Documentary: MK Lion Pride Prepares for Invasion as Conflict Escalates | Love Nature

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MK lions defend their pride against Nomads. With the Punks (Axel and Mohawk) who are the dominant pride males of the MK pride too old to fight against the 4 invading Nomads led by Thor, can the Punks successfully defend the pride from a takeover by the Nomads?

                                 




                                             




         


Transcript

0:01

this is thor

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leader of the nomads

0:07

a brash band of cocky young males

0:12

on a mission to conquer new territory

0:16

this gang of four has staked a claim

0:19

along the language river

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they're settling in

0:24

dining on buffalo

0:28

hundreds of these one-ton beasts gather

0:31

to drink at the river

0:34

and the nomads want a piece of this

0:36

prime hunting ground

0:40

in their quest for territory

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the aggressive males have left a trail

0:45

of devastation in their wake

0:49

first

0:50

they attacked the hollywoods

0:55

savaging ava

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[Music]

0:58

the prides matriarch she's this

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beautiful female and she's been really

1:02

really injured

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but the nomads didn't stick around

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they marched south along the river

1:12

scouting new lands

1:16

they've now left hollywood territory

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and are entering land belonging to the

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mk pride

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[Music]

1:26

oblivious to the coming threat

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the mks are another two miles farther

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south

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in their favorite spot by the river

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[Music]

1:35

the pride is huge

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now 22 strong with five new cubs

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they hold some of the best lion

1:43

territory in luangwa

1:47

as the dry season continues

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prey animals congregate by the river

1:56

the pride takes full advantage

2:03

[Applause]

2:09

[Music]

2:14

[Applause]

2:21

their superb hunters

2:28

it's no surprise that the mks have made

2:30

this area the center of their territory

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and why the nomads might want to take

2:36

this land over

2:41

wildlife filmmakers sam davis and nathan

2:44

pilcher are following the nomads rampage

2:47

through the loanwave valley

2:50

since their invasion

2:52

the nomads have been calling and

2:54

scentmarking to broadcast their arrival

2:56

to bmks

2:59

they were last seen at the northern

3:01

boundary of nk territory

3:03

mating with some of the nk females

3:11

so we've literally just come across the

3:12

four nomads right on the road

3:15

they've still got company

3:19

sarabi and three of the lionesses from

3:21

the mk pride are with them

3:26

the lionesses intercepted the nomads as

3:28

they headed into mk territory

3:31

they seem to be using their feminine

3:33

wiles to keep the males at bay

3:34

[Music]

3:38

it's thought female lions sometimes

3:40

pacify aggressive males

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by simulating being in easteros

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[Music]

3:48

it's likely no cubs will result from

3:50

this

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it's possibly just distraction mating

3:58

and so far it's working

4:02

it stopped the nomads heading further

4:03

south

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[Music]

4:07

she's been constantly harassed by thor

4:09

over there he's just not letting up and

4:11

following her and following her

4:13

but this clever delay tactic can't last

4:16

forever

4:19

sarabi and her sisters have been at it

4:22

for nearly two days

4:23

and the ruse appears to be wearing thin

4:27

we've been watching the nomads starting

4:28

to get a bit irritated

4:30

the nomads are showing no desire to make

4:32

this a permanent affair

4:36

they're likely after more than just four

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mk females

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now it's a question of whether these

4:43

guys stay in this area and try and take

4:44

it over

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[Music]

4:51

while nathan's occupied with the nomads

4:54

to the south sam is looking for the

4:56

leaders of the mk pride the punks

4:59

axel and mohawk

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[Music]

5:04

the two aging males have a monumental

5:06

battle ahead protecting the mks against

5:09

the oncoming nomads

5:14

sam finds axel on his own

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[Music]

5:18

without his brother

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he's vulnerable

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[Music]

5:37

he looks really defeated and down

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[Music]

5:46

[Music]

5:50

he seems to be soft calling for for the

5:52

rest of the mk pride

5:55

it definitely doesn't sound like the the

5:57

call of the stubborn male who's staking

6:00

out his territory

6:02

as joint leader of the pride axel's role

6:04

is to sire cubs

6:06

help with big kills and protect the

6:08

pride's territory

6:10

as a defender he's on shaky ground

6:13

you know it doesn't look too good for

6:14

axel um this could be because of the no

6:16

knights pushing up but you can see that

6:18

he's feeling uneasy at the moment

6:24

success or failure often comes down to

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numbers

6:27

against axel

6:28

the nomads have a four to one advantage

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[Music]

6:35

but then

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[Music]

6:39

some old must have heard axel calling

6:40

him

6:46

with the arrival of mohawk

6:48

the odds improve

6:55

two powerful leaders united by the bonds

6:58

of brotherhood

7:03

[Music]

7:09

i'm just rolling around on their backs

7:12

greeting each other lots of head rubbing

7:14

the bond between males and the coalition

7:16

is extremely strong stronger than that

7:18

between a male and a female line

7:20

so um yeah brothers for life really

7:25

at nine years old the punks are past

7:27

their prime

7:29

but the brothers are now fathers again

7:32

they've sired five new cubs

7:35

cubs whose future depends on the punks

7:38

holding on to this territory

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