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Deep in the monsoon forests of Nepal
there is one special place...

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..where a river has shaped the land,
creating an island full of life...

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..home to an icon
of the natural world...

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..the Bengal tiger.

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TIGER SNARLS

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notoriously difficult to film...

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..but on this island, they're
starting to reveal themselves.

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There's something really strange
about being on foot with a tiger.

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And unlike in other parts
of their range,

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from the air...

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He is ginormous.

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..making this one of the best
places in the world to

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observe their behaviour.
Right there.

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Now, for the first time,

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an expert team are following
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Ooh, ooh, movie, movie, movie,
movie, movie, movie.

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..and even into the night...

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..capturing their hidden lives.

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There are five cubs. No-one's ever
seen tigers do this before.

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Close encounters...

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..and greatest dangers.

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TIGERS SNARL AND ROAR

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Across Asia,
tigers have been making a comeback.

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Here in Nepal,
in just over ten years,

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their numbers have nearly tripled.

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It's one of the conservation success
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In the west of the country,
a forested island has become home to

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one of the greatest concentrations
of tigers on the planet.

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And now, a team of film-makers

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and scientists are coming here
to study them.

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a small space,

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and seemingly coexisting.

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This is just such
an exciting opportunity.

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Tigers' dense jungle homes

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make following these big cats
a challenge.

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But here, the team can use a fleet
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something that's never been
done before.

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DRONES WHIR

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Having three or four drones
in the air at once is going to be

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a complete game-changer.

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We're going to be able to stick
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With powerful zoom lenses,
the drones can track the tigers

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from a distance
without disturbing them,

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while an all-terrain vehicle
films from the ground.

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This state-of-the-art
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allow us to keep up with the tigers
as they roam around the island.

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It gives us an opportunity
to see them at their level.

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Leading the team are wildlife guides
and sisters

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Sushila and Manju Mahatara.

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different skills

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to be able to understand
these specific cats.

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This is a gold mine of information.

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February. It's winter,
and the dry season.

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Cooler temperatures mean
tigers are more active,

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for tracking them.

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As they enter tiger territory,

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guide Sushila gives big cat
biologist And a safety briefing.

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If we're walking today and we come
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or a rhino or an elephant
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what tools do we have
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We have two different things.

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Flares won't harm a tiger,
but they should scare it off,

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a potential life-saver
for the team.

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You really have to have a healthy
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and you can't forget

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that they're apex predators,
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And they have evolved,
they specialise in hunting animals

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much, much bigger than us,

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and it is by choice
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because right now, there's probably
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aware of where we are.

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You see how fresh that is?

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Look at that.

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That couldn't have been more than
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lives in this area.

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She has two cubs,
but the team are yet to spot them.

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Dan is hoping to film them,
using remote cameras.

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It's so spooky in here.

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OK, this is the spot.
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You can see the front two paws.

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Remote cameras provide
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and should help to monitor Goma
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We need to get out of here, I think.
100 metres deer calls,

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sign that tigers are there.

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And, And, we've got Goma.

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She's heading in your direction.

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OK, yeah, I can see the drone
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WHISPERS: She's right there.
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She's on the road, Dan,
she's on the road.

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She's on the road, I can see her.

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I can see her!

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She's really close!

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That...

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That was incredible.

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She was so close to me.

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She's so much bigger than I thought
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There's something really strange
about being on foot with a tiger.

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The reason this is so important,
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it just shows that tigers aren't...

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to hunt us,

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she doesn't see us as prey,
and being that close to her

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on the ground, it's just...
it feels really good to be able

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to prove that, cos people
just have this idea

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predators that only want to attack

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and want to kill.

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She just wants to live her life.

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Tigers typically prefer
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but attacks do happen.

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In this region alone,

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tigers in a recent five-year period.

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Most victims are alone,
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Attacks on people may be
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since in most cases,
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several villages

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and locals are allowed to bring
their livestock here to graze.

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Do you think they...
Are they worried?

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Yeah, I mean, they're used to it.

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It's such a strange feeling being
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You're told you shouldn't be
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And they have this every day. Mm-hm.

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To the west,
in the neighbouring territory,

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lives Goma's daughter, Mala.

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independent adult.

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Cinematographer Anna and wildlife
guide Manju are following her.

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Anna? Yeah.
Are you on them?

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Yes. It's amazing, isn't it?
Yeah.

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This is absolutely beautiful.

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Her cubs are just three months old.

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I wasn't sure if they were weaned
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They're still suckling from mum, so
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I have never seen a cuter mass
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We've got a tiger cub
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..and they have got
the milk zoomies.

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You can see that their way
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they're attacking each other.

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They're smacking each other
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They're being classic siblings.

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Bit the other one on the bum.

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Tiger cubs stay with their mother
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..relying on her for everything
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with something fluffy in its mouth

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and it looks like a deer tail.

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So they've definitely got a taste
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at the moment it seems to be more
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intimate view into their lives.

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Only half of tiger cubs
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It's going to be a challenge
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hidden away and safe.

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Dan and Sushila are checking
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for any sign of Goma's cubs.

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OK, 13 clips.

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It's too foggy to see that one,
I can't see...

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Oh! Oh!

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Oh, my... That's the big...

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That's a male.

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That's interesting. Yeah.

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Oh, he's huge! Yeah, he is.

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Do you know who he is?

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OK, if this male has moved into
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those cubs are in major trouble.

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Male tigers will kill cubs
that aren't their own.

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Now on alert, Anna and the drone
team are tracking Goma.

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Cinematographer Max is hoping
she'll lead him to her cubs.

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There's a tiger right there. OK.

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That's Goma just there.

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OK, she's looking right at us,
she knows we're here.

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TIGERS GROWLS

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Look at the size of those
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yet she'd be no match

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for a mature male,
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She's just now cruising out
into the middle of the riverbed.

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The size of those paws!

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To see her this close
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the biggest cats on the planet.

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She's the queen of this island
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To maintain her status as the owner
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her territory frequently.

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And this is why - her two cubs.

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At nine months old, they're bigger
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but still entirely reliant on Goma.

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Goma's priority is finding
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rapidly growing cubs...

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captured her hunting.

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She's moving so slowly. Yeah.

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She definitely knows exactly
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so that deer can't hear her.

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It's amazing seeing her go
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Looks like a snake from above.

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And I love the way she's just
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and then she's looking out
and looking out.

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Whoa! Whoa!

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That was a really big chase.

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to run so far.

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She knew what the weak point was
and she just went for that,

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and you could just see her tail
was going woof, woof, woof, woof.

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It was just moving
in so many different directions

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Oh, she's got it.

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THEY CHUCKLE

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They didn't even say thank you.

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With one cub dominating, the other
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If one of the cubs
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it could actually be
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because this other cub needs
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if it's not getting it, then there's
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A fawn is barely a meal
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Goma needs to catch bigger prey,

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to ensure that both her cubs get
enough to eat.

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But in order to hunt, she must
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a male is on the prowl.

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Following Goma upriver,
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There, there, there, there, there,
there, there! She's in there.

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She's in there.
Where, where, where? Sh-sh.

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WHISPERS: Just tell me where.

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Over there.

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She's eating mud in front of us.

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They do that to get minerals from...
It's almost like a salt lick.

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Goma may also be doing this

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to detect the scent of other tigers
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She's going up.

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I think we can creep to this corner

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and see if she, yeah,
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What do you think, yeah?

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Moving slowly, OK? Yeah, yeah,
you don't want to scare the deer.

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Where Goma was? Yep.
To the other side.

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Which side, who's running?

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All the deer. Anyone see a tiger?
There's no tiger yet.

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Ooh, movie, movie, movie, movie,
movie, movie, movie!

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Wow!

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So good. Wow!
Well, it's complete chaos.

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She just suddenly burst across
this river and went for a deer.

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It was a miss,
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I don't think you ever see a...

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Where, where, where, where? Another
tiger in the water! Another tiger!

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Look! Look! Look! Where, in the
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246
00:21:41,080 --> 00:21:44,440
That's the biggest danger
for young tiger cubs,

247
00:21:44,440 --> 00:21:47,160
is males like that, because
in order for him to take over

248
00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:50,000
this territory, which is maybe
what he's trying to do,

249
00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:52,240
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if they're gonna mate.

250
00:21:58,600 --> 00:22:00,160
As night falls,

251
00:22:00,160 --> 00:22:03,680
the team are forced to leave Goma
with the male in pursuit.

252
00:22:10,880 --> 00:22:13,120
Keen to find out
what happened overnight,

253
00:22:13,120 --> 00:22:15,240
Max is back on Goma's trail.

254
00:22:17,880 --> 00:22:20,840
She's alone,
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255
00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:26,440
Goma's been on a mission moving
around the whole of the island.

256
00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:29,560
TIGER CALLS

257
00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:29,560
She's calling non-stop.

258
00:22:30,920 --> 00:22:34,240
Goma's calls suggest
she's searching for her cubs.

259
00:22:34,240 --> 00:22:36,120
Keep going.

260
00:22:36,120 --> 00:22:39,080
Oh, there she is, stop, stop,
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261
00:22:42,120 --> 00:22:43,880
No, just don't move too much, mate.

262
00:22:43,880 --> 00:22:45,320
She's really just there.

263
00:22:46,480 --> 00:22:48,160
See? Do you see her?

264
00:22:48,160 --> 00:22:51,680
What is clear, Goma has noticed Max.

265
00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:54,040
GOMA ROARS

266
00:22:54,040 --> 00:22:55,720
No, no, no, no, no.

267
00:22:57,200 --> 00:22:59,320
OK. Stay still, stay still.

268
00:22:59,320 --> 00:23:00,360
Stay still.

269
00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:12,720
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to the presence of the male,

270
00:23:12,720 --> 00:23:15,280
spooking her and her young family.

271
00:23:18,200 --> 00:23:21,240
One of her cubs has been seen
crossing the river...

272
00:23:21,240 --> 00:23:22,840
She's approaching the road.

273
00:23:22,840 --> 00:23:25,000
..and is now close to the village.

274
00:23:27,440 --> 00:23:30,880
Goma needs to get the cub
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275
00:23:30,880 --> 00:23:34,120
but a desperate mother tiger
could be dangerous.

276
00:23:46,680 --> 00:23:48,280
She is parallel with the road.

277
00:23:50,560 --> 00:23:52,080
You should hold your position

278
00:23:52,080 --> 00:23:55,000
and then they're likely
to cross back onto Tiger Island.

279
00:24:00,040 --> 00:24:03,240
Bit worried - Tiger Island is
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280
00:24:03,240 --> 00:24:05,880
There's a wedding happening
on this side.

281
00:24:05,880 --> 00:24:08,200
And all of their friends and family
are there.

282
00:24:08,200 --> 00:24:13,360
And perhaps that male
that's been scoping out,

283
00:24:13,360 --> 00:24:15,760
searching for... She's there.
She's there.

284
00:24:19,320 --> 00:24:22,000
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her territory on the island.

285
00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:25,440
Still no sign of the cub.

286
00:24:28,200 --> 00:24:30,400
I think she's been spooked
by that male.

287
00:24:30,400 --> 00:24:32,600
TIGER CALLS

288
00:24:32,600 --> 00:24:34,360
I can hear her contact calling.

289
00:24:34,360 --> 00:24:38,160
"Oof-oof," trying to get that cub
away from danger,

290
00:24:38,160 --> 00:24:40,080
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291
00:24:40,080 --> 00:24:42,720
But she doesn't want to come
find it again herself,

292
00:24:42,720 --> 00:24:44,920
because she's so exposed.

293
00:24:44,920 --> 00:24:47,600
CONTINUES CALLING

294
00:24:47,600 --> 00:24:50,400
She knows there's loads of people
on this side of the river.

295
00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:55,360
She knows they can all see her,
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296
00:24:55,360 --> 00:24:56,840
This is her worst nightmare.

297
00:25:01,560 --> 00:25:03,320
This isn't tiger behaviour.

298
00:25:03,320 --> 00:25:08,280
They are stalk and ambush hunters
that specialise in hiding.

299
00:25:08,280 --> 00:25:11,480
Her whole evolutionary history
has perfectly formed her

300
00:25:11,480 --> 00:25:16,200
to disappear and she is sitting
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301
00:25:20,360 --> 00:25:23,040
Oh! Her cub's coming!
Her cub's coming across!

302
00:25:48,200 --> 00:25:49,720
Good news, guys.

303
00:25:51,040 --> 00:25:54,040
Goma's cub has crossed the river
back to her.

304
00:25:55,440 --> 00:25:57,760
They've gone into the jungle now.

305
00:25:57,760 --> 00:25:59,320
Thank you, Dan.

306
00:26:01,360 --> 00:26:03,320
That level of parenting,

307
00:26:03,320 --> 00:26:06,360
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308
00:26:06,360 --> 00:26:09,280
she was making everyone focus on her

309
00:26:09,280 --> 00:26:12,800
so that the cub would have space
to come across by itself.

310
00:26:21,760 --> 00:26:24,200
Concerned about Goma's other cub,

311
00:26:24,200 --> 00:26:28,360
Dan and Sushila are heading
to the area they last saw it,

312
00:26:28,360 --> 00:26:29,840
to check the remote cameras.

313
00:26:33,640 --> 00:26:35,960
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314
00:26:40,640 --> 00:26:42,200
What's this one?

315
00:26:45,040 --> 00:26:47,680
Where's the other cub?

316
00:26:55,400 --> 00:26:56,600
Two cubs!

317
00:27:14,440 --> 00:27:18,120
She's really filling
the tank though.

318
00:27:18,120 --> 00:27:20,280
This watering hole
is perfect for her.

319
00:27:20,280 --> 00:27:22,840
She doesn't want to take the cubs
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320
00:27:22,840 --> 00:27:25,000
she wants to hide
in this tall grass.

321
00:27:27,120 --> 00:27:30,320
There is one cub that took all
the food the first time, remember?

322
00:27:32,800 --> 00:27:33,840
Yeah.

323
00:27:35,720 --> 00:27:38,560
Definitely seeing the differences
between their personalities, right?

324
00:27:38,560 --> 00:27:40,560
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and the shy one.

325
00:27:40,560 --> 00:27:42,360
The shy one is behind the mum.

326
00:27:46,000 --> 00:27:49,840
Goma and her cubs are reunited
and safe for now.

327
00:27:51,720 --> 00:27:54,200
But the male is still
roaming the island.

328
00:27:55,720 --> 00:27:59,480
Male tigers cover big distances,
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329
00:27:59,480 --> 00:28:03,360
of multiple females, trying to
father as many cubs as possible.

330
00:28:07,480 --> 00:28:11,160
Here, they're more secretive
than the females,

331
00:28:11,160 --> 00:28:14,440
possibly to avoid coming
into contact with other males.

332
00:28:16,320 --> 00:28:20,080
When tigers meet,
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333
00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:26,440
The team are turning their attention
back to Mala,

334
00:28:26,440 --> 00:28:29,400
who has the youngest
and most vulnerable cubs.

335
00:28:31,920 --> 00:28:34,600
Dan and Sushila are taking
a closer look

336
00:28:34,600 --> 00:28:38,880
at a recently abandoned nursery,
to see how she conceals them.

337
00:28:38,880 --> 00:28:41,200
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338
00:28:41,200 --> 00:28:43,960
and the cubs are really far away,

339
00:28:43,960 --> 00:28:46,160
so this is such
a good opportunity to

340
00:28:46,160 --> 00:28:48,800
check out the last place we saw them
all together.

341
00:28:48,800 --> 00:28:50,480
Look at the tunnels.

342
00:28:52,320 --> 00:28:54,040
Go inside? Yeah.

343
00:28:58,680 --> 00:29:00,720
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344
00:29:00,720 --> 00:29:02,560
have been going.

345
00:29:16,840 --> 00:29:21,280
Yeah, it feels like we've kind of
come into their secret world, right?

346
00:29:24,600 --> 00:29:25,920
Look at this.

347
00:29:25,920 --> 00:29:28,520
So these tunnels go all the way
through here

348
00:29:28,520 --> 00:29:29,560
and then...

349
00:29:30,960 --> 00:29:32,640
..all this grass on top...

350
00:29:34,840 --> 00:29:36,920
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351
00:29:41,280 --> 00:29:42,600
Look at here.

352
00:29:50,320 --> 00:29:51,520
This is Mama.

353
00:30:00,840 --> 00:30:03,440
Deep, right? More big and deeper.

354
00:30:03,440 --> 00:30:05,800
Hopefully, that's Mala, right? Mm...

355
00:30:05,800 --> 00:30:08,320
Mala... Look at the distance
between them.

356
00:30:17,640 --> 00:30:19,680
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the new male?

357
00:30:25,000 --> 00:30:26,640
It's not a good sign.

358
00:30:31,120 --> 00:30:35,680
A male this close means Mala's cubs
are no longer safe on the island.

359
00:30:40,480 --> 00:30:42,680
Manju and Anna are heading
to check on them.

360
00:30:51,440 --> 00:30:54,200
Anna, Anna, the cubs are not
at the point.

361
00:31:15,960 --> 00:31:18,440
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but they're exposed

362
00:31:18,440 --> 00:31:20,360
and alone.

363
00:31:22,160 --> 00:31:26,040
Mala's job as a first-time mum
must be so tricky here

364
00:31:26,040 --> 00:31:28,280
because when she goes out hunting,

365
00:31:28,280 --> 00:31:30,760
she's gonna have to leave
these three behind.

366
00:31:30,760 --> 00:31:34,960
And they are clearly
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367
00:31:34,960 --> 00:31:38,000
That's quite worrying.
They're making

368
00:31:38,000 --> 00:31:42,520
probably quite a lot of noise from
what it looks like they're doing.

369
00:31:42,520 --> 00:31:44,640
If that other tiger wandered
into this area,

370
00:31:44,640 --> 00:31:46,000
he'd probably hear them.

371
00:31:48,280 --> 00:31:52,080
Yeah, it's really tough
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372
00:31:52,080 --> 00:31:55,360
What if another tiger comes by?

373
00:31:57,800 --> 00:32:00,280
I just want to see Mala back home
with them.

374
00:32:01,840 --> 00:32:06,000
Now, you guys just stay safe
because Mum needs to find you.

375
00:32:11,240 --> 00:32:15,160
The rest of the team are searching
for Mala.

376
00:32:15,160 --> 00:32:19,760
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to her vulnerable cubs.

377
00:32:19,760 --> 00:32:21,320
Just hold up here.

378
00:32:24,120 --> 00:32:27,360
Look at the size of...that rhino.

379
00:32:29,440 --> 00:32:32,320
With skin four centimetres thick,

380
00:32:32,320 --> 00:32:37,000
the greater one-horned rhinoceros
weighs ten times as much as a tiger.

381
00:32:41,520 --> 00:32:46,160
The last thing one of our mothers
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382
00:32:46,160 --> 00:32:49,520
going anywhere near the cubs
because they'll pick up the scent

383
00:32:49,520 --> 00:32:52,920
of a tiger and then, you know,
it's head down and charge,

384
00:32:52,920 --> 00:32:55,360
and, um, a two-ton
freight train like that

385
00:32:55,360 --> 00:32:58,080
would just flatten anything
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386
00:33:03,200 --> 00:33:06,200
It's very relaxed, it's not angry,

387
00:33:06,200 --> 00:33:08,360
but you don't want to push it
with that animal.

388
00:33:08,360 --> 00:33:10,240
Much more dangerous than a tiger.

389
00:33:10,240 --> 00:33:12,680
It will charge
if it feels threatened,

390
00:33:12,680 --> 00:33:15,160
whereas the tiger will probably just
saunter off.

391
00:33:15,160 --> 00:33:18,280
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392
00:33:18,280 --> 00:33:20,480
If there's a problem,
they'll just trample it.

393
00:33:24,120 --> 00:33:26,000
It's looking right at me, yeah.

394
00:33:26,000 --> 00:33:28,880
It's looking right at me,
it's coming this way.

395
00:33:28,880 --> 00:33:30,800
Um, OK, so, if...

396
00:33:32,160 --> 00:33:35,560
OK, just be careful because
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397
00:33:48,680 --> 00:33:50,840
I think we just stay still.
If you show panic,

398
00:33:50,840 --> 00:33:52,280
these animals feel panic.

399
00:33:55,000 --> 00:33:56,440
But it is coming towards us.

400
00:33:58,000 --> 00:33:59,400
Do we need to go?

401
00:33:59,400 --> 00:34:01,240
Um, I think we need to back away.

402
00:34:01,240 --> 00:34:02,960
Yeah, I think we need to back away.

403
00:34:02,960 --> 00:34:07,320
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a slightly dangerous situation.

404
00:34:07,320 --> 00:34:08,520
Yeah.

405
00:34:10,200 --> 00:34:11,840
Just slowly move.

406
00:34:14,040 --> 00:34:15,480
Because...

407
00:34:15,480 --> 00:34:18,040
it's an incredibly fast animal

408
00:34:18,040 --> 00:34:20,960
and if it wants to,
it could be with us

409
00:34:20,960 --> 00:34:23,480
incredibly quickly. OK... OK.

410
00:34:23,480 --> 00:34:24,960
OK.

411
00:34:27,400 --> 00:34:28,840
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the vehicle over

412
00:34:28,840 --> 00:34:30,560
just to make sure the rhino
walks away.

413
00:34:31,920 --> 00:34:35,120
The sound of the vehicle is enough
to move the rhino away.

414
00:34:37,800 --> 00:34:39,280
I know we're gonna be OK.

415
00:34:39,280 --> 00:34:42,280
It's just, whoo...
Careful, calm, calm, calm.

416
00:34:42,280 --> 00:34:44,360
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417
00:34:48,040 --> 00:34:49,280
Off we go.

418
00:34:52,040 --> 00:34:53,320
Hair-raising.

419
00:35:01,800 --> 00:35:05,480
To the north, another rhino
is moving into the home range

420
00:35:05,480 --> 00:35:08,400
of a third tigress, named Jugini.

421
00:35:10,880 --> 00:35:14,880
The sisters suspect she may be
another of Goma's adult daughters.

422
00:35:17,600 --> 00:35:20,800
She has three cubs
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423
00:35:20,800 --> 00:35:22,720
which is attracting attention.

424
00:35:41,200 --> 00:35:45,640
A rhino could easily trample the
cubs and seriously injure Jugini.

425
00:36:03,240 --> 00:36:04,280
Oh!

426
00:36:23,800 --> 00:36:28,040
Her cubs have fled, but Jugini
does not want to give up their meal.

427
00:36:48,640 --> 00:36:49,680
Oh...

428
00:37:03,760 --> 00:37:07,520
Rhinos are herbivores, but
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429
00:37:07,520 --> 00:37:09,840
and often investigate strong scents.

430
00:37:31,320 --> 00:37:35,280
Pushed off the kill, Jugini
and her cubs may have to go hungry.

431
00:37:36,880 --> 00:37:39,720
Finding another meal this big
will be challenging.

432
00:37:42,840 --> 00:37:46,400
The pressure to protect
and provide for cubs is relentless.

433
00:37:49,520 --> 00:37:51,320
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434
00:37:51,320 --> 00:37:54,080
the greatest threat
a mother tiger can face

435
00:37:54,080 --> 00:37:58,880
has just been spotted -
an adult male tiger.

436
00:38:01,880 --> 00:38:05,640
I can't work out at the moment
whether he is displaying

437
00:38:05,640 --> 00:38:12,200
hunting behaviour, or he's picked up
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438
00:38:12,200 --> 00:38:15,600
If he finds the cubs,
he may try to kill them.

439
00:38:19,720 --> 00:38:24,160
His cheek ruffs are so wide,

440
00:38:24,160 --> 00:38:27,040
he's got this really big,
chunky neck.

441
00:38:32,160 --> 00:38:34,320
He is very intimidating.

442
00:38:38,040 --> 00:38:39,880
There's a cub nearby.

443
00:38:39,880 --> 00:38:41,280
Cub nearby, cub nearby.

444
00:38:45,920 --> 00:38:49,320
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a couple of hundred metres...

445
00:38:51,360 --> 00:38:55,560
..and they've just scarpered,
but he is hot on the scent of them.

446
00:38:58,080 --> 00:39:01,000
So it turns out he wasn't hunting
at all, he, well...

447
00:39:01,000 --> 00:39:04,120
he was hunting for cubs, so...

448
00:39:06,520 --> 00:39:07,760
Where are you going?

449
00:39:18,040 --> 00:39:19,880
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450
00:39:34,920 --> 00:39:38,920
Huh! Oh, sh... Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.

451
00:39:38,920 --> 00:39:40,840
TIGER GRUNTS AND SNARLS

452
00:39:47,760 --> 00:39:50,840
ROARS AND SNARLS

453
00:39:56,720 --> 00:40:00,240
The difference in size is huge.

454
00:40:07,400 --> 00:40:10,200
She's clearly trying to keep him
away from her cubs.

455
00:40:11,880 --> 00:40:13,320
SHE EXHALES SLOWLY

456
00:40:16,880 --> 00:40:17,920
SNARLING

457
00:40:21,040 --> 00:40:23,080
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submissive at the moment.

458
00:40:23,080 --> 00:40:24,680
She's flat on the floor,

459
00:40:24,680 --> 00:40:26,600
and he's sort of standing over her.

460
00:40:30,160 --> 00:40:33,640
You can really see very clearly

461
00:40:33,640 --> 00:40:38,000
how different their body shapes are

462
00:40:38,000 --> 00:40:39,760
when they're this close together.

463
00:40:42,320 --> 00:40:43,840
Mala is so much slimmer.

464
00:40:45,160 --> 00:40:46,560
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465
00:40:47,760 --> 00:40:50,880
And her entire posture
has just changed,

466
00:40:50,880 --> 00:40:54,120
I've never seen her look
quite like this before.

467
00:40:54,120 --> 00:40:56,200
Her ears are almost pinned back.

468
00:40:56,200 --> 00:40:57,920
LOW GROWLING

469
00:41:00,120 --> 00:41:02,880
The stand-off continues
for several hours.

470
00:41:06,920 --> 00:41:11,600
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all guns blazing.

471
00:41:11,600 --> 00:41:16,000
But Mala has shown him
that she means business,

472
00:41:16,000 --> 00:41:20,920
and if he's going to even attempt
to get to her cubs,

473
00:41:20,920 --> 00:41:23,000
he's going to have
to go through her.

474
00:41:24,240 --> 00:41:26,920
And at the moment, she's shown him

475
00:41:26,920 --> 00:41:28,520
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476
00:41:28,520 --> 00:41:31,000
a very, very difficult challenge.

477
00:41:33,920 --> 00:41:35,720
What I'm worried about now

478
00:41:35,720 --> 00:41:37,880
is that he knows that Mala

479
00:41:37,880 --> 00:41:39,920
and her cubs live here.

480
00:41:42,560 --> 00:41:45,560
But I'm just going to hold on
to the hope that Mala has shown him

481
00:41:45,560 --> 00:41:48,600
that it's not worth
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482
00:41:50,120 --> 00:41:53,480
She is feisty, and she will
fight back for her cubs.

483
00:41:58,320 --> 00:42:00,600
I think it's going to be
a sleepless night for us,

484
00:42:00,600 --> 00:42:03,960
and definitely a sleepless night
for Mala.

485
00:42:18,080 --> 00:42:23,760
Our mission for this morning
was to relocate Mala,

486
00:42:23,760 --> 00:42:26,200
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and with her cubs.

487
00:42:27,840 --> 00:42:32,640
But we've just found the male
from yesterday

488
00:42:32,640 --> 00:42:36,760
and I currently can't
see Mala around.

489
00:42:36,760 --> 00:42:41,120
But he is acting really strangely,

490
00:42:41,120 --> 00:42:42,680
sort of pacing around.

491
00:42:45,960 --> 00:42:48,120
Don't what he's up to.

492
00:42:48,120 --> 00:42:49,520
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493
00:42:54,720 --> 00:42:56,960
Looks like there's some blood

494
00:42:56,960 --> 00:42:58,360
just in front of him.

495
00:42:59,920 --> 00:43:01,520
I don't know if he's made a kill.

496
00:43:04,680 --> 00:43:06,360
Oh, OK.

497
00:43:06,360 --> 00:43:07,640
What's he got?

498
00:43:12,440 --> 00:43:13,880
SHE GASPS

499
00:43:15,920 --> 00:43:17,600
Manju, that's another tiger.

500
00:43:19,680 --> 00:43:20,960
MANJU GASPS

501
00:43:23,400 --> 00:43:24,640
Yeah.

502
00:43:26,560 --> 00:43:27,960
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503
00:43:27,960 --> 00:43:29,360
Yeah.

504
00:43:29,360 --> 00:43:30,840
No!

505
00:43:35,680 --> 00:43:38,600
SHE SIGHS

506
00:43:35,680 --> 00:43:38,600
SOFTLY: My God.

507
00:43:41,120 --> 00:43:44,480
SHE EXHALES

508
00:43:44,480 --> 00:43:47,320
That is horrible.

509
00:43:49,040 --> 00:43:50,880
Just one?

510
00:43:50,880 --> 00:43:52,200
Or is there more?

511
00:43:52,200 --> 00:43:53,280
There is one more.

512
00:43:53,280 --> 00:43:54,560
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513
00:43:58,240 --> 00:44:00,040
ANNA SIGHS

514
00:44:02,760 --> 00:44:03,920
Oh, no.

515
00:44:05,160 --> 00:44:07,680
Have you found the other one?
We don't know where it is.

516
00:44:21,880 --> 00:44:23,400
He's been following her.

517
00:44:23,400 --> 00:44:24,920
He found her and he thought,

518
00:44:24,920 --> 00:44:27,960
"I'm not letting you go
until you take me to your cubs."

519
00:44:27,960 --> 00:44:31,000
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520
00:44:31,000 --> 00:44:32,240
And she did.

521
00:44:43,320 --> 00:44:44,840
We have to find the last one.

522
00:44:46,240 --> 00:44:47,680
I hope that cub's alive.

523
00:44:54,680 --> 00:44:58,320
Unsure whether Mala herself
has survived the male's attack,

524
00:44:58,320 --> 00:45:00,640
the sisters are searching
her territory.

525
00:46:02,720 --> 00:46:04,000
Oh.

526
00:47:09,000 --> 00:47:10,720
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527
00:47:10,720 --> 00:47:12,680
the drone crew stays with Mala.

528
00:47:14,560 --> 00:47:16,320
There's no sign of her third cub.

529
00:47:19,480 --> 00:47:21,160
Oh, she looks thin.

530
00:47:23,840 --> 00:47:25,960
MALA CALLS

531
00:47:25,960 --> 00:47:28,360
This is awful.

532
00:47:28,360 --> 00:47:29,640
MALA CALLS

533
00:47:32,320 --> 00:47:34,000
She's calling?

534
00:47:34,000 --> 00:47:36,120
Yeah, she's calling.

535
00:47:36,120 --> 00:47:37,920
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536
00:47:37,920 --> 00:47:39,280
She must not know that...

537
00:47:39,280 --> 00:47:40,880
ANNA GASPS

538
00:47:44,040 --> 00:47:45,920
SHE EXHALES SHARPLY

539
00:47:45,920 --> 00:47:47,240
There's a cub!

540
00:47:48,680 --> 00:47:50,760
Yes! Yes, Mala!

541
00:47:50,760 --> 00:47:51,920
She's got one!

542
00:47:51,920 --> 00:47:53,440
Yeah, she saved one! Yeah!

543
00:47:55,520 --> 00:47:57,600
This is so great!

544
00:47:57,600 --> 00:47:58,720
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545
00:47:58,720 --> 00:48:00,680
I...I really can't believe it.

546
00:48:03,480 --> 00:48:05,200
At least she's got one. Mmm.

547
00:48:06,240 --> 00:48:11,160
I was, like, 99.9999% sure

548
00:48:11,160 --> 00:48:15,560
that there was no chance
that there would be

549
00:48:15,560 --> 00:48:17,160
another cub alive, but...

550
00:48:18,880 --> 00:48:20,120
..there is.

551
00:48:23,400 --> 00:48:27,520
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552
00:48:27,520 --> 00:48:30,480
but looks pretty healthy
other than that.

553
00:48:32,640 --> 00:48:34,680
And it is bounding along.

554
00:48:34,680 --> 00:48:36,280
It's got so much energy.

555
00:48:37,680 --> 00:48:39,080
Oh, wow.

556
00:48:51,680 --> 00:48:53,360
She's really far away now,

557
00:48:53,360 --> 00:48:54,800
she's gone to the other side
of the island,

558
00:48:54,800 --> 00:48:56,760
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the water.

559
00:48:59,120 --> 00:49:00,560
Where are you lot off to?

560
00:49:04,360 --> 00:49:06,440
Yeah, it's extraordinary, isn't it?

561
00:49:06,440 --> 00:49:09,240
We've just managed to catch
the last glimpses

562
00:49:09,240 --> 00:49:10,720
of Mala and this little cub

563
00:49:10,720 --> 00:49:13,640
before they try and find
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564
00:49:13,640 --> 00:49:16,960
If this male's
taken over the area,

565
00:49:16,960 --> 00:49:19,480
then, yeah, she's not going
to just hang around

566
00:49:19,480 --> 00:49:21,560
with this little baby with her,
is she?

567
00:49:26,040 --> 00:49:28,880
Literally kneading extra milk out.
Yeah.

568
00:49:30,760 --> 00:49:34,440
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569
00:49:43,520 --> 00:49:45,440
After the loss of its siblings,

570
00:49:45,440 --> 00:49:48,240
this cub's chances
may actually have improved...

571
00:49:51,000 --> 00:49:54,160
..as Mala will now be able
to give it all of her attention.

572
00:50:02,520 --> 00:50:06,320
To the east, Goma has yet to catch
something big enough

573
00:50:06,320 --> 00:50:08,040
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574
00:50:10,240 --> 00:50:13,320
And her smaller female cub
especially needs a meal.

575
00:50:26,400 --> 00:50:29,160
Manju and I can see some deer

576
00:50:29,160 --> 00:50:31,640
and they're really not that far
away from her,

577
00:50:31,640 --> 00:50:34,160
so I think this could be it.

578
00:50:38,040 --> 00:50:39,720
Rob, are you still over her?

579
00:50:39,720 --> 00:50:41,040
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580
00:50:45,600 --> 00:50:47,040
Let's see.

581
00:50:47,040 --> 00:50:50,320
Ooh! OK, so she has just gone
behind that bush there

582
00:50:50,320 --> 00:50:54,680
and the deer are probably
15m in front of her.

583
00:50:54,680 --> 00:50:57,040
So she's really - yeah -
she's really on them now.

584
00:50:58,680 --> 00:51:00,160
She's closing in.

585
00:51:00,160 --> 00:51:01,400
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586
00:51:04,240 --> 00:51:07,240
And the deer have no idea. Yeah.

587
00:51:07,240 --> 00:51:09,760
They really don't know
that she's there.

588
00:51:11,960 --> 00:51:13,600
Oh. Oh, wow, there's us!

589
00:51:13,600 --> 00:51:14,720
Just there.

590
00:51:14,720 --> 00:51:16,240
There's us in the background.

591
00:51:23,640 --> 00:51:25,600
She's staying super low.

592
00:51:32,800 --> 00:51:34,160
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593
00:51:37,600 --> 00:51:40,120
Oh, she's going for it.
She's going for it!

594
00:51:48,200 --> 00:51:49,880
I hope she's managed to get one.

595
00:51:52,920 --> 00:51:54,200
Where...?

596
00:51:54,200 --> 00:51:55,600
OK, so they ran...

597
00:51:55,600 --> 00:51:57,200
Oh, oh, oh, she got one! She did?

598
00:51:57,200 --> 00:51:58,480
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

599
00:52:01,440 --> 00:52:04,640
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600
00:52:04,640 --> 00:52:06,080
That's really big.

601
00:52:06,080 --> 00:52:07,280
Yeah.

602
00:52:19,960 --> 00:52:23,560
Finally, both of Goma's cubs
can feed properly.

603
00:52:26,520 --> 00:52:29,720
Goma's hunting skills are key
to her success as a mother.

604
00:52:31,920 --> 00:52:36,400
Keeping her cubs well fed means
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605
00:52:36,400 --> 00:52:39,520
and soon, they'll learn to hunt
alongside her.

606
00:52:54,160 --> 00:52:58,520
So, Goma is clearly taking
a well-needed rest

607
00:52:58,520 --> 00:53:02,480
and her cubs just sat next to her.

608
00:53:05,080 --> 00:53:08,040
But Goma's family is not alone.

609
00:53:10,720 --> 00:53:12,760
Oh, there's three cubs,
there's three.

610
00:53:15,200 --> 00:53:17,000
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611
00:53:17,000 --> 00:53:18,840
No, four.

612
00:53:18,840 --> 00:53:20,680
That is four. There's four cubs.

613
00:53:23,240 --> 00:53:28,480
Manju, how many cubs does Goma have?

614
00:53:28,480 --> 00:53:29,960
Two cubs. OK.

615
00:53:35,440 --> 00:53:38,520
Nearby, the drones have spotted
another tiger.

616
00:53:41,720 --> 00:53:43,000
It's Jugini.

617
00:53:47,120 --> 00:53:50,480
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avoid other tigers...

618
00:53:53,000 --> 00:53:56,320
..but Goma appears to be
looking after Jugini's cubs.

619
00:54:17,840 --> 00:54:19,920
I have filmed lions before. Mm-hm.

620
00:54:19,920 --> 00:54:22,920
And because lions live in a pride,

621
00:54:22,920 --> 00:54:25,840
they all work together and the mums
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622
00:54:25,840 --> 00:54:28,840
..with parenting
and looking after their cubs,

623
00:54:28,840 --> 00:54:32,000
but from what I know, like,
tigers are completely solitary.

624
00:54:32,000 --> 00:54:35,760
So maybe because this area
is so full of tigers,

625
00:54:35,760 --> 00:54:37,520
this is something completely new.

626
00:54:40,520 --> 00:54:43,320
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could be a response

627
00:54:43,320 --> 00:54:46,840
to the threat posed by males,

628
00:54:46,840 --> 00:54:49,960
helping to keep the cubs safe
while one parent is busy.

629
00:54:52,440 --> 00:54:56,360
ON RADIO: So, Dan, we have eyes
on both Goma as well as Jugini.

630
00:54:56,360 --> 00:54:58,080
Goma has four cubs,

631
00:54:58,080 --> 00:55:00,320
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632
00:55:00,320 --> 00:55:02,280
AMAZED CHUCKLE

633
00:55:02,280 --> 00:55:04,520
What is happening?

634
00:55:04,520 --> 00:55:07,480
ON RADIO: We have eyes on five cubs
through Robbie's drone.

635
00:55:07,480 --> 00:55:08,920
Five cubs.

636
00:55:08,920 --> 00:55:10,160
There are five cubs.

637
00:55:17,200 --> 00:55:21,360
So there are two adult
female tigers with cubs,

638
00:55:21,360 --> 00:55:22,800
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all the cubs

639
00:55:22,800 --> 00:55:25,240
while the other one's eating.

640
00:55:25,240 --> 00:55:27,200
No-one's ever seen tigers
do this before.

641
00:55:29,440 --> 00:55:33,640
I was about to say, "Tigers are
solitary big cats." Are they?!

642
00:55:33,640 --> 00:55:35,080
I don't know any more.

643
00:55:36,120 --> 00:55:37,440
HE SCOFFS

644
00:55:38,440 --> 00:55:40,560
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incredibly territorial.

645
00:55:40,560 --> 00:55:44,760
Females do not cross paths
unless they absolutely have to.

646
00:55:44,760 --> 00:55:46,680
They don't share cubs.

647
00:55:46,680 --> 00:55:48,720
They don't share parenting duties.

648
00:55:50,680 --> 00:55:53,840
All of this is unfolding
just 50 yards over there.

649
00:55:53,840 --> 00:55:56,800
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in the textbooks.

650
00:56:00,880 --> 00:56:03,840
You just don't imagine
that there's...

651
00:56:05,480 --> 00:56:07,320
..things to learn still about

652
00:56:07,320 --> 00:56:09,760
the most iconic animal
on the planet.

653
00:56:09,760 --> 00:56:11,560
But there is.

654
00:56:11,560 --> 00:56:12,680
And it's here.

655
00:56:23,640 --> 00:56:27,120
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656
00:56:27,120 --> 00:56:29,400
THUNDER RUMBLES

657
00:56:27,120 --> 00:56:29,400
..and the monsoon hits...

658
00:56:29,400 --> 00:56:31,200
This is what these cubs
have to contend with...

659
00:56:31,200 --> 00:56:32,560
THUNDER RUMBLES

660
00:56:32,560 --> 00:56:34,280
..all the time.

661
00:56:34,280 --> 00:56:37,160
..the cubs must learn to adapt.

662
00:56:37,160 --> 00:56:39,680
Look at them. Wow.

663
00:56:39,680 --> 00:56:41,120
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664
00:56:41,120 --> 00:56:43,760
as the tigers become more active
at night.

665
00:56:43,760 --> 00:56:45,560
WHISPERS: She's coming towards us.

666
00:56:45,560 --> 00:56:46,880
Whoa.

667
00:56:46,880 --> 00:56:48,880
She's getting a bit
too close for comfort.

668
00:56:48,880 --> 00:56:51,120
And a dominant male emerges...

669
00:56:51,120 --> 00:56:53,720
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670
00:56:53,720 --> 00:56:56,840
..looking to assert his authority.

671
00:56:56,840 --> 00:57:00,240
He's headed straight
towards the cubs.

672
00:57:00,240 --> 00:57:01,600
This is not good.

673
00:57:01,600 --> 00:57:03,720
LOW GROWL