Nature

Lions of the Skeleton Coast

Lion researcher Dr. Philip Stander follows three orphaned desert lion cubs as they navigate the brutal Skeleton Coast of Namibia. Watch the cubs learn to adapt, hunt, and defy the odds of survival in this vast desert territory.

Lions of the Skeleton Coast

53m 33s

Lion researcher Dr. Philip Stander follows three orphaned desert lion cubs as they navigate the brutal Skeleton Coast of Namibia. Watch the cubs learn to adapt, hunt, and defy the odds of survival in this vast desert territory.

Previews + Extras

  • Preview of Lions of the Skeleton Coast: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Preview of Lions of the Skeleton Coast

    E4 - 30s

    Lion researcher Dr. Philip Stander follows three orphaned desert lion cubs as they navigate the brutal Skeleton Coast of Namibia. Watch the cubs learn to adapt, hunt, and defy the odds of survival in this vast desert territory.

  • Extraordinary Lion Behavior Caught on Camera: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Extraordinary Lion Behavior Caught on Camera

    E4 - 3m 16s

    Orphan lion cubs Alpha and Bravo reached the ocean and made the Skeleton Coast their new home. Here, they learned how to hunt and eat a new set of prey from the marine ecosystem: seals.

  • Desert Lion Cubs Hunt at Night: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Desert Lion Cubs Hunt at Night

    E4 - 3m 27s

    Chased by their aunt into an unhospitable part of the desert, the cubs found an oasis where they developed new hunting strategies and became bird hunters -- previously unheard of among lions.

  • Filming Lions in the Namib Desert: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Filming Lions in the Namib Desert

    E4 - 10m 38s

    Step into the untamed world of the Namib Desert with these extraordinary storytellers, whose cinematic journey spans an unparalleled eight-year desert odyssey. In "Lions of the Skeleton Coast," award-winning wildlife filmmakers Will and Lianne Steenkamp unveil the gripping saga behind their exploration.

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