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Eternal Enemies

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I got this on VHS tape many years ago and was so disappointed when the wear and tear over the years had made the tape unplayable.The DVD is just as good as i remembered it and the quality of the transfer onto DVD was quite good considering how many years ago this footage was shot.To this day its still probably the best, most graphic nature video out there when it comes to predators battling other predators.I got Predators at war with this one and this one is better.Predators at War is decent to but it doesn't capture as many actual encouters,alot of it is after the fact showing a dead animal and telling you later what happened to it.Lions and Hyenas actually shows alot of battles as they are taking place.I would highly recommend this video to nature buffs who can handle graphic and violent content of hyenas and lions doing battle.

It is a documentary dvd that any African wildlife lover should not miss.
This is the first time that I have an actual duel between a hyena and a lion, resulting in the death of the former. It must have taken a lot of doing to track the hyena clan and lion pride to their eventful confrontations. It was a wonderful work of filming a wildlife event. This is my favorite national geogaphic wildlife film.

This is one of the best documentaries on wild life ever made. The narrator is incredible, the information presented is articulate and fascinating, and the footage of Lions and Hyenas in their natural habitats is amazing. What makes the documentary so outstanding, in my opinion, is that so many elements--photography, narration, writing, creativity, natural situations--came together so beautifully and were presented so clearly. The pace of the documentary is also finely tuned to the point where there never seemed to be a dull or irrelevant moment. If you have even the mildest interest in animals, I strongly suggest purchasing this documentary.

What an amazing amount of drama and action for a documentary!

This movie is so brilliantly done, it transcends the genre of documentary in my view.

Watching the lioness with her cubs, you would think the lioness would be safe, yet danger comes from unsuspecting sources. The narration is brilliant throughout, with the narrators torn by what happens with these animals they observe for some time.

The Jouberts are one of my favorite wildlife documentary teams. They're stories, both on the screen and in person, are some of the most fascinating tales of the Circle of Life I've ever heard. This is one of those documentaries that spawned all that followed. For the time period, this documentary is easily one of the best shot, produced and told.

This documentary is incredibly well filmed. Years were spent in the dangerous wilds of Africa to bring us this story.
The documentary follows a pride of lions and a pack of hyenas. The information it delivers is really amazing. Information about the diet, reproduction habits, social order, behaviors, the range and so much more of these animals is brought to you in excellent video and narrative.
But it's the story of the individual animals that draws you in. The story of a lioness raising her cubs - and the hazards they see. The "Hyena Queen" raising her "princess" and the requirements and hazards of that job (it's really hard to like these bizarre animals).

My high school students were riveted by this video. It is excellent for showing the Savannah biome and animal interactions. They would actually stay after the bell asking to finish it. They cheer and cry over the battles fought in the lives of these animals. Yes, even some of the boys cried over those cubs.
It is:
1. Beautifully filmed
2. Packed with information
3. Compelling in it's story

Every High school Life science teacher needs this video, and if you have kids (it's too rough for the younger ones) they will love it and learn.

Very,very good video. Excellent story line, well narrated by Powers Boothe. The photography by Dereck Joubert leaves very little to imagination. Unlike other videos in this genre, there is no photography of photographers photographing each other in their trucks taking pictures. Highly recommended for true-nature fans!

This is one of the best cinematographic films I've seen on large carnivores in Africa. I have spent years working in the bush and have witnessed much of this and on another level, have worked there for 18 years and NEVER seen some of the things that Jobert has captured on film. It is amazing and breathtaking.
It is a bit too anthropomorhic for my blood, but most folks seem to like that. It is a DEFINITE BUY, if you enjoy the harsh reality of African wildlife and the truly epic struggles these large carnivores endure.

absoulutely the best lion / hyena documentary ever made, or at least that i have seen. this one has it all violence, survival, and tragedy. definitely one to own. you will believe it is possible for animals to hate!

The jouberts deliver again with this wildlife documentary. I give it five stars because i found it to be well informed, beautifully filmed and wonderfully narrated, all the ingredients for a good documentary. I am the type that likes to see gore even though that may be too graphic for most but i prefer to see the animal being eaten because as graphic as it is i find that important for me. Anyways there is alot of action in this one and i recommend it!!