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* TeensAreMonsters: Teenage male lions are often portrayed negatively as bullies who take food from the pride but do little to hunt for prey themselves. Their desire to rebel against the established leadership and willingness to kill younger siblings are also criticized by the narrative.
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* TeensAreMonsters: Teenage male lions are often portrayed negatively as bullies who take food from the pride but do little to hunt for prey themselves. Their desire to rebel against the established leadership and willingness to kill younger siblings are also criticized by the narrative.narrative.
* TheUsualAdversaries: Warthogs are a rather common prey, as they are small enough to be hunted by smaller predators like the wild dogs while being big enough to feed even a pride of lions.
* TheUsualAdversaries: Warthogs are a rather common prey, as they are small enough to be hunted by smaller predators like the wild dogs while being big enough to feed even a pride of lions.
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** The Marsh's rival pride is a small but tricky group who will do anything to survive. This is emphasised by their introduction clip showing them stealing a leopard's prey.
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** The Marsh's rival pride is a small but tricky group who will do anything to survive. This is emphasised emphasized by their introduction clip showing them stealing a leopard's prey.prey.
* TeensAreMonsters: Teenage male lions are often portrayed negatively as bullies who take food from the pride but do little to hunt for prey themselves. Their desire to rebel against the established leadership and willingness to kill younger siblings are also criticized by the narrative.
* TeensAreMonsters: Teenage male lions are often portrayed negatively as bullies who take food from the pride but do little to hunt for prey themselves. Their desire to rebel against the established leadership and willingness to kill younger siblings are also criticized by the narrative.
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* ActorAllusion: The third episode is called "Big Game Of Thrones". Creator/CharlesDance plays Tywin Lannister on ''Series/GameOfThrones''.
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* ActorAllusion: The third episode is called "Big Game Of Thrones". Creator/CharlesDance plays Tywin Lannister on ''Series/GameOfThrones''. His character’s house sigil, aka AnimalMotif, is the lion.
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* NarrativeDrivenNatureDocumentary: ''Savage Kingdom'' takes place in the Savuti Channel in Chobe National Park, UsefulNotes/Botswana. It's a documentary series about rival animal clans who are at war with each other in a never-ending conflict for survival. The story starts with queen Matsumi and her pride of Marsh lions. The different species have their own "kingdoms". It focuses on African wild-dogs, hyenas, leopards, and lions.
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* NarrativeDrivenNatureDocumentary: ''Savage Kingdom'' takes place in the Savuti Channel in Chobe National Park, UsefulNotes/Botswana.UsefulNotes/{{Botswana}}. It's a documentary series about rival animal clans who are at war with each other in a never-ending conflict for survival. The story starts with queen Matsumi and her pride of Marsh lions. The different species have their own "kingdoms". It focuses on African wild-dogs, hyenas, leopards, and lions.
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* NarrativeDrivenNatureDocumentary: ''Savage Kingdom'' takes place in Savute, Africa. It's a documentary series about rival animal clans who are at war with each other in a never-ending conflict for survival. The story starts with queen Matsumi and her pride of Marsh lions. The different species have their own "kingdoms". It focuses on African wild-dogs, hyenas, leopards, and lions.
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* NarrativeDrivenNatureDocumentary: ''Savage Kingdom'' takes place in Savute, Africa.the Savuti Channel in Chobe National Park, UsefulNotes/Botswana. It's a documentary series about rival animal clans who are at war with each other in a never-ending conflict for survival. The story starts with queen Matsumi and her pride of Marsh lions. The different species have their own "kingdoms". It focuses on African wild-dogs, hyenas, leopards, and lions.
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* NarrativeDrivenNatureDocumentary: ''Savage'' Kingdom takes place in Savute, Africa. It's a documentary series about rival animal clans who are at war with each other in a never-ending conflict for survival. The story starts with queen Matsumi and her pride of Marsh lions. The different species have their own "kingdoms". It focuses on African wild-dogs, hyenas, leopards, and lions.
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* NarrativeDrivenNatureDocumentary: ''Savage'' Kingdom ''Savage Kingdom'' takes place in Savute, Africa. It's a documentary series about rival animal clans who are at war with each other in a never-ending conflict for survival. The story starts with queen Matsumi and her pride of Marsh lions. The different species have their own "kingdoms". It focuses on African wild-dogs, hyenas, leopards, and lions.
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** When Sekekama's adolescent sons kill a buffalo calf, the narrator goes into SarcasmMode calling them "fine young ''calf killers''". It's not hard at at all for three large lions to kill a tiny newborn. Afterwards. Sekekama steals his son's prey for himself.
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** When Sekekama's adolescent sons kill a buffalo calf, the narrator goes into SarcasmMode calling them "fine young ''calf killers''". It's not hard at at all for three large lions to kill a tiny newborn. Afterwards. Afterwards, Sekekama steals his son's prey for himself.
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* {{Narrator}}: ''Savage Kingdom'' is narrated by Creator/CharlesDance.
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* NarrativeDrivenNatureDocumentary: ''Savage'' Kingdom takes place in Savute, Africa. It's a documentary series about rival animal clans who are at war with each other in a never-ending conflict for survival. The story starts with queen Matsumi and her pride of Marsh lions. The different species have their own "kingdoms". It focuses on African wild-dogs, hyenas, leopards, and lions.
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** Used in the RRatedOpening to show that NatureIsNotNice. Not only is their clip of dying lion cubs, but the first scene involves a warthog piglet being hunted by adolescent lions.
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** Used in the RRatedOpening to show that NatureIsNotNice. Not only is their there a clip of dying lion cubs, but the first scene involves a warthog piglet being hunted by adolescent lions.
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** When Sekekama's adolescent sons kill a buffalo calf, the narrator goes into SarcasmMode calling them "fine young ''calf killers''". It's not hard at atll for three large lions to kill a tiny newborn. Afterwards. Sekekama steals his son's prey for himself.
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** When Sekekama's adolescent sons kill a buffalo calf, the narrator goes into SarcasmMode calling them "fine young ''calf killers''". It's not hard at atll at all for three large lions to kill a tiny newborn. Afterwards. Sekekama steals his son's prey for himself.
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** When Sekekama's adolescent sons kill a buffalo calf, the narrator goes into SarcasmMode calling them "fine young ''calf killers''". It's not hard at atll for three large lions to kill a tiny newborn. Afterwards. Sekekama steals his son's prey for himself.
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* OffingTheOffspring: The Marsh lion pride's king Sekekama mawls one of his adolescent son's for getting too close to his mother during heat.
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** The Marsh lion pride's king Sekekama mawls one of his adolescent son's for getting too close to his mother duringheat.heat.
** Sekekama killed one of his adult sons who came back to challenge him.
** The Marsh lion pride's king Sekekama mawls one of his adolescent son's for getting too close to his mother during
** Sekekama killed one of his adult sons who came back to challenge him.
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* NeverGivenAName: Saba's twins weren't initially named by the narrator. The female is never named because she died too young, but the male lives and is named "Neo".
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* NeverGivenAName: Saba's twins weren't initially named by the narrator. The female is was never named because she died too young, but the male lives lived and is was named "Neo".
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Matsumi is the queen of the Marsh lion pride. She makes it her goal to produce more soldiers for the pride and especially produce a good heir. All around her are enemies that get in her way. There are many other clans out there who are also fighting for their own survival.
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Matsumi is the queen of the Marsh lion pride. She makes it her goal to produce more soldiers for the pride and especially produce a good heir. All around her are enemies that get in her way. There are many other clans out there who are also fighting for their own survival. These clans include other species, such as African wild dogs and hyenas, as well as fellow lions.
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* ActorAllusion: The third episode is called "Big Game Of Thrones". Creator/CharlesDance playsTywin Lannister in ''Series/GameOfThrones''.
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* EarNotch: Several animals have torn ears due to fights, but the shining example is a leopard named "Torn Ear". She is an old leopard with very torn up ears.
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* BirthDeathJuxtaposition: Matsumi was looking for a place to have her own cubs when she came across Saba's young cubs. She ended up killing Saba's daughter.
* BloodierAndGorier: The series is intentionally more violent than other Creator/NationalGeographicChannel documentaries. It also censors less of the death.
* BirthDeathJuxtaposition: Matsumi was looking for a place to have her own cubs when she came across Saba's young cubs. She ended up killing Saba's daughter.
* BloodierAndGorier: The series is intentionally more violent than other Creator/NationalGeographicChannel documentaries. It also censors less of the death.
** Saba's daughter is killed by Matsumi.
* HotterAndSexier: It's not done for titillation but for narrative reasons. Many nature documentaries shy away from animal mating. ''Savage Kingdom'' doesn't show it too graphically, but it is shown to go with the series' narrative.
* HotterAndSexier: It's not done for titillation but for narrative reasons. Many nature documentaries shy away from animal mating. ''Savage Kingdom'' doesn't show it too graphically, but it is shown to go with the series' narrative.
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* OffingTheOffspring: The Marsh lion pride's king mawls one of his adolescent son's for getting too close to his mother during heat.
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* NeverGivenAName: Saba's twins weren't initially named by the narrator. The female is never named because she died too young, but the male lives and is named "Neo".
* OffingTheOffspring: The Marsh lion pride's king Sekekama mawls one of his adolescent son's for getting too close to his mother duringheat.heat.
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: This happens a lot. A noticeable example was Saba's unnamed daughter. After Saba's young daughter died, she carried her into a tree as if she was still alive.
* TheRival: Saba has a short-lived rival named "Torn Ear". Torn Ear is an old leopard but she lives near Saba and thus is a danger to Saba's family. However, Torn Ear's age catches up to her and [[WeHardlyKnewYe she dies within the same episode she's introduced]].
* RRatedOpening: The intro sequence is gory and violent, which it clear that ''Savage Kingdom'' is not your normal, relatively tame nature documentary.
* SiblingYinYang: Saba's twins are a curious, feisty female and a shy, laidback male. The latter's shyness works to his advantage when the twins come across a lioness. The more adventurous female is killed because she didn't hide as well.
* OffingTheOffspring: The Marsh lion pride's king Sekekama mawls one of his adolescent son's for getting too close to his mother during
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: This happens a lot. A noticeable example was Saba's unnamed daughter. After Saba's young daughter died, she carried her into a tree as if she was still alive.
* TheRival: Saba has a short-lived rival named "Torn Ear". Torn Ear is an old leopard but she lives near Saba and thus is a danger to Saba's family. However, Torn Ear's age catches up to her and [[WeHardlyKnewYe she dies within the same episode she's introduced]].
* RRatedOpening: The intro sequence is gory and violent, which it clear that ''Savage Kingdom'' is not your normal, relatively tame nature documentary.
* SiblingYinYang: Saba's twins are a curious, feisty female and a shy, laidback male. The latter's shyness works to his advantage when the twins come across a lioness. The more adventurous female is killed because she didn't hide as well.
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Matsumi is the queen of the Marsh lion pride.
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* OffingTheOffspring: khan mawls one of his adolescent son's for getting too close to his mother during heat.
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->''I am life. I am death.\\
I give everything, but I take all.\\
I am the Savage Kingdom''
''Savage Kingdom'' is a nature documentary series about African wildlife narrated by Creator/CharlesDance. It has a loose narrative based on the lives of the animals featured.
Matsumi is the queen of the Marsh lion pride.
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!!''Savage Kingdom'' provides examples of:
* DeathOfAChild:
** Used in the RRatedOpening to show that NatureIsNotNice. Not only is their clip of dying lion cubs, but the first scene involves a warthog piglet being hunted by adolescent lions.
** Matsumi's newborn cubs get killed by their own pridemates.
* NatureIsNotNice: The premise of the series is this. Life in the wild is not clean or easy.
* OffingTheOffspring: khan mawls one of his adolescent son's for getting too close to his mother during heat.
* ScavengersAreScum:
** Lions see hyenas this way. They're described as a "plague" due to their ferocious appetite, numbers, and perseverance.
** The Marsh's rival pride is a small but tricky group who will do anything to survive. This is emphasised by their introduction clip showing them stealing a leopard's prey.
I give everything, but I take all.\\
I am the Savage Kingdom''
''Savage Kingdom'' is a nature documentary series about African wildlife narrated by Creator/CharlesDance. It has a loose narrative based on the lives of the animals featured.
Matsumi is the queen of the Marsh lion pride.
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!!''Savage Kingdom'' provides examples of:
* DeathOfAChild:
** Used in the RRatedOpening to show that NatureIsNotNice. Not only is their clip of dying lion cubs, but the first scene involves a warthog piglet being hunted by adolescent lions.
** Matsumi's newborn cubs get killed by their own pridemates.
* NatureIsNotNice: The premise of the series is this. Life in the wild is not clean or easy.
* OffingTheOffspring: khan mawls one of his adolescent son's for getting too close to his mother during heat.
* ScavengersAreScum:
** Lions see hyenas this way. They're described as a "plague" due to their ferocious appetite, numbers, and perseverance.
** The Marsh's rival pride is a small but tricky group who will do anything to survive. This is emphasised by their introduction clip showing them stealing a leopard's prey.
