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This is a story about a group of Mapogo lions from
of the Sabi Send reserve in South Africa.

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Additional shots of lions

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are used for display
behavior during hunting and mating.

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Some scenes can be
very disturbing.

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The film crew and guides spent
16 years with a family of lions,

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Whose male descendants are
known as the Mapogo group.

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They witnessed incredible behavior
those groups in search of territory.

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When they occupied the first territory,
the bloodshed began.

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These six men were won by the bigger ones
space from all the lions before them.

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Their approach was savage.

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They removed any threat.

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We estimate that they are in one year
killed over a hundred lions.

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Mapogo lions were
extremely aggressive and violent.

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Their story is revealing
the rarely seen dark side of lions

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and their permanent
the struggle for survival.

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BLOOD BROTHERS
Lions from the reserve "Sabi send"

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In the northeast of South Africa
there is the Sabi send reserve

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which borders
with Kruger National Park.

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Kruger is twofold
bigger than Yellowstone

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and many wild animals live there
which have access to the reserve.

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In addition to so much loot,
this is a perfect habitat for lions.

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Right here,
for more than a decade,

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film crew and directors
witnessed the rise of the Mapogo lions.

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For generations, the stronghold of Sparta
He lived in the center of the reserve.

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In 2002,
they had ten cubs.

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Half were men.

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In the beginning they had no names,

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and later they were called O�iljak,

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beautiful,

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Rasta,

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Crazy Tail

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and Lord You.

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when they grow up
these brothers became the Mapogo group.

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When they were little,
I was with them in the reservation.

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I remember that Sparta is in the fortress
there were many cubs

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and I remember five men well.

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We have been watching them since childhood
and we noticed immediately

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that some are braver,
and some more curious than others.

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Some lions are more prepared
to try new hunting techniques,

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while others are more cautious
and enters from the background.

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They attracted my greatest attention
the two youngest lionesses.

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It was clear that one leader,

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and his little brother
he followed him closely.

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They were partners
from the very beginning.

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They are in question
Mr. You and Crazy Tail.

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The two youngest members of the Mapogo group
they did not stand out from the brothers

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only because of the strong connection.

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They were special.

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This was evident from the very beginning.

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He was stubborn on one occasion
caught a buffalo.

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One of the great men,
the father of the Mapogo group,

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he took it only for himself.

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A little man ate quickly and quietly,
while the father held the buffalo in his teeth.

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The cub pointed
real fearlessness.

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He is a big man with a light heart
could hit him with an ax.

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Considering this behavior,

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I assume that it was in question
Mr. You or Crazy Tail.

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People who were lucky
to see the little Mapogo lions

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they could have predicted that it would
become a great power when they grow up.

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As long as those five men
stay together

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he will achieve great things.

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Just one
of eight cubs survive.

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If a cub is born
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protected by a group of strong men,

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has the best chance to survive
dangerous first year of life.

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Females live in çopori

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and they spend their whole lives
in the same territory.

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daughters often join them,

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so big and strong
they can persist for decades.

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Males live in coalitions.

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They move a lot

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and they can go very far
from the place where they were born.

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Fathers of cubs who are
later became the Mapogo group

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They made a great coalition that
controlled several �opors.

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I remember they were good fathers,
extremely tolerant.

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It is an insulting opinion

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that men do nothing
and eat food brought by women.

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But men do
a very important role in the army.

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They are looking for new territories,
they defend cubs and females.

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Women are the most important part of the pack,
they are its social core.

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Men come and go,
and females stay for generations

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and it is because of them
the company of lions is so stable.

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Lions are the only ones
social cats in the world.

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They get along best when they cooperate,
then it will work great.

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In the stronghold of Sparta
there were ten cubs,

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and among them,
five Mapogo men.

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The big �opor
he had to hunt big prey,

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and the women and men of this pack
they raised hunting to a higher level.

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Men have an important role
in search of big prey.

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They help support
to catch large and dangerous animals.

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Hunting animals like giraffe
is very dangerous for lions,

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mainly because of their size.

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Giraffe in one shot
can kill a lion.

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It's risky,
but a very profitable strategy.

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If females attack a large animal,
men always help them.

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Adult male giraffe
it weighs about 1,300 kg

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and there is enough meat to feed
Sparta held out for several days.

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In the Sadi send reserve,

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danger to young lions
lurking around every corner.

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While Mr. You and Crazy Rap
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in the future Mapogo group
tragedy almost struck.

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In 2003,
young Mapogo lions,

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Mr. You and Crazy Tail,

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Rasta, Lepotan and O�iljak
they were between 6 and 18 months old.

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They were born in a stable family,

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with a strong coalition of men
which protected them.

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Their mothers, the mighty Sparta,
they were superb hunters.

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Women of Sparta

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will help the cubs
to overcome the biggest challenge -

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to learn to hunt.

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Young lions start early
to improve their skills.

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They stalk everything they see.

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They improve their skills
and build confidence

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by hunting different animals,
Often completely inappropriate.

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I saw them hunting
on a prickly pig

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and honey badger,
extremely aggressive animal.

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Those animals
they are not prey for young lions,

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but they help in building self-confidence
and creating the skills needed for hunting.

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The Mapogo lions await in the future
bigger and stronger prey,

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and especially one of the most dangerous
African animals - buffalo.

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In the biggest herd I've ever seen
there were over 1400 animals.

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Groups of 15 to 20 men
lions are the hardest target.

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Big buffalo
weighing over 900 kg,

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Six times more than a lioness
and four times more than a lion.

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With its large curved horns
they can hardly hurt a lion.

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It's exciting to watch
lions hunting buffaloes.

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It is the easiest to catch
one lone buffalo.

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An attacked buffalo makes a noise
to call for help.

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Other buffaloes attack the lion
which fell prey.

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Imagine what is happening
when a herd of buffalo,

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several tons of dangerous animals
like a living wall he moves towards the lions.

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I saw how they threw
adult lion high into the air.

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Despite the danger,

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if they want to learn
how to catch this great prey,

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young Mapogo lions
they will have to find each other in the middle of the action.

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Observing the hunter in the hunt,
cubs gain important knowledge.

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They learn how to catch their own prey,

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so that when they grow up,
were strong and healthy.

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 �opor Sparta is often
took the cubs hunting.

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They are cubs
were always behind adults.

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it happened at one point
turns and chases the lions.

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The grown lions retreated,

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and the cubs found each other
in the midst of a herd of raging buffaloes.

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When the buffaloes rush,
lions are running in all directions!

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They searched for them for a long time,
so the cubs found themselves in danger.

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A large herd of buffalo is looking
cubs in a barrel, throws them and tramples them.

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The cubs are killed
pressing their heads to the ground.

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I remember the sadness after death
a cub from the Sparta pack.

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The buffalo killed a few
cubs from the Sparta camp.

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The five Mapogo lions
it was lucky.

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Fate seemed to have it
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If those cubs didn't survive,
there would be no Mapogo coalition.

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Mr. You, Crazy Tail,
Rasta, O�ijak and Lepotan

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despite everything they managed to survive
his first year of life.

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But in the near future
New dangers await them.

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At the end of 2003, an unknown man
he landed on the territory of the fortress of Sparta.

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New men present
great danger to the cubs.

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Men who occupy new territory
they kill all the cubs they find.

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Young Mapogo lions
they were lucky.

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Despite all expectations,
the intruder did not kill the brothers.

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And the new lion escaped death.

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Men, women and men
they received him in prison.

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I think it is
the first such documented case.

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We expected him
dominant males drive away or kill,

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but for some reason,
they quickly accepted him.

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I think he's a half-brother
five younger men.

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He was about four years old
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and men would accept him
only if he is the son of one of them.

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During the next year,
new man, Makulu,

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he became an equal �member of the �opor
and big brother of Mapogo lions.

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The guides noticed that the closeness
Mr. T and Crazy Tail,

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which started in childhood,
now even more that they are inseparable.

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Mr. Ti was dominant,
and Crazy Tail was his right hand man.

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He protected his back
in every situation.

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He was his assistant.

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he kept a lie to Lord Ti,
he did not separate from him.

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Their connection is
was amazing.

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They enjoyed being together
and that was really special.

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But peace in �opor
it didn't last long.

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When they are young lions
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they were forced to leave the fortress
and go out into the world themselves.

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In 2004,

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young lions Mapogo
and two years older Makulu

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The fathers were driven out of the camp.

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Men will have to manage,

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they will hunt alone,

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without its territory,

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without the support of women

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and under constant threat
dominant males.

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Lions get hurt the most
in this nomadic period.

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They have reached a period in their lives
in which they were completely alone.

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They have to manage
and they only have each other.

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The biggest advantage was in that
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stick together
these six men

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could turn it around
the situation to your advantage.

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The Mapogo coalition was created.

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A lot of time will pass
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strong and self-confident
to occupy their own territory.

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In the beginning there were some
hard to distinguish,

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because they are manes
they just started to grow.

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Only Makulu stood out,
who was older.

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He was a huge lion,

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with a beautiful black mane.

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He was magnificent!

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One was called Beautiful.

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He was an extremely handsome man.

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There was also a man with a scar.

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He had a distinctive
scar on the back.

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There was also Rasta, with dreadlocks.

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His mane was tangled
and it resembled dreadlocks.

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Mr. You...

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He had a distinctive hairstyle.

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And Crazy Tail,
The sixth member of the Mapogo group.

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The word "Mapogo" in Swazi means
security group,

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that is, the group
which works together.

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We weren't aware of it then,
but they seemed just like that.

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When they leave home, young men
they are faced with two problems.

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First, they are young and stupid,

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and secondly,
they are men and they are clumsy.

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It's not easy for them
to catch their first prey.

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Mapogo lions
they never had to hunt alone yet.

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Their survival depends
from a successful hunt.

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In the coming months,

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they perfected theirs
hunting skills

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and build self-confidence
hunting ever-larger prey.

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But even for the coalition of six lions,
it was not an easy job.

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They often behaved
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and fed on carcasses
if they got the chance.

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Sometimes they forced women
and snatched their booty.

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But women are under a watchful eye
dominant male,

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so that led to a few
very dangerous situations.

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In time, Mapogo lions
they became excellent hunters.

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They mostly hunted buffalo,

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but they also killed the hippopotamus,

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young rhinoceros and

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just like their fathers,
they even caught a giraffe.

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They are special for that
They hunted in a group.

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Crazy Tail was like a terrier,
he was ready for anything.

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He was a strongman
and he worked a lot.

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Makulu was the organizer
and he was usually the first to approach.

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Crazy Tail did the hardest work
part of the job - buffalo attack.

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Mr. You and Crazy Tail
they were always in action

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and always have been
a little more aggressive than the others.

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That's what these men are
learned to hunt buffalo

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enabled them to survive,
grow and strengthen.

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Their confidence grew,

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and one of the lions started
to behave more and more extreme.

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Near the prey, while they were eating,
Mr. Ti was often aggressive.

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He was ready for anything.

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To fight with the brothers...

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No problem
calculated with them.

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Mr. Ti was the youngest,

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but that didn't stop him from trying
to take over the coalition.

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But someone stood in his way.

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Makulu had the darkest mane
and he was a dominant male.

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Men with dark manes are superior
and have high testosterone levels.

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In the conflict between two men,

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mostly runs away
the one with the darker mane.

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00:29:19,924 --> 00:29:26,327
In the beginning, Makulu was dominant
and brought order to the group.

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Mr. Ti will have to wait.

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With Macula at the head,

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young men became
capable kill squad

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and the coalition is ready
to occupy the territory.

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We knew
that big changes are coming,

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but we had no idea
how violent they will be.

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Mapgo lions are finally ready
to occupy their first territory.

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In 2006, led by Makulu,
five brothers -

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Beauty, Rasta, O�iljak,
Crazy Tail and Mr. You,

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they started a reign of terror

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unprecedented
in the Sabi send reserve.

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Most guides have never seen it
a group of six men.

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I remember
when I first saw them.

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one morning,
they reached the watering hole.

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I expected them to go to the water,
so i stopped the vehicle.

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They came to drink.

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They denied each other and started drinking,
all five of them, next to each other.

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That was really amazing!

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We did not expect six lions.

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That was outrageous,
almost unnatural!

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The most important was the size of the coalition.

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To capture territory,
at least three males are required.

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Coalition of Six Lions
it's really big.

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Lions Mapogo to the territory are
they could only come by force.

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The first meetings will be crucial.

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In 2006,

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they reached the north of Sabi Senda,
territory of four dominant males.

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Lions are mostly quiet
come to foreign territory,

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00:32:20,029 --> 00:32:22,637
but they didn't do it.

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They roared loudly

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00:32:30,308 --> 00:32:33,754
and marked the territory
from the very beginning.

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00:32:38,153 --> 00:32:42,744
The men tried to defend themselves
its territory and strongholds,

293
00:32:47,764 --> 00:32:51,527
but the Mapogo lions
they were too strong.

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00:32:54,220 --> 00:32:57,508
After killing a man,

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the remaining three escaped.

296
00:33:03,102 --> 00:33:07,197
They didn't have any
no chance to defend themselves.

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00:33:10,890 --> 00:33:15,255
The Mapogo lions are finally here
took their first territory,

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which he will spread thanks
newly acquired self-confidence.

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00:33:26,535 --> 00:33:30,926
When they occupied the first territory,
the bloodshed began.

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They knew that no one
he can't stop them.

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For the next year,
Six Mapogo lions

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00:33:41,988 --> 00:33:44,862
it attacked all dominant males
who got in their way.

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00:33:46,206 --> 00:33:49,662
When the lion realizes that he is outnumbered,
he tried to run away.

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00:33:52,371 --> 00:33:55,994
That's what these lions did too,
because otherwise they would be killed.

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00:34:01,637 --> 00:34:06,730
Those six gangsters
it killed our lions.

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00:34:20,487 --> 00:34:24,217
With growing confidence,
their territory also grew.

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00:34:24,606 --> 00:34:29,933
They were driving other lions into Kruger
and dominated a huge space.

308
00:34:36,713 --> 00:34:40,030
Expulsion of men
it's just the first step

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in dominance over the territory.

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00:34:49,513 --> 00:34:53,873
We were worried
because of the �opor with the cubs.

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The cubs were old
between 6 and 8 months

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when four of them appeared.

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00:35:10,621 --> 00:35:13,804
New men
who take over

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00:35:14,099 --> 00:35:16,906
represent a large
danger to cubs.

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00:35:17,271 --> 00:35:21,851
The lion has no need to be towards
acts like a father to the cubs

316
00:35:22,181 --> 00:35:26,932
and to spend energy on the young
some other men.

317
00:35:28,043 --> 00:35:31,927
Men who occupy new territory
they kill all the cubs they find

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00:35:32,290 --> 00:35:36,847
and women who try to protect them.

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00:35:42,902 --> 00:35:49,207
Women react quickly
to the appearance of unknown men.

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They return to the cubs
and together they try

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00:35:52,979 --> 00:35:57,002
to drive away the men
and protect their young.

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00:36:03,381 --> 00:36:06,055
If the cubs are a little older,

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00:36:06,378 --> 00:36:09,658
He often runs away with them
and avoid conflict.

324
00:36:12,880 --> 00:36:17,927
When the cubs are small,
they try to defend them.

325
00:36:31,844 --> 00:36:38,530
I watched the Ottawa fire
with three females and 11 cubs.

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00:36:44,267 --> 00:36:50,364
Mapogo lions
they found the camp and attacked it.

327
00:36:54,017 --> 00:36:57,864
The women tried
to protect the cubs,

328
00:37:04,843 --> 00:37:08,876
but the men were
extremely aggressive.

329
00:37:09,176 --> 00:37:12,280
Females defend their cubs to the death.

330
00:37:19,355 --> 00:37:25,033
There was a lot of action,
running and fighting around jeeps.

331
00:37:26,622 --> 00:37:32,528
One woman almost jumped the jeep
in order to escape from men.

332
00:37:34,729 --> 00:37:39,010
Mapogo lions
they killed the cubs.

333
00:37:41,745 --> 00:37:47,169
The women tried to stop them,
but they were too strong.

334
00:37:48,121 --> 00:37:52,228
When the lion decides
to kill the cubs,

335
00:37:54,151 --> 00:37:57,744
the lioness cannot stop him.

336
00:37:58,108 --> 00:38:03,953
Mothers are overcome
and nothing stood in between anymore

337
00:38:04,329 --> 00:38:06,697
Mapogo lions
and cubs of �opora Otava.

338
00:38:22,893 --> 00:38:26,328
When it haunts you
six adult lions,

339
00:38:26,708 --> 00:38:29,677
slow hatchlings are hard to hide.

340
00:38:30,000 --> 00:38:33,537
They killed them one by one.

341
00:38:35,905 --> 00:38:40,655
All eleven cubs
 �opora Ottawa was killed.

342
00:38:45,672 --> 00:38:51,439
It is difficult to observe
how lions kill cubs.

343
00:38:51,769 --> 00:38:55,550
I'm a biologist
and i know it's natural

344
00:38:55,827 --> 00:38:58,780
but I could hardly bear it.

345
00:39:01,496 --> 00:39:03,497
When they run out of cubs,

346
00:39:03,811 --> 00:39:07,841
Females enter the chase
and are ready to mate.

347
00:39:09,456 --> 00:39:14,958
That's exactly what Mapogo lions need
to extend their lineage.

348
00:39:22,627 --> 00:39:25,730
In a period of three months,

349
00:39:26,059 --> 00:39:30,479
she killed all the cubs
and eaten by the Mapogo group.

350
00:39:36,041 --> 00:39:40,923
Mr. You and Crazy Tail
they were particularly aggressive

351
00:39:41,243 --> 00:39:45,924
in search of cubs
and killing them.

352
00:39:50,198 --> 00:39:53,368
A quarter of all cubs
who do not survive the first year

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00:39:53,695 --> 00:39:55,998
killed by adult lions.

354
00:39:56,966 --> 00:40:00,961
It is an integral part
downloads of �opor.

355
00:40:00,961 --> 00:40:06,577
Judging by the stories we've heard,
Mr. Ti was the most aggressive.

356
00:40:13,967 --> 00:40:17,295
Violence usually ends
after killing the cubs,

357
00:40:17,618 --> 00:40:20,490
but the Mapogo coalition
it's not like the others.

358
00:40:31,038 --> 00:40:35,151
After the men of the Ottawa camp
banished, and the cubs slain,

359
00:40:35,620 --> 00:40:38,988
The women were soon
ready to mate.

360
00:40:43,135 --> 00:40:46,083
But the six Mapogo lions
which are at their peak

361
00:40:46,349 --> 00:40:50,022
and full of testosterone �a lot
fought for the right to mate.

362
00:41:07,754 --> 00:41:12,743
It even came to that
that they killed a lioness that was being chased.

363
00:41:24,212 --> 00:41:28,644
They couldn't decide
who will mate with her,

364
00:41:29,472 --> 00:41:32,003
so they attacked and tore her apart.

365
00:41:36,048 --> 00:41:42,709
First I saw Lord Ti
who was biting the lioness on the back.

366
00:41:43,114 --> 00:41:46,691
He started to strangle her.

367
00:41:51,819 --> 00:41:55,876
After 10-15 minutes,
the lioness was dead.

368
00:41:56,234 --> 00:42:01,115
After that,
Mr. Ti began to eat it.

369
00:42:08,457 --> 00:42:13,187
Behavior of Mapogo lions
towards women and their killing

370
00:42:13,545 --> 00:42:15,257
it is certainly unusual.

371
00:42:15,672 --> 00:42:19,873
Killing women from prison,
with whom they have already mated

372
00:42:20,238 --> 00:42:22,606
and with whom they could
to have cubs

373
00:42:22,967 --> 00:42:27,170
it is very unusual behavior
which I have never seen in the wild.

374
00:42:31,466 --> 00:42:33,200
Over the next year,

375
00:42:33,577 --> 00:42:35,989
the Mapogo lions were taking over
One after another

376
00:42:36,279 --> 00:42:38,683
and killed all the lions
which represented the pettiness.

377
00:42:40,652 --> 00:42:46,858
No one knows how many lions there are
actually killed by the Mapogo group.

378
00:42:47,721 --> 00:42:50,813
The population decreased because of them.

379
00:42:54,198 --> 00:42:59,496
We estimate that they are in one year
killed over a hundred lions.

380
00:43:00,875 --> 00:43:03,500
It is an incredible number.

381
00:43:03,823 --> 00:43:08,072
No lion seemed to
in the Sabi send reserve

382
00:43:08,448 --> 00:43:12,290
is not safe as long as they are
Mapogo lions in power.

383
00:43:12,609 --> 00:43:13,885
They seemed conquerable.

384
00:43:16,523 --> 00:43:20,923
The only threat could
to come from their ranks.

385
00:43:21,977 --> 00:43:25,213
The biggest fight I saw was
between Mr. Ti and Makulu.

386
00:43:31,162 --> 00:43:35,225
By 2008,
the Mapogo coalition expelled

387
00:43:35,495 --> 00:43:39,171
numerous dominant males
and conquered a huge territory.

388
00:43:39,484 --> 00:43:44,088
so big that it was before
divided into five separate ones.

389
00:43:47,883 --> 00:43:52,620
This is the first coalition that we know of
that she ruled so much territory.

390
00:43:56,452 --> 00:44:02,699
They ruled almost the entire reserve,
with an area of 70,000 ha.

391
00:44:05,119 --> 00:44:10,592
It's space
seven times larger than Manhattan.

392
00:44:15,012 --> 00:44:21,652
There are many wild animals in the reserve,
water and other lions,

393
00:44:22,038 --> 00:44:26,167
so space is the most difficult
divided into several territories.

394
00:44:29,333 --> 00:44:32,448
That's what Mapogo lions are
occupied almost the entire reserve

395
00:44:33,138 --> 00:44:36,367
is the best example
the forces of their coalition.

396
00:44:45,287 --> 00:44:48,118
After what they are
eliminated competition,

397
00:44:48,382 --> 00:44:50,730
the Mapogo lions controlled
more than eight o'clock.

398
00:44:58,250 --> 00:45:02,692
They were undisputed rulers
of the Sabi send reserve.

399
00:45:06,499 --> 00:45:09,834
But for some of them
that was not enough.

400
00:45:12,844 --> 00:45:17,232
We often experience coalitions
as groups that function perfectly

401
00:45:17,546 --> 00:45:21,326
and in which there is none
internal conflicts.

402
00:45:24,014 --> 00:45:27,904
They can appear in a group
men who don't want to be

403
00:45:28,251 --> 00:45:34,049
in a subordinate position
and who wants to leave it.

404
00:45:42,329 --> 00:45:45,739
Mr. You and Crazy Tail
they were not born to be servants.

405
00:45:46,058 --> 00:45:48,549
They wanted to be in charge.

406
00:45:50,996 --> 00:45:54,667
But one lion stood in their way.

407
00:45:56,706 --> 00:46:00,393
Makulu was
dominant male in the Mapogo group.

408
00:46:00,752 --> 00:46:02,048
He was the boss.

409
00:46:02,048 --> 00:46:06,110
The greatest fight I've ever seen
it was between Lord Ti and Makulu.

410
00:46:06,936 --> 00:46:09,538
Mr. Ti is
pulled out the thick end.

411
00:46:20,133 --> 00:46:24,258
Makulu bit his leg
and hurt him.

412
00:46:44,588 --> 00:46:50,303
I think that's what led to the departure
two lions from the coalition.

413
00:46:53,379 --> 00:46:58,652
Most of the guides saw it for the first time
coalition of six lions,

414
00:47:00,370 --> 00:47:04,723
and division into two groups
it was something unprecedented.

415
00:47:05,162 --> 00:47:08,340
That happened in 2008.

416
00:47:11,834 --> 00:47:14,571
Mr. You and Crazy Tail
they were six years old

417
00:47:14,878 --> 00:47:18,286
and they were at their peak
when they left elder Makulu,

418
00:47:18,924 --> 00:47:22,707
Lepotana, Rastu and O�iljka.

419
00:47:22,990 --> 00:47:27,275
That's when I experienced it for the first time
that the coalition splits into two,

420
00:47:27,600 --> 00:47:30,611
with the bordering territories.

421
00:47:32,491 --> 00:47:34,020
After separation,

422
00:47:34,383 --> 00:47:37,913
Mr. You and Crazy Tail
they controlled the northern part,

423
00:47:41,443 --> 00:47:45,704
and the other four
the western part of the territory.

424
00:47:48,877 --> 00:47:53,521
I worked in the territory
Crazy Tail and Mr. T.

425
00:47:56,828 --> 00:48:00,531
At first we hated them
because of their behavior,

426
00:48:00,842 --> 00:48:04,765
but they became our men
and we loved them.

427
00:48:07,902 --> 00:48:15,233
Mr. You and Crazy Tail
they got along well.

428
00:48:16,095 --> 00:48:18,066
They looked like real brothers.

429
00:48:18,416 --> 00:48:22,004
We rarely saw other males.

430
00:48:25,360 --> 00:48:30,615
They met occasionally,
but they did not share the territory.

431
00:48:32,096 --> 00:48:33,800
Mr. You and Crazy Tail

432
00:48:34,125 --> 00:48:37,314
they could focus
to the creation of offspring.

433
00:48:51,317 --> 00:48:55,670
Lionesses feel safe
when a strong coalition protects the cubs

434
00:48:56,028 --> 00:48:58,629
and does not allow anyone
to talk to them and kill them.

435
00:48:58,953 --> 00:49:00,998
This makes their life significantly easier.

436
00:49:10,717 --> 00:49:17,077
In the cities of Ottawa and Amungwe
there were fifteen cubs.

437
00:49:22,887 --> 00:49:28,027
Mapogo lion territories
they filled the mouths of young lions.

438
00:49:28,826 --> 00:49:31,823
It was the most peaceful period
since the creation of this coalition.

439
00:49:34,292 --> 00:49:36,744
But the peace brought a new challenge -

440
00:49:37,245 --> 00:49:38,984
parenthood.

441
00:49:40,950 --> 00:49:43,483
Lions mostly
they are not patient with cubs.

442
00:49:43,809 --> 00:49:46,718
Makulu had the most patience.

443
00:49:48,698 --> 00:49:52,556
We saw the cubs many times
how they climb it

444
00:49:52,870 --> 00:49:54,685
and pull him by the mane,
and he allowed them to do so.

445
00:49:57,671 --> 00:50:02,261
For lions to be good fathers, it is not
enough to play with the cubs.

446
00:50:02,583 --> 00:50:06,310
They have to patrol
and protect them from strangers.

447
00:50:13,992 --> 00:50:17,090
Lions patrol
and defend their territory.

448
00:50:18,615 --> 00:50:20,785
They do it in different ways:

449
00:50:21,153 --> 00:50:22,138
rice

450
00:50:29,034 --> 00:50:31,087
they leave their scent

451
00:50:33,570 --> 00:50:37,237
and show their presence.

452
00:50:41,978 --> 00:50:45,807
So to the other lions in the end
let it be known

453
00:50:46,158 --> 00:50:48,456
that it is their strength,
their territory,

454
00:50:48,807 --> 00:50:50,985
and that them, if they approach,
a fight awaits.

455
00:50:53,612 --> 00:50:56,344
In the western part
territories of the Mapogo lions,

456
00:50:56,613 --> 00:51:00,555
a lion led
the protection of the borders of the coalition.

457
00:51:10,455 --> 00:51:14,350
I often saw Makulu alone,
away from the other lions.

458
00:51:15,023 --> 00:51:18,784
I guess
that he was patrolling the area.

459
00:51:25,215 --> 00:51:29,389
He would be gone for a week at a time.

460
00:51:42,973 --> 00:51:48,523
They controlled a vast territory,
and he patrolled the most.

461
00:51:54,430 --> 00:51:58,070
We would often hear him roar
in his distinctive way.

462
00:52:04,496 --> 00:52:07,238
I haven't heard a lion yet
who roars like Makulu.

463
00:52:10,731 --> 00:52:13,290
He said unusually,

464
00:52:14,459 --> 00:52:17,038
but incredibly powerful.

465
00:52:18,553 --> 00:52:21,852
Most lions rest
after a minute of roaring,

466
00:52:22,788 --> 00:52:26,112
but he did not stop.

467
00:52:50,334 --> 00:52:51,751
In 2010,

468
00:52:52,065 --> 00:52:55,416
4 years have already passed
from the conquest of the first territory.

469
00:52:58,320 --> 00:53:01,329
Makulu guarded his border,

470
00:53:04,469 --> 00:53:09,985
and Mr. You and Crazy Tail are
much more difficult to defend the east.

471
00:53:10,625 --> 00:53:15,913
The east of the territory was bordered by
the huge Kruger National Park,

472
00:53:16,220 --> 00:53:21,172
with many men who want
to usurp their territory and stop them.

473
00:53:22,427 --> 00:53:24,171
The threat is always there,

474
00:53:24,516 --> 00:53:30,437
from one man or a coalition
who wants to kidnap �opor.

475
00:53:33,280 --> 00:53:38,038
We saw many men
who came from Kruger,

476
00:53:38,360 --> 00:53:41,233
but Mr. You and Crazy Tail
they dispersed them all.

477
00:53:42,837 --> 00:53:46,398
They bravely defended their territory.

478
00:53:47,885 --> 00:53:51,950
To get to Makulu
and the remaining three men,

479
00:53:52,534 --> 00:53:56,078
the lions had to pass
next to Mr. Ti and Crazy Tail.

480
00:53:56,757 --> 00:54:00,330
Mr. You and Crazy Tail
they chased the intruders for two years

481
00:54:00,656 --> 00:54:05,473
and defended not only their own,
but also the territory of the brothers in the west.

482
00:54:12,517 --> 00:54:17,357
They had no idea that he was coming towards them
coalition of five lions Mad�ingilanes.

483
00:54:24,736 --> 00:54:27,365
Dispersing lone lions
it was pretty easy

484
00:54:27,709 --> 00:54:33,707
but a fight against five grown men
represents a much greater challenge.

485
00:54:37,567 --> 00:54:42,129
The Mad�ingilanes lions were young,
they were strong and knew how to fight.

486
00:54:51,195 --> 00:54:56,427
On June 8, 2012,
coalition of five lions Mad�ingilanes

487
00:54:56,763 --> 00:54:59,977
comes to the northeastern part
of the Sabi send reserve.

488
00:55:02,403 --> 00:55:07,996
Mapogo lions are facing each other for the first time
with such a large coalition.

489
00:55:20,694 --> 00:55:23,835
When there were four of them,
the Mapogo lions were invincible.

490
00:55:27,335 --> 00:55:29,866
But after they parted,

491
00:55:30,177 --> 00:55:34,030
they defended the eastern territory
only Mr. You and Crazy Tail.

492
00:55:39,496 --> 00:55:42,543
Now the lions are Mapogo
found in a more favorable position,

493
00:55:42,838 --> 00:55:45,397
in a fight of two against five.

494
00:55:46,133 --> 00:55:49,092
Mr. You and Crazy Tail
they were undefeated

495
00:55:49,426 --> 00:55:52,993
and there was no reason for them to think
that he will not be able to defend himself.

496
00:55:56,100 --> 00:56:01,051
But the lions of the Mad�ingilanes were
they were young, strong and knew how to fight.

497
00:56:08,051 --> 00:56:12,786
I didn't know what to expect
and what can happen.

498
00:56:13,116 --> 00:56:14,613
I was scared.

499
00:56:19,438 --> 00:56:23,392
A young lion ran across the road.

500
00:56:26,082 --> 00:56:28,797
It was clear that something was happening.

501
00:56:32,186 --> 00:56:36,343
I didn't expect to be behind him
to see Mr. Ti and Crazy Tail.

502
00:56:37,874 --> 00:56:42,232
Suddenly they appeared
and chased after him for about 100 meters.

503
00:56:45,583 --> 00:56:49,662
Mr. You and Crazy Tail
managed to single out one attacker

504
00:56:49,947 --> 00:56:52,649
and launched a counterattack.

505
00:56:53,100 --> 00:56:56,741
Mr. Ti is him
bit the neck and turned,

506
00:56:57,037 --> 00:57:00,121
and crazy Rap is right away
attacked his groin.

507
00:57:09,616 --> 00:57:12,980
The noise was terrifying.

508
00:57:14,926 --> 00:57:17,066
The scene was creepy!

509
00:57:18,496 --> 00:57:21,488
Mr. You was
scratched on the face.

510
00:57:21,744 --> 00:57:24,805
The young man is him
bit his ear.

511
00:57:25,866 --> 00:57:28,957
and Lord Ti is
almost ran out of it.

512
00:57:31,245 --> 00:57:32,775
During that time,

513
00:57:33,035 --> 00:57:36,636
Crazy Tail was biting his groin
and hind legs of the attacker.

514
00:57:43,144 --> 00:57:47,173
Crazy Tail roared
as he bit it.

515
00:57:49,547 --> 00:57:53,423
He roared with his mouth full.

516
00:57:54,111 --> 00:57:57,188
I've never seen
never heard anything like that.

517
00:58:01,803 --> 00:58:06,973
I've never seen such rage,
aggressiveness and strength.

518
00:58:07,687 --> 00:58:11,469
The attack did not give up,
he tried to fight back.

519
00:58:16,061 --> 00:58:19,302
Middleweight fighter
he endured a fight with two heavyweights.

520
00:58:20,945 --> 00:58:27,700
We heard what it sounded like
when an adult lion roars in pain.

521
00:58:33,327 --> 00:58:39,468
I wasn't sure what I was feeling,
but I'm relieved that they are

522
00:58:39,717 --> 00:58:44,175
Mr. You and Crazy Tail
managed to defend themselves.

523
00:58:46,700 --> 00:58:51,003
Injured Crazy Tail and Mr. Ti
they licked their wounds all day,

524
00:58:51,738 --> 00:58:56,183
and a lion from the Mad�ingilanes group
he was dying by the side of the road.

525
00:58:59,091 --> 00:59:03,264
They defended successfully once again
coalition territory.

526
00:59:13,231 --> 00:59:15,183
I came back the same night.

527
00:59:15,463 --> 00:59:18,469
Crazy Tail had
badly injured right paw.

528
00:59:18,744 --> 00:59:22,136
I think the attack bit her.

529
00:59:32,931 --> 00:59:36,484
A little later, during dinner,
I heard a roar outside.

530
00:59:40,951 --> 00:59:47,398
The ranger knocked on the door and said:
"Take your camera and come!"

531
00:59:52,994 --> 00:59:56,556
Karin quickly found the source of the noise.

532
00:59:58,414 --> 01:00:01,990
The lions of the Mad�ingilanes
they sprung into action again.

533
01:00:02,272 --> 01:00:03,966
We followed them.

534
01:00:05,306 --> 01:00:09,584
I couldn't believe it
that he will attack again.

535
01:00:11,226 --> 01:00:15,525
The lions of the Mad�ingilanes
as if they wanted revenge.

536
01:00:19,882 --> 01:00:23,304
They were ahead of us
and we tried to reach them.

537
01:00:23,605 --> 01:00:25,059
When we reached the valley...

538
01:00:29,511 --> 01:00:33,941
We saw a cloud of dust
and heard roaring and shouting.

539
01:00:38,776 --> 01:00:42,733
A real war broke out.

540
01:00:45,012 --> 01:00:47,811
We didn't know who was who.

541
01:00:48,119 --> 01:00:51,105
Only when we got closer,
I saw that they were

542
01:00:51,418 --> 01:00:55,479
 �etriri lion Mad�ingilanes
attacked a Mapogo lion.

543
01:00:59,713 --> 01:01:03,712
Four attacks
they grabbed Crazy Tail.

544
01:01:09,841 --> 01:01:12,824
He was hurt,
but he tried to escape.

545
01:01:21,108 --> 01:01:23,851
The savages attacked him.

546
01:01:24,179 --> 01:01:26,869
I've never seen
such a brutal attack.

547
01:01:30,978 --> 01:01:33,649
They started to cut him to pieces.

548
01:01:36,289 --> 01:01:41,208
One attacked
genitals and stomach.

549
01:01:43,835 --> 01:01:47,542
Suddenly he was heard
a sound similar to a shot.

550
01:01:50,473 --> 01:01:53,541
We heard
how his spine broke.

551
01:01:55,087 --> 01:01:56,925
A lot of blood...

552
01:02:00,386 --> 01:02:04,895
Everything seemed
a much scarier life.

553
01:02:11,087 --> 01:02:16,839
Smells, sounds...
The sight was incredible.

554
01:02:25,454 --> 01:02:31,287
Suddenly Mr. You appeared
and attacked a lion Mad�ingilanes.

555
01:02:38,658 --> 01:02:40,648
Crazy Tail was mortally wounded,

556
01:02:40,891 --> 01:02:44,412
but his brother tried
to help him.

557
01:02:48,069 --> 01:02:50,890
He attacked two rivals.

558
01:02:51,265 --> 01:02:54,735
He tried to help his brother,
but he knew that he could do nothing.

559
01:02:57,492 --> 01:03:00,172
Mr. Ti tucked his tail and ran away.

560
01:03:03,139 --> 01:03:06,530
Two lions
that were biting Crazy Tail

561
01:03:10,856 --> 01:03:13,231
they joined the brothers
in pursuit of Lord Ti.

562
01:03:20,627 --> 01:03:24,323
If he is caught, he is waiting for him
the same fate as his brother.

563
01:03:29,738 --> 01:03:33,782
Crazy Tail took a deep breath.

564
01:03:34,092 --> 01:03:38,451
Everyone went,
the silence was deafening.

565
01:03:43,120 --> 01:03:46,610
As much as we wanted
to help him

566
01:03:46,994 --> 01:03:49,924
we were not allowed to mix.

567
01:03:50,280 --> 01:03:52,525
We couldn't do anything.

568
01:03:56,218 --> 01:03:58,358
Mr. You
managed to escape.

569
01:03:59,025 --> 01:04:02,759
The Mad�ingilanes lions are back
to finish what they started.

570
01:04:09,419 --> 01:04:12,983
We heard them for ten minutes
before they returned

571
01:04:13,321 --> 01:04:16,000
and we saw them in the distance.

572
01:04:18,053 --> 01:04:21,258
They knew they were outnumbered
and that he was seriously injured.

573
01:04:21,587 --> 01:04:27,382
He could no longer defend himself
and they came to finish him off.

574
01:04:34,617 --> 01:04:38,180
We were aware
that there is no escape for Crazy Tail.

575
01:04:42,258 --> 01:04:49,660
Slicing Crazy Tail is one
from the worst moments in my life.

576
01:05:01,130 --> 01:05:06,393
It was the hardest for me
when I saw the reactions of the renderers.

577
01:05:06,681 --> 01:05:08,097
They were sad...

578
01:05:08,783 --> 01:05:09,783
They could hardly bear it.

579
01:05:15,319 --> 01:05:18,336
When I heard that before
that Crazy Tail is dead,

580
01:05:19,943 --> 01:05:20,893
I cried.

581
01:05:22,884 --> 01:05:28,695
He was my favorite lion
and I was very shaken.

582
01:05:29,996 --> 01:05:33,415
I told the others in the morning.

583
01:05:34,073 --> 01:05:38,686
They remained speechless,
they couldn't believe it.

584
01:05:40,694 --> 01:05:44,130
I'm sure
that many cried.

585
01:06:03,129 --> 01:06:05,694
When we are the next morning
left the log cabin,

586
01:06:05,994 --> 01:06:09,398
we went to see
What actually happened last night.

587
01:06:10,151 --> 01:06:13,741
We were greeted by a shocking sight.

588
01:06:19,957 --> 01:06:24,975
We found a hyena and two jackals
how they eat the remains of Crazy Tail.

589
01:06:39,975 --> 01:06:44,681
From a big, proud lion
there was absolutely nothing left.

590
01:06:49,832 --> 01:06:55,427
It shook me the most
when I saw the jackal

591
01:06:55,659 --> 01:07:02,547
how he leaves with his mane
of a majestic lion in its mouth.

592
01:07:10,142 --> 01:07:14,155
Then I said goodbye
with Crazy Tail.

593
01:07:17,811 --> 01:07:19,701
After the death of his brother,

594
01:07:20,046 --> 01:07:23,592
Mr. Ti is seriously injured
he was seen going west.

595
01:07:25,035 --> 01:07:29,468
Mr. Ti concluded
that he cannot defend the territory by himself.

596
01:07:36,519 --> 01:07:40,217
Mr. You knew
that he lost his partner,

597
01:07:40,611 --> 01:07:44,279
brother and friend,
who would do anything for him.

598
01:07:45,315 --> 01:07:49,096
I think he knew
and that he lost territory.

599
01:07:51,122 --> 01:07:56,370
Mr. Ti had to
to return to the brothers from the coalition.

600
01:08:00,699 --> 01:08:03,337
We haven't seen him in two years,

601
01:08:03,622 --> 01:08:09,216
and that morning we saw him
from 100 m as he observes them.

602
01:08:13,799 --> 01:08:18,625
Makula and his brothers had families
and the cubs they protected.

603
01:08:20,555 --> 01:08:23,592
Makulu knew instinctively
what will happen

604
01:08:23,886 --> 01:08:26,790
if in the territory
a new man appeared.

605
01:08:27,072 --> 01:08:31,450
Mr. Ti was once their brother,
but now he is a stranger.

606
01:08:36,789 --> 01:08:40,242
Mr. Ti made it
to escape the Mad�ingilanes coalition,

607
01:08:40,510 --> 01:08:45,900
that tore Crazy Tail apart
and occupied the eastern territory.

608
01:08:48,600 --> 01:08:50,929
He headed west,

609
01:08:51,256 --> 01:08:55,561
where they still ruled Makulu
and other Mapogo lions.

610
01:08:59,398 --> 01:09:02,822
Stubborn Mr. You
he is responsible for the breakup

611
01:09:03,088 --> 01:09:06,806
the largest coalition of lions
in the Sabi send reserve.

612
01:09:07,514 --> 01:09:10,645
How will his return
be accepted?

613
01:09:13,293 --> 01:09:17,693
Makulu was not happy
because of the return of Lord Ti.

614
01:09:19,210 --> 01:09:23,316
But the remaining three Mapogo lions
have accepted it.

615
01:09:30,151 --> 01:09:32,362
It's really amazing

616
01:09:32,727 --> 01:09:37,804
He managed to return to the coalition
after so long.

617
01:09:40,695 --> 01:09:42,456
The guides were relieved

618
01:09:42,818 --> 01:09:45,695
What is Mr. You
accepted without bloodshed.

619
01:09:49,870 --> 01:09:52,813
But he hasn't changed.

620
01:09:54,814 --> 01:09:59,384
He was not in his prime
among her cubs.

621
01:10:01,363 --> 01:10:05,485
We expected that Mr. Ti
accept cubs of other males,

622
01:10:05,829 --> 01:10:07,270
but that didn't happen.

623
01:10:10,378 --> 01:10:15,222
We had no idea
what will happen.

624
01:10:16,497 --> 01:10:18,768
We were taken aback.

625
01:10:31,046 --> 01:10:35,670
After a few days
he started killing the cubs.

626
01:10:45,266 --> 01:10:50,009
He was looking for cubs
a man from the coalition,

627
01:10:50,360 --> 01:10:52,997
killed and penetrated them.

628
01:11:25,576 --> 01:11:29,993
The most interesting thing is that the rest
they did not try to stop him.

629
01:11:39,974 --> 01:11:43,380
Many cubs
they were the nephews of Lord Ti,

630
01:11:43,784 --> 01:11:47,307
but his brothers
they did not prevent the massacre.

631
01:11:51,129 --> 01:11:53,925
Mr. You decided
to take over

632
01:11:54,302 --> 01:11:58,637
and mate with lionesses,
and the cubs got in his way,

633
01:11:59,209 --> 01:12:03,151
so he acted brutally,
but also quite naturally.

634
01:12:05,933 --> 01:12:08,753
The situation in the west
has changed.

635
01:12:09,083 --> 01:12:12,148
Mr. You
became the new king.

636
01:12:23,676 --> 01:12:25,738
After the Lord returned to You,

637
01:12:26,065 --> 01:12:28,722
killed the cubs
and established dominance,

638
01:12:29,034 --> 01:12:31,642
we didn't know anymore
What can happen.

639
01:12:31,972 --> 01:12:35,016
I think it's the majority
she had a bad feeling.

640
01:12:44,313 --> 01:12:46,128
In the next two years,

641
01:12:46,484 --> 01:12:50,597
the lions of the Mad�ingilanes are slowly
snatched the territory of the Mapogo lions.

642
01:12:52,114 --> 01:12:56,436
They occupied most of the territory
Mr. T and Crazy Tail,

643
01:12:56,725 --> 01:13:00,672
their �poors
and killed all the cubs.

644
01:13:06,734 --> 01:13:10,804
Bad things continued
to happen.

645
01:13:11,139 --> 01:13:14,735
Lepotan and Rasta have disappeared.

646
01:13:15,083 --> 01:13:18,925
They most likely killed them
the lions of the Mad�ingilanes.

647
01:13:22,296 --> 01:13:25,747
The powerful Mapogo coalition
which once ruled

648
01:13:25,999 --> 01:13:30,951
the entire Sabi send reserve
she fought for survival.

649
01:13:32,406 --> 01:13:35,060
Only three Mapogo lions remain:

650
01:13:36,112 --> 01:13:36,952
Macula,

651
01:13:40,386 --> 01:13:41,706
Mr. You

652
01:13:43,576 --> 01:13:45,421
and O�iljak.

653
01:13:48,844 --> 01:13:52,973
Mapogo lions for six years
they were the kings of the Sabi send reserve.

654
01:13:56,580 --> 01:14:00,781
Men in the wild
they rarely live longer than 12 years.

655
01:14:03,246 --> 01:14:10,018
Mr. Ti is 10,
O�iljak is 12 and Makulu is 14 years old.

656
01:14:12,167 --> 01:14:16,914
They were old,
and the competition is increasing.

657
01:14:17,196 --> 01:14:19,261
The end was inevitable.

658
01:14:25,056 --> 01:14:28,259
on the sixteenth of March 2012,

659
01:14:28,578 --> 01:14:31,762
another coalition
five men, Selati,

660
01:14:32,180 --> 01:14:36,510
it invaded from the south
in the territory of the Mapogo lions.

661
01:14:41,465 --> 01:14:46,912
We were on a morning drive
and we turned off the car to hear better.

662
01:14:48,120 --> 01:14:52,618
We heard a loud roar
from a distance of 100 m.

663
01:14:53,395 --> 01:14:55,460
We followed the tracks.

664
01:14:58,599 --> 01:15:03,084
It was obvious that the Selati lions
they attack the Mapogo lions.

665
01:15:05,337 --> 01:15:11,116
They were young and strong,
ready to fight.

666
01:15:16,536 --> 01:15:22,073
They singled out one Mapogo lion,
but we weren't sure which one.

667
01:15:25,285 --> 01:15:29,987
No old lion could
to overcome so many young men.

668
01:15:31,676 --> 01:15:37,317
But that didn't stop this lion from
tries to defend its territory.

669
01:15:41,253 --> 01:15:43,534
When I arrived,

670
01:15:43,863 --> 01:15:46,319
Mr. Ti had already been attacked.

671
01:15:50,182 --> 01:15:55,288
The last lion king Mapogo
I fought for my life.

672
01:16:01,016 --> 01:16:08,038
He had a big wound on his back,
above the hind legs,

673
01:16:08,695 --> 01:16:12,611
which were paralyzed.

674
01:16:16,175 --> 01:16:22,803
He was helpless in front of the four
of lions that approached him.

675
01:16:34,841 --> 01:16:37,938
Their tactics were cruel.

676
01:16:38,374 --> 01:16:42,344
They distracted him, so that one
one of them could bite him in the back.

677
01:16:46,016 --> 01:16:51,653
They shot him down
and grizzly for 15-20 seconds,

678
01:17:00,716 --> 01:17:03,576
and then retreated.

679
01:17:22,342 --> 01:17:27,496
They were waiting for him to get up
and then attacked him again.

680
01:17:28,701 --> 01:17:32,197
Mr. You
fought for his bare life.

681
01:17:43,354 --> 01:17:48,437
I remember that at one point
looked towards me.

682
01:17:49,138 --> 01:17:51,937
That he could stand up

683
01:17:52,632 --> 01:17:57,165
and fought with lions
after being badly wounded,

684
01:17:58,106 --> 01:18:02,131
shows how magnificent it is
the animal was strong and brave.

685
01:18:15,427 --> 01:18:21,169
Four men who attacked
Mr. Ti was constantly being talked about.

686
01:18:21,553 --> 01:18:25,820
That's how they showed
that now they are the rulers of this space.

687
01:18:26,122 --> 01:18:28,836
They wanted the whole world to know it.

688
01:18:38,601 --> 01:18:40,879
It was an amazing scene.

689
01:18:41,165 --> 01:18:49,708
I felt excitement,
disbelief and admiration.

690
01:18:53,614 --> 01:18:56,508
He had large wounds on his back.

691
01:18:57,881 --> 01:19:01,583
He was completely overcome,
with my head on the ground,

692
01:19:01,944 --> 01:19:05,548
extended front
and immobile hind legs.

693
01:19:11,783 --> 01:19:15,079
There was no help for him,
Mr. Ti had to die.

694
01:19:24,462 --> 01:19:28,564
My brother and I watched him
how he dies.

695
01:19:34,296 --> 01:19:39,786
It was the end of an era
and he left his mark on us.

696
01:19:40,064 --> 01:19:43,271
I wouldn't like to
to experience it once more.

697
01:19:45,172 --> 01:19:49,734
I could hardly stand the end
sagas of Mapogo lions.

698
01:19:58,694 --> 01:20:02,161
Lord Ti lived like a lion

699
01:20:02,592 --> 01:20:05,217
and so he died.

700
01:20:06,162 --> 01:20:08,958
He died as he would have wanted.

701
01:20:09,517 --> 01:20:12,312
Defending its territory.

702
01:20:13,937 --> 01:20:16,474
After six years in power
mapogo lions,

703
01:20:16,750 --> 01:20:21,624
the bloodiest reign
ended violently.

704
01:20:29,574 --> 01:20:34,124
Macula and Scar
the last remaining Mapogo lions.

705
01:20:35,386 --> 01:20:38,527
They were old and overpowered.

706
01:20:40,970 --> 01:20:46,048
They had no choice,
they had to leave Sabi send.

707
01:20:52,905 --> 01:20:56,246
Mapogo lions
will never come back

708
01:20:59,807 --> 01:21:01,884
but there is hope
for future generations.

709
01:21:09,077 --> 01:21:13,060
As far as I know, the Mapogo lineage
she lived in the Ottawa camp

710
01:21:13,406 --> 01:21:17,441
with three large adults
and two young women.

711
01:21:20,906 --> 01:21:24,481
I wish it was Makulu
the father of those women.

712
01:21:28,326 --> 01:21:35,387
His cubs survived
Massacre of Lord Ti.

713
01:21:36,394 --> 01:21:40,309
Let there be justice after all.

714
01:21:41,873 --> 01:21:45,590
Mapogo lions were
truly amazing lions.

715
01:21:45,987 --> 01:21:47,744
In a way,
they were perfect.

716
01:21:50,233 --> 01:21:52,217
From a human point of view,

717
01:21:52,627 --> 01:21:55,778
their behavior works
very aggressive and mean,

718
01:21:56,046 --> 01:22:00,004
but they were only trying
to be better lions.

719
01:22:00,304 --> 01:22:03,306
Six Mapogo lions
it did everything that men do

720
01:22:03,647 --> 01:22:05,964
in order to survive
and passed on their genes,

721
01:22:06,224 --> 01:22:09,286
but they also took a step higher.

722
01:22:10,944 --> 01:22:13,913
They set new standards
in conquering territory

723
01:22:16,657 --> 01:22:21,377
and showed unprecedented violence
in the Sabi send reserve.

724
01:22:25,924 --> 01:22:31,286
Leos also have a dark side
which is rarely emphasized.

725
01:22:33,002 --> 01:22:35,501
they are beautiful
royal animals,

726
01:22:35,813 --> 01:22:41,191
but also very dangerous and aggressive.

727
01:22:42,334 --> 01:22:46,302
They showed us
What does it mean to be a lion.

728
01:22:49,302 --> 01:22:53,302
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