Eternal Enemies: Lions and Hyenas
MovieTitle | Eternal Enemies: Lions and Hyenas |
User score | 9 |
Release date | Jan 1, 1992 |
Genre | Documentary, TV Movie |
Director | Dereck Joubert , Beverly Joubert |
Production country | US |
Production companies | National Geographic, Wildlife Films |
Run time | 60 min. |
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.