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Into the Pride

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Probably one of the most interesting big cat documentaries I have ever seen and a must-have since watching the mini-series on Animal Planet. Dave Salmoni pulls off quite a stunt getting down on eye level with a pride of rogue lions who have been marked for extermination if he cannot quell their aggression toward humans. It is difficult to imagine what it must be like to be charged by three and four hundred pound cats, but Salmoni stands up to charge after charge to keep from reinforcing the aggression that threatens to put an unfortunate end to the pride.

Surrounded by the natural beauty of a nature reserve deep inside Namibia, this documentary gets up close and personnel with the wild lions Salmoni comes to know by "name" and personality and sheds light on the inner workings of lion communal behavior.

This is an incredible story of a man trying to help a doomed pride of lions. His commitment is inspiring and his humor makes this a fun watch. I highly recommend it!

I took this dvd on a punt,i'd never seen it on tv but i saw an advertisement on a commercial on one of my other discovery channel dvds.

In short it's really good and Dave really is a calls it like it is kinda guy,and that with the nature,the passion to protect the lions,and the whole journey from start to finish makes this a enjoyable dvd if u feel like transporting mentally to wild africa for a while.

I like it,daves cool.the animals are cool.Good one to watch

Dave has the heart and courage of a lion,eg how he walked up to brutus and cleo etc when they didn't fully know him that well.
But its that self confidence,belief and skill he has with lions that takes him to
the next level.WELLDONE dave i'm a new fan now,love your work and i hope u make many more shows like this in the future i'll keep a keen eye out.just be careful out there buddy ;) peace

This DVD is an exceptional video of the life within the Lions of Africa. My grandson, who is 10 years
old, was extremely interested on the making.

Its hard not to rate anything that Dave Salmoni does anything less than 5 stars. His work with these lions borders on unbelievable. I've watched him on various shows on TV, plus his work with the big cats. He is just an incredible person. It is amazing to me how one can see the gentleness in his own more than usual strength, along with his intelligence in his field. He quite obviously has a wonderful gift with animals. I hope to see more of him on tv and in dvds.

It is great story for Big Cat lovers. Dave shares his experience with his wonderful since of humor. I have adopted some of his ideas for dealing with my 20 lb domestic feline's play pet aggression. We have a happy home now!

I enjoy a DVD on Lions or Big Cats. This one I made a mistake on purchasing.
(no fault on the seller as Quality was Excellent & Delivery Quick)
I love to hear the story of the person who has taken the time and effort to make these type of movies, but this one leaves you wondering who the movie is about. There was too many shots of the commentator talking, moving closer etc than of the Lions themselves.
I do understand that the people involved in making the movie want recognition for all the long hard days and nights, costs etc involved in making it. Recognition comes from a well made, presentation of the title, because of the presenter ever present I did exactly the same as when I watched this movie before purchasing it . Turned it off as it was the Lions I was wanting to see, not the presenter. Harsh words, yes but ......
(I purchased this DVD through Amazon)

Grandstanding self-promoter, does nothing of value for the cats. He is, though, annoying enough to prompt several charges from exasperated lions.

I have not purchased this DVD nor will I. I have however seen his silly stunts on TV and if this DVD does not contain the scenes when he sits with a large stick in his hand and it seems he is very close to wild lions please disregard this. If this is just a compilation of his TV shows than this is just him doing silly stunts. Note that they film him so it looks like he is much closer than he really is and you never see the crew around him. A DVD like this has zero value to anyone truly interested in big cats.