--- description: It's almost like it's YOUR teeth sinking into the neck of a wild buck! title: This Video Shows What It's Like to Go Hunting as a Lion in the Wilds of Africa image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7896aee160b0b53c/698763053c1639579e44f511/screen-shot-2014-10-28-at-12-39-23-pm.png?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # This Video Shows What It's Like to Go Hunting as a Lion in the Wilds of Africa by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 28, 2014 5:19 PM CUT  by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 28, 2014 5:19 PM CUT Self-proclaimed “Lion Whisperer” [Kevin Richardson](https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kevin-Richardson-The-Lion-Whisperer/160619600645377 "undefined") decided to take a GoPro camera and strap it to the back of a daring lioness named Meg as she prowls through the wild plains of South Africa. He trails a few feet behind her, offering commentary (in his awesome South African accent) as she stalks her prey. Don’t worry, the video isn’t too graphic — but it does show the lioness taking down a wild back around 2 and a half minutes in, so be aware. [(h/t io9](http://io9.com/follow-this-lioness-as-she-hunts-with-a-gopro-on-her-ba-1651658425 "undefined")) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3543949/viral-video-gopro-lion-africa/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3543949/viral-video-gopro-lion-africa/"},"headline":"This Video Shows What It's Like to Go Hunting as a Lion in the Wilds of Africa","datePublished":"2014-10-28T17:19:47.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:14:08.688Z","description":"It's almost like it's YOUR teeth sinking into the neck of a wild buck!","url":"https://time.com/3543949/viral-video-gopro-lion-africa/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals","hunting","GoPro","nature","Lion"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7896aee160b0b53c/698763053c1639579e44f511/screen-shot-2014-10-28-at-12-39-23-pm.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7896aee160b0b53c/698763053c1639579e44f511/screen-shot-2014-10-28-at-12-39-23-pm.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Screen Shot 2014-10-28 at 12.39.23 PM","caption":"","creditText":"","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3543949/viral-video-gopro-lion-africa/","name":"This Video Shows What It's Like to Go Hunting as a Lion in the Wilds of Africa"}}]}] ```