Return of the Giant Killers: Africa's Lion Kings
Africa's Lion Kings
Season 34 Episode 10 of 10
Documentary revisiting the pride of African lions featured in Africa's Giant Killers: Natural World, which detailed a clash between drought-weakened elephants and hungry big cats in the northern stretches of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana. This follow-up rejoins the pride at the start of the rainy season, when the departure of the elephants brings a whole host of new problems for the lions. The males begin to turn against each other, and one inexperienced lioness places her cubs in mortal danger as a rival group challenges the area's resident lions. Wild fires caused by lightning devastate the landscape, and as the dust begins to settle, the pride must once again face off with the elephants or risk starvation. Narrated by Imogen Stubbs
Return of the Giant Killers: Africa's Lion Kings airs on BBC Two HD at 12:30 PM, Sunday 5 October. (Subtitles, repeat, audio description.)
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Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
Nature ➝ Animals ➝ Environment
Imogen Stubbs
Narrator
Brad Bestelink
Director
Roger Webb
Editor
Steve Gooder
Writer