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She clearly knows the deal.
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Seen her with impala underneath
her tree several times.
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We've yet to have that--
that full execution.
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She makes a mistake,
she gets hurt badly.
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Animals that get hurt out here
don't survive very long.
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She's going.
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The Okavango Delta
in Botswana,
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one of Africa's
last wildernesses.
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Okavango Delta is--
it's an oasis in the desert.
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It's a miracle in itself.
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And it's a stronghold
for Africa's big cats--
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lion,
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cheetah,
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and leopard.
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This is nature
at its absolute finest.
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Now,
for the very first time,
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a team of local
and international
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wildlife filmmakers
is working together
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to record the cats' lives
like never before.
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They'll follow
individual big cats
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for 6 months through the day...
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This is crazy.
This is a battle.
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and the night...
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Lions have got
amazing night vision,
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but it's not as good as this.
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capturing
their behavior...
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He's got the cub.
He's got the cub.
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24 hours a day.
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Welcome to
the Okavango Delta.
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It gets crazy.
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My heart
is pumping already.
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The "Big Cats" team
is working in an area
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covering 150 square miles.
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At its heart
is a remote film camp
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built by wildlife filmmaker
Brad Bestelink.
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Bestelink, voice-over:
I've grown up in the Okavango,
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been part of it my whole life.
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Here, expert
wildlife camera operators
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from the United Kingdom...
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How you doing?
You all rigged...
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This is great.
Yeah.
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and Botswana...
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OK, so you can put it there
while I'll film it, yeah.
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are preparing
to film the lives
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of the resident big cats.
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And that's great starts.
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It's the dry season.
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Just slowly by slowly
building up a picture
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of this whole area.
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Rea for Vianet.
Any update?
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Djenguet, on radio:
I've got them right now.
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We're just in grassland,
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and plenty of prey
right around us.
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The challenge
for the lions is that
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they have many
hungry mouths to feed.
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This is
the Xudum Pride.
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This isn't
the whole pride.
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The pride itself
numbers over 20.
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It's one
of the largest prides
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in the Okavango...
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headed up
by these two big guys--
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Big Toe
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and Madumo.
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At the bottom end
of this family,
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you've got these cubs...
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cubs of different
sizes to different females.
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When you look at these
tiny, little new additions
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to this family...
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these are the lions
that are gonna grow up
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into the giants and
the powerhouses of the future.
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Think that's
why I want to see them,
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because there's
all that potential there.
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At the core
of the Xudum Pride...
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Look at
the family portrait right there.
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are 3 highly
experienced females and mothers.
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Oh, superb.
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This is Nosi.
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See, she just had,
um, cubs recently.
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She's their huntress.
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She's confident
and powerful female,
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and she's an incredible hunter.
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Good morning.
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Ha ha ha!
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I think she heard
what I just said.
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She's part of the core
of this pride
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alongside Magogo and Mmakgosi.
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It's most likely that
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they're related, even sisters,
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and between them,
they have currently 6 cubs.
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These females
with cubs,
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they're not only
nourishing themselves.
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They're having to--to feed
the cubs, provide milk for them.
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At over 3 months old,
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the cubs also need to eat meat
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for their growth
and development.
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So, Vianet,
I can see the zebras,
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so I'm not gonna
go any closer.
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I'm just gonna
wait here.
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Djenguet, on radio:
Copy that, Gordon.
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You would think
many hands make light work,
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but when it comes to
these males getting involved
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in the hunt for something
as keen-eyed as a zebra,
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it's better that they just--
boys just stay out of it.
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They are big, huge manes,
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and they stick out
like a sore thumb.
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Dingbat,
what are you doing?
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Think when people
see something like a lion--
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this top predator--they go,
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"Well, catching food
must be easy
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for a animal as well-equipped,"
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but in reality,
it is incredibly difficult
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for these lions
to get a single meal.
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Food is never that far
away from the mind of any lion.
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Hunger is just--
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well, it's just
a constant way of life...
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so I would say that
this is not--
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not gonna happen
for the lions this time.
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If those females
go without food,
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the cubs can suffer.
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Far away
from the lions,
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camera operators
Anna and Greg...
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Greg, on radio: So if you come,
better you come around
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on the northern slope.
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are pursuing
a more elusive cat.
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In an area that
is crawling with lions,
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there's
only one resident cheetah,
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and her name is Pobe.
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The cheetah have been
so unpredictable at the moment,
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it's very hard to know what
their movements are gonna be,
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there are so many lion
in the area,
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and they really,
really hate lions,
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so that makes it
a real challenge.
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Anna, I think I have some clues
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on the road
just up ahead of you.
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Might have some nice-looking
cheetah tracks here.
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There.
Yeah.
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There. This is
the hind foot...
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Yeah.
front foot.
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See, it's a little bit
more elongated over here.
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Mm-hmm. Well, this is
really encouraging.
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It's good, eh?
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Yeah.
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This grass
is really high,
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so there's no chance we're
gonna be seeing a cheetah
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from this level.
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Let's get the drone up.
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I'm just gonna check
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along these
termite mounds
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because termite mounds
are the perfect spot
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for cheetahs
to have a good
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vantage point to
look out for any prey.
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They love open,
flat areas where they
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can really utilize their
speed and agilities.
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As the sun comes higher
and gets a bit stronger,
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these cheetah are
gonna also be looking
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for a little
spot of shade...
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Mm.
so, yeah,
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we do need to make
the most use
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of the times
that we think
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they're probably
gonna be moving about.
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Across Africa,
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there are only 7,000 cheetahs
left in the wild.
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With 25% of those
living here in Botswana...
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it's not long before
there is success for the team.
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Anna, you're not gonna
believe this, but...
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No way. I'm coming.
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This is Pobe.
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She's a cheetah
that's quite known in this area,
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and she's known for being
particularly streetwise.
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It's always been a dream
of mine to see a wild cheetah.
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It's stunning, so beautiful.
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Hey, I can see that
she's got almost
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like a grayish patch
on one of her cheeks.
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Hartman, on radio:
Mm-hmm. It's quite funny.
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"Pobe" means dimple
in Setswana.
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Because of the position
of that birthmark,
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somebody thought
it was a cute idea
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to call her Dimple.
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I love that. That's
such a cool name.
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Wonder if it's
the wind that's perking her up.
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I know how much these kind
of predators use the wind
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as cover for hunting.
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Capable
of accelerating
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from zero to 60 miles per hour
in 3 seconds...
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What are you doing?
Are you hunting pigs?
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cheetahs can't rely
on speed alone to catch a meal.
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If I take my eye
away from this eyepiece
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for about two seconds,
just, like, where?
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Ha! Where is she?
She's just so hard to spot.
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They're just
so incredibly camouflaged.
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But warthogs...
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Pigs can see her.
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are always
on high alert.
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You all
have lost her already?
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Can't see her at all.
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Time to go home.
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These elusive cats
are hard to track by day.
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By night, the challenge
is even greater.
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To help, Gordon is preparing
a new piece of equipment.
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The most exciting addition
to my camera kit is this.
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It is
a thermal imaging camera
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that was kind of
military-grade technology,
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and this is gonna be able
to do what lions and leopards
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can do, which is
to see in the dark.
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We're heading out with
the most exciting camera
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for a wildlife cameraman
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in one of the most exciting
places in the world,
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one of the best places
to see big cats,
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so now I'm stoked.
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Night in the Okavango
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brings total darkness.
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Without this technology,
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the "Big Cats" team
wouldn't be able to see a thing.
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Lions have got
amazing night vision,
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but it's not as good as this.
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I'm able to see things
that they can't see,
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which is quite mind-blowing.
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Mm, some nice
big lion tracks here.
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I think we are heading
in the right direction.
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Here they are,
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clear as a bell.
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The night
brings cooler temperatures.
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This is the lionesses'
preferred time to hunt.
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Hey, dudes, um,
I'm stuck with a flat tire.
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Schulte to Brinke, on radio: OK.
Copy. I'll be there just now.
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So the back tire has
completely gone flat.
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Nice and close
to the lion.
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We just finished filming
the cups and the mothers.
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What can possibly
go wrong?
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Have you seen the cat prints
just ahead of us?
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Really?
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It's fresh. I can
see that it's fresh.
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So they've
just been here?
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This side, on
the right side, yeah.
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Ooh. .
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This is asking
for trouble, isn't it?
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Think that's
enough, right?
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Yeah.
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Good job.
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Now let's--
let's get to camp.
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It's not known when
the lionesses last had a meal...
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What the hell's
going on?
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but a good indication
of how hungry they are
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is the type of prey
they're targeting.
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Porcupines.
Two porcupines.
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Out of desperation,
lions will attack porcupines,
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but they've got those big,
needlelike quills for a reason.
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I've seen lions with their face
absolutely covered in spines.
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Once they go in, it's very
difficult to get them out.
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With young cubs
to provide for...
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Right.
Don't mess with them.
254
00:17:40,818 --> 00:17:44,132
this lioness
can't afford to get injured.
255
00:17:49,585 --> 00:17:51,208
It's not long...
256
00:17:51,346 --> 00:17:53,520
Oh, dear.
257
00:17:53,658 --> 00:17:56,178
before the lionesses
find more suitable prey--
258
00:17:56,316 --> 00:17:58,698
This could be it.
259
00:17:58,836 --> 00:18:02,288
a lechwe,
a wetlands antelope.
260
00:18:04,255 --> 00:18:07,155
They've got an animal
that is completely oblivious,
261
00:18:07,293 --> 00:18:09,605
walking straight towards them.
262
00:18:14,817 --> 00:18:17,475
Predator knows
that prey is there.
263
00:18:17,613 --> 00:18:19,960
Prey doesn't know
that predator's there.
264
00:18:23,757 --> 00:18:26,898
No, no, no, pal.
You're making a big mistake.
265
00:18:35,631 --> 00:18:39,359
Now it knows
something's not quite right.
266
00:18:44,916 --> 00:18:48,506
Lechwe
can outrun lions...
267
00:18:48,644 --> 00:18:50,439
She's gonna
have to come round the front
268
00:18:50,577 --> 00:18:54,616
if she's gonna stand a chance
of getting it.
269
00:18:54,754 --> 00:18:57,101
but lions are
one of the only big cats
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00:18:57,239 --> 00:19:00,898
that actively work together
to hunt their prey.
271
00:19:05,592 --> 00:19:07,146
Lost her, lost her.
272
00:19:11,011 --> 00:19:15,015
She's put herself in a position
behind one of these hummocks,
273
00:19:15,154 --> 00:19:18,571
and she might explode out,
274
00:19:18,709 --> 00:19:20,987
and if she pushes it back,
275
00:19:21,125 --> 00:19:23,990
it's gonna run straight
into the jaws of her sister.
276
00:19:27,373 --> 00:19:29,651
My goodness,
277
00:19:29,789 --> 00:19:33,965
this is not a place
to be out on your own.
278
00:19:34,103 --> 00:19:36,761
Dang, dang, dang.
279
00:19:43,975 --> 00:19:45,908
Oh, oh, oh.
280
00:19:54,503 --> 00:19:56,816
Girl, you did everything right.
281
00:19:56,954 --> 00:19:58,852
I don't know
what went wrong there.
282
00:20:00,992 --> 00:20:03,961
Holy bananas.
283
00:20:04,099 --> 00:20:07,551
That was this close.
284
00:20:07,689 --> 00:20:09,760
Uh!
285
00:20:09,898 --> 00:20:12,832
It's too much stress
for one night.
286
00:20:14,903 --> 00:20:17,077
The lionesses press on.
287
00:20:19,114 --> 00:20:23,670
Unable to follow,
Gordon calls it a night.
288
00:20:31,091 --> 00:20:32,334
In camp...
289
00:20:33,922 --> 00:20:35,751
Hey, out, out.
Hey, out, out...
290
00:20:35,889 --> 00:20:37,339
there's a reminder
the team is living
291
00:20:37,477 --> 00:20:38,789
in a wilderness...
292
00:20:38,927 --> 00:20:40,411
Out. Out.
293
00:20:40,549 --> 00:20:42,206
I'm always
slightly, slightly nervous
294
00:20:42,344 --> 00:20:44,001
around elephants
that I don't know.
295
00:20:46,486 --> 00:20:50,110
Go on. Out.
Come on. Out.
296
00:20:50,249 --> 00:20:52,251
Come on. Come on.
Out!
297
00:20:52,389 --> 00:20:54,667
Go on. Go on.
298
00:20:54,805 --> 00:20:57,566
Hey, out.
Out, friend.
299
00:20:57,704 --> 00:20:59,637
but a 5-ton
bull elephant...
300
00:20:59,775 --> 00:21:01,605
Out, friend.
301
00:21:01,743 --> 00:21:03,296
can't be made
to feel at home.
302
00:21:03,434 --> 00:21:05,574
Hey, out. Out.
303
00:21:05,712 --> 00:21:09,095
Out. Out. Get out.
304
00:21:09,233 --> 00:21:11,856
Come on. Out.
305
00:21:11,994 --> 00:21:14,618
Get out. Out.
306
00:21:14,756 --> 00:21:17,310
Just driven off
a bull elephant. Ha ha ha!
307
00:21:17,448 --> 00:21:19,657
Out!
308
00:21:19,795 --> 00:21:21,866
Hartman, voice-over:
That's not a normal event,
309
00:21:22,004 --> 00:21:25,491
but elies, they're intelligent
creatures, and they kind of
310
00:21:25,629 --> 00:21:27,838
pick up when you don't
want them around, you know?
311
00:21:27,976 --> 00:21:29,460
I think they learn.
312
00:21:29,598 --> 00:21:31,117
You just got to tell them,
"Listen, mate.
313
00:21:31,255 --> 00:21:32,532
It's not happening today,"
314
00:21:32,670 --> 00:21:34,500
and typically,
they get the message.
315
00:21:34,638 --> 00:21:37,744
I'm shaking a little bit,
but it's part of the deal.
316
00:21:42,093 --> 00:21:44,061
Greg and Anna
are heading out of camp.
317
00:21:46,374 --> 00:21:49,273
Close by,
wildlife cameraman Sets
318
00:21:49,411 --> 00:21:51,448
has spotted something
interesting.
319
00:21:55,072 --> 00:21:58,696
He's located a group
of Xudum Pride lionesses.
320
00:21:58,834 --> 00:22:02,321
It's not Nosi
and the other mothers.
321
00:22:02,459 --> 00:22:04,323
Sets, on radio: Looked
like two lionesses.
322
00:22:04,461 --> 00:22:05,807
I'll get a closer view
323
00:22:05,945 --> 00:22:09,500
and, yeah, see how many
there are in total.
324
00:22:10,743 --> 00:22:12,261
Anna and Greg
are heading over
325
00:22:12,400 --> 00:22:14,678
to see what's happening.
326
00:22:20,753 --> 00:22:22,548
Trying to decide
which direction to go.
327
00:22:22,686 --> 00:22:24,895
I don't want
to cut them off, but--
328
00:22:26,828 --> 00:22:29,520
I'm not exactly
sure who they are.
329
00:22:32,281 --> 00:22:34,974
It's interesting because they
do look like they've had a meal
330
00:22:35,112 --> 00:22:37,839
not too long ago.
331
00:22:39,254 --> 00:22:41,808
Hartman, on radio:
Got a visual of a leopard.
332
00:22:41,946 --> 00:22:43,362
The hell?
333
00:22:48,194 --> 00:22:50,817
Leopards
are powerful predators,
334
00:22:50,955 --> 00:22:56,582
but physically,
they're no match for lions.
335
00:22:59,170 --> 00:23:03,209
Greg, um, did you say you
have a view of a leopard?
336
00:23:03,347 --> 00:23:06,764
Hartman, on radio: Um, she's
just a little bit ahead of me.
337
00:23:06,902 --> 00:23:13,253
You have leopards and
lions in close proximity.
338
00:23:16,395 --> 00:23:18,051
Yeah.
I see them.
339
00:23:22,055 --> 00:23:25,473
Leopards
typically avoid lions,
340
00:23:25,611 --> 00:23:29,200
but this one
is reluctant to leave.
341
00:23:33,895 --> 00:23:36,553
Hey, you both, it has
a kill up in the tree.
342
00:23:36,691 --> 00:23:39,763
I can see a tail
just dangling.
343
00:23:39,901 --> 00:23:42,524
Yeah. I think
the leopard's killed something,
344
00:23:42,662 --> 00:23:45,631
maybe early on today.
345
00:23:45,769 --> 00:23:47,736
To keep its food safe,
346
00:23:47,874 --> 00:23:50,152
the leopard has stashed it
in the tree.
347
00:23:56,020 --> 00:23:58,851
The lions
got wind of the kill.
348
00:24:02,268 --> 00:24:04,270
Oh, that leopard
needs to stay hidden,
349
00:24:04,408 --> 00:24:06,030
or those lions could kill her.
350
00:24:09,137 --> 00:24:10,759
Hartman, on radio:
They're running, eh?
351
00:24:10,897 --> 00:24:12,243
One of them is
running across here.
352
00:24:12,381 --> 00:24:14,038
Do you see that?
353
00:24:14,176 --> 00:24:15,971
Danger.
354
00:24:28,743 --> 00:24:30,883
The leopard
is retreating.
355
00:24:33,886 --> 00:24:35,888
OK, OK. She's gone.
356
00:24:45,276 --> 00:24:49,971
Oh, it's climbing
up the tree. Wait. Wait.
357
00:24:51,973 --> 00:24:54,907
Lions are 3 times
heavier than leopards....
358
00:24:55,045 --> 00:24:59,808
That is
absolutely incredible.
359
00:24:59,946 --> 00:25:03,536
and aren't built
for climbing trees.
360
00:25:03,674 --> 00:25:08,334
In the Okavango, this unusual
behavior is rarely witnessed.
361
00:25:17,999 --> 00:25:20,829
These lionesses think
that they're leopards.
362
00:25:20,967 --> 00:25:23,522
It's quite amazing, eh?
363
00:25:28,009 --> 00:25:30,390
Welcome
to the Okavango Delta.
364
00:25:30,529 --> 00:25:33,532
Uh, it gets crazy.
365
00:25:33,670 --> 00:25:37,156
Ha ha! Oh...
366
00:25:37,294 --> 00:25:39,192
What a morning.
367
00:25:39,330 --> 00:25:40,504
That was crazy,
wasn't it?
368
00:25:40,642 --> 00:25:41,919
Yeah. Yeah.
369
00:25:42,057 --> 00:25:43,542
I didn't know
about you,
370
00:25:43,680 --> 00:25:44,888
but my heart rate
was through the roof.
371
00:25:45,026 --> 00:25:46,475
This does not
happen a lot...
372
00:25:46,614 --> 00:25:48,650
No?
I have to say, no.
373
00:25:48,788 --> 00:25:50,376
It's surprising.
374
00:25:50,514 --> 00:25:52,171
You think lions can't
really climb vertical trees,
375
00:25:52,309 --> 00:25:53,966
but if they're motivated
enough, as you have seen...
376
00:25:54,104 --> 00:25:56,382
Yeah.
they will do it.
377
00:25:56,520 --> 00:25:59,730
These skillful
lionesses might have scavenged
378
00:25:59,868 --> 00:26:02,699
a small snack...
379
00:26:06,081 --> 00:26:09,050
but it's not going
to feed a family.
380
00:26:09,188 --> 00:26:12,432
Nosi and the other pride mothers
still need a successful hunt
381
00:26:12,571 --> 00:26:15,919
if they're to feed their cubs.
382
00:26:16,057 --> 00:26:20,613
These two females,
Nosi alongside Magogo,
383
00:26:20,751 --> 00:26:23,374
they probably went for a hunt,
384
00:26:23,512 --> 00:26:25,998
and they're coming back
with nothing.
385
00:26:26,136 --> 00:26:30,899
Their cubs are going in,
and they're greeting them.
386
00:26:33,177 --> 00:26:38,217
When one mother is on a hunt,
the rest look after her cub.
387
00:26:38,355 --> 00:26:41,289
It's like this saying
in Africa--
388
00:26:41,427 --> 00:26:43,912
"It takes a village
to grow a child."
389
00:26:46,294 --> 00:26:48,503
This is Mathata.
390
00:26:48,641 --> 00:26:51,402
He's around 6 months old.
391
00:26:51,540 --> 00:26:54,371
His mom is Magogo.
392
00:26:54,509 --> 00:26:56,028
Ha! Look.
393
00:26:56,166 --> 00:26:59,031
Look how much bigger
he is than the other cubs.
394
00:26:59,169 --> 00:27:03,932
He shows curiosity,
strength, dominance.
395
00:27:04,070 --> 00:27:06,625
When he grows up,
he will be, like, you know,
396
00:27:06,763 --> 00:27:08,903
strong and powerful enough
397
00:27:09,041 --> 00:27:13,079
to be one of the leading
character in the pride.
398
00:27:13,217 --> 00:27:16,013
He's ticking all the boxes.
399
00:27:26,161 --> 00:27:30,200
One of the features
of lionesses' social structure
400
00:27:30,338 --> 00:27:33,203
is that they will circle
one another cubs.
401
00:27:35,895 --> 00:27:38,622
They have that
sort of creche ambiance.
402
00:27:43,385 --> 00:27:46,665
Mathata seems to be
muscling his way in, you know.
403
00:27:46,803 --> 00:27:48,736
He seem to be--
404
00:27:48,874 --> 00:27:51,462
He always seem to get
what he wants.
405
00:27:51,600 --> 00:27:53,913
Of course. He's Mathata.
406
00:27:56,675 --> 00:27:58,573
Highly nutritious,
407
00:27:58,711 --> 00:28:02,025
lion's milk has over 4 times
more fat than cow's milk...
408
00:28:02,163 --> 00:28:05,442
Aw, the small one
wants to circle.
409
00:28:05,580 --> 00:28:09,549
and competition
between the cubs is high.
410
00:28:09,688 --> 00:28:14,106
Aw, she's being bullied.
411
00:28:14,244 --> 00:28:18,248
I'm worried about the smallest
one, who's not getting enough,
412
00:28:18,386 --> 00:28:20,457
because if he carries on
like that,
413
00:28:20,595 --> 00:28:23,356
it could be a bad news for her.
414
00:28:25,911 --> 00:28:28,120
I would like to see them
eating more
415
00:28:28,258 --> 00:28:32,365
and growing faster,
as fast as possible,
416
00:28:32,503 --> 00:28:39,787
to overcome that sad fact
that only 20% of the cubs
417
00:28:39,925 --> 00:28:42,444
make it to adulthood.
418
00:28:42,582 --> 00:28:46,828
With no meat to
satisfy their growing appetite,
419
00:28:46,966 --> 00:28:50,452
the cubs are demanding
more milk,
420
00:28:50,590 --> 00:28:53,283
putting pressure on Nosi
and the lionesses.
421
00:29:00,704 --> 00:29:03,293
There are a few down here.
422
00:29:03,431 --> 00:29:05,605
Anna and Greg
are back on the trail
423
00:29:05,744 --> 00:29:08,643
of Pobe the cheetah.
424
00:29:08,781 --> 00:29:10,645
Yeah. I'm almost certain
425
00:29:10,783 --> 00:29:12,612
that those are cheetah tracks,
426
00:29:12,751 --> 00:29:15,167
so I'm gonna just keep
going in that direction
427
00:29:15,305 --> 00:29:19,067
and see where
those tracks lead us.
428
00:29:19,205 --> 00:29:20,759
It looks like we're following
some cheetah tracks here.
429
00:29:20,897 --> 00:29:22,312
OK. Yeah. Nice one.
All right.
430
00:29:22,450 --> 00:29:23,796
Well, we'll head
up the road,
431
00:29:23,934 --> 00:29:25,315
and we'll
bump into you.
432
00:29:25,453 --> 00:29:26,695
I'll be keen to
have a look and see
433
00:29:26,834 --> 00:29:29,215
if we can figure
out a direction.
434
00:29:34,151 --> 00:29:36,498
Anna's tracking skills
are beginning to pay off.
435
00:29:41,849 --> 00:29:44,023
No way.
436
00:29:56,277 --> 00:29:58,382
Greg, it's
definitely not Pobe.
437
00:29:58,520 --> 00:30:00,660
This looks like
a male to me.
438
00:30:00,799 --> 00:30:02,801
Do you know
who this is?
439
00:30:04,492 --> 00:30:06,149
Hartman, on radio:
Interesting, Anna.
440
00:30:06,287 --> 00:30:08,634
It looks like
a cheetah that we know
441
00:30:08,772 --> 00:30:10,843
as Sepoko, a male.
442
00:30:10,981 --> 00:30:12,741
We hardly
ever see him, eh?
443
00:30:12,880 --> 00:30:14,571
I think I've only
ever seen him
444
00:30:14,709 --> 00:30:16,055
once before,
in fact, so--
445
00:30:16,193 --> 00:30:17,470
What does that mean?
446
00:30:17,608 --> 00:30:19,610
He's called Sepoko
because he disappears
447
00:30:19,748 --> 00:30:23,787
and reappears without
any obvious pattern,
448
00:30:23,925 --> 00:30:25,340
so he's very ghostlike.
449
00:30:25,478 --> 00:30:28,481
"Sepoko" means ghost
in Setswana.
450
00:30:28,619 --> 00:30:30,932
Oh, I like that.
I like that a lot.
451
00:30:31,070 --> 00:30:32,900
Could easily
be hunting.
452
00:30:33,038 --> 00:30:35,730
The other possibility--
Sepoko could be
453
00:30:35,868 --> 00:30:37,905
looking for Pobe
in this area.
454
00:30:38,043 --> 00:30:39,699
I mean, it's a bit
of speculation,
455
00:30:39,838 --> 00:30:42,150
but wouldn't that
be extraordinary,
456
00:30:42,288 --> 00:30:45,947
Sepoko and Pobe
coming together?
457
00:30:50,158 --> 00:30:52,609
OK. He's
scent-marking.
458
00:30:52,747 --> 00:30:54,749
Scent-marking is
459
00:30:54,887 --> 00:30:57,200
their main form of
communication.
460
00:30:57,338 --> 00:31:00,479
Cheetah are really shy,
so they basically use
461
00:31:00,617 --> 00:31:02,412
tree trunks
or termite mounds
462
00:31:02,550 --> 00:31:04,552
as messaging boards.
463
00:31:04,690 --> 00:31:06,381
They don't want
to get into fights,
464
00:31:06,519 --> 00:31:09,557
and that's particularly
true for the males.
465
00:31:09,695 --> 00:31:13,699
For cheetahs like Sepoko,
he's a solitary male.
466
00:31:13,837 --> 00:31:15,459
He's got no backup.
467
00:31:15,597 --> 00:31:17,254
He's not in a coalition,
468
00:31:17,392 --> 00:31:21,086
so he's gonna want to avoid
other males at all costs.
469
00:31:25,987 --> 00:31:29,957
He's using that tree
as a vantage point now.
470
00:31:32,269 --> 00:31:35,238
Good eyesight
is really important
471
00:31:35,376 --> 00:31:36,860
for cheetahs over
lions and leopards
472
00:31:36,998 --> 00:31:40,070
because they
hunt by the day.
473
00:31:43,246 --> 00:31:46,352
He is just
cruising along here.
474
00:31:46,490 --> 00:31:48,251
You can see what he's doing.
475
00:31:48,389 --> 00:31:49,631
He's just using
the flat areas as cover,
476
00:31:49,769 --> 00:31:51,185
and then he's hopping up
on a termite mound
477
00:31:51,323 --> 00:31:52,634
and he's scanning out,
478
00:31:52,772 --> 00:31:54,774
and then he just melts
back into the grass.
479
00:31:54,913 --> 00:31:56,707
It's really cool.
480
00:32:00,780 --> 00:32:02,748
Something has changed
in his behavior,
481
00:32:02,886 --> 00:32:05,544
and I feel like he's
just gone into hunt mode.
482
00:32:05,682 --> 00:32:07,822
He's moving really quick.
483
00:32:07,960 --> 00:32:09,617
He's just bolted.
484
00:32:09,755 --> 00:32:11,964
He's completely bolted
in that direction.
485
00:32:12,102 --> 00:32:13,932
No. OK.
486
00:32:14,070 --> 00:32:18,005
I've just lost him behind
that treeish area over there.
487
00:32:18,143 --> 00:32:19,730
No.
488
00:32:27,876 --> 00:32:29,844
Back on
the night shift,
489
00:32:29,982 --> 00:32:34,780
Gordon has picked up on the
trail of the hungry lionesses.
490
00:32:42,443 --> 00:32:45,135
She's come down
to look for a drink of water,
491
00:32:45,273 --> 00:32:48,311
but there is--
there's nothing.
492
00:32:48,449 --> 00:32:51,970
They still need
to provide a meal for the cubs.
493
00:32:56,319 --> 00:32:58,769
This was a big water hole,
494
00:32:58,907 --> 00:33:04,154
but now it is just mud and
catfish slipping about in it.
495
00:33:04,292 --> 00:33:07,537
Catfish can breathe air,
496
00:33:07,675 --> 00:33:10,540
so as long as there's
some moisture
497
00:33:10,678 --> 00:33:14,475
to keep their skin damp,
they can survive.
498
00:33:25,141 --> 00:33:27,660
She's just triggered
by the movement.
499
00:33:27,798 --> 00:33:32,355
Every time one flaps,
she just can't help herself.
500
00:33:35,530 --> 00:33:38,292
Big cat
eating a catfish.
501
00:33:38,430 --> 00:33:41,778
Does this count as a hunt?
502
00:33:41,916 --> 00:33:44,505
This mud is really smelly.
503
00:33:44,643 --> 00:33:47,232
When there was water here,
there had been lots of hippos,
504
00:33:47,370 --> 00:33:50,476
so they're defecating
in the water,
505
00:33:50,614 --> 00:33:53,100
and it all just condenses down,
so this is just kind of
506
00:33:53,238 --> 00:33:57,828
a mixture of mud
and hippo number twos.
507
00:34:07,976 --> 00:34:09,909
You got one,
508
00:34:10,048 --> 00:34:14,811
maybe not as tasty as an impala
or a wildebeest or a zebra foal,
509
00:34:14,949 --> 00:34:17,089
but it's something.
510
00:34:17,227 --> 00:34:20,092
Is she gonna eat it?
511
00:34:20,230 --> 00:34:22,991
Nope. She's let it go.
512
00:34:23,130 --> 00:34:25,408
She's not one to eat a catfish
513
00:34:25,546 --> 00:34:28,411
that's squirming about
in hippo feces.
514
00:34:45,842 --> 00:34:48,396
With night vision
6 times better than our own,
515
00:34:48,534 --> 00:34:52,642
they're soon focused
on a more suitable target.
516
00:34:54,989 --> 00:34:58,337
The lions
have seen the tsessebe.
517
00:34:58,475 --> 00:35:00,822
They're splitting up.
518
00:35:04,654 --> 00:35:06,656
To increase
their chances,
519
00:35:06,794 --> 00:35:10,038
the lionesses have teamed up
with more of the pride.
520
00:35:13,421 --> 00:35:15,320
Oh, my goodness.
521
00:35:15,458 --> 00:35:19,841
3 subadult males are
the most engaged in this hunt.
522
00:35:24,777 --> 00:35:26,917
Your male lions
have a reputation
523
00:35:27,055 --> 00:35:29,506
of letting the females
do all the hard work.
524
00:35:31,922 --> 00:35:35,857
This may be their opportunity
to show their worth.
525
00:35:55,463 --> 00:35:58,294
Oh, she's poised.
She's ready to go.
526
00:36:03,989 --> 00:36:07,993
Oh, my goodness.
They're completely surrounded.
527
00:36:10,444 --> 00:36:12,860
This is your worst nightmare.
528
00:36:17,036 --> 00:36:21,869
It is happening. He's running.
529
00:36:22,007 --> 00:36:25,079
Ooh, dopey boy.
530
00:36:25,217 --> 00:36:27,702
You dunder, you messed that up,
or did you? No.
531
00:36:36,124 --> 00:36:39,542
How did you
get away from that?
532
00:36:39,680 --> 00:36:42,752
That is one lucky beast.
533
00:36:44,823 --> 00:36:47,860
Oh, they did get one.
534
00:36:49,621 --> 00:36:52,037
Suppose if you're gonna
be caught by a lion,
535
00:36:52,175 --> 00:36:55,040
be better for you
if it was 6 rather than one.
536
00:36:58,077 --> 00:37:00,356
It's a pile-on.
537
00:37:03,704 --> 00:37:06,465
I'm gonna put the drone up,
see how many are here.
538
00:37:14,404 --> 00:37:15,923
Look at that.
539
00:37:18,443 --> 00:37:21,411
1, 2, 3, 4,
540
00:37:21,549 --> 00:37:24,172
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
541
00:37:24,311 --> 00:37:26,727
10 lions.
542
00:37:30,144 --> 00:37:32,940
The bigger the lion,
the more food they get...
543
00:37:35,701 --> 00:37:38,256
so it's just the 3 young males.
544
00:37:38,394 --> 00:37:40,430
They're getting most of the
food because they can muscle in.
545
00:37:48,162 --> 00:37:51,027
Pushed off the kill
by the subadult males...
546
00:37:53,547 --> 00:37:56,066
the lionesses barely get a bite.
547
00:37:58,690 --> 00:38:00,899
With this number of lions,
548
00:38:01,037 --> 00:38:04,489
one tsessebe's not
gonna go that far.
549
00:38:04,627 --> 00:38:08,009
That's not really enough
to sustain them.
550
00:38:08,147 --> 00:38:12,842
The cubs still haven't
had the food they need,
551
00:38:12,980 --> 00:38:16,259
and it looks unlikely
they'll feed tonight.
552
00:38:36,072 --> 00:38:37,694
Early riser Rea
553
00:38:37,832 --> 00:38:40,214
is hoping to find Nosi
and the other lioness mothers.
554
00:38:52,951 --> 00:38:55,574
The lions
are just currently headed
555
00:38:55,712 --> 00:38:58,612
into the grass,
into this tall grass here.
556
00:38:58,750 --> 00:39:03,479
We're currently with Nosi,
Mmakgosi, and Magogo.
557
00:39:03,617 --> 00:39:06,205
They've just left
the cubs nearby.
558
00:39:06,344 --> 00:39:12,419
They are stalking a huge herd
of zebras just in front of us.
559
00:39:12,557 --> 00:39:15,456
To feed their cubs,
560
00:39:15,594 --> 00:39:17,803
these lionesses
must make a kill.
561
00:39:25,949 --> 00:39:28,296
At the moment,
the herd is completely unaware
562
00:39:28,435 --> 00:39:31,023
of what's happening.
563
00:39:37,927 --> 00:39:41,379
So these 3 mums have been
joined by another lioness,
564
00:39:41,517 --> 00:39:44,761
so they're actually 4.
565
00:39:46,004 --> 00:39:49,904
4 lionesses will have
a very good chance with zebra.
566
00:39:52,010 --> 00:39:54,322
Hunting as a group
helps lions take down
567
00:39:54,461 --> 00:39:56,946
much larger prey.
568
00:40:02,676 --> 00:40:06,024
It's started.
569
00:40:07,543 --> 00:40:09,199
They've got it.
570
00:40:27,528 --> 00:40:28,736
It's done.
One of the zebras is done.
571
00:40:28,874 --> 00:40:31,187
We need to reposition.
572
00:40:38,850 --> 00:40:42,474
I can see 3 lionesses
with the zebra there.
573
00:40:42,612 --> 00:40:46,685
On the way with
the cubs is Mmakgosi.
574
00:40:46,823 --> 00:40:51,794
This will be great for Mathata
and all his siblings.
575
00:41:03,219 --> 00:41:08,396
We've got the females placing
dust over the internal organs
576
00:41:08,535 --> 00:41:11,572
just to hide that scent.
577
00:41:11,710 --> 00:41:15,680
They don't want
scavengers coming.
578
00:41:15,818 --> 00:41:19,235
If vultures came,
it would be a good indication
579
00:41:19,373 --> 00:41:22,480
for other lions to come.
580
00:41:24,654 --> 00:41:27,105
Rea for
Vianet. Rea for Vianet. Copy?
581
00:41:29,625 --> 00:41:31,247
Vianet, Vianet.
The mums have done it.
582
00:41:31,385 --> 00:41:32,800
They've made a kill.
583
00:41:32,938 --> 00:41:34,733
We've got
a zebra kill here.
584
00:41:34,871 --> 00:41:39,980
We're just close to--
just north of the 4 palms.
585
00:41:40,118 --> 00:41:42,707
Schulte to Brinke, on radio:
Excellent. Message received.
586
00:41:45,088 --> 00:41:48,298
Can already see Mathata
jumping, jumping on a kill.
587
00:41:48,436 --> 00:41:50,369
Oh, this is great.
588
00:41:50,508 --> 00:41:53,821
What? Ahh...
589
00:41:56,686 --> 00:42:00,207
This, for me,
is massive relief.
590
00:42:00,345 --> 00:42:05,039
I was worrying about the cubs
not being able to eat.
591
00:42:05,177 --> 00:42:09,250
I know the cubs are going to be
gaining more energy.
592
00:42:09,388 --> 00:42:12,115
They're going to be gaining
some--some strength.
593
00:42:17,396 --> 00:42:21,469
Mathata is trying to play
with the mouth of the zebra...
594
00:42:25,025 --> 00:42:29,754
as if he was still alive
and he's trying to kill it.
595
00:42:29,892 --> 00:42:32,032
At 6 months old,
Mathata needs to eat
596
00:42:32,170 --> 00:42:34,482
over 4 pounds of meat a day
597
00:42:34,621 --> 00:42:36,484
to keep on track
with his development.
598
00:42:39,522 --> 00:42:44,354
This meal will feed the mothers
and cubs for at least 3 days.
599
00:42:44,492 --> 00:42:47,392
You know,
everything to them right now
600
00:42:47,530 --> 00:42:49,256
is play, play, play,
601
00:42:49,394 --> 00:42:52,846
but he's also going to be
doing, when he grows up--
602
00:42:52,984 --> 00:42:56,953
hunting for themselves
and hunting successfully.
603
00:43:00,370 --> 00:43:03,546
I feel like
for the next few days,
604
00:43:03,684 --> 00:43:05,755
there will be more play.
605
00:43:05,893 --> 00:43:07,895
There will be more,
you know, energy.
606
00:43:08,033 --> 00:43:10,933
There will be more excitement.
607
00:43:27,018 --> 00:43:29,537
Leopard specialist
Brad is focusing
608
00:43:29,676 --> 00:43:32,471
on another resident big cat.
609
00:43:37,097 --> 00:43:39,030
I'm off
to find Xudum.
610
00:43:39,168 --> 00:43:42,758
She's the main female leopard
611
00:43:42,896 --> 00:43:44,414
that runs from my camp through
612
00:43:44,552 --> 00:43:45,968
the center of the island,
613
00:43:46,106 --> 00:43:47,832
and I haven't seen
her for some time,
614
00:43:47,970 --> 00:43:49,385
so quite excited.
615
00:43:52,526 --> 00:43:57,738
Leopards are solitary
and usually well-hidden by day,
616
00:43:57,876 --> 00:44:00,983
but Xudum is Brad's
favorite cat,
617
00:44:01,121 --> 00:44:03,261
and he knows
where to look for her.
618
00:44:09,094 --> 00:44:12,270
Got her here.
619
00:44:12,408 --> 00:44:16,067
I've known Xudum for 5 years,
since she was a cub.
620
00:44:16,205 --> 00:44:20,140
She was born here and regularly
passes through our camp.
621
00:44:20,278 --> 00:44:24,144
Like me,
she considers this home.
622
00:44:31,116 --> 00:44:33,463
I can see the fire starting
in the background.
623
00:44:37,295 --> 00:44:38,952
Hmm.
624
00:44:40,712 --> 00:44:42,680
Gonna have to keep an eye
on if the prevailing wind
625
00:44:42,818 --> 00:44:44,267
comes from the east.
626
00:44:44,405 --> 00:44:46,166
If it keeps going,
it's gonna come our way,
627
00:44:46,304 --> 00:44:52,551
so then we change from
filmmakers into firefighters,
628
00:44:52,690 --> 00:44:55,002
not my favorite pastime.
629
00:44:58,937 --> 00:45:00,732
She's, uh, on the move,
630
00:45:00,870 --> 00:45:04,598
but she's taking
a very thick forest.
631
00:45:04,736 --> 00:45:06,773
If we're gonna keep up with her,
632
00:45:06,911 --> 00:45:09,154
we're gonna have
to get through here.
633
00:45:15,505 --> 00:45:18,785
All right. There we go.
634
00:45:18,923 --> 00:45:21,684
Ah, that's beautiful.
Here she comes.
635
00:45:21,822 --> 00:45:23,790
She might sit
while I'm filming her.
636
00:45:36,112 --> 00:45:38,459
I think one of the primary jobs
of a female leopard
637
00:45:38,597 --> 00:45:41,186
is to secure a boundary.
638
00:45:41,324 --> 00:45:43,533
If she's gonna own
a good hunting area
639
00:45:43,671 --> 00:45:45,328
and potentially have cubs,
640
00:45:45,466 --> 00:45:49,263
she really has to secure
a perimeter.
641
00:45:49,401 --> 00:45:53,198
Think they probably spend
30%, 40% of their lives
642
00:45:53,336 --> 00:45:56,892
maintaining that.
643
00:45:57,030 --> 00:46:00,930
Ownership is just key here.
644
00:46:15,393 --> 00:46:18,016
Soon as they get seen
by squirrels or francolin
645
00:46:18,154 --> 00:46:20,778
or something that's gonna
give them away, a tail goes up
646
00:46:20,916 --> 00:46:24,195
and then goes up and flicks,
and you can see the irritation.
647
00:46:24,333 --> 00:46:26,369
It's like, "OK. I've been seen,"
you know.
648
00:46:26,507 --> 00:46:28,993
Off they walk.
649
00:46:34,930 --> 00:46:37,173
Yeah. What's noticeable about
her behavior at the moment is,
650
00:46:37,311 --> 00:46:39,279
she's just marching, marching.
651
00:46:39,417 --> 00:46:41,453
She's not too worried
about being concealed,
652
00:46:41,591 --> 00:46:44,491
but she's marching, marching
at a fairly fast trot.
653
00:46:44,629 --> 00:46:48,495
She's on a hectic territorial
mission at the moment.
654
00:46:49,668 --> 00:46:52,188
My gut's telling me
something's up.
655
00:47:11,138 --> 00:47:15,902
Fire's north of us
now by a couple of kilometers.
656
00:47:16,040 --> 00:47:17,765
Can actually hear it,
657
00:47:17,904 --> 00:47:20,838
and this dry floodplain
that we're sitting on here
658
00:47:20,976 --> 00:47:24,634
is actually the floodplain that
leads down to our film camp.
659
00:47:24,772 --> 00:47:27,568
We wouldn't want to lose
all of this habitat
660
00:47:27,706 --> 00:47:29,639
that our characters are in.
661
00:47:29,777 --> 00:47:32,297
Um, it will make life
quite difficult for them.
662
00:47:40,996 --> 00:47:44,723
Wildfires
in the Okavango are seasonal...
663
00:47:44,862 --> 00:47:47,347
That is an
extremely ominous-looking sky,
664
00:47:47,485 --> 00:47:49,797
very, very gray.
665
00:47:49,936 --> 00:47:53,594
and their impact
is hard to predict.
666
00:47:53,732 --> 00:47:56,425
At a safe distance for now,
667
00:47:56,563 --> 00:48:00,325
Greg and Anna stay focused
on finding Sepoko the cheetah.
668
00:48:02,051 --> 00:48:03,846
I found a cheetah.
669
00:48:06,676 --> 00:48:09,990
It's Sepoko.
670
00:48:10,128 --> 00:48:13,200
Oh, his body's looking
pretty rotund.
671
00:48:13,338 --> 00:48:15,893
He's definitely had
a good meal recently.
672
00:48:23,176 --> 00:48:27,663
He traveled pretty far from
the last place that we saw him,
673
00:48:27,801 --> 00:48:30,631
but that is really normal
for a male cheetah.
674
00:48:30,769 --> 00:48:35,153
They can travel
25 kilometers a day.
675
00:48:39,675 --> 00:48:41,504
Greg, I can't
currently see him...
676
00:48:43,403 --> 00:48:47,165
little bit nervous.
677
00:48:47,303 --> 00:48:49,374
Hartman, on radio:
Maybe drive a little bit
678
00:48:49,512 --> 00:48:52,930
towards these termite
mounds on the left.
679
00:48:54,483 --> 00:48:56,934
There's
a baboon barking now.
680
00:48:57,072 --> 00:48:58,866
Very helpful.
681
00:49:01,800 --> 00:49:04,320
Warning calls,
like the baboon's bark,
682
00:49:04,458 --> 00:49:07,875
give away the presence
of a predator.
683
00:49:12,501 --> 00:49:14,227
Ah.
684
00:49:14,365 --> 00:49:17,644
The troop
of baboons is closing in.
685
00:49:20,267 --> 00:49:21,959
Sepoko, however...
686
00:49:22,097 --> 00:49:24,202
Just seeing he's just
scent-marking on the tree.
687
00:49:24,340 --> 00:49:26,204
is playing it cool.
688
00:49:29,759 --> 00:49:31,416
Just gonna try
and get a few more shots
689
00:49:31,554 --> 00:49:33,004
of these baboons.
690
00:49:39,390 --> 00:49:41,254
Oh, yeah.
691
00:49:41,392 --> 00:49:43,808
They are coming straight
towards this termite mound.
692
00:49:48,951 --> 00:49:51,505
Cheetahs typically
avoid confrontation.
693
00:49:54,405 --> 00:49:57,925
A troop of feisty baboons
is a genuine threat.
694
00:50:02,827 --> 00:50:05,795
He bolted
at the sight of them.
695
00:50:11,560 --> 00:50:16,082
Cheetahs really are the
underdogs of the big-cat world.
696
00:50:17,600 --> 00:50:20,224
Sepoko can't
afford to get injured.
697
00:50:23,779 --> 00:50:26,506
Even a couple
of baboons can really
698
00:50:26,644 --> 00:50:30,579
scare them off, which is quite
unusual for your general idea
699
00:50:30,717 --> 00:50:33,961
of what a big cat is
and how fearsome they are.
700
00:50:44,938 --> 00:50:48,148
Sepoko
disappeared again.
701
00:50:52,946 --> 00:50:56,915
Overnight, the fire
to the north grows stronger.
702
00:51:07,512 --> 00:51:09,411
A change in wind direction
703
00:51:09,549 --> 00:51:11,620
drives it closer to camp.
704
00:51:18,247 --> 00:51:20,215
By morning...
705
00:51:20,353 --> 00:51:22,458
It's so hot, gosh.
706
00:51:22,596 --> 00:51:25,875
the situation
is critical.
707
00:51:26,013 --> 00:51:29,189
Trist,
just wait there.
708
00:51:29,327 --> 00:51:31,467
It's coming south
towards the camp.
709
00:51:34,229 --> 00:51:36,679
This is film camp calling
all vehicles out at the moment.
710
00:51:36,817 --> 00:51:38,612
We'd like everyone
to return to camp, please.
711
00:51:38,750 --> 00:51:40,856
All vehicles currently
out in the field,
712
00:51:40,994 --> 00:51:42,685
if you can return to film camp,
713
00:51:42,823 --> 00:51:46,241
you'll get instructions
from here.
714
00:51:46,379 --> 00:51:48,553
Seems crazy lighting
a fire right by your camp,
715
00:51:48,691 --> 00:51:51,522
but it's managed and controlled
and can form a buffer...
716
00:51:53,731 --> 00:51:56,665
and you can't control it
any other way.
717
00:51:56,803 --> 00:51:59,392
To protect the camp,
they need to control-burn
718
00:51:59,530 --> 00:52:02,912
a 15-foot strip of land
around its perimeter.
719
00:52:06,640 --> 00:52:08,470
It was pretty scary.
I won't lie.
720
00:52:13,923 --> 00:52:15,649
The entire film camp
is in the path of the fire,
721
00:52:15,787 --> 00:52:17,444
so this is about
protecting assets
722
00:52:17,582 --> 00:52:19,860
and protecting the operation.
723
00:52:19,998 --> 00:52:24,279
But the wildfire
is the biggest in 5 years,
724
00:52:24,417 --> 00:52:28,524
and this plan
is not guaranteed to work.
725
00:52:28,662 --> 00:52:31,078
So much closer than
it was last night.
726
00:52:31,217 --> 00:52:32,804
It really is.
727
00:52:32,942 --> 00:52:35,393
It's approaching
rapidly.
728
00:52:35,531 --> 00:52:37,292
You can see
with the drone quite clearly
729
00:52:37,430 --> 00:52:38,983
what they're trying to do,
730
00:52:39,121 --> 00:52:41,123
so they're basically
burning a whole strip
731
00:52:41,261 --> 00:52:43,505
so that if the fire
does continue to come this way,
732
00:52:43,643 --> 00:52:45,507
it will get to this burnt bit
which is already burnt,
733
00:52:45,645 --> 00:52:47,957
and it won't come any further,
734
00:52:48,095 --> 00:52:50,167
and the really worrying thing
is, it is coming.
735
00:52:50,305 --> 00:52:52,617
It's coming straight towards us.
736
00:52:56,690 --> 00:52:59,659
I'm just thinking of all of
the animals that are out there
737
00:52:59,797 --> 00:53:02,834
and the effect that
that'll have, you know, on them.
738
00:53:02,972 --> 00:53:06,044
You know, lots of animals
can outrun fire.
739
00:53:06,183 --> 00:53:07,736
They can outfly it,
740
00:53:07,874 --> 00:53:09,772
but if you've got
animals with young--
741
00:53:09,910 --> 00:53:11,567
whether it's lions,
whether it's leopards--
742
00:53:11,705 --> 00:53:13,776
you know,
that's really bad news.
743
00:53:13,914 --> 00:53:16,814
Can't get my lens wide enough
to capture all of the smoke.
744
00:53:16,952 --> 00:53:19,610
That's how much
smoke there is.
745
00:53:19,748 --> 00:53:22,406
The wind has really
picked up from the north,
746
00:53:22,544 --> 00:53:25,547
and it's driving this fire down.
747
00:53:25,685 --> 00:53:28,826
You get a bit of wind in it,
and it just wants to go.
748
00:53:28,964 --> 00:53:31,380
As the fire
builds in magnitude...
749
00:53:31,518 --> 00:53:33,900
.
You can see how quick it was.
750
00:53:34,038 --> 00:53:36,489
That was, like, just on the
other side of the existing burn,
751
00:53:36,627 --> 00:53:38,732
and then it was up and away.
752
00:53:40,700 --> 00:53:42,357
The need to evacuate camp
753
00:53:42,495 --> 00:53:44,600
becomes a real possibility.
754
00:53:44,738 --> 00:53:48,535
It's right here.
It's coming through.
755
00:53:48,673 --> 00:53:51,918
God,
that's unstoppable.
756
00:53:52,056 --> 00:53:56,233
Back to camp!
Back to camp!
757
00:53:56,371 --> 00:53:59,305
Anna, back up,
please.
758
00:53:59,443 --> 00:54:01,134
Go back to camp.
759
00:54:01,272 --> 00:54:02,515
We're all just--
760
00:54:02,653 --> 00:54:04,551
Everyone's got
to go back to the camp.
761
00:54:04,689 --> 00:54:06,035
It's so close now
and out-of-control
762
00:54:06,173 --> 00:54:09,107
that it's pointless
trying to fight it here.
763
00:54:09,246 --> 00:54:12,939
Yeah. The fire, it's gotten
wildly out of control.
764
00:54:13,077 --> 00:54:14,389
The camp could burn down.
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