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Purgatory | Katavi: Africa's Fallen Paradise

Hungry Lions Hunt Hippos

As extreme drought overtakes Katavi, predators struggle to find food. Lions rarely hunt hippos, but hungry lions can do crazy things.

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There Are No Actual ‘Lion Kings’

Animal IQ: Episode 7: There Are No Actual ‘Lion Kings’

Lions are social animals living in small pride groups containing both males and females (a rarity in the animal kingdom). Some might think of the lion as all brawn and no brains, but they’re so much more. Dr. Natalia Borrego calls Brian Dowling from Lion ...

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Outlanders | Big Cats, Small World

Lion vs. Wildebeest: How Lions Hunt as a Pride

Lions may not have the cheetah's speed or the leopard's forest cover, but they have other tricks for hunting prey. Masters of stealth and teamwork, lions work together to outwit and overpower their prey.

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Lions of the Skeleton Coast

Filming Lions in the Namib Desert

Step into the untamed world of the Namib Desert with these extraordinary storytellers, whose cinematic journey spans an unparalleled eight-year desert odyssey. In "Lions of the Skeleton Coast," award-winning wildlife filmmakers Will and Lianne Steenkamp unveil the gripping saga behind their exploration.

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A Childhood Tiger Encounter Forges a Zoo Keeper

This piece comes to us from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) in honor of National Zoo Keeper Week. Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought my career would turn out exactly how I envisioned it when I was younger. When I was as ...

Jacob’s Story: Saving an Injured Lion in Uganda

This piece comes to us from Simon Nampindo,  the Country Director for Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Uganda. Jacob is a seven-year-old male lion whose range overlaps Uganda’s border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. In 2018, Jacob was one of 11 lions that our WCS ...