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About A Magnificent Lion Pride Lies In Wait To Ambush Prey | The Lions Of Etosha

There are about 500 lions living in the Etosha Pan, this is the story of how they live together and an account of the family affairs of one pride in particular. The lions of the Ombika pride are a nineteen-strong family, we see how the pride lives, protected by two magnificent males, how it brings up its cubs and teaches them to hunt. The Ombika pride, named after one of Etosha's waterholes, is dominated by two immense males, each weighing 550 lb. One is gold maned, the other black. This is their story. Content licensed by ITV Global to Little Dot Studios.

A Magnificent Lion Pride Lies In Wait To Ambush Prey | The Lions Of Etosha is presented by Real Wild. Its listed runtime is 50 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.

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Title
A Magnificent Lion Pride Lies In Wait To Ambush Prey | The Lions Of Etosha
Category
Society
Runtime
50 minutes
Language
English
Publisher
Real Wild

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