Lion Country: Night and Day

7.7/102017Ended1 Season · 3 Episodes

Documentary

Lions are the world's most social cats and their family dramas rival anything seen in a TV soap. This series follows two lion prides in extraordinary detail, following them night and day for six months in South Luangwa National Park in Zambia, one of Africa’s last great wildernesses

Released: Feb 5, 2017

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Seasons

Season 1

3 episodes

Top Cast

David Morrissey

Narrator (voice)

Nathan Pilcher

Host

Katie Parsons

Host

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