Lions - Spy in the Den (Full Documentary)

BBC Documentary

Introducing 'Bouldercam' - a revolutionary remote camera device that boldly goes where no camera has gone before - right into the heart of a lion pride.

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Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• bbc
• documentary
• lion
• spy
• in
• the
• den
• lioness
• nature
• wild
• animals
• africa
• david
• attenborough
• cubs
• bouldercam
• pride
• wildlife

[cosmosspring]

Awesome! thank you!

[cosmosspring]

@metalmonkey88 Yes but don't you think he's mainly protecting his place in the pride?

[Velox415]

@metalmonkey88 Lol I agree the male is around for a reason, to keep other males out. It's just that the pride wouldn't fall apart without a male, as the females form the core group and have even been know to gang up on rogue males.

[XmodERsX]

Omg the music at 31:00 is so fay

[XmodERsX]

How i love bolder cam!!!!

[ThreeSpotCat]

@metalmonkey88 Breeding females come together obviously to make a creche as shown here, so when there are cubs around it tends to be daughters or females too young or old to breed that break off. When the cubs are old enough to take care of themselves it can be any kind of group. Cats are not naturally social animals and lions still find it a challenge to be "overly" social so tend to enjoy smaller groups.

[metalmonkey88]

@Velox415 Doesn't protecting his genes include protecting the pride as well?.. look, I'm not even trying to sell a thesis here.. all I'm trying to say is that the fucking male is around for a reason.. lol..

[metalmonkey88]

@ThreeSpotCat btw, that's a curious question for you and not a smart remark.

[metalmonkey88]

@ThreeSpotCat You're right that I actually can't guarantee that... but I still feel that male lion is more useful than the credit he gets. Now, I'm just wondering... in these smaller groups, are there young cubs to protect? I honestly am asking you. Because not having them, to me, would seemingly make it easier for these lions to survive without a full pride... what kind of lions were in those groups?

[ThreeSpotCat]

@metalmonkey88 I'm not saying hes not beneficial and I understand why he's there, but you actually can't guarantee they would fall apart without him.

For the majority of their time lions don't live together in one big group, they often split up to form two of three seperate groups across their territory, and these smaller groups manage to live perfectly well on their own.