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  • - I know you guys are thinking right now,

  • uh, can we see the lion's teeth?

  • Yeah, we can see the lion's teeth.

  • You guys ready?

  • (growling)

  • (intense music)

  • Since sunrise, the crew and I have been on the search

  • for Kariega Game Reserve's pride of lions.

  • Working in tandem with the reserve protection agency,

  • and a team of field veterinarians,

  • today's goal is to safely tranquilize

  • and collect biometric data from these predatory cats.

  • - Coyote, the other teams got the lions over the hill.

  • - A radio call from the opposite side of the reserve

  • delivered confirmation that the lions had been located

  • on a fresh kill.

  • For the safety of the lions

  • and the veterinarians collecting data,

  • the field team decided that

  • all four of the cats would be darted.

  • So with everyone in position, the final moment was upon us.

  • And the only thing left for Doctor Waldo Dreyer to do

  • was hit his targets.

  • Wow, those are some big cats.

  • Let's get ready to dart.

  • Here we go.

  • Target right on that female's rump.

  • Ooh!

  • Got one, got one.

  • Nice shot.

  • Wow, did you see them spring into action like that?

  • Okay, we thought that maybe the lions would

  • move off when we darted one but you've got four lions.

  • Three females and a young male?

  • A young male, right?

  • Wow, still an enormous cat.

  • Alright, getting ready for the second dart.

  • Here we go, we've got the male

  • coming up around the backside here.

  • (gun fires) (growling)

  • The upper forefront of her chest.

  • Go, go, go, go!

  • No, not yet, not yet.

  • Can't miss the females, I must have a clear shot.

  • It's super windy, though. Could throw off the dart.

  • Do not want to hit the animal in the face.

  • Here comes the shot.

  • (growling) Got 'em.

  • Alright, the male as been darted.

  • One lion left.

  • Wow, okay, we have three of the lions darted at this point.

  • Male and two females.

  • One female still does not have a dart in her, though.

  • So we're trying to move the vehicle

  • to get in a better position.

  • This is intense.

  • Hold on guys.

  • Be aware you've got a lion.

  • Here we go, look at this good shot, zoom in, zoom in.

  • Got it!

  • All lions have been darted.

  • And they are all staring at us now saying,

  • "Okay, uh, what are you guys doing out here?"

  • Wow, that's intimidating.

  • With all four cats successfully darted,

  • we watched from a safe distance.

  • As one by one, they succumb to the effects

  • of the tranquilizer serum.

  • Alright, now it's just going to take a few minutes

  • for the tranquilizer to set in.

  • They'll tell us to get out of the vehicles,

  • we'll move in, get that biometric data.

  • Wow, my heart's racing right now.

  • How 'bout you?

  • This is crazy.

  • Time was of the essence,

  • so the vet team needed to move quickly.

  • This meant that as a camera team,

  • we would have a very limited window of time

  • to capture an up-close presentation

  • with these sleeping carnivores.

  • Given his iconic stature,

  • I was beyond excited to showcase the male.

  • While in the background, the veterinarians would be

  • collecting the sought-after biometric data from the females.

  • In human terms,

  • this procedure is comparable to a check-up a the doctor.

  • When it comes to lions,

  • this includes pulling a small hair sample from the tail,

  • checking body length, paw length, overall health,

  • and lastly, microchip identification.

  • That is a big cat right there, look at that.

  • This other female down right here.

  • - [Cameraman] Hey, just lions laying around everywhere.

  • - Yeah, lions everywhere.

  • Come on guys, these lions are just asleep.

  • None of these animals are actually hurt.

  • Here it is, here's the male.

  • (powerful music)

  • That is unbelievable right there.

  • This is the closest I have ever been to a wild apex predator

  • of this size.

  • Oh, You can feel him breathing.

  • Ah, beautiful animal.

  • Now this creature is enormous

  • and it is still a sub-adult male lion.

  • I wanna come on this side just to show you this paw.

  • You've got the mane.

  • You can see his face is covered up there, it is asleep.

  • Look at the size of this animal's paws.

  • It's bigger than my hand, that is crazy.

  • And so heavy, so much weight and so much muscle

  • in the front section of this cat.

  • You guys wanna see those claws, don't you?

  • - [Cameraman] Oh yeah.

  • - Ready for this?

  • Hold on, let me kinda sit down here.

  • Get ready.

  • That is impressive, right there.

  • And these claws are constantly growing

  • throughout the course of the animal's life.

  • Now like all cats, they have four toes up front.

  • But also, a dew claw on the side.

  • You see that?

  • - [Cameraman] Wow.

  • - That is the key piece of power right there.

  • Because when they lunge toward a water buffalo

  • or a wildebeest and they latch on,

  • it's this claw that hooks in place

  • and makes sure that that prey does not get away.

  • And that's what they do, latch on, and they go for the neck.

  • Now the lion, believe it or not,

  • does not have that powerful of a bite force

  • as compared to other big cats.

  • Only somewhere between 600 and 900 pounds per square inch.

  • But what they wanna do is go for the trachea.

  • You get the trachea, you're cuttin' off the windpipe

  • and that animal's gonna suffocate.

  • Now the males, while they can hunt,

  • aren't the ones that are actually hunting.

  • So while when we came up on this pride,

  • you see that they'd taken down an impala.

  • It's likely the females that killed the impala

  • but then the males will come in and they will feast first.

  • Wow, this cat is just the coolest creature

  • I have ever been around.

  • Let's take a look at its' head real quick.

  • Look at the size of the ears, massive ears.

  • They're capable of moving these individually.

  • They have incredible sense of hearing.

  • Look at the mane of this animal, it's so dense.

  • And, oh, it smells like South Africa.

  • It smells like the Savannah.

  • A little bit of grass, and a little bit of sand.

  • Now you look at this mane and you think,

  • well what is the purpose of a mane on a lion,

  • other than to have an epic hairdo?

  • And the purpose is actually to protect them

  • when they're fighting to protect territory.

  • All this dense fur, when another male's rearing up,

  • using its' claws and its' teeth,

  • protects this lion's throat and his face.

  • Alright, you guys ready for the reveal?

  • - [Cameraman] Let's see it.

  • - Okay, I'm gonna pull this back very slowly.

  • Let's see the lion's face.

  • (gasps) There you are buddy.

  • Oh my gosh, that is incredible.

  • What a handsome animal right there.

  • Look at its' whiskers, incredibly dense.

  • I know you guys are thinking right now,

  • "Uh, can we see the lion's teeth?"

  • Yeah, we can see the lion's teeth.

  • You guys ready?

  • - [Cameraman] Yeah.

  • - [Coyote] I'm slowly just gonna pull

  • the lid back here a little bit.

  • Wow! - Whoa.

  • - [Coyote] Look at those canines.

  • - Holy smokes. - Unbelievable.

  • Now lions have three types of teeth.

  • Up front here, you have these incisors.

  • Which you use to carry things,

  • the females will carry their cubs around.

  • They're also used to pull meat away from the bones.

  • Of course the canines are used to inflict a kill.

  • And then in the back here, go ahead and zoom in.

  • You see that?

  • All these pre-molars are used like

  • serrated shears to saw through the meat.

  • I can see the lion's tongue in there.

  • It's incredibly grippy, like sandpaper.

  • They can actually use that tongue to

  • lick meat away from bones, they can lick fur off,

  • and believe it or not, if a lion were to lick your skin

  • it would take the skin right off.

  • Not exactly like your house cat.

  • Wow, how ya feeling?

  • Let's see can I take a look at his eye, there.

  • See, zoom in there.

  • See, pupils are slightly dilated.

  • He's completely out right now.

  • See that, get a tight shot there.

  • Lions have incredible eyesight,

  • not only during the day but also at night.

  • - [Cameraman] Look how big its head is compared to you.

  • - Massive.

  • - [Cameraman] It's as big as your body.

  • - Can you imagine what it would be like

  • to get an appendage of your body or your head

  • stuck in the mouth of an animal like this?

  • And keep in mind guys, this is still a sub-adult.

  • They get bigger than this.

  • I'm guess this lion is somewhere between 250 and 300 pounds.

  • They can tip the scales well over 500.

  • Okay, I'm gonna just flip this back up over its' head

  • so that the sun stays out of his eyes.

  • Oh man is your adrenaline rushin' as fast as mine is?

  • - [Cameraman] I'm just trying to stay calm, actually.

  • - [Coyote] Okay, we ready to collect biometric data?

  • Alright, let's do it.

  • Gotta get he measurements on this lion.

  • - [Staff Member] Okay, we go all the way

  • to the backside here, say I've got 123 and a half.

  • - 54. - 54.

  • - [Coyote] Paw measurements.

  • - [Staff Member] Six.

  • - [Coyote] And this is important data for us to know.

  • - [Staff Member] Eight.

  • - Exactly the size of this lion's paws

  • so if they're out there,

  • Looking for tracks, they'll know exactly which lion this is.

  • - All these kind of markings on the face

  • also, over time will help you identify individuals.

  • It's quite a striking one right here.

  • - [Coyote] Yeah.

  • - [Staff Member] Alright, we'll stick that up.

  • I think he's (mumbles).

  • - Alright guys, what's really cool is that this lion

  • doesn't actually have a micro-chip in it.

  • So, we are gonna get to insert one today,

  • and that will allow us to keep a tight record

  • of this animal, anytime they then tranquilize in the future

  • to be able to collect its' biometric data.

  • Wow cool, alright, so where do you insert the micro-chip?

  • - The way I insert a micro-chip is basically,

  • a big needle, it's about the size of a grain of rice.

  • - [Coyote] I don't like needles,

  • I don't do very well with needles.

  • - So we insert it right in the middle

  • between the soft shoulder blades.

  • So we just make a little dent in the skin,

  • put it underneath the skin.

  • - Just a little prick right?

  • Boom, just like that, wow.

  • Alright guys well it's time to

  • apply the reversal drugs so that this male wakes up

  • and heads back off into the wild.

  • But this certainly was epic, getting to explore here

  • at the Kariega Game Reserve, tranquilizing four lions,

  • getting up close to collect biometric data.

  • I'm Coyote Peterson, be brave, stay wild.

  • We'll see ya on the next adventure.

  • Alright, time to wake up.

  • - [Man] Just get it in the muscle, push the prongs

  • back a bit as soon as you're in.

  • There you go.

  • Yes.

  • - Alright guys, lion's about to wake up.

  • Let's head back to the trucks.

  • Whoo!

  • Man! - That was amazing.

  • - [Coyote] That was cool, that was cool.

  • - [Cameraman] Alright Coyote, what's happening right now?

  • - We have administered the reversal drug

  • and now we are just safely back in the vehicle

  • waiting for the lions to wake up.

  • I've got a GoPro positioned just in front of this female.

  • We've got zoom lenses on the male.

  • The ones up here underneath the bush,

  • we're gonna also keep an eye on them.

  • In just a few minutes here, they're gonna pop back up and

  • disappear into the underbrush.

  • (peaceful music)

  • You can see the lions are beginning to wake up.

  • This lioness right here in front of us is starting to move.

  • It's been 'bout 15 minutes. Sounds about right.

  • Since the dawn of mankind, we have feared

  • that which is capable of hunting us.

  • So much so that we in turn chose to hunt many of these

  • natural predators to the brink of extinction.

  • The lion is no exception.

  • Today our mindset has changed.

  • And fear has been replaced with love and protection

  • for these incredible beasts.

  • Several hours after the vet procedure had concluded,

  • we returned to the hilltop and checked in on the pride.

  • Our hope was that they would still be in the area,

  • allowing us to get a final glimpse of these beautiful cats.

  • (lion growling)

  • That's a lion.

  • Then suddenly, in what seemed like a moment slowed in time,

  • the king of the Savannah materialized from the underbrush.

  • (growling)

  • He stepped into the golden glow of the setting sun,

  • and moved with an elegance that defined him

  • as the ruler of this land.

  • And as we watched, our camera all fighting

  • to capture the moments as they played out before us,

  • it was not difficult to pull my eye away from the viewfinder

  • so that I could appreciate all of the beauty in this animal

  • with my own two eyes.

  • I know that I will never forget

  • my time spent alongside that sleeping giant.

  • My fingers placed upon its' massive teeth,

  • the moment it woke back from its slumber,

  • and the sight as it strolled along

  • through the flowing grasses,

  • staking claim as King of the Savannah.

  • If you missed part one of our incredible

  • African lion adventure, make sure to go back and watch

  • from the beginning.

  • As we embarked upon an epic journey

  • that brought us up-close with a pride of lions.

  • And don't forget, subscribe, so you can join me and the crew

  • on this season of Breaking Trail.

- I know you guys are thinking right now,

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