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- DirectorTim LiversedgeIt's survival of the fittest, the fastest and the fiercest in this striking IMAX wildlife adventure about a young rogue nomadic lion who invades the domain of an elder established king of the jungle and challenges him for pride supremacy at a strategic watering hole in the Kalahari Desert in Botswana. The documentary, a National Geographic production, was shot over two years by director Tim Liversedge, who also provided the stunning cinematography. Narrated by James Garrett.
- DirectorLianne SteenkampWill SteenkampDesert Warriors: Lions of the Namib follows a lioness and her daughters as the travel through Namibia's desert with their five male cubs. The cubs are raised without a pride male and are instructed by their mothers in hunting both large prey and small. When the elderly matriarch dies, her daughters must finish the job.
- DirectorSimon BlakeneyStarsDavid AttenboroughJohn AitchisonShivani BhallaThe leader of a once mighty lion pride must now battle for their very survival. Can this extraordinary lioness save her family from disaster?
- StarsGeorge PageThe King of Beasts, the lion has an image of noble magnificence - a deadly hunter, red in both tooth and claw, to which all creatures defer. And yet, behind this facade, every lion has a history of drama, intrigue and tragedy. For seven months, award-winning filmmaker, Owen Newman, followed the lions of the Tokitok pride in Tanzania's breathtaking Ngorongoro Crater. What started out as an intimate story of lions in their full glory evolved into a record of a pride which had fallen on hard times. George Page relates the demise of the Tokitok lioness, and their two guardian males as they strive to retain their 'kingdom' and protect their cubs among the more powerful inhabit the crater.aka "Lions: Pride in Peril" (BBC's Natural World)
- DirectorBeverly JoubertDereck JoubertStarsJeremy IronsA documentary on a pride of lions and their buffalo prey trapped on an island in the Okavango delta.
- DirectorDaniel HuertasStarsLuke Allen-GaleCraig PackerAmy DickmanThis is a powerful documentary, filmed over a 16 year span, about the rise of a Coalition of six lions, branded The Mapogo Lions, and their takeover of the largest territory by a pride.
- DirectorDereck JoubertStarsJeremy IronsFifty years ago there were close to half-a-million lions in Africa. Today there are around 20,000. To make matters worse, lions, unlike elephants, which are far more numerous, have virtually no protection under government mandate or through international accords. This is the jumping-off point for a disturbing, well-researched and beautifully made cri de coeur from husband and wife team Dereck and Beverly Joubert, award-winning filmmakers from Botswana who have been Explorers-in-Residence at National Geographic for more than four years. Pointing to poaching as a primary threat while noting the lion's pride of place on the list for eco-tourists-an industry that brings in 200 billion dollars per year worldwide-the Jouberts build a solid case for both the moral duty we have to protect lions (as well as other threatened "big cats," tigers among them) and the economic sense such protection would make. And when one takes into account the fact that big cats are at the very top of the food chain-and that their elimination would wreak havoc on all species below them, causing a complete ecosystem collapse-the need takes on a supreme urgency.
- DirectorSophie DarlingtonStarsJohn Mahoney
- 1965– 1h9.2 (233)TV EpisodeStarsPowers BootheNational Geographic goes to Botswana to examine the struggle for survival between lions and hyenas.
- DirectorKeith ScholeyAlastair FothergillStarsSamuel L. JacksonPatrick StewartMeet Mara, an endearing lion cub striving to be like her mother; Sita, a cheetah and single mother of five; and Fang, a proud leader of the pride who must defend his family from a rival lion.
- The continent of Africa is home to a vast number of different species, but of all the animals and birds it is the Lion that is most revered. These 3 one hour programs cover the different landscapes that make up the Lion s Kingdom and examine the role that the King of Beasts plays in each of these. The most stimulating and timeless trilogy for the whole family.
- StarsRula LenskaCraig PackerAnne PuseyStudy of lion behavior based on research by Craig Packer and Anne Pusey in 1987 in the Serengeti. Pursues the question of why lions are social and live in groups, then shows various methods the pair used to test their primary hypotheses. Illustrates the prevalence of infanticide among male lions and the resulting effect on the social structure of the lion. Research has shown that it is the lioness who are really running the show. The females, a tightly-knit group composed mainly of sisters and their daughters, are the owners of the territory - the hunting grounds that provide food and shelter. The males are outsiders, who have to chase off the resident males and then defend the territory for the females in exchange for the right to mate with them. With never-before filmed behavior this is a surprising new look at the Serengeti's top predator.
- DirectorWilliam A. TaylorStarsEye Lipson
- DirectorWilliam A. TaylorFollows a year in the life of two lion prides, one in Kruger National Park in South Africa, and the other in the Savuti plains of Botswana.
- DirectorGraeme DuaneStarsNigel BarberWhen it rains, it pours in Nxai Pan in northern Botswana. Lush plains scattered with vast herds of antelope stretch to the horizon. It is a veritable paradise. But Nxai Pan is a place of harsh contradictions. For when the rainy season is over, the lake dries up, leaving behind only cracked, desiccated salt pans as the desert, and its devastating heat returns. The biggest contradiction of all, then, is to call a place of such struggle "hell on earth" - because for some - this is still paradise. The lions of Nxai Pan have perfected the art of survival in some of the harshest conditions in Africa. A coalition of two mighty male lions rules this empire, their tenure spanning almost a decade. Their territory is vast, their females are loyal, and their hold on their land is ironclad. But they're getting old, and the looming dry season holds the promise of being one of the deadliest yet. Can these desert kings and their megapride dominate another dry season, or will this be their last?
- Africa's largest herd of elephants and a fearless pride of young lions come face to face in an epic fight for survival. Rarely do their worlds collide, until now. This is no chance conflict; nature has played its part. Drought has weakened the elephants and the lions are desperately hungry. The dawn of the giant killers has arrived.
- 1983–6.8 (30)TV EpisodeDirectorBrad BestelinkStarsImogen StubbsIn southern Africa, a pride of lions has rewritten the rules - by learning to take down elephants. In this follow up to Africa's Giant Killers, we join the pride at the start of the rainy season. As the elephants depart, a catalogue of dramatic events unfolds. The pride males turn against each other, an inexperienced mum puts her new born cubs in mortal danger, a rival group of lions challenge the pride for its territory and, when lightning strikes, fires burn day and night. When the dust eventually settles, the pride is left with only one choice - to face their old foe the elephants or risk starvation. The final showdown awaits.
- DirectorPeter BassettStarsDavid AttenboroughOwen NewmanHow one lion family - the Ntudu pride - struggles to survive until the return of the great migration of wildebeest and zebra to the Serengeti in Africa.
- StarsSello Maake Ka-NcubeMarcel van HeerdenFor generations lions have ruled over the Londolozi region of Mpumalanga but one brotherhood reigns supreme: a coalition of two brothers descendent from a long dynasty. To get to the top they have hunted, fought and won many battles. This show follows this Brotherhood as they conquer prides, kill rivals and continue their bloodline guaranteeing their genes are firmly entrenched in future generations to come.
- DirectorDereck JoubertOver eight years of filming in the northern wildernesses of Botswana, the Jouberts have now released this follow up to their famous Emmy Award winning film Eternal Enemies; Lions and Hyenas. A young pride of lions sets out on a grand adventure, leaving their safe home range and walking west into the unknown. When they finally arrive at a water hole, it is a vision of paradise, except the huge bull elephants that dominate stop them from drinking. Their first kill, a kudu, secures them a place in this territory but this strange status quo changes one day. Two huge bull elephants lock tusks in a battle. One elephant collapses and the lions come out of the shadows. What happens next changes the course of nature in this area and affects the relationship between these two ultimate of enemies as the lions develop techniques for hunting the largest animals in their range. The sensitive narration of Jeremy Irons sets the mood for this inspired film that blends scenes from nature that have never been witnessed before with a symphonic film score and poetry, creating a surreal experience. The Jouberts understand the nature of wilderness and wild things, and they reach deep inside themselves to help us experience and understand it the way they do in this film.
- DirectorGeorge CaseyStarsJames Earl JonesThe Serengeti is a huge area of grassland in Tanzania, Africa. Once a year, in the time of drought, about two million herd animals like antelopes travel north to feed and mate before moving south again, when plants there begin to blossom.
- StarsSimon KingJonathan ScottSaba Douglas-HamiltonCome along on an adventure with Jonathan Scott, Simon King, and other professionals and camera crews as they journey through the Masai Mara game park in Kenya, Africa. In their travels they follow many different families and prides of animals, mainly focusing on a few different lion prides, leopards, and cheetahs, stunning males, aggressive yet loving females, and cute cubs too!
- StarsJonathan ScottCraig PackerFrom political intrigue to a complex social system and unexpected intelligence, Jonathan Scott explores the secret lives of lions.
- DirectorCarol HughesDavid HughesStarsRichard KileyDocumentary exploring the nighttime lives of the greatest of all cats, the African lion. The film follows a large pride of more than two dozen lions as they stalk various prey through the jungle and grasslands.
- DirectorPaul BoorstinJeri SopanenStarsLeslie NielsenShows how lions, tigers, leopards, jaguars, and other big cats are endangered by man's encroachment on their habitats.
- The dry season in northern Zimbabwe's Mana Pools National Park is as deadly as any predator. The rains stop, the temperatures rise, and the water sources evaporate, pushing herbivores past the normal boundaries of caution and into dangerous territory. Two lion families patiently await their arrival, one, a team of rookies, the other, seasoned pros, each with one shared goal: to hunt the thirsty herds. Get a remarkable look at their daily battles for survival as we take you on an action-packed journey into one of the wildest springs in Africa.aka "Predators' Playground"
- StarsDavid MorrisseyCameras follow two prides of lions in extraordinary detail, day and night, in Zambia's South Luangwa National Park over the course of 6 months.
- DirectorJane GoodallStarsDavid AttenboroughHal HolbrookDocumentary on the behaviour of a pride of lions in the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania.
- DirectorJames Santo ReedStarsHuey MorganFollow a pride in Botswana to discover the brutal realities of family life for lions. As few as one in five cubs live to two years old and it takes them years to develop the abilities needed to become an apex predator. Watch as the cubs learn from their family, mastering the expert skills needed to stay on top and practicing their killer tactics on prey. Find out who will become a lion king.
- DirectorJean BarraudQuillon RomainDirected by Jean Barraud and Romain Quillon
- StarsPeter CoyoteAfrica's lion population appears to be declining at an alarming rate. NATURE's The Vanishing Lions searches for explanations and solutions.
- Set in the vast expanse of South Africa's Mala Mala game reserve, a host of Africa's biggest and fiercest wildlife species compete for food, mates and territory against the backdrop of a harsh dry season.
- Welcome to Zambia's Luangwa Valley, where large carnivores like leopards, lions, and hyenas are in constant competition for their next meal.
- DirectorBeverly JoubertDereck JoubertSee firsthand the numerous changes that have led to dramatic decline of the lion population, and what needs to be done in order to ensure their survival. Live through some of the most extreme cat sequences ever captured on film. See a lion pride bring down a large buffalo, a blood feud erupt when scavenging hyenas move in on the kill and catch a glimpse of leopards who creep from the bushes to hunt and retreat into the trees before falling prey to larger killers. Beyond the blood and gore lies a stark reality: Big cats kill to live and live to kill.
- StarsF. Murray AbrahamOtto ClemensDereck JoubertExperience the wildlife of the Okavango Delta, an oasis and lush paradise in Botswana, Southern Africa that connects a wide variety of creatures.
- The Swamp Pride is on its knees. Its mighty male was killed by poachers, leaving three mothers and their cubs defenseless in one of the toughest landscapes for a lion in Africa. Busanga Swamp is a quagmire, even in the dry season. Hunting in shoulder-deep water is all but impossible, and deadly hippos and crocodiles patrol the ever-present waters. Keeping cubs alive here is hard work, but for these lionesses it just got even harder: two massive young male lions are hunting them down. The males want to claim the Swamp Pride and its territory as their own, but to take over a pride they must kill its cubs. The mothers must fight tooth and claw to make sure that doesn't happen.
- StarsJeremy IronsNational Geographic follows the lives of young male lions and their potential to be king.
- StarsJeremy IronsBoone SmithHuey MorganCameras get up close and personal with nature's fiercest felines struggling to survive extinction.
- National Geographic chronicles the dangerous game of predator vs. prey during the worst drought Tanzania's Ruaha Park has experienced in decades.
- StarsAlec Baldwin
- StarsJames BrolinA year in the life of a lion pride roaming northern Tanzania's Ngorongoro Crater.Also released by "Exploration Films" (2006)
- StarsJonathan ScottAngela ScottJackson LooseyiaBig Cat Tales documents present-day lives of families of the lions, leopards and cheetahs of the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. Each episode follows individual characters, drawing the viewer in on a personal journey.
- DirectorAmanda BarrettOwen NewmanStarsF. Murray AbrahamIn the forbidding Namib Desert, along the Skeleton Coast of Namibia, Dr. Philip (Flip) Stander tracks a mysterious and remarkable quarry: lions.
- StarsJohn BeachThe grasslands of Africa are a banquet spread for feline predators. Explore the hunting and nurturing habits of lions, leopards, and cheetahs of the African savannah, as well as the overlooked grasses that lay the foundation for the amazing array of wildlife flourishing among its leaves.
- The Okavango Delta in southern Africa can be as merciless as the predators who call it home. In the span of a season, the successful Xakanaxa lion pride sees its fortunes reversed as the Okavango deals out one of its harshest seasons ever.
- DirectorJeff MoralesStarsJeremy IronsMike SecherKim WolhuterTake an ultimate look at the deadly game of survival through the minds and eyes of Africa's 5 mega-Predators.
- Forced from their homes and separated from their family forever, two juvenile lions are required to grow up quickly on the Okavango Delta in Africa.. Strangers in their own land, both brothers must lean on each other to survive. Witness their remarkable rite of passage into adulthood as they learn to hunt, fight, and mate, never giving up hope to one day become protectors and providers of their own dynasty.
- StarsAnthony Hopkins
- StarsLady LiuwaFilmmaker Herbert Bauer discovers the last remaining lioness of Liuwa in Zambia purely by chance when she steps out of myth and into his viewfinder. A remarkable bond develops between filmmaker and this lonely lioness that he calls Lady. Inspired by her resilience, African Parks and the Carnivore team at the Zambia Wildlife Authority decide to re-establish a viable pride in Liuwa. They build a shelter also known as a boma. They dart two males in a neighboring park and transport them to Lady's core territory. Lady considers both males but after a year, she's still not pregnant. To bolster the chances of establishing a pride, two young females are imported but their bond collapses when the males attack them once they're released from the enclosure. One bolts for the Angolan border, the other goes missing and is presumed dead when the scientists find her collar in a river. A helicopter rescue attempt is launched to find the other female before she crosses the Angolan border. Anxious to find females, the two male lions leave and walk to Angola in record time. Death waits for one of them in the form of an armed farmer. Of the five lions, now only three remain. The young female, now fully grown and in estrous finally mate with the male. Lady is excluded from this new romance but her involvement is vital. She can no longer produce a cub, but she can impart her survival skills. Unexpectedly, they hunt together. Lady steps into her leadership position with aplomb. The Kingdom is secured. Lions are back in Liuwa.
- DirectorBronwyn WatkinsStarsHerbert BrauerLady LiuwaA haunting roar echoes across the Liuwa Plain. There is no answer, there hasn't been for years. She has no pride, no support - she alone must safeguard her own survival. She is Lady Liuwa, the Last Lioness.
- StarsMalcolm Gooding
- DirectorTim LiversedgeIt's survival of the fittest, the fastest and the fiercest in this striking IMAX wildlife adventure about a young rogue nomadic lion who invades the domain of an elder established king of the jungle and challenges him for pride supremacy at a strategic watering hole in the Kalahari Desert in Botswana. The documentary, a National Geographic production, was shot over two years by director Tim Liversedge, who also provided the stunning cinematography. Narrated by James Garrett.
- DirectorGraeme DuaneStarsDaniel BarkerBray PoorBuffaloes and Lions: We label them Predator and Prey but their connection is more entwined and complex. Powerful opponents, the strengths of one species forge the counter strengths of the other. For nine years the breeding herd, lead by Big Cow and protected by Big Bull, has fended off relentless attacks from the resident lion pride. There are casualties, but Big Bull knows how to close ranks and meet the lions onslaughts as an impenetrable fortress. Its a dance of survival both buffalo and lion have learned over many seasons. There are daily incursions and blood is spilled though not only from the buffaloes! This year, when a severe drought threatens, Big Cow leads the herd beyond the lions territory to a permanent water source. But its a dreadful compromise because theres not enough grass around the waterhole to sustain the massive numbers. Starvation claims many lives. When the breeding herd eventually returns to the grasslands, the lions are waiting for them They have their sights set on Big Bull. As the age-old drama plays out we see enemies with a common goal and similar responsibilities both seek food, work for the collective and strive to protect the new generation. This is not time to take sides but to bear witness
- DirectorLianne SteenkampWill SteenkampDesert Warriors: Lions of the Namib follows a lioness and her daughters as the travel through Namibia's desert with their five male cubs. The cubs are raised without a pride male and are instructed by their mothers in hunting both large prey and small. When the elderly matriarch dies, her daughters must finish the job.
- StarsPeter CoyoteAfrica's lion population appears to be declining at an alarming rate. NATURE's The Vanishing Lions searches for explanations and solutions.aka "Lion - Out of Africa?" (BBC's Natural World 2004)
- DirectorSimon BlakeneyStarsDavid AttenboroughJohn AitchisonShivani BhallaThe leader of a once mighty lion pride must now battle for their very survival. Can this extraordinary lioness save her family from disaster?
- StarsKate MulgrewNational Geographic Explorer investigates a growing controversy in connection with pet ownership rights. It is legal to own big cats like lions or tigers in most US states which often ends in tragedy for the owner, the pet or a bystander.
- StarsGeorge PageThe King of Beasts, the lion has an image of noble magnificence - a deadly hunter, red in both tooth and claw, to which all creatures defer. And yet, behind this facade, every lion has a history of drama, intrigue and tragedy. For seven months, award-winning filmmaker, Owen Newman, followed the lions of the Tokitok pride in Tanzania's breathtaking Ngorongoro Crater. What started out as an intimate story of lions in their full glory evolved into a record of a pride which had fallen on hard times. George Page relates the demise of the Tokitok lioness, and their two guardian males as they strive to retain their 'kingdom' and protect their cubs among the more powerful inhabit the crater.aka "Lions: Pride in Peril" (BBC's Natural World)
- DirectorHugo Van LawickStarsArnold GeldermanMorgan MeitameiAddo, a young lion, is living a peaceful life. When the drought arrives, he finds out life is tougher than he thought.
- DirectorBeverly JoubertDereck JoubertStarsJeremy IronsA documentary on a pride of lions and their buffalo prey trapped on an island in the Okavango delta.
- Lazy relatives. Jealous neighbors. Runaway kids. The everyday troubles of one family - except this family is a pride of lions. Shot over three years during the most extreme seasonal changes in Africa, the film follows Mfumu - the pride's leader - as he struggles to defend his turf, and his mate Chipazuwa as she tries to produce offspring. Among the threats: a river infested with crocodiles that have taken every litter of cubs -- and a rival male, bent on taking over the pride.
- DirectorDaniel HuertasStarsLuke Allen-GaleCraig PackerAmy DickmanThis is a powerful documentary, filmed over a 16 year span, about the rise of a Coalition of six lions, branded The Mapogo Lions, and their takeover of the largest territory by a pride.
- StarsBertie CarvelNatalia BorregoWildlife documentary series following cat species from around the world, from the lions of Tanzania to the tiny rusty spotted cat of Sri Lanka.
- DirectorDereck JoubertStarsJeremy IronsFifty years ago there were close to half-a-million lions in Africa. Today there are around 20,000. To make matters worse, lions, unlike elephants, which are far more numerous, have virtually no protection under government mandate or through international accords. This is the jumping-off point for a disturbing, well-researched and beautifully made cri de coeur from husband and wife team Dereck and Beverly Joubert, award-winning filmmakers from Botswana who have been Explorers-in-Residence at National Geographic for more than four years. Pointing to poaching as a primary threat while noting the lion's pride of place on the list for eco-tourists-an industry that brings in 200 billion dollars per year worldwide-the Jouberts build a solid case for both the moral duty we have to protect lions (as well as other threatened "big cats," tigers among them) and the economic sense such protection would make. And when one takes into account the fact that big cats are at the very top of the food chain-and that their elimination would wreak havoc on all species below them, causing a complete ecosystem collapse-the need takes on a supreme urgency.
- StarsSalvatore VecchioThis is the story of a savage confrontation spawned by the desperate struggle for survival. The Long Hot Deadly Summer follows one stifling summer in the life of a lioness, a hippo and a crocodile in the Luangwa River Valley in Zambia and reveals the chain of events that WILL ultimately bring them into direct conflict under the scorching African sun.
- DirectorSophie DarlingtonStarsJohn Mahoney
- DirectorMartin DohrnPraveen SinghStarsKevin DraineOnce facing extinction, Asia's last wild lions live dangerously close to India's villages.
- 1965– 1h9.2 (233)TV EpisodeStarsPowers BootheNational Geographic goes to Botswana to examine the struggle for survival between lions and hyenas.
- DirectorReinhard RadkeOnly few big cats have been as intensively studied as lions. We thought we knew everything about them. Yet some parts of their lives kept hidden in the dark. Cameras follow two prides and their respective females by day and by night, revealing astonishing behavioral patterns of Africa's largest lions. Symbols of courage and power, lions have been intensively researched for many decades. While hardly a single facet of their lives has gone unnoticed, certain things have remained hidden. Thanks to thermal imaging cameras, this two-part series reveals the last secrets of Africa's largest wild cats. We follow two prides in Southern Kenya and their respective females by day and by night, discovering astonishing behavioral patterns. Lean times face the animals as the huge wildebeest herds, which, until now have supplied the young families with ample food, are migrating south to the Serengeti. We will watch the daily struggle for survival as these mothers risk everything in order to rear their young. Protecting their youngsters from threats such as pythons, African buffalo, and elephants. However, it is the other lions that are the greatest threat. We will observe as the fate of the young lions is decided during the next few weeks and when a group of young male lions arrives with ambitions of wresting the territory from its current rulers, the situation escalates in this dramatic family saga.
- DirectorKeith ScholeyAlastair FothergillStarsSamuel L. JacksonPatrick StewartMeet Mara, an endearing lion cub striving to be like her mother; Sita, a cheetah and single mother of five; and Fang, a proud leader of the pride who must defend his family from a rival lion.
- On Botswana's Savuti Channel, two armies wage war. The Duma Tau wild dog pack and the Savuti hyena clan compete savagely for territory and prey all in an effort to rear the next generation of warriors. These rivals must also cope with a scavenging resident jackal and their common enemy: the Selinda Lion pride. Then after twenty-five years of drought, heavy rains from Angola floods the battleground, and crocodiles arrive to seize the flowing channel. Old strategies fail, and now hunters must adapt or fall in defeat. Watch as predators confront each other, aggressive elephants, cheeky baboons and daring buffalos all in an effort to provide meals for their growing youngsters and to protect them from harm. The wild dogs struggle to overcome their fear of crocodiles while the hyenas take their stamina driven hunts to the water with ease. In an unprecedented epic finale, three wild dogs and a hyena work together as a team to make a kill. This stunning show of cooperation sees these arch enemies feasting together - but for how long? Their truce is short-lived as they continue to fight for their survival on the Savuti Predator Battleground.
- The continent of Africa is home to a vast number of different species, but of all the animals and birds it is the Lion that is most revered. These 3 one hour programs cover the different landscapes that make up the Lion s Kingdom and examine the role that the King of Beasts plays in each of these. The most stimulating and timeless trilogy for the whole family.
- DirectorBill TraversStarsBill TraversVirginia McKennaGeorge AdamsonA zoo-born lion gets put in the pet department of Harrods, the cellar of an antique shop, and then released into the wilds of Africa.
- StarsRula LenskaCraig PackerAnne PuseyStudy of lion behavior based on research by Craig Packer and Anne Pusey in 1987 in the Serengeti. Pursues the question of why lions are social and live in groups, then shows various methods the pair used to test their primary hypotheses. Illustrates the prevalence of infanticide among male lions and the resulting effect on the social structure of the lion. Research has shown that it is the lioness who are really running the show. The females, a tightly-knit group composed mainly of sisters and their daughters, are the owners of the territory - the hunting grounds that provide food and shelter. The males are outsiders, who have to chase off the resident males and then defend the territory for the females in exchange for the right to mate with them. With never-before filmed behavior this is a surprising new look at the Serengeti's top predator.
- StarsF. Murray AbrahamOtto ClemensDereck JoubertExperience the wildlife of the Okavango Delta, an oasis and lush paradise in Botswana, Southern Africa that connects a wide variety of creatures.
- DirectorWilliam A. TaylorStarsEye Lipson
- StarsKarl JenkinsonNot only is Zimbabwe's Hwange National park home to the world's largest concentration of elephants and wild dog's but it also supports more then 300 lions, which feast on an unusual abundance of herbivore prey.
- DirectorWilliam A. TaylorFollows a year in the life of two lion prides, one in Kruger National Park in South Africa, and the other in the Savuti plains of Botswana.
- DirectorGraeme DuaneStarsNigel BarberWhen it rains, it pours in Nxai Pan in northern Botswana. Lush plains scattered with vast herds of antelope stretch to the horizon. It is a veritable paradise. But Nxai Pan is a place of harsh contradictions. For when the rainy season is over, the lake dries up, leaving behind only cracked, desiccated salt pans as the desert, and its devastating heat returns. The biggest contradiction of all, then, is to call a place of such struggle "hell on earth" - because for some - this is still paradise. The lions of Nxai Pan have perfected the art of survival in some of the harshest conditions in Africa. A coalition of two mighty male lions rules this empire, their tenure spanning almost a decade. Their territory is vast, their females are loyal, and their hold on their land is ironclad. But they're getting old, and the looming dry season holds the promise of being one of the deadliest yet. Can these desert kings and their megapride dominate another dry season, or will this be their last?
- Africa's largest herd of elephants and a fearless pride of young lions come face to face in an epic fight for survival. Rarely do their worlds collide, until now. This is no chance conflict; nature has played its part. Drought has weakened the elephants and the lions are desperately hungry. The dawn of the giant killers has arrived.
- 1983–6.8 (30)TV EpisodeDirectorBrad BestelinkStarsImogen StubbsIn southern Africa, a pride of lions has rewritten the rules - by learning to take down elephants. In this follow up to Africa's Giant Killers, we join the pride at the start of the rainy season. As the elephants depart, a catalogue of dramatic events unfolds. The pride males turn against each other, an inexperienced mum puts her new born cubs in mortal danger, a rival group of lions challenge the pride for its territory and, when lightning strikes, fires burn day and night. When the dust eventually settles, the pride is left with only one choice - to face their old foe the elephants or risk starvation. The final showdown awaits.
- DirectorPeter BassettStarsDavid AttenboroughOwen NewmanHow one lion family - the Ntudu pride - struggles to survive until the return of the great migration of wildebeest and zebra to the Serengeti in Africa.
- StarsSello Maake Ka-NcubeMarcel van HeerdenFor generations lions have ruled over the Londolozi region of Mpumalanga but one brotherhood reigns supreme: a coalition of two brothers descendent from a long dynasty. To get to the top they have hunted, fought and won many battles. This show follows this Brotherhood as they conquer prides, kill rivals and continue their bloodline guaranteeing their genes are firmly entrenched in future generations to come.
- DirectorDereck JoubertOver eight years of filming in the northern wildernesses of Botswana, the Jouberts have now released this follow up to their famous Emmy Award winning film Eternal Enemies; Lions and Hyenas. A young pride of lions sets out on a grand adventure, leaving their safe home range and walking west into the unknown. When they finally arrive at a water hole, it is a vision of paradise, except the huge bull elephants that dominate stop them from drinking. Their first kill, a kudu, secures them a place in this territory but this strange status quo changes one day. Two huge bull elephants lock tusks in a battle. One elephant collapses and the lions come out of the shadows. What happens next changes the course of nature in this area and affects the relationship between these two ultimate of enemies as the lions develop techniques for hunting the largest animals in their range. The sensitive narration of Jeremy Irons sets the mood for this inspired film that blends scenes from nature that have never been witnessed before with a symphonic film score and poetry, creating a surreal experience. The Jouberts understand the nature of wilderness and wild things, and they reach deep inside themselves to help us experience and understand it the way they do in this film.
- DirectorGeorge CaseyStarsJames Earl JonesThe Serengeti is a huge area of grassland in Tanzania, Africa. Once a year, in the time of drought, about two million herd animals like antelopes travel north to feed and mate before moving south again, when plants there begin to blossom.
- StarsSimon KingJonathan ScottSaba Douglas-HamiltonCome along on an adventure with Jonathan Scott, Simon King, and other professionals and camera crews as they journey through the Masai Mara game park in Kenya, Africa. In their travels they follow many different families and prides of animals, mainly focusing on a few different lion prides, leopards, and cheetahs, stunning males, aggressive yet loving females, and cute cubs too!
- StarsJonathan ScottCraig PackerFrom political intrigue to a complex social system and unexpected intelligence, Jonathan Scott explores the secret lives of lions.
- DirectorCarol HughesDavid HughesStarsRichard KileyDocumentary exploring the nighttime lives of the greatest of all cats, the African lion. The film follows a large pride of more than two dozen lions as they stalk various prey through the jungle and grasslands.
- DirectorPaul BoorstinJeri SopanenStarsLeslie NielsenShows how lions, tigers, leopards, jaguars, and other big cats are endangered by man's encroachment on their habitats.
- The dry season in northern Zimbabwe's Mana Pools National Park is as deadly as any predator. The rains stop, the temperatures rise, and the water sources evaporate, pushing herbivores past the normal boundaries of caution and into dangerous territory. Two lion families patiently await their arrival, one, a team of rookies, the other, seasoned pros, each with one shared goal: to hunt the thirsty herds. Get a remarkable look at their daily battles for survival as we take you on an action-packed journey into one of the wildest springs in Africa.aka "Predators' Playground"
- StarsDavid MorrisseyCameras follow two prides of lions in extraordinary detail, day and night, in Zambia's South Luangwa National Park over the course of 6 months.
- DirectorJane GoodallStarsDavid AttenboroughHal HolbrookDocumentary on the behaviour of a pride of lions in the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania.
- DirectorJames Santo ReedStarsHuey MorganFollow a pride in Botswana to discover the brutal realities of family life for lions. As few as one in five cubs live to two years old and it takes them years to develop the abilities needed to become an apex predator. Watch as the cubs learn from their family, mastering the expert skills needed to stay on top and practicing their killer tactics on prey. Find out who will become a lion king.
- DirectorJean BarraudQuillon RomainDirected by Jean Barraud and Romain Quillon
- StarsPeter CoyoteAfrica's lion population appears to be declining at an alarming rate. NATURE's The Vanishing Lions searches for explanations and solutions.
- Set in the vast expanse of South Africa's Mala Mala game reserve, a host of Africa's biggest and fiercest wildlife species compete for food, mates and territory against the backdrop of a harsh dry season.