I don't know how many of you have seen this series of episodes on the Discovery Channel, but this program is similar to the "Planet Earth" series. Each episode focuses on a different groups of animals in the world. It is filled with amazing camera angles that obviously took a lot of time and hard work to obtain, as well as in depth information on each animal. It is one of the most amazing programs I have ever watched, and when it is on everyone I am with sits in silence while our eyes stay locked on the screen. It is interesting to see animals interact with one another and see how their instincts come into play, as well as their communication with other animals. Just last night they showed how a hyena tried to pick a fight with a few lions. Obviously the lions roughed the hyena up but it lived. The hyena then sent out a call that was heard by an entire clan of hyenas. The clan then joined together to attack the three lions. They used teamwork that you don't even see in professional sports to outsmart the lions and send them running scared. It is truly incredible to see how animals, who some humans think to be primitive and inferior to us, can work together and communicate as good as or better than us.
If you ever get the chance I recommend you take the time on Sunday nights from 8 pm -10pm to catch the rest of this series. You will watch in awe at just how incredible nature can be.
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I love this program, as well as any other animal series. I think it is fascinating to see animal interaction in the wild. You definitely do not see that kind of interaction at zoos. Just the other night I was on you tube and saw an amazing clip of a lion that was adopted in London in the 60's by two gentlemen. They released the lion for a year and then reunited with him. The lion ran up to the men and actually wrapped it arms around one of them as if he was hugging him. It was a wonderful story about the relationship between man and animal, but it also showed the importance of a wild animal staying wild.
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I have seen that clip before and it was definitely cool to watch that happen. I also agree that those animals, once they get older and bigger, should be put back into the wild. You never know when they will flip that switch, so to speak, and resort back to that wild animal instinct, like the tiger that was owned by Sigfried and Roy.
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