All language subtitles for 10 Craziest Animal Fights in the Animal Kingdom Lions, Hippos, Cobras! Smithsonian Channel - Smithsonian Channel

grits learned a lot

but this is his ultimate test

is closing in

and jack has stopped running

his scent is everywhere now and it's a

dead giveaway

it leads the old monarch straight to his

hideout

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this time jack has a better foothold and

after the mating session

a new found confidence he might be young

but he's no pushover

this could be the final showdown

but the conflict attracts the attention

of a pride of lions

the presence of these apex predators

puts an immediate end to this

territorial dispute

no leopard stands a chance against a

pride of lions

the old male knows this

he only has a few seconds to make his

escape

as the more experienced of the two

medalla gets away by the skin of his

teeth

jack trapped in the tree

makes no sound

a wart biter this fearsome beast was

once used to chew off human warts

a field grasshopper awakens his appetite

for meat

it tears open the grasshopper's armor

the mantis looks on as the wart fighter

devours his prey alive

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but it's not over mutilated and

dismembered the victim claws its way

out of the jaws of certain death

the mantis moves in but she's not after

the grasshopper

it's wart biter versus the praying

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mantis

the ward fighter comes out swinging they

seem well-matched

heavily armed bloodthirsty determined

suddenly it's over the wart fighter

abandons the field

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as the wart biter hesitates the mantis

slinks away

the wart biter was stronger than she had

figured

not worth the risk

what's left of the grasshopper hasn't

gotten very far

on just four legs the ward biter is back

to finish what he started

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hippos feed mostly on grass and must

leave the safety of water to do so

they eat most often in the coolness of

night

regrettably so do lions

this mother hippo left her youngster in

the care of other females in the nursery

and has ventured out alone

and to lions a lone hippo is an

opportunity

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but when facing the risk of being bitten

by a pair of enormous hippo jaws

it's a gamble

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the only option a lion has to take down

a fully grown hippo

like this mother is by clawing

scratching and biting

inflicting enough cuts so that she will

eventually die through loss of blood

she's escaped

in reality the short grass plains of the

serengeti national park in tanzania are

for nine months of the year areas of

peace and quiet

the more ambitious carnivores have

little to hunt but manage to survive

and bring up young during the long dry

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season

cheetahs here have powerful competition

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she targets antelopes like thompson's

gazelles

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the killing is the easier part of the

process

keeping your prize trophy is the hard

part

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she doesn't have the might to oust a

hungry hyena but she can give him a few

scars for his trouble

it's imperative to keep the cubs at a

distance

her offspring know to stay well away

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the tagged hammerhead begins its search

scanning the sea floor for any signs of

life

the stingray may be hidden beneath the

sand

but it cannot hide from the incredible

hunting senses

of the great hammerhead shark

the shark waits for each sense to be

triggered

hearing smell sight

electro reception and touch

the stingray has no other option but to

bolt from cover

the shark uses its hammer to pin the ray

down

to the sea floor and tries to get a good

bite

but the ray fights back

finally the hammerhead locks onto the

wing to immobilize its prey

but with blood in the water a large bull

shark

is also on the hunt

the hammerhead returns to finish off

its meal

the design is less sleek than your

typical multi-tool

but the spiny anteater or echidna has an

array of gadgets for defense

or dinner

she follows a nose that's an electro

detector

mucus glands at the end of her snout

sense the tiny electric signals

emitted by insects

prey located she whips out her

seven-inch slimy tongue

perfect to navigate convoluted ant

tunnels

her chisel shaped nose is also an

efficient crowbar

to expose more succulent grubs and worms

don't let this waddling pin cushion fool

you

thousands of needle spikes are effective

defensive weapons in her arsenal

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this time her nose detects more than

just ants

not that it stops her

she won't attack the lizards but the

reptile family feels safer

giving those prickles a wide burn

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her spikes become more dangerous when

she activates them

even australia's top predator the dingo

can do nothing to damage this oddball

she contracts a layer of muscle beneath

her skin to roll up

and force her spines erect

these efficient pack hunters capable of

pulling down a buffalo

withdrawn frustration with this thorny

customer

but the spiny anteater's greatest

defense mechanism is her ability to

breathe through fire

furious bushfires regularly sweep across

australia

killing anything in their wake

unable to outrun the blaze

the spiny anteater digs herself out of

danger

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she remains underground till the fire

burns out

her secret she enters a mini hibernation

and lowers her metabolism so she can

breathe

despite the crazy low oxygen and toxic

carbon dioxide levels

during a fire

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the samurai scouts bring news that

there's an army on its way

they rallied the troops

but it's too late

the bamboo battalion is on them

the rock samurais are ambushed at their

own entrance

when times are tough giant

killer hornets turn on their own kind

it's like unlike

giant on giant

claws stingers and mandibles

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all weapons deployed and heads

will roll

disabling the enemy is the primary

strategy

beheading and severing limbs the

mandibles

are the ultimate weapon of war

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so

it's impossible to determine who's

winning

until the pillaging starts

the marauding bamboo giants enter the

fortress

they've conquered the rock samurais and

they've struck

gold

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the precious nursery of developing

princesses is

ransacked next year's queens

killed and cannibalized in their

chambers

the sentry can do nothing but witness

the devastation

of her precious family

grits learned a lot but this

is his ultimate test

the snake targets the head the badger's

weak spot

but where another animal might run off

to find easier prey

this is a honey badger nothing

scares him he keeps on coming

the snake tries to run but once the

honey badger has locked onto its target

it doesn't back down

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once the badger immobilizes the snake's

jaws

it's game over

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black mambas have very few enemies in

the wild

but she's about to meet her nemesis

the slender mongoose a notorious snake

killer

they may look like featherweights in the

ring but these are two of the most

lethal predators on the planet

the mongoose has a razor sharp teeth and

a lightning speed

but one bite from a mamba can kill 15

grown men

so imagine what it can do to a five

pound mongoose

the mamba is lethal but she's not tough

she relies on her venom to sedate her

victims

and immobilize their weapons

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here's the kicker the mongoose

has an antidote to her potion

the toxins in snake venom attach to

chemical receptors in their victims and

block communications

between nerves and muscles mongoose

receptors

have mutated so that venom simply

bounces off the muscle cells

he's literally immune to danger

the mongoose mo is to dance circles

around his prey

until it's exhausted

and then the kill shot

one swift snap to the back of the head

and the spine is severed

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the snake's still alive but paralyzed

her muscles twitch but her bite is gone

for the mongoose the reward outweighs

the risk

a seven foot snake is a hearty meal for

a pint-sized predator

squirrel colonies usually work together

to fend off predators

but this female has decided to go it

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alone

she fluffs her tail to appear bigger

distracts the cobra

and shields her body from the snake

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strikes

sharp teeth deliver a quick bite to its

tail

the cobras strike could kill her

drop for drop the cape cobra's venom is

thought to be more deadly than that of

the black mamba

she's batting out of her league

her cocky confidence takes a hit as she

struck

but it's just a blade of grass

it's a reality check she needs to back

down

the action has caught the attention of a

far meaner neighbor

in seconds the squirrel's gone from

snake killer to scaredy cat

she's bitten off more than she can chew

but lucky for her this yellow mongoose

is the resident cobra hitman

it's game on

snakes to the mongoose are like peanuts

to the squirrel

guts of steel make him the perfect

housemate

but he's not a freeloader he's the

colony's security system

specializing in deadly intruders

the cobra's speedy defense strike is its

trump card

the only thing that'll keep them alive

they are each other's prey but they are

also each other's deadliest opponents

the mongoose circles looking for a

weakness in the cobra's defense

a quick strike needs a matrix style

getaway

it's a battle of speed

the cobra tries intimidation but it's

not enough

they know that if either turns their

back they're a goner

they size up their weapons and punches

fly

the cobra delivers its winning blow

he's been spared from becoming mongoose

dinner

the mongoose is immune to a certain

quantity of the cobra's venom

but right now he's not hungry enough to

push those limits

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