Lions in captivity can live 20-25 years compared to 14-15 years in the wild, with males sleeping approximately 20 hours daily and females responsible for hunting; proper care includes spacious enclosures and regular feeding, allowing lions to thrive in controlled environments while maintaining natural behaviors.
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I Walk With LIONS in AFRICA…
Added:I'm out here, guys, chilling in Africa with the lions.
You know the drill. Do sand. Oh, you [music] and [music] is like this country is 17 million people.
>> Okay. So a lot busier than compared to Gambia.
>> Much much is two and a half.
>> Yeah. No >> in terms of business, in terms of everything.
>> They have lots of resources. It's a bigger country about 17 million people.
>> Wow.
>> Some are now saying even is going towards 18.
>> Oh wow. Okay.
>> But used to be one kingdom. The kingdom of Sagambia and this was separated by the Korean master. We are separated and I don't think uh we can never come together again.
>> You never know maybe one day you'll come together.
>> Especially football big rivals can be casualities.
>> Oh right. Damn.
>> And Sagal are playing.
>> Wow. The last one I >> I experienced was catastrophic. So it's like when Britain is playing against Germany.
>> Yeah. No it's like cuz obviously Britain, Germany, India and Pakistan it's like Yeah. Wow. Oh, they got the same.
>> Yeah, >> guys, we need to we need to hope Gambia get into the World Cup.
>> We keep our fingers like this, you know.
>> Everybody Everybody out there, pray for Gambia to get to the World Cup.
>> Going to post everything >> that's fatala, huh?
>> Yeah, we're here, >> right guys? We're here. We're here in Fala Sagal. Look, a little turtle over here.
Hello little turtle. How's it going?
Chilling. Eating some grass mud. Maybe you're eating. Look at this. This is wildlife, guys. Hey, call me Dose of David Atenburgh out here. Dose of Sange.
Sanra. Let's make a wildlife show, guys.
BBC, where are you at? I'm here chilling with massive turtles. Chilling, >> right? I'm going to >> Yeah. I was saying hello to the turtles.
Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> So, I don't think you guys understand how happy I am to be here. I've always wanted to do a safari all through. It's been one of my life goals. I thought I always thought bucket list. I've always wanted to do a safari and I'm here. I'm here in Sagal doing a safari. I've always seen a massive turtle over there.
I've always said hello to. Well, we're going to see what else we can see over here in Fatala. Roll with me guys. Doge.
Appreciate all the OGs as well. So, um, hopefully see some lions, stroke a few lions. So, yeah, let's have a little whirl out here. I'm here. You're with me, guys. So, roll with me. Let's see what we can see.
[music] But my [music and singing] can't stop.
We know what we don't.
[music] >> You're the main lion man. You're the lion man. You're the lion man.
Okay.
>> One of the locals, right?
>> Yeah. He's better.
>> He's He's the main man.
>> Yeah. I'm good. I'm good. I'm good.
>> Welcome here.
>> I'm your guide today for the lions.
>> My name is Modu.
>> Okay.
>> Yes. Today we walking with two lion.
>> Okay.
>> One male, one female.
>> Oh, okay.
>> The male lions the name is Chris.
>> Chris.
>> Chris.
>> That's an English name.
>> Yeah.
>> Female. Cece see >> Cece?
>> Okay. I'm excited.
>> Cece Cece.
>> Yeah, I'm excited. Yeah.
>> When you go inside, always you stay with me.
>> I'll stay with you. Yeah. I don't want to get eaten, you know.
>> Not shouting, not jumping.
>> That's okay. I'm not going to shout.
Yeah.
>> When you are walking with the lion all the time, you walk behind the lion. You don't go in front of the lion. I'm going to go with this.
>> Take nice photo for you and you you walk behind the >> You give me your phone.
>> Yeah. Yeah. Appreciate that. Thank you so much.
>> Sorry. I'm here for 13 years.
>> 13 years. A long time then. Yeah. You >> He's the main man.
>> He's the main man. Yeah. When you look at even on the, you know, the side.
Yeah.
>> He's the main man. Yeah.
>> Yeah. If you come here guys, come for this guy here. Nobody else. [laughter] >> These lions, I feed them here with a bottle.
>> Really? So you've been here a lot.
>> You see the scratches?
>> Oh, wow. So he's got scratches, guys.
From the lines scratched him. Yeah. Wow.
>> But now they are big babies.
>> Yeah. Big babies. Do they remember you from when you were young?
>> They get used to.
>> Yeah, they get used to. Yeah.
>> They are 10 years old.
>> 10 years old. Oh, amazing. Yeah.
>> Big. Big. Yeah. [laughter] >> Are they your friends now? Your friends?
Yeah.
>> Very friendly. I feed them also. Yes.
>> You feed them >> with seven donkey. Every four days.
>> Oh, okay.
>> You give them seven donkey.
>> Yeah. Wow. They eat a lot. They eat a lot. Not live donkey. Dead donkey them kids.
>> Oh, okay.
>> Where are you guys? On a lion safari.
Come on. Stick with me, too.
>> I'm excited. Got the main man here.
>> This is amazing cuz in the UK you can't see lions up close.
>> No, no. So, >> you can get That's why we call it an experience for a lifetime.
>> Yeah. Of course. Yeah.
>> Yeah. Yeah.
>> It's something that when you do it, you feel very proud that you've done it.
>> Yeah. Of course. Yeah.
>> And then the next minute you see people will just quick start changing their profile picture. [laughter] >> Yeah. Yeah.
>> Come.
Come on.
>> Wait here a little bit.
>> Yeah. Yeah. It's okay.
>> My friend inside every walk they bring two lion.
>> Oh, okay. Yeah.
>> Cuz here we change and every walk we walking with two different one.
>> Ride two different lines each time.
Okay.
>> You know lion is a very lazy animal.
>> Yeah, I know. In the UK, they're very lazy. They're like like sleeping.
>> Sleep 20 hours a day.
>> Yeah. Yeah. Gosh.
>> Female lines do the hunting in the wild.
But male eating, sleeping, and jiggy jiggy.
>> Jiggy jiggy. Yeah.
>> Time to make a lot of >> Yeah, we love jiggy jiggy, don't [laughter] we?
>> These lions live longer here. They live here in captivity 20 25 years.
>> Oh, okay. It's a long time.
>> In the wild. 14 15 days.
>> Wow. Okay. That's amazing.
>> No fighting, no hunting.
>> Yeah. They have a big area here. 11 head just for the lions.
>> Yeah. They looked after here. Yeah.
>> Not like the ones in the UK. We >> We have zoos in the UK and it's not like Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> What's your name?
>> Madu.
>> Madu. Nice to meet you, Madu.
>> Madu. Amadu.
>> He's a big guy. What? What? What have you been eating? You're You're huge and strong. Yeah. Have you been fighting lions? [laughter] >> I I feel like you're like twice the size of me. You're like double the size of me. [laughter] >> You always lived in Gambia.
>> Um I'm half and half sen Gambia. My dad is a Gambia from Gambia.
>> Okay.
>> My mom synagal. But I'm now I'm living in in the border.
>> On the border. Yeah. This is nature guys. I'm with my stick. I'm >> mine too.
>> And him too. Yeah. [laughter] >> We're ready for the walk, guys. We're ready.
>> The line with the stick. That's why.
>> Exactly. That's why >> it shows them that we are the masters for fighting.
>> [laughter] >> Yeah, we're here. We're here with the sticks. Yeah.
>> Yeah. Should we go? Should we go? Right.
Ready to roll, guys. Ready to go.
>> Ready to see some lions.
>> It's good to see some natural lions cuz Oh, yeah.
>> Yeah. The ones that we see in the UK, >> they have been so >> kept in the in a in a cage.
>> Kept in the cage. Yeah. We don't like that. We want them to be free.
>> Leave them to leave them to wander around, you know.
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And they are well looked after as well, you know.
>> Yeah, of course. Yes. So, they're coming, guys. Are you excited?
>> Wow. That's amazing.
>> That is amazing.
>> Oh, wow.
>> Wow. Okay, >> that's the line.
>> Look at this, guys.
>> Lions in the wild out here.
Wow. Oh no. He's going to he's going to he's going to get the swerve on.
>> This is the female.
>> Wow.
>> The name is Cece.
>> CeCe. Okay.
>> Yeah.
>> Boy, Chris. Yeah. Shout out to Chris.
>> Yeah. This is amazing. This is absolutely amazing.
>> Yeah.
Okay.
>> Oh, they look like they're in log.
>> Go behind it.
>> Go behind. This way.
>> Look, I'm literally behind the lions.
Literally so close. I'm not sure if I'm going to touch them, but I'm here with the lions. Oh, no.
>> He's Oh, okay. Jiggy Jiggy. Oh, Jiggy Jiggy. [laughter] This is nature, guys.
>> Hey, I don't blame this guy.
>> From behind.
>> Stop.
>> Good.
>> Okay.
>> Walking behind lions out here. Can you believe this? It's amazing.
We out here. We're having a good time, guys.
Shout out to the lions. I've never been so close to lions in my life.
>> Wow.
I'm over here, guys. Wow. This is amazing. You won't get this in the UK.
Wow.
[music] >> This is absolutely amazing. I'm walking behind a male and a female lion. Can you believe this?
Wow. Look at this. This is nature. I don't see the YouTubers doing this. I'm out here doing this, filming this.
Yeah, it's wild. It's good. It's good. I like this.
>> Wow. Look at Look how in love they are.
I wish I could find a honey that would be like that with me.
[laughter] It's amazing, guys. Um, this is absolutely amaz. Look at these. They're so in love. They're so in love, too.
This is the love I'm trying to inspire to find. Hey, >> look at this.
>> This is relationship goals right here.
These lions.
[music] [music] Look at them chilling.
I'm chilling.
Lions are chilling.
Wow.
It's amazing. It's absolutely amazing.
Look at this. This real Africa and real animals out here.
They're literally husband and wife.
[music] They're married.
>> Oh, how cute. Look at them.
>> In love.
>> They're in love. Yeah. It's hard to find love these days, but these lines have found it and I'm happy for them.
>> Do that again.
>> Yeah, let's do it again. Yeah, come on.
We'll take this camera this time. Yeah.
>> I'm out here, guys, chilling in Africa with the lions.
>> Loving it.
>> Yeah, I'm loving it. I'm loving it out here. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So, I'm out here with the lions, guys. Go sand. Oh, Joe's a lion.
We're here. We're here, guys. We're doing it in [clears throat] Africa.
[music] [music] [music] >> [music] [music] >> We're out here. We're chilling with the lions out here. Yeah, look at this. You don't get this in the UK. Africa, we're here. So, shout out to Senagal. Got the homie here at the top there. Little homie S at the bottom there. We're here chilling with lions out here in Africa.
from other lines there.
>> Yeah, >> you can hear the sound.
>> Yeah, I can hear a video and >> we're here guys. Got Armstrong with me.
>> Oh yeah.
>> Got the Lion King here. [laughter] >> We're here.
>> The Lion King.
>> Yeah, the Lion King. [laughter] Oh, these lines are so cute, guys.
They're in love. These lines are in love. Yeah, >> they are. They are.
>> They're in love.
>> I think Sli woman is already pregnant, maybe.
>> Oh, okay. Yeah, probably. Yeah.
[laughter] >> Wow.
>> Because the male sleep for about 20 20 hours.
>> 20 hours. Damn. Damn, that's a long time.
>> Yeah. So, when he wake up, he want to make some.
>> Yeah. Jiggy jiggy for like [laughter] >> for like 4 hours. About to sleep.
>> The plane. The lines are here playing.
>> You happy?
>> Yeah, I'm happy. Yeah. I get finished here.
>> Yeah. Yeah.
>> No, thank you everybody. Thank you you guys.
>> Guys, I've never seen lions that close before.
>> You never get that close to them.
>> No. No. This is the right place in Africa.
>> I got very nice videos.
>> Yeah. Yeah. We got some good videos here. So, yeah.
>> Posting them on my go.
>> Yeah. Yeah. That's it. Wait till the YouTube videos drop. Armstrong.
Everybody's going to be coming. They're going to be looking for you. They're going to be looking for the Lion King over here. Yeah. We're ready. [laughter] >> Fantastic.
>> The lions are here, guys. They're well looked after, not like the lions in the UK where they're getting, you know, drugged up and whatever. So, yeah, come out to Africa if you want to see some real lions, not all that fake back in Chester Zoo or the other zoos. But yeah, I had such an amazing time, guys. Lions in the flesh, natural lions.
I think Africa is beautiful. It's just amazing. Yeah, >> it is. It is. Gamb Sagal, >> they are very much, you know, alive, you know.
>> Yeah.
>> So many ways, so many things. you know, >> thank you for all your hard work. Thank you for looking after the lions, too.
Yeah.
>> We need good people like him, you know, looking after lions like Yeah. Yeah.
[music] >> I wonder how close I can get for not enough. How amazing is that, guys?
How amazing is that, guys? I'm out here in Africa seeing real life animals, seeing real life giraffes [music] running away from me, from me. I'm a loud self. But yeah, it's amazing, guys.
I can't explain how happy I am.
[music]
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