Channel: Earth Touch

Category: Pets & Animals

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Description: A pair of lion cubs have become isolated from their mother and are forced to hunker down on a riverbank awaiting an uncertain fate. As the night sets in, males from a rival pride move in to the area posing a serious threat to the young cats. In an unprecedented turn of events, territorial hippos give the cubs a fighting chance as they charge the adult lions, sending them running. It’s a moment of reprieve for the cubs, but can they survive the night? Watch “Turf War: Lions & Hippos” here: earthtouchnews.com/video-on-demand/turf-war-lions-hippos About “Turf War: Lions & Hippos”: Zambia's Luangwa Valley is the setting for a dramatic standoff between lions and hippos as they struggle to survive through the dry season. Forced to share a rapidly disappearing river, both species turn on each other in a desperate fight over territory. For two lion cubs growing up in the constant presence of starving, agitated hippos a dangerous world awaits. More from Earth Touch Earth Touch News Network: earthtouchnews.com Earth Touch Video on Demand: earthtouch.tv Facebook: facebook.com/EarthTouch Instagram: instagram.com/earthtouch Twitter: twitter.com/earthtouch TikTok: tiktok.com/@earthtouchtv