Animal Nation: Lions - The Whole Story (DVD)

Lions are a universal emblem of courage and strength a supercharged hunting beast with seemingly mystical abilities and a spiritual history. The roar of a lion fills the night the world's most chilling, spine-tingling sound - as powerful as the noise of a small plane taking off. It has a huge appetite; at one sitting a hungry lion can eat the equivalent of a whole person. Its eyes are keen; this big tawny hunter has night vision six times better than ours. It's a refined killing machine weighing at least twice as much as a grown man, has claws like sharp switchblades and a rasping tongue much rougher than sandpaper. It can overpower animals far bigger than itself and yet it can be gentle, caring and affectionate. The secret of success is that it lives in a group or 'pride' - Africa's most powerful land carnivore is the only truly social cat in the world.