Original subtitles

Previously on Kingdom...

..there were devastating floods.

Tenta the hyena, together with her twin cubs,

managed to survive.

But now she has to re-establish her family's position.

LOW GROWL

The lions, however...

TRUMPETING

..lost their cubs.

MEWLING

Can their family recover?

PANTS

All the wild dogs, led by Storm,

retreated from Nsefu.

GROWLS, YELPING

But now the lion pride has been seriously weakened,

can Storm manage to return?

And Olimba the leopard

has competition for her territory...

..from her own daughter.

Only one can prevail.

Mutima can either flee...

..or turn...

..and fight.

GROWLS

Five years...

..four families...

..who will rule this kingdom?

SNARLING

GROWLING

SNARLS

LOW GROWLING

HISSES

LOW GROWLING

Mutima is forced to concede.

She must leave her mother's territory -

the only home she's ever known.

She will now start a new life as a solitary leopard.

BIRDS CHIRP

SOFT GROWLING

In a secluded corner of Nsefu,

almost hidden from sight...

..a den.

YIPPING

Storm, the leader of the wild dogs,

has been hiding here.

And she's been busy.

She has 11 new puppies.

Storm's largest litter ever.

To keep the pack fed,

the adults must hunt twice a day.

But one dog is struggling to keep up.

This is Flint, Storm's oldest son.

He has been injured in a poacher's trap.

Unable to hunt for himself,

Flint has rejoined his mother's pack.

Even though he is the last to arrive at the kill...

..he won't go hungry.

Wild dogs care for pack members who are weak or injured.

And when it's time to head for home...

..they all go a little slower.

Few animals have stronger bonds than wild dogs.

Storm is waiting for the pack's return.

YIPPING

Her puppies are hungry.

They're still too young to leave the safety of home,

so the pack bring back food for them.

Even Flint shares what he has.

Old or injured wild dogs can still be valuable members

of the pack.

Flint's experience makes him acutely aware of dangers

that might threaten the pups.

And that is a great help to Storm

as she tries to raise a litter as large as this.

INSECT BUZZES

Tenta's hyena clan are slowly getting back together.

And at last...

..Tandala has found her way back to her family.

But she has lost her only cub.

Tenta's twins may offer some comfort.

SNUFFLING

Play strengthens the clan's bonds.

And it seems no-one wants to miss out.

SQUEALS

But this isn't just fun and games.

Amongst hyenas, clan unity brings power.

Evening.

As the light fades,

Tenta leads her family in search of food.

The lionesses have made a kill.

LOW GROWLS

It could feed many hungry hyenas.

HYENAS CHATTER AND LAUGH

GROWLS

But there are not enough of the clan here

to challenge the lions.

So Tenta calls for reinforcements.

WHOOPING

Her whooping calls are amplified by the ground.

WHOOPING ECHOES

They can be heard from far and wide.

DISTANT WHOOPING

The other members of the clan respond immediately.

DISTANT WHOOPING

DISTANT WHOOPING

HYENAS YELP

HYENAS SCREECH

GROWLING

SCREECHING, GROWLING

With these numbers,

the hyenas are now more powerful than the lions.

HYENAS SCREECH

LION GROWLS

DULL HOOTING

The strength of the reunited hyena clan

could have consequences throughout Nsefu.

TRILLING

After losing the fight with her mother,

Mutima, the leopard,

is searching for a territory of her own.

But almost immediately, she runs into danger.

Mutima is no match for Storm's pack.

MURMURS

Mutima is now on unfamiliar ground.

SQUAWKING

What is more,

this is the territory of leopards she doesn't know.

And this female...

..has her own problems.

Best move on.

There are no signs of leopards here.

Perhaps this is a place where she could settle.

But wherever she tries...

..other animals have got there first.

ANIMALS CALL

BARKING

Baboons don't tolerate predators of any kind

in their trees.

CACOPHONY OF BARKS

LOW SNARL

SCREECHING

BARKING

GROWLS

SCREECHING

A leopard can take only so much harassment.

She must keep searching.

Wild dogs live in families

which have their own affectionate rituals.

CHATTERING

Every day, as soon as they wake,

Storm's pack get together...

..and reaffirm their kinship.

Everyone joins in...

..old and young.

The puppies are not yet big enough

to join in an actual hunt.

So Storm and Flint stay behind to watch over them.

Baby-sitting is a job Flint manages to do lying down.

The pups, meanwhile, practise the skills needed

for a wild dog's life...

..courtesy of the local vultures.

Stealth.

Persistence.

And working together as a team.

Teamwork is particularly important...

..when it comes to hunting for food.

ANIMALS CALL

A kill.

But, unfortunately,

a hyena...

..and a big male leopard...

..have also spotted it.

With so many pups to feed,

the dogs won't abandon this opportunity.

SNARLING

SNARLING

BARKS

SCREECHING

That has dealt with the hyena.

Now the dogs must take on the leopard.

SNARLS

GROWLING

LEOPARD SNARLS, WILD DOG WHINES

YELPING

GROWLS

Success.

DISTANT WHOOPING

But other hyenas have discovered Storm's den.

DISTANT WHOOPING

WHINING

DISTANT WHOOPING

Flint stands guard

while Storm tries to lead the pups away.

WHIMPERING

Flint has little chance alone.

GROWLING

LAUGHING

But the pack are back.

Together, they manage to drive off the hyenas.

SCREECHES

The wild dogs have shown their strength is back.

ELEPHANT TRUMPETS

For this family, power has been slipping away.

The lionesses have no cubs

and they've been beaten by their rivals...

..and they have no males to protect them.

But there are two new males in Nsefu.

GROWLING

Male lions are often hostile and aggressive,

but their power is just what the lionesses need.

So they attempt to recruit the males as allies

and potential mates

by flirting with them.

LOW GROWL

SNARLS

And gradually, day by day, they become regular companions.

The lionesses now have two strong protectors...

..and, with them, there is a chance

their fortunes may change.

In the centre of Nsefu,

the streams and gullies have run dry...

..and are now an excellent site for an ambush.

Not for a baboon...

..but for Olimba.

After pushing her daughter away,

she once again has this territory to herself.

Normally, she makes a meal out of any trespassers.

SCREECHING

But she's not quite as fast as she used to be.

And perhaps she doesn't command the respect...

BARKING

..she once did.

BIRDS CACKLE

Even hamerkops don't leave her in peace.

Life is getting hard for Olimba.

BIRDS SQUAWK

BIRD CALLS

She's now nearly 13...

..and that's old for a leopard.

Although she mated several months ago,

she's not yet produced any cubs.

Mutima will probably be her last.

She is on the far side of Nsefu...

..many miles from her mother.

At last, she has found a potential territory...

..but she doesn't yet know whether it can provide enough food for her.

ANIMALS CALL, CHIRRUPING

A troop of baboons. They have got the better of her before.

But now, at night, Mutima has an advantage.

Her eyes are extremely sensitive

and can detect even the tiniest glimmer of light.

The baboons can't see her coming.

But as she gets closer,

they can hear her.

BABOONS BARK

SCREECHING AND BARKING

Some of the baboons stay out of reach

by clinging to the far ends of the smallest branches.

On the sturdier limbs, Mutima can move with extraordinary speed.

BARKING AND SCREECHING

SCREECHING

BARKING RECEDES

BARKS

This place can certainly provide food.

But there is a problem.

Another leopard is already here.

By climbing higher,

Mutima finds a position where she can defend herself.

SNARLING

But she is not welcome here.

The rival has made that very clear indeed.

Mutima is left licking her wounds.

YIPPING IN BACKGROUND

The rival female has a young cub.

That is why she is protecting this place so fiercely.

Mutima cannot stay here.

So where CAN she find a home?

Nsefu's last remaining pools

attract animals from all around.

SNORTING

LOW GRUMBLING

This water hole is already taken.

And the hippo is not willing to share.

GROWLS

WHIMPERING

The dogs must find somewhere else to drink.

But they need to be careful.

It's Flint.

WHIMPERING

In spite of the danger,

Storm and Flint's brother risk

trying to pull him to safety.

But the crocodile's grip is unbreakable.

Flint's only chance is that the water may be too shallow

for the crocodile to drag him under.

Astonishingly, Flint finds the strength to escape.

And his brother continues to protect him.

But Flint has been gravely injured.

The family don't leave Flint's side...

..until he has taken...

..his final breath.

THUNDERCLAPS

The rains return...

..and a new chapter begins for all four families.

At the very edge of Nsefu, far away from their rivals...

..a litter of tiny cubs has been born.

MEOWING

They're just a few days old...

PURRING

..and they are only one part of a baby boom in the lion pride.

Five of the lionesses have produced cubs.

These youngsters have the protection of the whole family.

SPLASH

The lions, for the first time in years,

seem likely to regain their full strength...

..and this will surely bring change throughout Nsefu.

But even these most powerful creatures...

..will have to cope with dangers...

..that are beyond their control.

FLAMES ROAR