travel to almost any national park in East Africa and you can see lions but
East Africa and you can see lions but
East Africa and you can see lions but outside the parks these captivating
outside the parks these captivating
outside the parks these captivating creatures are dwindling fast no one
creatures are dwindling fast no one
creatures are dwindling fast no one knows that better than Lawrence Frank
knows that better than Lawrence Frank
knows that better than Lawrence Frank who has studied Lions for more than 30
who has studied Lions for more than 30
who has studied Lions for more than 30 years the public even the conservation
years the public even the conservation
years the public even the conservation world is not aware of this serious
world is not aware of this serious
world is not aware of this serious trouble that these animals are in we
trouble that these animals are in we
trouble that these animals are in we know a lot about how lions stalk their
know a lot about how lions stalk their
know a lot about how lions stalk their prey on the open plains but how do they
prey on the open plains but how do they
prey on the open plains but how do they hunt in the dense bush and it might when
hunt in the dense bush and it might when
hunt in the dense bush and it might when they’re most active
[Music]
[Music] for that bit of dangerous detective work
for that bit of dangerous detective work
for that bit of dangerous detective work there’s Crittercam an innovative camera
there’s Crittercam an innovative camera
there’s Crittercam an innovative camera system created by national Geographics
system created by national Geographics
system created by national Geographics Gregg Marshall that can ride along with
Gregg Marshall that can ride along with
Gregg Marshall that can ride along with a lion
a lion
a lion I think it’s absolute madness to come
I think it’s absolute madness to come
I think it’s absolute madness to come all the way to Africa to try it on a
all the way to Africa to try it on a
all the way to Africa to try it on a lion which has got to be one of the
lion which has got to be one of the
lion which has got to be one of the toughest tests of a piece of technology
toughest tests of a piece of technology
toughest tests of a piece of technology you can imagine I’ll be astounded if
you can imagine I’ll be astounded if
you can imagine I’ll be astounded if this works
this works
this works remember the Crittercam unit has to
remember the Crittercam unit has to
remember the Crittercam unit has to withstand bounding speeds of more than
withstand bounding speeds of more than
withstand bounding speeds of more than 30 miles an hour
30 miles an hour
30 miles an hour jarring leaps of 30 feet or more and the
jarring leaps of 30 feet or more and the
jarring leaps of 30 feet or more and the violent collision of flesh that is a
violent collision of flesh that is a
violent collision of flesh that is a lion kill
lion kill
lion kill [Music]
she’s already wearing a radio collar and
she’s already wearing a radio collar and she may have developed a taste for
she may have developed a taste for
she may have developed a taste for cattle
back in the car so you get to top her up
back in the car so you get to top her up I’m gonna give quite a substantial
I’m gonna give quite a substantial
I’m gonna give quite a substantial top-up since we’re gonna walk her down
top-up since we’re gonna walk her down
top-up since we’re gonna walk her down for a long time
for a long time
for a long time Lawrence gives Leila a full physical all
Lawrence gives Leila a full physical all
Lawrence gives Leila a full physical all part of keeping tabs on the health of
part of keeping tabs on the health of
part of keeping tabs on the health of this particular lion population then
this particular lion population then
this particular lion population then comes the camera which is equipped to
comes the camera which is equipped to
comes the camera which is equipped to send a lie signal back to the crew
send a lie signal back to the crew
send a lie signal back to the crew another first or Crittercam
Oh oh my god the first shots are of
Oh oh my god the first shots are of Layla’s homecoming with the Cubs and
Layla’s homecoming with the Cubs and
Layla’s homecoming with the Cubs and lionesses of her prize and the camera
lionesses of her prize and the camera
lionesses of her prize and the camera withstands that gentle attention you
withstands that gentle attention you
withstands that gentle attention you might now get the lion crunch test the
might now get the lion crunch test the
might now get the lion crunch test the next day when the crew signals the
next day when the crew signals the
next day when the crew signals the camera to transmit it’s a family feast
the second Crittercam
the second Crittercam goes on a lioness named Haley the other
goes on a lioness named Haley the other
goes on a lioness named Haley the other adult female in Leila spry
and what appears that night on the
and what appears that night on the cruise monitors is the sight of two
cruise monitors is the sight of two
cruise monitors is the sight of two lionesses hunting thanks to night vision
lionesses hunting thanks to night vision
lionesses hunting thanks to night vision the crew captures a rare look at
the crew captures a rare look at
the crew captures a rare look at teamwork between two big cats
after more than a week of riding with
after more than a week of riding with lions and it’s time to retrieve the
lions and it’s time to retrieve the
lions and it’s time to retrieve the equipment the Crittercam crew can
equipment the Crittercam crew can
equipment the Crittercam crew can release the cameras by remote but
release the cameras by remote but
release the cameras by remote but retrieving them takes a while the Cubs
retrieving them takes a while the Cubs
retrieving them takes a while the Cubs are curious the first terrestrial
are curious the first terrestrial
are curious the first terrestrial critter cam whether every fashioned bunk
critter cam whether every fashioned bunk
critter cam whether every fashioned bunk Alliance gave it a zebra feast powers of
Alliance gave it a zebra feast powers of
Alliance gave it a zebra feast powers of abuse in the bush and the dreaded cub
abuse in the bush and the dreaded cub
abuse in the bush and the dreaded cub chew test and I never expected it to
chew test and I never expected it to
chew test and I never expected it to work more than five minutes ended hung
work more than five minutes ended hung
work more than five minutes ended hung in there for over a week this task is
in there for over a week this task is
in there for over a week this task is Lawrence 1 or 2 when I see attempts to
Lawrence 1 or 2 when I see attempts to
Lawrence 1 or 2 when I see attempts to learn more about how these large cats
learn more about how these large cats
learn more about how these large cats can live with their human neighbors
can live with their human neighbors
can live with their human neighbors wouldn’t the world be an incredibly
wouldn’t the world be an incredibly
wouldn’t the world be an incredibly impoverished place of there weren’t
impoverished place of there weren’t
impoverished place of there weren’t large predators world without wilderness
large predators world without wilderness
large predators world without wilderness and wildness and personified by these
and wildness and personified by these
and wildness and personified by these big predators simply wouldn’t be worth
big predators simply wouldn’t be worth
big predators simply wouldn’t be worth living in
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