BBC Earth’s Dynasties is a new series that follows five of the world’s most endangered animals—penguins, chimpanzees, painted wolves, lions, and tigers—as they survive in the wilderness, brushing up against danger and death. Narrated by Planet Earth‘s David Attenborough, the show has been riveting audiences overseas, and will come to the U.S. on BBC America on January 19. It also has another subset of fans: cats!People have flocked to Twitter to show off their cats’ reactions to the lion segment of Dynasties, particularly this breathtaking moment when a male lion is saved from a pack of hyenas by his friend. (Warning: Though no animals are seriously injured in this clip, there is some chomping and tossing.)
That Lion King-esque scenario caught the attention of several kitties, whose owners showed off their curiosity.#Dynasties #DavidAttenborough One cat’s affinity with another! pic.twitter.com/rnq56PLnA4
— GreenBuying.co.uk (@green_buying) November 25, 2018
Cat never normally watches telly. But he seems to be taken by this episode of #Dynasties. #mogglebox pic.twitter.com/Lfs05k4E49
— Dan Fear (@roktraktor) November 25, 2018
“Oh yeah, call yourself a lion, huh? King of tha jungle? You wanna come over here and see what a real cat is made of, you pussy!â€[30 seconds later, Pippin gave his brother a kiss on the nose then ran away from a shadow] #CatAdventures #Dynasties #WannabeLion pic.twitter.com/iiyCxecFFJ
— Lee Cambule (@LCambule) November 25, 2018
Watching @BBCEarth #Dynasties She’s following every big cat move. Complete concentration. pic.twitter.com/zelE8fP3Ma
— Lis Lewis-Jones (@LLuncoolJ) November 25, 2018
I think Jasper cat wants to join the pride 🦁🐱 #Dynasties #bigcatlittlecat pic.twitter.com/2X8Ishx3Sn
— Emily (@emdaly29) November 25, 2018
My cat, Indy, is engrossed in this episode of #Dynasties @BBCOne @BBCEarth pic.twitter.com/K8mxSEGiWQ
— Daniela Coelho (@dsmcoelho) November 25, 2018
Jojo the cat has been looking forward to tonight’s #Dynasties pic.twitter.com/I5Qwc9Kc1I
— Sue Cook (@SueC00K) November 25, 2018
So cute! We love the fascination about their fellow felines.Will you show Dynasties to your cats when the series comes stateside?
Image: BBC Earth