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Deep in the monsoon forests
of Nepal,

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there is one special place...

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..where a river
has shaped the land...

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..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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These secretive big cats are
notoriously difficult to film...

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TIGER HISSES

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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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of their range,

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here, they can be filmed
from the air...

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He is ginormous.

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..making this one of the best places
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to observe their behaviour.
Right there!

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Now, for the first time,

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an expert team are following
the tigers through the day...

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Ooh, ooh...
Movie, movie, movie, movie, movie.

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..and even into the night.

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GROWLING

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Oh!

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This time...

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..a king returns...
You don't want to mess with him.

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..looking to make his mark...

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He's saying,
"This territory's mine."

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..and assert his dominance.

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TIGER ROARS

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Western Nepal.

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after two months away.

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Led by local guides and sisters
Sushila and Manju Mahatara,

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they're following
the island's tiger mothers...

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Oh, there she is.
Stop, stop, stop, stop!

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..Goma, a mature tigress
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and her adult daughter, Mala,

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who was last seen
with one surviving cub.

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A third tigress, Jugini,

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whose cubs were seen
being looked after by Goma,

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may have left the island.

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THUNDERCLAP

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..the forest is growing thicker...

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It's so dense and so wild.

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..and the tigers are becoming
more elusive,

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making it difficult to follow them
during the day.

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The monsoon season
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the behaviour of our tigers.

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For the first time, the team is
preparing to track them after dark.

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We're going to have to move
to our thermal cameras.

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That will help us follow
the tigers into the night.

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but it's going to allow us to...

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..pick up tigers
from three miles away.

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Biologist Dan O'Neill and
guide Sushila are hoping to catch up

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with Goma's family to find out
just how active they are at night.

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that they drink from.

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Yeah.

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Mm-hm. Yeah, I think so.

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Dan and Sushila are aiming to
blend into their surroundings,

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while the crew sets up
thermal cameras behind them.

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better than ours,

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the tigers have the upper-hand

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and everyone needs to be
extremely vigilant.

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It's super eerie driving down
these roads at night,

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because you never know what
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and, equally, we just can't see
anything into the darkness

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apart from through this camera.

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Tigers have rarely been
observed at night

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and very little is known about
their nocturnal behaviour.

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an unknown quantity, really,

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which makes me excited
and nervous at the same time

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because no-one's ever tried to
follow tigers at night like this.

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WHISPERING: Dan and Sushila
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We know that Goma's got
a kill up here

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and she's likely to come down
to drink.

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This is going to be the best chance
to get eyes on her.

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WHISPERING: Do you see anything?

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Wow.

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She's drinking.

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She's so close to us.

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She's literally 25, 30 metres
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WHISPERING: This is so strange
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Thermal cameras only detect heat,

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making a tiger's colour patterns
invisible.

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If I didn't know that
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I might have no idea
what kind of big cat that was.

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She's moving. Oh, whoa.

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OK, she's looking at us.
She's looking at us.

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WHISPERING: She stared directly
at Sushila and Dan.

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I mean, there's no doubt
that she can see us.

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have the upper hand

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and she probably thinks
we can't even see her.

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She's having a bath.

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It's 35, 40 degrees in the day,

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and as soon as the sun sets, it's
her chance to finally cool down.

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You hear? You hear?

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She's calling the cubs in.

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TIGER YELPS

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OK, there it is.

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There's a cub.
The cub's coming down.

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Oh, wow.

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Look at that.

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That's the female cub.

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Just stay dead still.

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Oh, it is incredible to be stared at
by a tiger like that.

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I think this one's the male.

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Unbelievable.

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At a year old, the cubs
are beginning their journey

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towards independence.

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They don't really look like cubs
any more. They're...

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They're sort of gangly adolescents.

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They are totally aware of us
right now.

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I mean, can you see them switching?

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One looks and another drinks.

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But to do that without Mum,

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that is a level of confidence,
isn't it?

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WHISPERING: It's like
she's giving them these lessons.

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Now it's time for you to go down

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and have your drinking experience
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Stay vigilant,
look after one another.

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TIGER YELPS

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I mean, it's such a rare thing
to be able to see.

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You never are able to
follow tiger cubs

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through their adolescence like this.

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just give us

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a window into the world
that we've never seen,

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all these intimate moments.

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And now they've just scurried back
and they're probably excited

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a little adventure.

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ENGINE STARTS

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Goma is leading her cubs
into the forest

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and Max is following.

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WHISPERING: Everyone stay
as still as you can.

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She's checking us out.

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the car now.

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GROWLING

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Ooh.

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It's getting a bit too close
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We need to pull out.

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Hey, guys, get ready to move.

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Guys.

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Mate, we need to get out of here.

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Be careful.

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Whoa.

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Whoa.

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MAX EXHALES LOUDLY

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Oh, my goodness.

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That was insanely close.

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Do you need a new pair of underwear?

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MAX CHUCKLES
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I could see very clearly how close
she was and it was really close.

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She was interested.
At night, they're just so confident.

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During the daytime, they hide.
But the night, they don't care.

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think that we can't see them. Yes.

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The team pick up signs that
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roaming the island.

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RADIO BEEPS

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We're hearing a lot of roaring
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Anna is using the thermal drone
to check who's out there.

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Ooh.

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I've just got the drone up
and pretty much immediately

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have found a tiger, and...

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Oh, he's scent marking.

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Tigers leave their scent
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mark territory and attract mates.

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This looks like a bit of a...

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..territorial march for this tiger.

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I think this could be...

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This could be Bandheil.

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Bandheil is the most powerful tiger
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The crew have no idea
how he'll behave at night.

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WHISPERING: I think
it's a bit worrying.

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could be dangerous.

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ANNA EXHALES

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I might be about to come
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..the biggest big cat.

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GROWLING

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NERVOUS LAUGH

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ANNA EXHALES LOUDLY

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but that was terrifying.

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Bandheil just looked straight at us.

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GROWLING

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You really start to appreciate
how huge they are

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when they're that close to you.

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You don't want to mess with him.

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who only pass through,

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Bandheil shares territory
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and has been seen mating with them.

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This is a rare chance for the team
to follow a tiger father.

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Tigers are known to be solitary.

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with the cubs.

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He may not even recognise his cubs

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and could pose a threat
if he finds them.

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He maybe would just
kill them, right?

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RADIO: Max, Bandheil
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and he's moving in their direction.

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WHISPERING: Bandheil is definitely
on the prowl.

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He's on a mission.

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He's just crossed the riverbed

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and he's gone into that
thick, long grass.

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It's just amazing how well
these tigers conceal themselves.

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With Bandheil on patrol, Goma and
her family would be wise to lay low.

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Using remote cameras,

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the crew want to track Bandheil's
movements across the island.

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As the dominant male, his territory
overlaps that of several females.

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The team wants to find out
how the mother tigers respond

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to his presence.

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Two months ago,
Goma's adult daughter Mala

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discovered just how dangerous
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ROARING

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..when an unknown intruder
killed two of her cubs.

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That is horrible.

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That male seems to have left
the area.

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Now Dan and Sushila want to
check their remote cameras

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and her surviving cub.

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If we get her on these camera traps,
it's a really good sign.

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It means that she's OK.

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And it also gives us an area
to look for to try and find her.

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Track. Oh, yes!

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I can't see the cub yet.

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All right, let's have a look.

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There we go... OK.

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AND GASPS

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Ooh! Is that Mala?

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In daylight. Wow.

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Morning light.

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She's such a beautiful cat,
isn't she? Yeah.

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It's just really nice to know
that minutes ago,

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she was right there, having a drink,
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People, right there. Right there!
Yeah.

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The tigers here have had to adapt
to sharing their home with people.

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They're fishing just here
and she's probably sat

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somewhere up here hiding.

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is to people all the time.

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Is the cub there, though?

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Only half of tiger cubs
make it to adulthood.

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No cub with her.

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It is worrying.

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And for Mala, who is raising
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the odds are even lower.

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AND GASPS

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Cub!

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Oh, hello!

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Aw... She's so cute.

259
00:18:20,640 --> 00:18:22,960
Tea. Tea.

260
00:18:25,040 --> 00:18:27,520
She's growing very well.

261
00:18:29,280 --> 00:18:32,320
In just a few months
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262
00:18:33,320 --> 00:18:36,520
..and her chances of survival
are going to be so much higher.

263
00:18:38,800 --> 00:18:41,480
She just needs to make it through
the next six months.

264
00:18:47,520 --> 00:18:52,520
Flying the drone, tiger guide Manju
has just picked up Mala and Lauti.

265
00:18:55,040 --> 00:18:58,520
It's an opportunity to see
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266
00:19:08,280 --> 00:19:11,120
Tiger cubs gain the skills
they need through play.

267
00:19:11,120 --> 00:19:12,720
CUB SQUEALS

268
00:19:15,560 --> 00:19:17,280
At six months old,

269
00:19:17,280 --> 00:19:20,640
Lauti will be joining her mother's
hunting expeditions.

270
00:19:24,040 --> 00:19:27,760
But first, she needs to learn
one of the most critical skills

271
00:19:27,760 --> 00:19:31,040
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272
00:19:31,040 --> 00:19:32,960
CUB SQUEALS

273
00:19:32,960 --> 00:19:37,040
After losing her siblings,
Lauti only has Mala to practise on.

274
00:19:44,280 --> 00:19:47,800
But her play is attracting
unwanted attention.

275
00:19:49,360 --> 00:19:51,280
Oh, look at this!

276
00:19:56,040 --> 00:19:57,840
Weighing two tonnes,

277
00:19:57,840 --> 00:20:01,040
a greater one-horned rhino
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278
00:20:08,040 --> 00:20:10,760
It's the wrong target
for hunting practice.

279
00:20:12,680 --> 00:20:15,520
That's not good.
That's not good for her.

280
00:20:50,320 --> 00:20:51,520
Oh!

281
00:20:53,840 --> 00:20:55,760
She ran.

282
00:20:55,760 --> 00:20:57,760
Good job, Tea.

283
00:20:59,600 --> 00:21:01,680
On an island full of danger,

284
00:21:01,680 --> 00:21:05,040
keeping a low profile will be
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285
00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:20,600
Checking footage
from the remote cameras,

286
00:21:20,600 --> 00:21:22,760
Dan is looking for any sign
of Bandheil.

287
00:21:25,040 --> 00:21:26,360
Hello, Goma.

288
00:21:27,520 --> 00:21:29,520
Ha! Her cub.

289
00:21:33,240 --> 00:21:34,520
Oh.

290
00:21:36,520 --> 00:21:38,320
That's Bandheil.

291
00:21:39,320 --> 00:21:42,160
You can see from the stripes
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292
00:21:44,040 --> 00:21:46,280
He's so interested

293
00:21:46,280 --> 00:21:49,520
and really, really licking,
sniffing

294
00:21:49,520 --> 00:21:51,880
the exact spot where Goma walked up.

295
00:21:51,880 --> 00:21:55,760
This is really close to where
she's keeping her cubs.

296
00:21:57,920 --> 00:22:01,520
When he's licking the ground like
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297
00:22:01,520 --> 00:22:03,840
and moving them around
this specialist organ

298
00:22:03,840 --> 00:22:06,920
called the Jacobson's organ,
he's basically trying to read

299
00:22:06,920 --> 00:22:09,800
the information left behind
by all the cats in the area,

300
00:22:09,800 --> 00:22:13,760
whether a female has cubs
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301
00:22:13,760 --> 00:22:17,200
He must be aware that she's got cubs
because he can smell it.

302
00:22:18,200 --> 00:22:20,280
Their scent will be everywhere here.

303
00:22:21,520 --> 00:22:26,040
Apart from when they mate,
male tigers are solitary,

304
00:22:26,040 --> 00:22:29,040
so it's unclear why Bandheil
is following Goma,

305
00:22:29,040 --> 00:22:32,280
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until her cubs are independent.

306
00:22:33,280 --> 00:22:37,120
To see a big adult male,
regardless of who he is to her,

307
00:22:37,120 --> 00:22:40,000
in such close proximity
is really worrying.

308
00:22:41,000 --> 00:22:45,440
Goma, in fear of him
killing her cubs,

309
00:22:45,440 --> 00:22:48,760
will avoid any male
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310
00:22:50,520 --> 00:22:53,040
If he comes across Goma
and Goma doesn't like it,

311
00:22:53,040 --> 00:22:55,200
she's going to get herself
into a scrap,

312
00:22:55,200 --> 00:22:58,040
and the last thing a female tiger
wants when she has cubs

313
00:22:58,040 --> 00:23:01,120
is to get injured, because
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314
00:23:06,520 --> 00:23:11,280
Raising young cubs surrounded by
so many other tigers isn't easy,

315
00:23:11,280 --> 00:23:15,280
but Goma has kept her cubs alive
through their most vulnerable year.

316
00:23:17,640 --> 00:23:21,200
We know how brutal...

317
00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:23,280
..tiger lives can be.

318
00:23:23,280 --> 00:23:26,040
We saw what happened to Mala's cubs,

319
00:23:26,040 --> 00:23:29,520
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that wouldn't be the case for Goma,

320
00:23:29,520 --> 00:23:36,520
and, luckily, all of her years
of experience are paying off

321
00:23:36,520 --> 00:23:39,520
and she's managed to keep
these cubs safe and well.

322
00:23:41,520 --> 00:23:45,040
Goma has shown she can navigate
the island's threats.

323
00:23:46,280 --> 00:23:49,520
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she may be facing

324
00:23:49,520 --> 00:23:54,280
her greatest challenge yet as she
prepares her cubs for independence.

325
00:23:55,520 --> 00:24:01,280
The way that this cub is gnawing
into this kill that they've got,

326
00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:04,040
you can see that they've got
a taste for blood.

327
00:24:04,040 --> 00:24:05,760
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328
00:24:08,280 --> 00:24:11,840
One of these cubs
is much more feisty.

329
00:24:12,840 --> 00:24:15,680
Booted the other one
straight off the kill.

330
00:24:16,680 --> 00:24:17,960
Well.

331
00:24:18,960 --> 00:24:21,680
There is always one.

332
00:24:21,680 --> 00:24:24,760
The team has decided
to name the cubs Asa...

333
00:24:27,040 --> 00:24:28,680
..and Hello.

334
00:24:28,680 --> 00:24:31,960
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is the dominant sibling.

335
00:24:32,960 --> 00:24:35,560
Goma is an incredible mum.

336
00:24:35,560 --> 00:24:40,920
She seems to be doing an amazing job
at keeping Asa and Bune well fed.

337
00:24:42,520 --> 00:24:46,040
The girl is always going to be
a little bit smaller

338
00:24:46,040 --> 00:24:48,280
than its brother.

339
00:24:50,280 --> 00:24:54,360
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before he leaves his mother.

340
00:24:57,280 --> 00:25:01,040
And you can tell that size matters
at the moment

341
00:25:01,040 --> 00:25:06,280
because the big brother is managing
to muscle in on all of the food,

342
00:25:06,280 --> 00:25:08,280
getting the tiger's share.

343
00:25:09,520 --> 00:25:13,280
Goma's cubs now need to learn
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344
00:25:20,760 --> 00:25:24,240
As the team prepare to follow
the tigers into the night,

345
00:25:24,240 --> 00:25:27,720
the heat is bringing
the island's residents to the water.

346
00:25:36,040 --> 00:25:39,920
And Max has found someone else
in the tiger's drinking spot.

347
00:25:42,040 --> 00:25:46,040
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chilled rhino just bathing.

348
00:25:48,520 --> 00:25:51,440
He's definitely relaxing.

349
00:25:51,440 --> 00:25:54,040
This is like a spa for a rhino.

350
00:25:57,400 --> 00:26:01,520
With this thermal camera, you can
see all the veins in the ears,

351
00:26:01,520 --> 00:26:05,080
and that's how they're trying to
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352
00:26:06,080 --> 00:26:08,040
BUBBLING

353
00:26:09,520 --> 00:26:13,320
He seems to be blowing bubbles
at both ends.

354
00:26:13,320 --> 00:26:16,320
I think sometimes
these thermal cameras

355
00:26:16,320 --> 00:26:18,000
pick up a bit too much detail.

356
00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:20,040
BUBBLING

357
00:26:20,040 --> 00:26:21,760
MAX LAUGHS

358
00:26:22,760 --> 00:26:26,760
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animal activity is increasing.

359
00:26:29,280 --> 00:26:32,000
The rhino is coming really close
to the camp now.

360
00:26:36,040 --> 00:26:38,400
WHISPERING: Let's go and see
if we can see it.

361
00:26:49,760 --> 00:26:53,040
Wow. That's, like,
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362
00:26:56,400 --> 00:26:59,120
Yeah. Really close.

363
00:26:59,120 --> 00:27:01,520
Walking on foot with tigers
is one thing,

364
00:27:01,520 --> 00:27:05,040
but, actually, that is probably the
most dangerous thing here, right?

365
00:27:12,160 --> 00:27:14,240
I mean, that is ginormous.

366
00:27:20,520 --> 00:27:23,760
The team's camp is on the edge
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367
00:27:26,680 --> 00:27:29,440
She's there.
I can see her. I can see her.

368
00:27:35,040 --> 00:27:37,240
Is she? Yeah.

369
00:27:37,240 --> 00:27:39,680
Goma might travel six miles
every night,

370
00:27:39,680 --> 00:27:42,520
patrolling her territory
and looking for food.

371
00:27:43,520 --> 00:27:45,560
Maybe she can cross that river.

372
00:27:51,040 --> 00:27:53,520
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She's crossing.

373
00:27:53,520 --> 00:27:55,440
Yeah... Yeah, I see.

374
00:27:55,440 --> 00:27:57,480
Wow.

375
00:27:57,480 --> 00:27:59,040
She's just there.

376
00:28:09,040 --> 00:28:12,680
She passed 40 metres from where
we're sleeping at night.

377
00:28:12,680 --> 00:28:15,920
Where in the world
can this happen like this,

378
00:28:15,920 --> 00:28:18,880
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and us being on foot?

379
00:28:24,280 --> 00:28:28,280
Upriver from camp,
Anna has found Mala and Lauti.

380
00:28:32,360 --> 00:28:36,920
WHISPERING: It's really nice to see
the bond between Mala and Lauti.

381
00:28:36,920 --> 00:28:40,040
They just seem really,
really close-knit.

382
00:28:43,280 --> 00:28:47,040
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in the water, cooling off.

383
00:28:47,040 --> 00:28:48,560
So cute.

384
00:28:52,280 --> 00:28:56,040
That is the best way to drink water.
Just submerge yourself in it.

385
00:28:59,520 --> 00:29:02,520
Mala now needs to catch
a meal for them both.

386
00:29:07,240 --> 00:29:10,640
At night, she gains an advantage
over her prey.

387
00:29:11,720 --> 00:29:15,320
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388
00:29:16,920 --> 00:29:22,440
Tigers are basically designed
for the night-time,

389
00:29:22,440 --> 00:29:27,400
their eyes especially -
they've got really big, round eyes

390
00:29:27,400 --> 00:29:31,000
and that means that they allow
so much more light in.

391
00:29:36,960 --> 00:29:40,280
She's staring at two deer
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392
00:29:42,480 --> 00:29:47,040
But Mala's success depends on
one factor she can't control.

393
00:29:48,720 --> 00:29:52,520
Oh, Lauti's moving in.
Lauti's moving in towards the deer.

394
00:29:59,240 --> 00:30:02,280
Going straight towards the deer.
It's really close to them.

395
00:30:10,280 --> 00:30:12,520
Ohh. Ohh.

396
00:30:12,520 --> 00:30:13,720
No.

397
00:30:14,960 --> 00:30:17,640
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as her mother.

398
00:30:19,920 --> 00:30:22,640
I wish I could get into Mala's head
for a moment.

399
00:30:22,640 --> 00:30:24,000
I wonder if she's annoyed?

400
00:30:28,400 --> 00:30:30,720
If she's to catch a meal,

401
00:30:30,720 --> 00:30:34,320
Mala will need to make sure Lauti
knows to make herself invisible.

402
00:30:46,840 --> 00:30:50,360
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has picked up something unusual.

403
00:30:52,400 --> 00:30:56,440
Goma is moving her cubs
towards the river.

404
00:31:02,400 --> 00:31:04,080
And Manju is tracking them.

405
00:31:10,400 --> 00:31:12,280
They are going to cross this side.

406
00:31:15,800 --> 00:31:18,480
As water levels
rise during the rainy season,

407
00:31:18,480 --> 00:31:21,200
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408
00:31:23,320 --> 00:31:27,200
Look at them! Wow.

409
00:31:59,360 --> 00:32:02,840
There may be another reason
Goma is moving her cubs.

410
00:32:05,360 --> 00:32:06,760
Whoa.

411
00:32:08,200 --> 00:32:09,320
Bandheil.

412
00:32:38,320 --> 00:32:40,000
There's something going on.

413
00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:42,240
He's crossed over the river
on a real mission.

414
00:32:42,240 --> 00:32:46,240
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he's marking his territory,

415
00:32:46,240 --> 00:32:49,560
and I guess he's just saying,
"Look this, this territory's mine."

416
00:32:51,640 --> 00:32:54,520
And he's doing this flehmen
response where they -

417
00:32:54,520 --> 00:32:56,120
almost sort of tasting the air.

418
00:32:57,080 --> 00:33:00,600
It appears Bandheil is
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419
00:33:00,600 --> 00:33:02,200
and the resident females.

420
00:33:18,240 --> 00:33:22,760
If Bandheil is pursuing Goma to
mate, he could attack Asa and Bune.

421
00:33:26,240 --> 00:33:29,000
This is potentially
really, really dangerous.

422
00:33:30,840 --> 00:33:34,920
He's got to be one of the biggest
male tigers in the area.

423
00:33:39,760 --> 00:33:43,280
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and thinks it's not their cubs,

424
00:33:43,280 --> 00:33:45,320
they could kill them.

425
00:33:45,320 --> 00:33:46,720
They wouldn't even think about it.

426
00:33:46,720 --> 00:33:48,840
They will just go straight
for these cubs.

427
00:33:53,600 --> 00:33:55,200
Hang on.

428
00:33:55,200 --> 00:33:57,800
She's just made a move towards him.

429
00:33:57,800 --> 00:34:01,920
With cubs depending on her,
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430
00:34:03,720 --> 00:34:06,240
..but she's their only
line of defence.

431
00:34:10,520 --> 00:34:12,800
They're about four metres
from each other at the moment.

432
00:34:14,800 --> 00:34:16,960
Oh, what's she's doing?

433
00:34:16,960 --> 00:34:18,320
Oh, he's charging, he's charging.

434
00:34:18,320 --> 00:34:19,960
ROARING

435
00:34:26,800 --> 00:34:29,720
She's being submissive
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436
00:34:32,560 --> 00:34:35,240
She's essentially saying,
"Don't come any closer.

437
00:34:35,240 --> 00:34:36,960
"I don't want to fight."

438
00:34:41,560 --> 00:34:44,440
For now,
Goma has stopped Bandheil's advance.

439
00:34:45,960 --> 00:34:49,440
She's really showing
what it means to be a mum,

440
00:34:49,440 --> 00:34:52,120
and that is to be a protector.

441
00:34:54,920 --> 00:34:59,360
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the message, at least for now.

442
00:35:05,880 --> 00:35:07,680
THUNDER RUMBLES

443
00:35:09,320 --> 00:35:13,240
The sudden arrival of a monsoon
storm forces the team to take cover.

444
00:35:20,280 --> 00:35:23,240
Goma is sat over there

445
00:35:23,240 --> 00:35:26,080
with her two cubs right now.

446
00:35:26,080 --> 00:35:28,840
There's lightning coming
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447
00:35:34,360 --> 00:35:36,720
These are really, really
unforgiving storms.

448
00:35:39,600 --> 00:35:41,600
And we have a lot of equipment

449
00:35:41,600 --> 00:35:44,080
that can get destroyed
really quickly.

450
00:35:44,080 --> 00:35:45,600
It's unreal.

451
00:35:47,440 --> 00:35:50,520
Oh, my God!
The tent is filling in.

452
00:35:57,480 --> 00:36:01,760
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a horrible time right now.

453
00:36:01,760 --> 00:36:03,960
It's the beginning of the monsoon
season, so these are just going

454
00:36:03,960 --> 00:36:06,960
to be getting more frequent
and more intense.

455
00:36:09,440 --> 00:36:11,000
I don't even want to hold
this metal bar -

456
00:36:11,000 --> 00:36:13,440
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457
00:36:15,920 --> 00:36:19,920
This is what these cats have to
contend with, all the time.

458
00:36:24,200 --> 00:36:25,840
I can only imagine how uncomfortable
it is.

459
00:36:25,840 --> 00:36:28,080
They're probably all together,
huddled up.

460
00:36:29,720 --> 00:36:32,720
The second this goes,
we need to be out there.

461
00:36:32,720 --> 00:36:34,120
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462
00:36:35,360 --> 00:36:37,280
THUNDER CRASHES

463
00:36:45,760 --> 00:36:48,840
There's so much water in the forest,
now that the rains have come,

464
00:36:48,840 --> 00:36:52,160
that sitting and waiting in one spot
for the cats to come down to drink

465
00:36:52,160 --> 00:36:54,240
is probably not going to work.

466
00:36:54,240 --> 00:36:57,880
Ao we are fitting this
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467
00:36:57,880 --> 00:37:03,560
so that we can be more mobile and
move wherever the cats decide to go.

468
00:37:03,560 --> 00:37:04,800
All right, let's go.

469
00:37:08,480 --> 00:37:10,880
With concern growing for Goma,

470
00:37:10,880 --> 00:37:13,920
Dan is keen to check on her
and the cubs.

471
00:37:13,920 --> 00:37:17,400
The water level is definitely
going up.

472
00:37:17,400 --> 00:37:19,080
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473
00:37:19,080 --> 00:37:21,000
OK, I'm swimming.

474
00:37:22,920 --> 00:37:26,000
Well, the tigers have to cross this,

475
00:37:26,000 --> 00:37:27,240
so, so do we.

476
00:37:35,480 --> 00:37:37,000
BEEPING

477
00:37:37,000 --> 00:37:41,600
Hey, Dan, we have a tiger
coming in your direction.

478
00:37:41,600 --> 00:37:43,720
OK, how far away is she?

479
00:37:43,720 --> 00:37:48,640
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480
00:37:51,960 --> 00:37:53,760
I can see her.

481
00:37:56,200 --> 00:37:58,000
Hello, Goma.

482
00:38:00,160 --> 00:38:01,960
She is so stunning.

483
00:38:05,120 --> 00:38:06,480
Look at that.

484
00:38:11,560 --> 00:38:13,800
No cubs, though.

485
00:38:13,800 --> 00:38:17,440
Hopefully, she's left them
somewhere safe.

486
00:38:19,880 --> 00:38:24,000
There's been...quite a lot of rain.

487
00:38:24,000 --> 00:38:27,760
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will have washed away.

488
00:38:27,760 --> 00:38:33,160
And that puts her and the cubs
in a not-so-good situation,

489
00:38:33,160 --> 00:38:35,400
because other tigers might try
to move in.

490
00:38:38,480 --> 00:38:41,040
Goma looks to be
on a territorial patrol.

491
00:38:43,840 --> 00:38:47,360
She may be scent marking to lead
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492
00:38:52,440 --> 00:38:55,000
She's definitely going to be
moving a lot now.

493
00:39:07,240 --> 00:39:09,400
To help track Goma after dark,

494
00:39:09,400 --> 00:39:12,000
Anna is taking over
with the thermal camera.

495
00:39:17,480 --> 00:39:20,280
Goma has returned to her cubs
So and Hi,

496
00:39:20,280 --> 00:39:22,120
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497
00:39:27,440 --> 00:39:29,600
And it's time to put them
to the test.

498
00:39:32,480 --> 00:39:34,680
Asa and Bune are like twins.

499
00:39:34,680 --> 00:39:36,680
They like to do everything together.

500
00:39:36,680 --> 00:39:39,600
They just want to play with
everything around them.

501
00:39:42,240 --> 00:39:45,560
With prey nearby,
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502
00:39:49,040 --> 00:39:54,840
It kind of looks like Goma uses
her tail to direct her two cubs.

503
00:39:55,840 --> 00:40:00,200
When hunting as a family, subtle
commands appear to be important.

504
00:40:00,200 --> 00:40:01,800
It's like a secret language.

505
00:40:03,520 --> 00:40:09,000
But they seem to use their tails
and their ears as signals.

506
00:40:09,000 --> 00:40:11,560
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to communicate

507
00:40:11,560 --> 00:40:13,440
so that they are absolutely silent,

508
00:40:13,440 --> 00:40:18,320
because that is what they rely on
going in as they ambush their prey.

509
00:40:19,800 --> 00:40:23,880
And this time,
the cubs are taking the lead.

510
00:40:23,880 --> 00:40:29,840
Oh! There's one cub
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511
00:40:29,840 --> 00:40:31,600
Staring at the deer in front of it.

512
00:40:31,600 --> 00:40:33,320
Oh, it's going.

513
00:40:35,800 --> 00:40:37,280
ANNA GIGGLES

514
00:40:37,280 --> 00:40:39,920
This tiger cub has no idea
what it's doing.

515
00:40:39,920 --> 00:40:43,080
It's literally just walking
straight towards the deer.

516
00:40:43,080 --> 00:40:44,120
Ooh!

517
00:40:46,760 --> 00:40:49,560
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518
00:40:53,400 --> 00:40:56,920
Bune seems to be more playful
than his sister.

519
00:40:56,920 --> 00:40:59,320
He's more confident.
He's always out in front.

520
00:40:59,320 --> 00:41:01,920
He's doing things
he probably shouldn't be doing.

521
00:41:09,120 --> 00:41:13,160
GASPS: Whoa! No way!

522
00:41:13,160 --> 00:41:19,440
<font color="
straight into Goma's mouth.

523
00:41:19,440 --> 00:41:22,000
That was incredible,
Goma wasn't even looking,

524
00:41:22,000 --> 00:41:23,960
she was walking
in the opposite direction,

525
00:41:23,960 --> 00:41:27,400
turned around to a deer
just coming straight towards her.

526
00:41:28,560 --> 00:41:33,560
<font color="
helped Goma with a hunt.

527
00:41:35,840 --> 00:41:37,920
Was not expecting that.

528
00:41:44,080 --> 00:41:45,800
OK, this is interesting.

529
00:41:45,800 --> 00:41:49,000
Goma has just left the cubs to it.

530
00:41:49,000 --> 00:41:51,960
She just took the deer down,
but she's just walked away

531
00:41:51,960 --> 00:41:55,040
and now the cubs are suffocating it.

532
00:41:56,560 --> 00:41:59,120
<font color="
is starting to give them

533
00:41:59,120 --> 00:42:01,320
some responsibility in these hunts.

534
00:42:01,320 --> 00:42:05,880
The fact that she trusts them
to essentially finish the job,

535
00:42:05,880 --> 00:42:09,480
it means they are coming along
in their hunting skills.

536
00:42:11,480 --> 00:42:13,280
Under Goma's guidance,

537
00:42:13,280 --> 00:42:17,320
<font color="
with operating at night.

538
00:42:18,600 --> 00:42:22,280
But for the crew,
it remains a challenge.

539
00:42:22,280 --> 00:42:24,240
ENGINE REVS

540
00:42:25,640 --> 00:42:27,880
We're stuck.
We're stuck.

541
00:42:30,440 --> 00:42:34,280
I don't know if anyone is copying us
but we're currently stuck.

542
00:42:34,280 --> 00:42:36,720
<font color="
of a sticky situation here.

543
00:42:39,640 --> 00:42:43,280
With tigers around, they must
work quickly to get the vehicle out.

544
00:42:49,880 --> 00:42:51,360
She's here. I can see her, guys.

545
00:42:51,360 --> 00:42:53,880
Guys, get in the vehicle. Get in
the vehicle. Get in the vehicle.

546
00:42:53,880 --> 00:42:56,960
And now Goma has noticed them.

547
00:42:56,960 --> 00:42:59,320
<font color="
right at us, guys.

548
00:43:02,120 --> 00:43:03,160
Oh!

549
00:43:09,280 --> 00:43:11,160
Oh, I think I can see lights.

550
00:43:11,160 --> 00:43:12,480
Ah, OK, OK.

551
00:43:17,160 --> 00:43:20,160
Goma's only about 40 metres from us
right now.

552
00:43:22,920 --> 00:43:24,800
Literally right there.

553
00:43:29,640 --> 00:43:31,360
It's OK, she's moving away.

554
00:43:35,880 --> 00:43:37,800
<font color="

555
00:43:37,800 --> 00:43:40,840
Finally, the team can free
their vehicle.

556
00:43:40,840 --> 00:43:42,920
ENGINE REVS

557
00:43:44,280 --> 00:43:46,200
Let's go! Let's go!

558
00:43:49,720 --> 00:43:53,840
Following Goma's trail,
the crew have picked up Bandheil.

559
00:43:57,960 --> 00:43:59,720
I've got drone team's feed.

560
00:44:02,680 --> 00:44:06,760
<font color="
That's how they sharpen their claws.

561
00:44:10,880 --> 00:44:13,040
And he's just tracked Goma down.

562
00:44:21,920 --> 00:44:23,880
They're coming right up
to each other.

563
00:44:26,200 --> 00:44:29,720
They're greeting each other. They're
actually greeting each other.

564
00:44:31,680 --> 00:44:35,040
Ooh! She's just given him
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565
00:44:35,040 --> 00:44:38,000
Got a bit too close.
She's a bit uncertain - pfft!

566
00:44:40,440 --> 00:44:43,000
There's really not much aggression
here, though.

567
00:44:44,040 --> 00:44:47,280
This is really...strange.

568
00:44:48,640 --> 00:44:51,160
He's going back to her.
He's going back.

569
00:44:54,240 --> 00:44:55,800
TIGERS ROAR

570
00:44:54,240 --> 00:44:55,800
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571
00:44:56,840 --> 00:44:59,400
Wow! She just whipped round
and showed her belly to him.

572
00:44:59,400 --> 00:45:01,000
It's a sign of submission.

573
00:45:06,800 --> 00:45:08,200
They're walking together.

574
00:45:09,760 --> 00:45:13,320
They do seem more tolerant
of each other than I would expect.

575
00:45:16,080 --> 00:45:18,160
There's definitely some kind
of relationship here.

576
00:45:20,760 --> 00:45:25,000
<font color="
with each other outside of mating,

577
00:45:25,000 --> 00:45:28,600
but filming at night
is giving the team new insights.

578
00:45:30,600 --> 00:45:34,040
From the thermal drone,
at least one of Bandheil's motives

579
00:45:34,040 --> 00:45:36,320
for sticking with Goma
is becoming clear.

580
00:45:38,440 --> 00:45:39,600
<font color="

581
00:45:46,240 --> 00:45:48,200
Giving away some of her food

582
00:45:48,200 --> 00:45:50,520
is a small price to pay
to keep the peace.

583
00:45:53,200 --> 00:45:55,600
With so many tigers on the island,

584
00:45:55,600 --> 00:45:58,520
it may be a strategy
to avoid conflict.

585
00:46:01,160 --> 00:46:06,280
There is some kind of driving force
behind this behaviour.

586
00:46:06,280 --> 00:46:09,360
<font color="
that they've been forced into,

587
00:46:09,360 --> 00:46:12,480
maybe it's forcing tigers
to work more together.

588
00:46:13,800 --> 00:46:14,880
The only way to survive,

589
00:46:14,880 --> 00:46:18,560
the only way to eke out a life
is by being more cooperative.

590
00:46:28,960 --> 00:46:32,800
As the team heads out to check on
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591
00:46:32,800 --> 00:46:35,280
there's an unexpected visitor
joining them.

592
00:46:39,840 --> 00:46:43,880
Just arrived at drone base
to set up,

593
00:46:43,880 --> 00:46:48,720
but we've got a wild elephant

594
00:46:48,720 --> 00:46:51,760
on the horizon that is getting
closer and closer.

595
00:46:53,880 --> 00:46:55,520
<font color="

596
00:46:55,520 --> 00:47:01,080
but quite often, elephants
will use diversion techniques

597
00:47:01,080 --> 00:47:04,480
like pretending to eat
whilst watching you.

598
00:47:04,480 --> 00:47:07,640
So although it looks quite chilled
and it's just grazing,

599
00:47:07,640 --> 00:47:10,040
that could just be it...

600
00:47:10,040 --> 00:47:14,160
<font color="
like it's not seeing us.

601
00:47:16,600 --> 00:47:18,000
Yeah, there are some
flapping of ears,

602
00:47:18,000 --> 00:47:21,120
which is showing
signs of aggression,

603
00:47:21,120 --> 00:47:23,440
and it is coming towards us.

604
00:47:23,440 --> 00:47:26,480
I think it might be time
to start retreating.

605
00:47:31,360 --> 00:47:33,800
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if he starts running towards us,

606
00:47:33,800 --> 00:47:36,840
he'll be here in no time,
so let's go.

607
00:47:45,480 --> 00:47:49,240
Giving the elephant a wide berth,
the team moves downriver.

608
00:47:54,640 --> 00:47:58,160
Sushila and Dan are joining Manju,
tracking Mala.

609
00:48:00,640 --> 00:48:04,520
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Mala has yet to find them a meal.

610
00:48:06,120 --> 00:48:08,800
Hmm, the cub looks restless, right?
Yeah. Hungry.

611
00:48:10,640 --> 00:48:12,160
Looks like belly empty.

612
00:48:13,160 --> 00:48:16,080
Oh, look. There is peacock.
Oh, yeah. Yeah.

613
00:48:17,360 --> 00:48:21,080
<font color="
for Lauti to practise stalking.

614
00:48:22,560 --> 00:48:24,360
Cub's creeping.

615
00:48:24,360 --> 00:48:25,400
Stay low...

616
00:48:29,040 --> 00:48:30,400
..use the cover...

617
00:48:33,800 --> 00:48:36,040
..and pounce!

618
00:48:36,040 --> 00:48:38,720
Oh! Oh!

619
00:48:36,040 --> 00:48:38,720
LAUGHTER

620
00:48:41,240 --> 00:48:42,360
Yeah!

621
00:48:44,840 --> 00:48:47,880
The cub tries to hunt,
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622
00:48:47,880 --> 00:48:50,720
and is like, "What? You didn't see?"

623
00:48:54,400 --> 00:48:56,800
Lauti is taking her first steps

624
00:48:56,800 --> 00:48:59,400
towards becoming
a successful hunter.

625
00:48:59,400 --> 00:49:03,000
But right now, the most
important thing she can do

626
00:49:03,000 --> 00:49:05,120
is let her mother take the lead.

627
00:49:10,960 --> 00:49:13,960
<font color="
an opportunity.

628
00:49:17,040 --> 00:49:20,320
WHISPERS: Mala is moving straight
towards some deer.

629
00:49:29,880 --> 00:49:32,240
It looks like she's just
told Lauti to go,

630
00:49:32,240 --> 00:49:33,840
to go away, basically.

631
00:49:33,840 --> 00:49:35,720
It's going out
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632
00:49:38,320 --> 00:49:43,040
So Mala must have communicated
really subtly to Lauti

633
00:49:43,040 --> 00:49:46,040
to just go away,
to make itself scarce.

634
00:49:52,560 --> 00:49:55,080
Ooh! She is metres away.

635
00:50:07,840 --> 00:50:10,280
Oh, my gosh.

636
00:50:10,280 --> 00:50:12,600
ON RADIO: Another kill.
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637
00:50:15,320 --> 00:50:19,840
It is a small meal,
but, oh, such a relief.

638
00:50:19,840 --> 00:50:23,600
Mala and Lauti finally have
something to eat.

639
00:50:23,600 --> 00:50:27,040
CUB GROWLS

640
00:50:23,600 --> 00:50:27,040
Lauti is just so impatient.

641
00:50:30,080 --> 00:50:32,440
And Mum's just swinging it
around, going,

642
00:50:32,440 --> 00:50:35,320
<font color="
Be patient, be patient."

643
00:50:37,320 --> 00:50:40,720
Lauti is wrestling with the kill.

644
00:50:43,520 --> 00:50:47,480
Lauti has demonstrated she can
stay hidden while Mala is hunting,

645
00:50:47,480 --> 00:50:50,560
making it easier for Mala
to provide for them both.

646
00:50:53,640 --> 00:50:57,000
I do feel like the way
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647
00:50:57,000 --> 00:50:58,640
it seems like she's learning.

648
00:50:58,640 --> 00:51:04,040
Like, it knows when it should
go away, when it's not needed,

649
00:51:04,040 --> 00:51:06,520
when Mum is on the hunt,

650
00:51:06,520 --> 00:51:11,600
and stumbled its way around
the side of those deer.

651
00:51:11,600 --> 00:51:14,680
Probably distracted them,
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652
00:51:14,680 --> 00:51:18,320
that created the perfect diversion
for Mala to come straight in.

653
00:51:22,800 --> 00:51:25,520
You could see that as them
working together.

654
00:51:30,960 --> 00:51:33,760
To the south,
close to the team's camp,

655
00:51:33,760 --> 00:51:35,960
Bandheil is once again on the move.

656
00:51:39,120 --> 00:51:40,520
Anna is investigating.

657
00:51:46,240 --> 00:51:48,240
<font color="

658
00:51:48,240 --> 00:51:49,560
Bandheil.

659
00:51:52,200 --> 00:51:53,880
He's heading towards Goma.

660
00:51:57,080 --> 00:51:58,440
Ooh, he's coming down.

661
00:52:05,640 --> 00:52:10,040
WHISPERS: Our tents are just there.
Oh, my gosh.

662
00:52:10,040 --> 00:52:14,080
Goma has so far managed to keep
her cubs away from Bandheil.

663
00:52:14,080 --> 00:52:17,880
<font color="
and he's going into the forest.

664
00:52:17,880 --> 00:52:20,320
RADIO BEEPS

665
00:52:17,880 --> 00:52:20,320
Max, Bandheil is moving

666
00:52:20,320 --> 00:52:22,720
straight towards where Goma
and the cubs are.

667
00:52:23,800 --> 00:52:26,640
But he seems determined to track
the family down.

668
00:52:29,920 --> 00:52:31,000
There he is.

669
00:52:38,560 --> 00:52:42,560
<font color="
Exactly where Goma's been marking.

670
00:52:45,320 --> 00:52:47,400
He's just trailing this family.

671
00:52:48,840 --> 00:52:51,360
Literally, they're just there,
right under the drone.

672
00:52:56,680 --> 00:52:59,560
Just hope Goma takes her cubs away.

673
00:53:04,320 --> 00:53:07,120
Is she going to try and have
a stand off? What's going on?

674
00:53:13,080 --> 00:53:15,280
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675
00:53:15,280 --> 00:53:16,640
Oh, wow!

676
00:53:18,320 --> 00:53:20,640
The cub's greeting him.

677
00:53:24,440 --> 00:53:27,400
And now Goma is rubbed up
against him.

678
00:53:30,000 --> 00:53:33,480
This is a male
with the whole family.

679
00:53:39,720 --> 00:53:41,200
This shouldn't happen.

680
00:53:41,200 --> 00:53:44,680
Everything we know about tigers

681
00:53:44,680 --> 00:53:47,920
<font color="
especially the males.

682
00:53:47,920 --> 00:53:52,080
They roam huge territories
and have cubs with several mothers.

683
00:53:52,080 --> 00:53:55,560
They're not supposed to have
anything to do with the cubs.

684
00:53:55,560 --> 00:53:59,120
The females are not supposed
to let them anywhere near the cubs.

685
00:54:00,160 --> 00:54:03,280
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686
00:54:05,800 --> 00:54:07,800
RADIO BEEPS

687
00:54:05,800 --> 00:54:07,800
Hey Dan,

688
00:54:07,800 --> 00:54:10,800
did you see all that play out
on your screen?

689
00:54:10,800 --> 00:54:12,160
ON RADIO: Yeah.

690
00:54:12,160 --> 00:54:16,120
Absolutely hair-raising
and...totally new.

691
00:54:19,160 --> 00:54:21,640
They're one of the most secretive
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692
00:54:21,640 --> 00:54:24,000
and what we know about them
is so limited,

693
00:54:24,000 --> 00:54:26,920
because we've never been able
to follow them like this.

694
00:54:26,920 --> 00:54:28,400
We've been able to uncover something

695
00:54:28,400 --> 00:54:32,080
that maybe happens with more tigers
than we realise.

696
00:54:36,000 --> 00:54:40,320
<font color="
as a family

697
00:54:40,320 --> 00:54:45,640
suggests that these cats are far
more social than we ever imagined.

698
00:54:49,080 --> 00:54:53,800
She's now moving away and the cubs
have gone back to Bandheil.

699
00:54:55,080 --> 00:54:58,480
She trusts him so much,
she's left him with the cubs.

700
00:55:01,520 --> 00:55:05,440
<font color="
in the lives of the cubs.

701
00:55:07,480 --> 00:55:11,200
Tiger Island is just rewriting
what we know about tigers.

702
00:55:28,480 --> 00:55:31,120
With Bandheil offering
fatherly protection,

703
00:55:31,120 --> 00:55:33,800
the future of the cubs
is more secure.

704
00:55:33,800 --> 00:55:37,120
<font color="

705
00:55:37,120 --> 00:55:40,720
for Goma in terms of
her cubs' survival.

706
00:55:40,720 --> 00:55:44,520
It means that other males
are unlikely

707
00:55:44,520 --> 00:55:47,760
to try and muscle in
on Bandheil's territory.

708
00:55:49,040 --> 00:55:51,720
TIGER ROARS

709
00:55:49,040 --> 00:55:51,720
Whoa!

710
00:55:53,000 --> 00:55:56,360
<font color="
a feeling of fear.

711
00:55:56,360 --> 00:55:59,800
TIGER ROARS

712
00:55:59,800 --> 00:56:04,520
They really do make an intruding
male think twice about coming in.

713
00:56:05,720 --> 00:56:09,360
Over the next year,
the cubs will grow to independence,

714
00:56:09,360 --> 00:56:11,760
the biggest step
in their young lives.

715
00:56:13,560 --> 00:56:16,640
<font color="
for these cubs.

716
00:56:16,640 --> 00:56:19,240
Goma's cubs, they'll have to
branch away

717
00:56:19,240 --> 00:56:23,600
and get a territory of their own,
and that's going to be fascinating.

718
00:56:23,600 --> 00:56:27,480
Mala is doing incredibly well
as a first-time mum

719
00:56:27,480 --> 00:56:30,160
<font color="
more independent.

720
00:56:33,240 --> 00:56:37,000
This is the Queen of Tiger Island
in the future.

721
00:56:37,000 --> 00:56:39,800
These tigers are showing us
they perhaps aren't

722
00:56:39,800 --> 00:56:43,000
the solitary big cats we believed
they were.

723
00:56:43,000 --> 00:56:44,680
They are so much more complex,

724
00:56:44,680 --> 00:56:48,440
<font color="
than we ever thought possible.

725
00:56:48,440 --> 00:56:50,040
On this remarkable island,

726
00:56:50,040 --> 00:56:53,040
tigresses are looking after
each other's cubs...

727
00:56:55,120 --> 00:56:57,040
..and sharing food with males...

728
00:56:58,680 --> 00:57:01,720
..while fathers are playing a role
in family life.

729
00:57:04,440 --> 00:57:06,200
<font color="
in the world

730
00:57:06,200 --> 00:57:08,840
that there's likely
not that much left to find,

731
00:57:08,840 --> 00:57:11,440
and then you come here
and it changes everything.