National Geographic: Eternal Enemies Lions and Hyenas

National Geographic: Eternal Enemies Lions and Hyenas

60 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 1992

Trek into the hidden battlefields of northern Botswana where lions and spotted hyenas clash in overlapping territories. With never-before-seen footage, much of it filmed at night, you'll uncover an intense and vicious blood feud that has been waged for millennia. Follow the Southern Clan, led by a powerful hyena matriarch whose firstborn female cub kills her sister at birth to assure her succession as leader of the clan. Lurk in the shadows as a lioness from the Central Pride gives birth to three cubs and then encounters a deadly Egyptian cobra. You'll be stunned by breathtaking chase scenes as the hyena matriarch is brutally killed by a male lion, throwing the clan into chaos. Discover nature's savage conflicts in this ancient rivalry.

National Geographic: Eternal Enemies Lions and Hyenas

60 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 1992

National Geographic: Eternal Enemies Lions and Hyenas
Trek into the hidden battlefields of northern Botswana where lions and spotted hyenas clash in overlapping territories. With never-before-seen footage, much of it filmed at night, you'll uncover an intense and vicious blood feud that has been waged for millennia. Follow the Southern Clan, led by a powerful hyena matriarch whose firstborn female cub kills her sister at birth to assure her succession as leader of the clan. Lurk in the shadows as a lioness from the Central Pride gives birth to three cubs and then encounters a deadly Egyptian cobra. You'll be stunned by breathtaking chase scenes as the hyena matriarch is brutally killed by a male lion, throwing the clan into chaos. Discover nature's savage conflicts in this ancient rivalry.
IMDb rating 9.2
Producers National Geographic, Wildlife Films
Original title 国家地理:永恒的敌人 狮子和鬣狗
Directors Beverly Joubert, Dereck Joubert
Writers Dereck Joubert

Cast

Powers Boothe

as Narrator