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Eternal Enemies: Lions and Hyenas

National Geographic goes to Botswana to examine the struggle for survival between lions and hyenas.

Not Rated Documentary TV Movie

Starring: Powers Boothe

Writer: Dereck Joubert

Release Date:
January 1, 1992
Ratings:
9.0 / 10
Director:
Dereck Joubert & Beverly Joubert
Companies:
National Geographic

Overview

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.