Turf War: Lions & Hippos

Africa’s Luangwa valley is a place of drama and contrast. It’s a place where a single annual event brings both life and death. The dry season sees many animals parish, but in return provides crucial meals for others.

For a lion growing up in the constant presence of hippos a dangerous world awaits, and with the ever-increasing pressure of a drying season the ultimate dilemma is to survive yet another season while keeping clear of the razor-sharp tusks of starving, agitated hippos.

When the merciless dry season seeps life from the Valley the hippos congregate in the last source of life, the Luangwa river, and competition amongst each other becomes fierce and violent. Bulls fight for dominance and cows become exceedingly protective over their youngsters in the overcrowded groups where aggressive encounters take place on a daily, even hourly basis. Ultimately the weak and the young fall victim to these events…

This is a story about lions and their unusual companions. A story about some of the most courageous rulers in a time of darkness, where a bull’s fearsome leadership and a mother’s ultimate devotion writes the script for a true-life drama...