NHK's popular nature program "Darwin's Coming!" (NHK General) will air "The Legendary Desert Lion! The Solitary Female's Final Story" on March 29th at 7:30 p.m. The program follows a desert lion for three years, and the "final story" of this solitary female will have an unexpected ending.
The desert lion lives in the Namib Desert of Africa. It's a rare creature, with only 70 individuals remaining in the world. Our reporting team focused on one female and followed her for three years.
This female is a solitary, skilled hunter capable of single-handedly taking down even giraffes. However, in 2025, an unprecedented downpour transforms the desert into a vast flower garden, putting her in a life-or-death situation. A male appears, and the two struggle together to overcome the crisis...
