A Riveting Encounter with a Rare Black-Maned Lion | National Geographic

A National Geographic Explorer has a very rare encounter with a black-maned male lion in Bale Mountains National Park in Ethiopia. ➡ Subscribe: https://on.natgeo.com/4p5A0D6 About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers, Nat Geo gets you closer to the stories that matter and past the edge of what's possible. Get More National Geographic: Official Site: https://nationalgeographic.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/natgeo Facebook: https://facebook.com/natgeo Threads: https://threads.com/@natgeo X: https://x.com/NatGeo LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/national-geographic TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@natgeo Reddit: https://reddit.com/user/nationalgeographic Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/natgeo In the Harenna Forest of Bale Mountains National Park in Ethiopia, National Geographic Explorer and University of Utah biology professor Çağan Şekercioğlu was doing mammal road surveys when he had a very rare encounter with one of the park’s famous black-maned male lions. There are believed to be only around 50 lions left in the park. The distinct features found in Ethiopian lions in the wild make them of particular interest to lion geneticists. With dwindling numbers, their conservation is of great concern. For more on big cats, tune in to Big Cat Week, premiering Monday, Feb. 20, 2017 at 9/8c on Nat Geo WILD and learn more about the National Geographic Big Cats Initiative, a global initiative that supports scientists and conservationists working to save big cats in the wild. http://natgeo.org/bigcats Read "Very Rare Black-Maned Ethiopian Lion Caught on Video." http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/02/black-mane-ethiopian-lions-video-endangered-species/ For more of Çağan Şekercioğlu's work. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/explorers/bios/cagan-sekercioglu/ https://www.instagram.com/cagansekercioglu/ A Riveting Encounter with a Rare Black-Maned Lion | National Geographic https://youtu.be/pT-TJbrE1DU National Geographic https://www.youtube.com/natgeo