

[@christlevania5933]

That fight was awesomely brutal. 👌

[@lenafromterramater3690]

It was, but it often doesn't end like that - rival prides often have no mercy for the other one 🦁

[@alveolate]

holy wow... imagine THIS storyline for a full-length movie! wayyyyy better than the lion king... with enough lion prides we could even have a full HBO series to rival Game of Thrones!

[@shafqatishan437]

So agree.

[@terramater]

Your dream has come true 😊 We've already produced a 3-part series about two lion prides in Tansania showing amazing behaviour - like this in the video! Our cinematographer & director lived 7 years next to the pack to capture these fantastic pictures.

[@alveolate]

@@terramater omg can't wait to watch!

[@Sahil-re9ig]

@@terramater where to watch that

[@user-cy9ym5mq2b]

Better than GOT this is reality

[@saintmarckaeden]

Damn, if this was a movie preview, I would’ve already bought my ticket! Great commentary!

[@OGPimpin]

Not gonna lie, it's harsh, but their life stories are so dope

[@lenafromterramater3690]

They really are 🦁

[@lordj3793]

The young lion was like sweet home Alabama. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@cleffcv.recordz1678]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@wildnfree101]

Great film and narration, nice one.

[@lenafromterramater3690]

Great to hear that - highly appreciated 🦁

[@AK-ow8zn]

It's incredible how animals communicate without words. Like how on earth did the juvenile male know whether he was banished or not. Also How did he form that bond with the other lone lion .

[@lenafromterramater3690]

Animals amaze us all the time - that's why we love to share these videos with you 🦁

[@vivismith1157]

All species pretty much know when their father wants them out. The male lion was being aggressive onto his son over a period of time, it’s not instantaneous. When the big male attacks his son and often chases him away it’s clear to the younger male it’s his time to go. The young male most likely bonded with the other lone male because they knew they needed each other, they would build up the bond after hunting and feeding together, the two would also have to mess around and play to reinforce bonds. Usually coalitions are of related males but non related males do occasionally form coalitions.

[@DustyHoney]

Animals understand intensions. They are more deeply focused on their survival than we are.

[@DAKOTA__.]

I love lion communication & spend a lot of time observing it, body language and vocals. So many animals have sounds they make that we are not able to hear with our ears. I think lions have them as well.

[@solomongrim982]

@@DAKOTA__. And alot is conveyed through smell

[@gonna_be_the_no_1]

These narrations and video quality is next level . I should be thanking and paying you for letting me watch this.

[@lenafromterramater3690]

Wow thank you so much Vivek for your very kind words! We really appreciate them as a team - this really gets us going and motivated for the next one 🦁

[@TheFanguy123]

so fascinating that lions can tell when inbreeding is about to happen, i also love that he made a brother bond with some random lion

[@lenafromterramater3690]

They are really smart animals 🦁 That really is great to see right?!

[@vivismith1157]

It’s instinctual. Spotted hyenas don’t mate with males in their Clan either. Social groups tend to have the males leave. Gorillas do this too, the males are kicked out and get strong enough to take over another troop where they kill all the young offspring of the previous troop leader and sires his own.

[@juliocorales5090]

The young lion was related to the 3 adult lions. Uncles probably. That was a "spank"!!! only.

[@spalea007]

Everything is perfectly said. I love the male lions, their behavior and their characteristics, the big felid whose life in wild is often the shortest.

[@arunpadigela9101]

Great use of words !

[@lenafromterramater3690]

Thank you so much 🦁

[@d1pranjal]

One more video showing why Terra mater is my fav channel. You guys deserve way more subs

[@lenafromterramater3690]

Wow thank you so much Pranjal - words like these really keep us going and motivate us to produce even better videos for our wonderful community every week 🦁

[@Candesce]

Wow, this episode was really great, I never knew lion societies operated this way.

[@lenafromterramater3690]

Amazing to see this kind of animal behaviour right?! 🦁

[@Candesce]

@@lenafromterramater3690 It almost seemed like human tribalism. Was very interesting to see.

[@DRCrimeCircle]

Jesus christ the mating am dying

[@AdnanKhan-eb1kt]

Wow! I didn’t know that. I feel happy knowing that about lions. Thanks you for all this, Amazing

[@lenafromterramater3690]

It is so great to hear that you could learn something new from this video and liked it so much 🦁

[@The_stone_Philosopher]

Great content as always! I didn't know that non-related lions would form aliances. Is there still a heirarchy in the pride between the males and do they commit infanticide of cubs within their pride if one male has larger amount of male cubs?

[@joshuaconniff7712]

I think they all take turns smashing so they don't know who has the kids. So they just raise them all

[@benkirkland5354]

I think a group of males is called a “coalition.” Only with females present will it be called a “pride.” I don’t know the answer to the hierarchy question.

[@vivismith1157]

They will commit infanticide on cubs within their own pride if they don’t believe the cubs are theirs and or if they have no bond with the cubs. Mr T of the Mapogos when he reunited with his brothers killed his nieces and nephews since he had just met them and there was no chance he fathered them. Males in coalitions which are what it’s called when males join up together do have loose hierarchies. There are more dominate members, they tend to be but are not always the biggest and strongest but always the most aggressive. The lions at the top of the hierarchies will mate more. People seeing male lions humping each other joke about them being gay but it’s males showing dominance over each other and lionesses do the same thing to each other.

[@vegetaking1272]

@@vivismith1157 Mr. T is an anomaly tho ain't he? He's rare af! That mfer was messed up in the head! He just has known death & violence all his life & he was quite brutal! He even was a cannibal! He ate the cubs when he killed em! He was the most brutal is what the Rangers said & I think that's why they had a hand in his death imo💯💯💯

[@vegetaking1272]

They don't commit infanticide within their own pride! They only do that when they take over a new pride! Non related males will team up & formed a COALITION to better have success bcuz it's tough being a lone male lion in the wild whether that's with a pride or without a pride! Coalition is usually made up of brothers or cousins that was kicked out of a pride by their fathers when they reach maturity or when they show manes! It's evolution ya kno? It makes perfect sense bcuz if the fathers don't do that to their sons? There would be inter breeding & that's never good! It'd weaken the gene pool! In a coalition there's always gon be a dominant male lion who gets to mate the most with the females!

[@venomdealer790]

Terra matter is just next level with it’s narration and BGM! The excitement i get every time i see a notification of a new upload is immense!

[@lenafromterramater3690]

Thank you so much! Your words mean a lot to us as a team 🦁

[@AnimalTVHindi]

Thank You Very Much for showing love for Wild Animals 🙏❤😊

[@lenafromterramater3690]

As you might be able to tell by our content - we have much much love for the wild, fauna as well as flora 🦁🌱

[@RetroFamilyVids]

It's remarkable how this young male lion skillfully avoided death by three larger males. Lions' aversion to injuries likely played a role in their decision to spare him. One can only hope that this resilient young lion finds his own pride and thrives in the future.

[@terramater]

For sure!

[@peubie3457]

''nothing can separate them but death......................... and the urge to mate!"

[@lenafromterramater3690]

Indeed 🦁

[@Alias_Anybody]

Bro-moment.

[@Whoopdido777]

It’s pretty crazy when you hear that only 1 of 8 male lions survive to adulthood and then pretty much the maximum age is that they live is 12. It takes a special type of lion lion like Makhulu and Hairy Belly, who were both around 15 when they died, or Scarface and Notch, who were both around 14 when they died. Those are just 4 that came to mind. I’m sure there are some others and I might even have forgotten a real famous one too.

[@respecteverybodynohate9637]

I was thinking the mopoggo Brothers

[@Whoopdido777]

@@respecteverybodynohate9637 Well Makhulu was the oldest of the Mapogos. Pretty Boy was also a Mapogo and he lived to be about 11. He died of tuberculosis. Those two were the last last two remaining. I’m guessing that Pretty Boy would would have lived longer had he not acquired the tuberculosis. The other 4 were all either killed, some due to possible human intervention, if you believe in some conspiracy theories and one for sure due to human intervention.

[@respecteverybodynohate9637]

@@Whoopdido777 man they haven't seen since I believe after the do. So 2012 to 2013 ngl tho even tho mr t was brutal he was still my favorite he died fighting

[@Whoopdido777]

@@respecteverybodynohate9637 Yeah 2010 was a brutal year for them. Kinky Tail was killed by the Majingilanes in June. Many people believe due to human intervention. Rasta more or less disappeared in July. Again, some people think he was killed by humans, while others think he was simply killed by some Majingilanes. Dreadlocks was definitely killed by humans in December. So they went from a coalition of six strong, although a bit on the older side, lions down to 3 in the span of only 6 months. Then Mr. T was killed by the Selatis in March of 2012. Pretty Boy died in December of 2012 and finally Makhulu died of old age in March of 2013.

[@avhinabhkumar6048]

Lonlkito survived 19 yrs bro

[@QUEEN-df1mc]

Wow! Nature is so fascinating.

[@PGRFN]

He's definitely definitely coming back for his cub momma

[@lenafromterramater3690]

Let´s hope they will be reunited to raise their cubs 🦁

[@vivismith1157]

I think the pride males will mate with her, some animals like felines have litters where the offspring could have different fathers. The lioness could have cubs of the same litter fathered by the young male and the pride males. She could also just have the pride males cubs or at least trick them into believing the cubs are theirs by mating with them.

[@ghayasalvi3898]

@ Vivi,No dear,it is unnatural assumption that the lioness would play tricks,they do not belong to human society.

[@vivismith1157]

@@ghayasalvi3898 so you never watched lionesses in nature? They literally lure nomadic males away from their pride and cubs through promises or mating. You do know animals aren’t thoughtless beings right, dear?

[@LeeFav.]

Yooo another nice capture in Savannah

[@lenafromterramater3690]

Glad you liked it 🦁

[@aniscocka2934]

Beautiful content

[@stevebennett9839]

Another great video, keep up the interesting topics. I always look forward to ur videos, thank you for making my day a Lil better.

[@lenafromterramater3690]

Thank you so much Steve, you always make our day with your kind words 🦁 We are very happy to hear that!

[@johnlegend3081]

WoW Excellent video.

[@farehanoor6671]

A wonderful and productive father.

[@brycekirkham6896]

Great video as always! Lions are one of my favorite animals and I always find learning about their society and way of life super interesting!

[@lenafromterramater3690]

They really are amazing animals indeed! That's why we love to tell new aspects of them every now and then 🦁

[@brycekirkham6896]

@@lenafromterramater3690 absolutely! Love learning about new animal behavior from this channel

[@justanothermortal1373]

"Nothing will separate them but death... and the urge to mate." 💀

[@terramater]

😆

[@Littlekoji-df1cf]

If lionking was moooreee realistic.

[@lenafromterramater3690]

Did you have a look at our Baboon and Lion video yet? That's basically the lion king in real life 😅🦁

[@Littlekoji-df1cf]

@@lenafromterramater3690 have to check.

[@Littlekoji-df1cf]

@@lenafromterramater3690 love from Finland!

[@vanjalive3236]

one lion agains 3 and he managed to give good beating one of them ,this lion will rule for the longest period as possible

[@gigidawide6033]

No he will get killed by most lions this is very rare situations. I know a lot about lions dynamics. Based on my understanding the reason why they let him off the hook is most likely he was previously trying to join the coalition but rejected that’s only way he make it out alive. Lions usually kill intruders like there’s no chance especially him being subadult!!

[@falanajerido875]

The male lion back off respecting his strength he was bless to get away with his life

[@catacat12]

They have epic lifes. I am never bored to watch their lifes❤❤❤

[@terramater]

We neither!!

[@patrickdoyle3525]

WOW ! Just Like in South Central LA !

[@dilipgowda3280]

Kings life is tougher than we think

[@juanvaskez2488]

He was a great king he survived and have baby’s and a pride you have to see his whole life is amazing the a Great king

[@Mitjitsu]

Damn, that young lion was so strong resist those three adult lions.

[@pietbandiet5833]

It’s all editing and story making. In the real world this would never happen, maybe 1 out of 100 times due other conditions. So.

[@IbrahimSidibay]

Wow

[@thestunningmedico5121]

This is the best video i have seen so far

[@terramater]

We're happy to hear that! Thanks for watching! :) What do you want to see next?

[@dynamosaurusimperious2718]

Awesome

[@lenafromterramater3690]

Thank you 🦁

[@ennediend2865]

Great story thank you 👍

[@terramater]

Hi, Ennedie! We're happy to hear that! Thanks for watching! :)

[@DRCrimeCircle]

damn darwins theory at its best

[@andresdeleon5160]

Oh wow

[@serenitypeace7435]

This place was clearly the inspiration for the Lion King!

[@terramater]

True that!

[@dilrubabegum2760]

Male Lions life is so pathetic..but this is rule of nature.

[@manooxi327]

The story telling is fantastic as well as the music, well done 👍👍

[@lenafromterramater3690]

Thank you so much, this means a lot to us 🦁

[@raghavendravishwas5929]

Wonderful..

[@lenafromterramater3690]

They really are amazing animals 🦁

[@raghavendravishwas5929]

@@lenafromterramater3690 yeah..thank you for reply..your videos are mind blowing.. 🔥

[@luisantoniovargasrossi1504]

Se defendió bien y tuvo suerte. Se ve que es guapo y zafó. Es ágil, lo ayudó sobre todo su juventud y rapidez. ❤😊

[@terramater]

Sure thing! 🦁 Thanks for watching it!

[@truthboom]

i guess this is the new generation of lions seeing they look weak compared to past generation

[@davidbatin1699]

In human terms he was caught with his pants down in the act with their girl. He was lucky they let him off the hook.

[@lawrencembaki6581]

Are there more episodes? The following one after this?

[@Ntwadumela89]

Sometimes even the lionesses will chase the young male away

[@anveshchowdaryedara4106]

Growing in zoo will be a best one for lions

[@shafqatishan437]

Did we just watch R rated lionking? 🦁😅

[@shafqatishan437]

Or kimba

[@saltedslug7954]

Alabama banjo 🪕

[@gigidawide6033]

He’s lucky to make it alive Vs 3 male lion

[@vendogg]

That lion must be from Burnley

[@sebastianfiel1715]

Post-nut clarity gives you superpowers

[@plusmagnificent]

Lions live longer than 12 years.

[@vivismith1157]

Rarely. At 12 they would be past their prime and younger males would most likely force them out soon after and the aging males would soon die afterwards without a pride to help them and again they would be weaker as they would be past their prime.

[@Ayodhya9439]

👍🦁

[@TheyCallMeNewb]

Just one in eight!? I may say what a terrible coin toss, were not eight-sided die toss more appropriate. Electrifying stuff.

[@davidviner5783]

The non-related males are not blood brothers. That's what non-related means. You mentioned it at least twice.

[@garythegman9680]

tough lion..

[@terramater]

They are 🦁

[@ericyoutube77]

Does anyone know the name of the 3 adult male lion coalition?

[@astarsheran9788]

Belli

[@SocialDrones]

I think the life of both male and females are just as unpredictable.

[@pietbandiet5833]

Small cats in comparison with Tigers. Especially Siberian and maybe Bengal. But they are nice cats. The 2nd, maybe 3rd largest cats of the world and maybe the third strongest. But they are social cats so that’s nice. They are not alone😇

[@InsectsVD]

My god

[@terramater]

😅

[@shafqatishan437]

Plz make a video on cheetahs

[@Itsyaboy88]

Life is fu-king trip. Mind blowing. There has to be god. I know there is.

[@kuitaranheatmorus9932]

Well thsi was pretty great,that's why I really like Lions,but Tiger are cooler in my opinion

[@lenafromterramater3690]

They both are amazing animals and have interesting individual behaviours - but you are very welcome to check out our tiger content 🐯

[@shafqatishan437]

Tigers are cooler and lions are hotter, I love both

[@ericyoutube77]

Why would a male lion just attack his son who he has been defending for his whole life and wants him to be alive

[@HamoodiClash]

‘ was nomadic and wanted to join the coalition but was rejected and got the chance to run away. I never saw three male lions leaving an intruder to live.

[@terramater]

Hi Royal! Really interesting right?! 🦁

[@gigidawide6033]

I was thinking the same way there’s no chance he get out alive Vs 3 unless he was trying to join the coalition previously and was rejected.

[@falanajerido875]

These kings should know when there females is in heat 3 of them they need to be on top of it.

[@chrisjon6480]

These lions look scrubby lol. Must be from N Africa...

[@user-mg6vx9fy3e]

Father gets out of prison,comes and goes ,seeing wife and kids when possible, now before he goes back in clink,he's got to stop his son from been randy with is sisters ,and his missus the his father has to take on on hard men before back to finish his sentence off,just like the Jeremy Kyle show or if USA...Jerry springer😂

[@anishtripathy6259]

What is the name of this documentary?

[@terramater]

Hi Anish! The original production is called "The Lions Rule."

[@anishtripathy6259]

@@terramater thank u so much for the revert. Any idea how/where I can watch this documentary in India?

[@terramater]

Hi Anish! This documentary is co-production with National Geographic Channel, so you could check at your local TV provider if Nat Geo is showing in there. :)

[@paemonyes8299]

Well quite frankly, if my son tried to elope with his sister I’d banish him to the wilderness too…… and if my brother tried to do the same to me I’d join my father in kicking him out ewww.

[@tahakabir1644]

When will the young Lion start his own new pride, or will he never be able to have his pride?

[@syedikramulla3693]

3 pride lions together are not able to kill one subadult male. If it’s Mr T and Kinki tail then that nomadic male will be dead in no time.

[@respecteverybodynohate9637]

Man I love moppogoo brothers sadly mr t and kinky tail died but they died fighting

[@gigidawide6033]

No chance he will get out alive absolutely 0% chance

[@aniketkapdule]

These rules are unwritten, unsaid like the rules of Virar local

[@GT-legendary]

lol 3v1 and they got bodied?

[@BrothersInArms1]

Bahahaha! I have seen this same clip with a different story and different narrator. Geez they know how to make a good bowl of baloney. 😂🤦‍♂️

[@syedikramulla3693]

3 prides lions together are not able to kill one subadult male. If it’s Mr T and Kinki tail then that nomadic male would have been killed in no time.

[@shorttube2]

animal lovers 🤩 come 🥰🦉🦁🐯

[@Freezplug-51]

The sexual advances he was making towards his sister! 🤦🏿‍♂

[@terramater]

Embarrassing

[@sumomassaquoi5212]

So, that means Nayla and Simba are brother and sister 😳😳😳

[@PlayafromtheHimalayas]

Money is not the root of all evil. Ya'll know what it really is.

[@tamaduni]

The female ia not loyal

[@raynel1000]

DAAAANM

[@lenafromterramater3690]

Crazy and amazing right?! 🦁

[@deathbeforedishonor7768]

Look at her being promiscuous. Just giving it up to a random lion🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️. Now they gotta raise somebody else kids.

[@paulinelambert7780]

does anyone know the name of this documentary? would like to watch, thanks.

[@terramater]

Hi Pauline! The original name of the documentary is "The Lions Rule."

[@paulinelambert7780]

@@terramater where can we watch it?? thanks

[@terramater]

Hi Pauline! "The Lions Rule" is a co-production with the National Geographic Channel, and we recommend checking if it's currently being aired in your location. As our production is distributed by various partners worldwide, it can be a bit tricky to pinpoint specific broadcasting details, especially considering that the title might vary depending on the country. This is why we consistently share content like this on our channel. It allows us to ensure that our global audience has the opportunity to enjoy our productions. 🤗 We appreciate your interest, and thanks for watching our videos! ❤️

[@augustusmageto7435]

Stop stealing other peoples content.

[@pietbandiet5833]

Yep.

[@respecteverybodynohate9637]

They put it in dec it lion rule that's why they don't get copyright

[@respecteverybodynohate9637]

Plus they had co production in making this doc

[@jan-martinulvag1953]

I am human. This has nothing to do with my kind.