Protecting the Queendoms 👑 | Queens | National Geographic

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·Nov 10, 2024

The most impressive female leaders will stop at nothing. Orca matriarchs will go to great lengths to make sure their sons thrive. The matriarch’s family has met up with another pod. She needs her son to mate and pass on her genes.

One female in the visiting pod has a very young calf. If the calf dies, its mother will become fertile again. The matriarch will do anything to help her son. She hits the calf with force. He and his mother trap it between them. The matriarch holds the calf down, preventing it from surfacing to breathe. She will kill to secure the future of their bloodline.

The lion sisterhood works together to keep Shani’s cubs alive. The lone male has been outside the den for days. He’s come to mate and will kill young cubs to make room for his own. Shani drives him out of the den, but the fight’s not over. The male will keep trying until all the cubs are dead. Together they force him away. The pride fought the outsider with all they had.

For this Ethiopian Wolf, to keep the pack at peak condition, Tar needs her daughter to leave. Her territory can only support so many wolves. Tar is going to need to give her a push. For the first time, Tar rejects her. Her older siblings turn on her. Tar is losing a daughter, but protecting the pack.

Diarra’s pregnant by Negash, and a new male would likely kill it. This bachelor is strong, fit, and in his prime. Negash has given everything to fighting the bachelor. And she stayed by his side, but his rival won't leave them alone. Negash might not hold on that long. Diarra is torn. She can give the sisterhood a new strong male if she stops supporting Negash. Diarra has made her decision and sacrifice.

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