Which is funny because she didn't use charm at all. Lionesses usually have around three cubs, but can have as many as six, so they are kept very busy making sure they are all safe. Anyway, finally Attenborough announces, "Charm has forced the entire heard to back down." The standoff goes on from there, and it kind of resembles that scene in Lord of the Rings when they hide from the Ringwraiths. But that's just life in the wild, baby!Ĭharm shields her young with her body, and at 1:02, even slaps a buffalo on the head. His voice is as soothing as ever - until he explains, "Buffalo seek out lion cubs and will kill them if they get the chance," adding that they "trample them to death." These cubs are a mere two weeks-old, and they're already in mortal danger. While out on a safari drive in the Moremi Game Reserve in Botswana, Shalin Fernando (33) captured this interesting interaction between a female lioness and her cub being interrogated by a pack of wild dogs. Obviously, Sir David Attenborough narrates the show. This is the amazing moment a mother lion took a beating from a pack of African wild dogs in order to protect her cub. Females in the same pride look out for all the cubs and may even nurse each. In a twist, it turns out that buffalo are a bunch of baby-killers, and lions are wonderful caregivers. Lionesses are attracted to longer, darker manes male challengers see more. In it, a lioness named Charm protects her "extremely vulnerable" cubs from a herd of buffalo. If we were more consistent, we'd see that lions are actually pretty chill: They like to hang out and cuddle, they have delightfully non-toxic manifestations of masculinity, and finally, they're good moms, and we know how much you all love reducing women to maternal instincts.įor proof, check out the video above, which is a Dynasties, a new series that follows the lives of five extraordinary animals - lions, penguins, chimpanzees, painted wolves, and tigers - premiering January 19th on BBC America at 9pm EST. Male lions do not look after the cubs in a pride and take no part in helping raising the young, but they do protect the whole pride against other males. while cooperating lionesses stood a better chance of protecting their cubs and fending off males. But that's a little hypocritical considering that humans kill and eat other species all the time. Against the odds, her cubs seemed to have survived. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Rift Valley Province Picture: Lioness protecting her cubs.Enjoy a view of the big cats of masai mara - Check out Tripadvisor. Lions get a bad rap because of the whole, oh no, they ate my cousin thing.
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