A very rare occurence of a lioness killing cubs from a sister pride -
never filmed before in South Luangwa NP, Zambia.
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until now i thought that only male lions kill cubs
I like that the first cub is attacking the Lioness with his front paw, it tries to hit her, that's so great, at least it died like a lion, fighting.
+vic Jas I really admire the fact that the lioness choose not to go straight for the kill to certify the kill and have it be the least struggle possible, it was so sexy if you ask me. Look for when it shoots for the kill and when it doesn't... It doesn't sexually arouse me but intelligently i guess.
joseph quezada take some treatment for your paranoid
+vic Jas they always do, that's what makes them lions. I saw a film where a cape buffalo bull killed a lion cub, and it was trampled, mortally wounded, and the bull put his nose close to sniff it, and the cub bit it right on it's snout with it's last strength. The bull then stomped it some more and it was dead.
Nature is NOT a Fairy Tale.
Are we going to talk about the cub that just crawled out of that buffalo's stomach?
poor little cubs. Especially the little brave one that put up a fight.
Lil bugger put up a fight tho.
r.i.p. brave little one you fought till the end
Why does the second cub just sit there and chill and wait till death why just not run
People raised in a bubble with only Disney to "teach" them anything about animals sure are in shock when they see reality instead of fairy-tales.
didnt know lions eat their own kind....
Female lions can be so cruel. So can males. At least we know both can be so cruel just like humans.
nature bitch.
Unlike humans, they don't do it just to be mean...
This dude totally gets it
She appears to have been not right in her head- as they stated this is very unusual behaviour. She's like that one psychopath out of 10.
Too bad there's no way in finding out why or what triggered her. Maybe if scientists/researchers study her brain when she dies to see if she has any brain tumor or abnormalities to gain some insight. Or she's simply just a pyscho lioness as someone suggested. I wish someone (lion, lioness, rancher) would have stopped her....
The buffalo gave birth to a lion
I find it amusing how these people think that these animals are capable of human behavior. This is what distinguishes humans from animals. These people have a hard time understanding that.
***** Do you have a need for quantum physics? How small are you?
***** Yea that's about it.
Not to be a dick but seeing the number of wars, slaughters, massacres and genocides... Well... humans are kinda the same too. But that's even worse because we have the capacity to think about our actions so we should not do it...
+cnn8420 You do realize that there are many reports of people slaughtering their whole families around the world. We are also animals too, just more evolved.
At least she did it quick. I was watching another vid where the male lion was killing the cubs and he was all sloppy and shaking the cubs around like a poor lil rag doll lol. Ol inexperienced ass.
where is the mother of the cubs?
ohh noooo
At least they were taken very quickly with a swift neck breaking bite-we humans find this unsettling; but remember if you will, the amount of senseless murder there is among or _own_ species.
the guy's distress in the background makes it even sadder :(
Least the little cub went out fighting :-)
He went out fighting. What do you not understand about that statement? I didn't say that the cub hit, scratched, bit, or hurt the other animal. Going out fighting has more to do with heart, attitude, and mentality rather than how many points scored. But then again, I wouldn't expect anyone with your amount of brain cells to know that. Anyone who attacks a person for having an opinion HAS to be the true moron. Bye, bye troll.
Little guys at least went down snarling.
ooooohhhhh nooooooooo, oooohhhhhhh noooooooooo, Goooooooooooood pleeeeeeeeeaaase ooooooooohhhhhhhhhhh nooooooooooooo, noooooooooooo pleeeeeeeeease Gooooood
I think the cub knew that the mom was trying to kill it... Cause it turns around everything the mom turns making sure the mom doesn't attack.... Self defense is all I can say here...
I've never seen a lioness kill a cub but I noticed the one little cub being very aggressive toward her before she finally snagged it up,I don't know if it would have made any difference had the cub shown more submissiveness?I wonder if the lioness interpreted the aggressiveness of the cub as a sign that it was a threat somehow? IDK hard to watch though.
Sadly, nothing could have helped the cubs. That first one would have been killed no matter what it did. It was doing what it did (clawing, trying to roar) in a desperate attempt not to be killed by the lioness and hopefully scare it off but there was no chance of that, it was too small to threaten the lioness. The lioness was just waiting for the right opportunity to strike.
Alex F Nature can very cruel,I guess.You probably right.
It was attacking because i think the lioness was going for the cubs behind.
She probably was proud of the little cub fighting back. Like a true lion. The other cub seemed a bit clueless or unaware. Super cute though
+Mapogo606 it probably could sense what was going to happen and was trying to defend itself IDK
I've heard that some are killed because there isn't much food to provide for the cubs, so the lioness kills them.
This is the one of the saddest videos i have ever seen.
Sad but amazing video, Thank you for the clear narration
I know stuff like this happens EVERYDAY, but it still makes me cry everytime I see these :(
No offense but the guy that was with you seemed baffled by this when it's simply how they express dominance. A mother lion will rarely, and I mean rarely, raise a cub that is not her own, not from the male that impregnated her. These are 2 conflicting prides. It's similar to why a lot of animals will kill a mother's babies before impregnating her with their own babies. Just nature.
+Brandon G Not quite. It is kind of weird, considering they are two sub prides yet related to each other. The cubs' father is the same father of the cubs of the larger pride. And not only that, but it's common for lionesses to care for cubs regardless if they are the mothers or not. The narrator commented on how strange it was and even the other lions were a little confused by the lioness's behavior.
+Brandon G I'm guessing he did it for the tourists benefit.
No, this is unusual because they still smell the genes of a relative. It's like aunt seeing a nephew and killing him. It has happened, for sure, but it's particularly barbaric. Plus she continued to do it- so she is a psychopath in our terms.
I'm confused. Did you watch the video doedelzak? It literally states that they are related and interactions have occurred between them.
Why are they killing them ?
Why is it even happening in the first place?
That poor guy in the background just pleading......
Crazy. It's cruel but it's also adorable how the cub fights back! And the clueless little cub was cute too
sad as fuck but remember the cubs are not from the same pride. Poor thing didnt stand a chance
Gemma from sons of anarchy
Why did she kill the cubs sister?
Cruelty in nature has no bounds
What's frightening are the comments of people that find empathy "annoying"... The Lions aren't monsters. Humans that can view this and feel nothing are the real monsters. Worse yet, are the ones that seem to express annoyance at the man that clearly has a heart in this video. Wouldn't it be absolutely enlightening if their children were murdered by lions and we told them, "get over it, it's nature. your crying is annoying."
Why did she kill the cubs?
if you're going to be filming, I think we speak for most, we can do without the "oh no"
That killer lioness should be named Medea.
They died quick with minimal pain. That's why I like how lions kill, they're respectful but they still gotta do what they gotta do
they are not all respectfully you should see god damn it i forgot but loins would 4v1 and rip each other apart slowly
swift kill, but still, it s hard to watch.
but why
LIONbalism.
it's sad but I guess that's just how the wild works
I dont understand...lionesses defend their cubs fiercely even against males.... why did they leave behind their cubs ??? bad mommas !!!! :(((
nice ominous tone to the background track.
Why didn't the male defend it's cubs?
Why is the person filming acting like this is some evil act? This is purely about survival of the fittest and maintaining the dominant status of the first sub-pride. It's strictly about keeping her own family safe in the long run, nothing more.
LOOKS THE VOLTURES.WAITING WAITING.
This was very sad, very, very, amazing. I would reccomend this to a lot of people. I was very teary eyed during this. ;)
1:14 thats not a beautifull sighting...
kabus mama left pride what was one reason.,I THINK.
Where was the mother of poor cubs, why she didn't defend them?
cannibalism??
why did they kill the cubs
5:56
in Kenya the guides with have tried to save them.. going in between with the cars. Lions are to precious.
That was horrible... can anyone explain the behaviour of licking/sniffing the bodies before eating them?! i didnt get that...
+d314j4 a lions toung is like a Sandpaper, when it licks it's making it easier to eat. But there is diffrent with the licking. All lions lick before they bite to eat
+d314j4 i see lots of animals doing that. dont know what it is. our dogs aswell. they lick and smell a juicy bone or real piece of meat before they eat it. i guess its similar to us staring at our food before we eat it.
+d314j4 The licking part is actually to remove the fur from the skin. Lions actually have a very rough tongue like other predators. Its like a sand paper. It removes the fur from the skin before biting a hole onto skin to eat the flesh inside. You noticed that lioness was sniffing and making bitter face .. its because it finds the cub to be repulsive somehow ..something they detest. Its not something that they usually encounter and they are confused, they know that its not one of their own as the cubs smell different... the different smell of the cubs makes them very agitated !!! Therefore they just kill it .. only thing they know to do. They make the same type of bitter face when killing hyenas too. Their sworn enemy. Hyenas are repulsive to them as they kill their young cubs so they always kill hyenas as much as possible 'cos of what Hyenas can do to their pride. Just check other video clips and you will know what I mean ..
Lone Wolf Oh cool, thanks for explaining that! That was nice of you to take the time to write that, thanks :)
i cant see the video its too sad for me : (
oh noooooo
So why do they do this? I get why a male one does it, but why opposite groups? They gain nothing from it?
6:52 Lol ... The lion whisperer.
sometimes (not common of course) a pride will have a sister that kills the cubs of her own pride. maybe jealous because it has never conceived or possibly mental issues.
Aw man..
😥 it's so sad
male lion don't care about that cubs killed?
WHAT HAPPENED!!!!????
so sad tears
No record of killing cubs? this woman doesn't have a clue how many cubs get killed by, yes even females. as soon as you think you know everything about African wildlife you will be humbled. I have seen 4 male lions crack the spinal cord and eat both of a rival male lions rear legs before he was even dead. watching a beautiful male Lion die like that was 20 times harder to watch than this common occurrence. I love it when people say this has never been recorded. lol
That's Sooooooo Sad:( Leave It Live:(
i just want there where the cubs on dingerous help
Great video of nature
Seems strange to me ?
Reality may be unsuitable for viewers. Ugh.
This is so sad
o nooo
When the second cub was alone I would of just picked it up and drove off as fast as possible, I don't know how people have a heart to just sit there and film such a thing and talk about while its happening.
+willi jones What did you expect them to do? You saw how the lion cub was acting towards the lioness. You think it would just become docile for humans? And if they did somehow catch it, then what?
What do you mean by then what? Obviously, you bring the cub back to it's pride.
+willi jones You would become their lunch before reaching back to the door.
+willi jones i would do the same
Great video. Annoying commentary. Thanks for sharing.
that guy who says oh no ... 100 times shouldn't be allowed to film this documentary's!
has to be 1080p to didnt it lol
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😲WHAATT ?
wow
I know this is "NATURE" but those poeple could do something about those cubs.Nowday every lion is important....
The guy's like " oh nooo oh nooo please..." lol if u're not going to save the cub then shut up. Even though you guys are not meant to interfere with nature but aren't the lions slightly endangered? so why not just save the damn cub its for a greater good, a better surviving chance of their species and it's common sense! If humans don't interfere with nature there would be more animals of course but at the same time a lot more extinct.
Omg
Es la hermana de Cecil.
Damn nature you scary!
Stop haha "family guy" too funny
save the cubs damn
PEOPLE ARE SOFT...
Wat the f** is the camera person watching
Its funny how abusive their parents is.
humans have done much worse. animals like a dog , cat , squirrel etc. really
At least it was just two cubs and not the whole litter.
ohhh no , ohhhh no ohhh you messed the video with your voice ...
Jeez, why give the prides all these weird, complicated names? Mwamba-Kapanda? Jabba Jamba? Kappa Kappa? Just call them something like, the Bob pride. That's much easier to say.
awesome I love lions my 2 fav animals
i feel so bad for that cub the mom should not do the becauese it was a baby
Francesca Joseph i thank she killd it beacause it was bothering her
I dont care about protocols, I would've done my best to save the cubs.