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Young Elephant vs 30 Lions | 20 Years of Planet Earth | BBC Earth

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Lions do not usually hunt elephants, although this footage in the dark captures a pride of 30 lions taking down a young elephant. #PlanetEarth #DavidAttenborough #PE20 Subscribe: http://bit.ly/BBCEarthSub Sign up to our newsletter for the latest news, updates and exclusives from BBC Earth https://www.bbcearth.com/newsletter Watch more: Best of BBC Earth 🌍 https://bit.ly/BestOfBBCEarth Best Animal Fights 🥊 https://bit.ly/BestAnimalFights Videos over 10 minutes ⏰ https://bit.ly/3SHJCEJ Planet Earth III 🌍 https://bit.ly/PlanetEarthIIIPlaylist Frozen Planet II ❄️ https:/bit.ly/FrozenPlanetIIPlaylist Blue Planet II in 4K 🌊 https://bit.ly/BluePlanetII4kPlaylist Welcome to BBC EARTH! The world is an amazing place full of stories, beauty and natural wonder. Here you'll find 50 years worth of entertaining and thought-provoking natural history content. Dramatic, rare, and exclusive, nature doesn't get more exciting than this. This is a commercial page from BBC Studios. Service information and feedback: http://bbcworldwide.com/vod-feedback--contact-details.aspx

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micheal_santiago
micheal_santiago 4 weeks ago

I literally recall watching the American narrator version of this scene.

advika_tara
advika_tara 4 weeks ago

30 lions hunting together against a young elephant… this honestly felt more intense than some action movies The coordination, patience, and sheer power of the pride was unbelievable.”

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hakanhenk747 4 weeks ago

People often forget how risky hunts like this are for lions too. Taking down an elephant, even a young one, requires huge energy and can seriously injure predators if something goes wrong.

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sergioserna599 4 weeks ago

I’m sorry, but I don’t think that Lions or Tigers contribute anything to nature!

jessedavenport853
jessedavenport853 4 weeks ago

The lions , symbol of cowardice is much different from the tiger

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gabrieltempest28 4 weeks ago

🇷🇺😢 Увы. Таковы правила в дикой природе.

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justin_brown 4 weeks ago

I remember watching the documentary of this mega-pride of lions they were a force to recon with taking down everything from Elephants. Hippos, Rhinos and a buffalo didn't stand a chance

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irmela_bärer 4 weeks ago

Very distressing. Di we need to see this!!!

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hans-willi_kallert 4 weeks ago

All wild animals are pretty in their own way. My favorite along with Dolphins is the Elephant very smart and intelligent. Thx for posting good clip :).

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kristin.ford 4 weeks ago

1 lion 30 elephants 🙄 brave elephant

jorge_razo
jorge_razo 4 weeks ago

Bu kadar büyük bir fil avladıklarını ilk kez görüyorum

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stéphane_lagarde 4 weeks, 1 day ago

I feel so bad for that elephant.

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pedrolucas.abreu 4 weeks, 1 day ago

I had to stop watching at 3:15 to praise you right here! 🤩 The topic of this video is truly captivating. The way you developed the issue at 5:40 completely changed my perspective. 💡 This video is invaluable. Wishing you continued success! ✨🚀

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franklinvelvet77 4 weeks, 1 day ago

Looked like demons, with sharp teeth.

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lilia_medrano 4 weeks, 1 day ago

This is ancient footage.

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graciela_morales 4 weeks, 1 day ago

The emotional investment in some of these comments are craaaaaazy 😂😂😂 this is the wildlife you know

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nicholas_smith 4 weeks, 1 day ago

A young elephant facing an entire pride of lions feels both intense and emotional in the wild courage can appear even in the most vulnerable creatures.

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daniel_wali 4 weeks, 1 day ago

I thought that was a HORRIBLE scene, it's nature I realise but it was still horrible

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andrew_montgomery 4 weeks, 1 day ago

Lion is lucky that elephants are vegetarian

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marcelladörschner483 4 weeks, 1 day ago

अरे गणपति बप्पा 😂😂