Smithsonian Channel Documentaries

Smithsonian Channel Documentaries

King of the Desert Lions (2018x15)


Air date: Jul 11, 2018

Meet the "Five Musketeers," five inseparable lion brothers raised in the ancient Namib Desert. When they eventually become independent from their mothers, they venture into the desert in search of their own kingdom--a journey fraught with treacherous terrain and conflict. Follow a remarkable desert coalition and see how one lion, despite hardship and loss, attempts to keep the legacy of the musketeers alive.

  • Premiered: Jan 1970
  • Episodes: 265
  • Followers: 3
  • Running
  • Smithsonian Channel
  • Sunday at 21