In ‘Queens,’ National Geographic’s Emmy-Contending Documentary Series, Female Leaders Rule The Natural World

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A young daughter prepares to leave the family home with her mother’s blessing to start a new life. An expectant mother worries about the viability of her mate to help bring up their first child together.

A grandmother’s wisdom jumpstarts her offspring’s learning of survival skills. These scenes from the animal world are part of National Geographic’s six-part documentary series Queens, filmed over four years in remote locations on three continents.

The Emmy-contending series, which premiered in March on National Geographic Channel, is now streaming on Disney+ and Hulu. National Geographic says Queens is unprecedented in natural history filmmaking: the first time a series focuses fully on stories of female power, resilience, strength, and love, and boasts the first nearly all-female crew to shoot, produce and direct a wildlife documentary.

From magnificent African lions protecting their cubs from predators to the gentle and empathetic bonobos of the Congo to the wise elephants that travel ancient pathways of the African savanna, these animals have one thing in common: They are led by women — alpha females of the animal kingdom who shape the destinies of their often-endangered species by using cooperation and wisdom rather than brute strength.