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And they'll drink in a day what Athena's family drinks in a week.
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By the time they move on, they've drunk the water hole dry.
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Athena's family will use the mud as sunscreen.
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And this is vital for the killifish,
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for they left their eggs hidden in the mud.
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They developed into tiny fish, but never hatched.
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They can survive out of water for weeks.
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So when Athena's family move on,
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they will carry tiny passengers with them.
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In this way, the killifish babies get to move between water holes
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by riding on elephants.
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Athena knows she should have left by now,
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but the nearest permanent water is almost 100 miles away.
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And she delayed in the hope that Mimi would get stronger.
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Mala is now so protective that even Wewe is no longer welcome.
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Mimi's big sister, Milly, can give her comfort
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but not the milk she so desperately needs.
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Only time will tell whether Athena's decision to delay was the right one.
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She now has no choice.
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The kingdom is without water,
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and ahead of them the pools are drying.
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They must head for the refuge.
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Mala and Milly now work together.
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However much Athena might want to,
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as matriarch, she cannot put Mimi's needs above those of the whole family.
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While Mala and Mimi head down to drink,
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Athena will take the others to feed,
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for she must try to balance everyone's needs.
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Mimi's desperation to drink can only mean that Mala's milk has dried up.
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But Mala can't know that.
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She knows that a weak calf can easily become trapped in mud,
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and her instinct is to do everything she can to keep Mimi away.
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Mimi is not yet weaned.
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So if she's not been getting milk,
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she's not been getting food.
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There are times when a mother needs her daughter's support.
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It's what family is for.
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The next day, it is hotter,
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and Athena's predicament, even worse.
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She doesn't want to leave Mimi behind,
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but neither can she put her entire family at risk.
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Athena knows that they've reached the last pool.
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And today it will dry.
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A terrapin senses it too and will dig deep into the mud while he can.
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He'd rather risk being stepped on than caught out by the dry season.
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Mala will never give up.
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But in the end, Mimi's tiny heart can take her no further.
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For a mother, there is nothing worse.
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Sometimes, however sad, there is release in death.
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But for Wewe, the loss of his friend is especially hard.
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Athena knows she cannot afford another delay.
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It will take three days to reach the dry-season refuge.
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And she has left it so late
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that there is nowhere they can drink on the way.
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There is no time to stop and comfort Wewe.
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Behind them, where there was a water hole,
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is now the soft ground that dung beetle's been looking for.
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The killifish are but a memory.
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Bullfrog will dig down to spend the next months deep below ground.
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It's been two months since Stephen hatched.
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And the young geese are now fully grown.
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They, too, will head for the refuge...
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following the same paths as the elephants.
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Every day, Athena stops briefly so they can feed.
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They are kinder to Wewe now.
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Even Princess is more tolerant.
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Milly has no milk to give,
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but Wewe's suckling will comfort them both.
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Athena's route out of the kingdom is a mind map of elephant paths
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that she learned from her mother and has never forgotten.
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There are badlands to cross.
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But they don't walk alone.
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All are heading for the refuge.
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The refuge is a water hole fed from underground.
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Even at the height of the dry season, there is water for all.
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Along with the elephants, Stephen's family will be refugees,
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waiting here until the rains come and they can all go home.
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Athena comes here only in the driest years.
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It is the one occasion that her status as monarch is equaled.
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This is Satao, king of them all.
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A tusker of mythical proportions.
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He is a gentle giant...
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to whom all defer.
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He's been out in the wilderness all year
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and will use this occasion to see if any female is in season.
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Nusu is a young female from Athena's family.
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But she's heavily pregnant.
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For the first time since Mimi died, Wewe enjoys himself.
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It's a chance for him to meet calves from other families.
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And when he's exhausted from playing, there's always his family to help out.
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As the dry season progresses, food at the refuge becomes scarce.
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So each evening, Athena's family must travel further to feed.
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After every journey out, they must all come back to water.
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It is their lifeline.
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But it ties them to the refuge,
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and the knot is slowly tightening.
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They have little energy, for almost everything has been eaten.
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What started out as a refuge has gradually turned into a prison.
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When the rains don't arrive,
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what began as a dry season turns into a drought.
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And the consequences and casualties start to build.
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Athena dares not leave,
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for there is no other water within walking distance.
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In such a drought, what kills is not thirst but starvation.
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For them all, it is only a matter of time.
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In her 50 years, Athena has never experienced a drought so bad.
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The decision she now has to make has never been more critical.
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This time, the lives of her entire family are at stake.
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If she stays, they will starve.
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But if she leaves and times it wrong,
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they will all die of thirst.
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Whatever the outcome, the responsibility is hers alone.
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Such is their faith in her,
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that when she decides to head back to the kingdom, no one hesitates.
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For she is their matriarch.
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They would follow her anywhere.
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Back in her kingdom, it is no better.
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Where the water hole was, those that dug down are alive but entombed,
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trapped in a state of suspended animation.
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For them all, for the spell to be broken,
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it must rain.
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Out in the badlands,
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the family do their best to protect Wewe from the sun.
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But he has to walk two steps to their one.
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And that takes its toll.
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When Athena finally stops,
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it's not to look for food but to remember one of their own.
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For a few moments, the drought is forgotten
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as they join in an understanding of what was
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and what it means to be one of their kind.
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Where they are heading is still gripped by the drought.
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With the kingdom just a day's walk away,
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there is only one thing that could cause Athena to stop.
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After carrying her baby for almost two years,
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Nusu has given birth.
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Her baby is a girl.
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She knows nothing of what she's been born into.
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Her priority is to find her first meal.
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As ever, Wewe is eager to make friends.
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It would seem the worst time to be born.
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But Athena knows differently.
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For thousands of years, her kind were thought to be able to summon the rain.
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The truth is that she could sense rain coming
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when it was over 100 miles away.
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There is only one way to rebalance the kingdom.
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It's been a year since they saw water flow,
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and it comes as a shock.
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In Africa, to be born on the cusp of the rains is a sign of good fortune.
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For rain is always cause for celebration.
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Once again, the elephant paths will channel water to fill water holes.
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Underground, the rain is a wake-up call.
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Just as every smile leaves its impression on a face,
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so every journey leaves its imprint on this continent.
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The young geese are still a tight-knit group.
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But it won't be long before they start to look for mates of their own.
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And true to form, Stephen is last and late.
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Tortoise's courtship has been slow and steady,
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but he has finally been accepted.
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Once again, the water hole will be a lifeline for them all.
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For Wewe, there is no place like home.
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And there is nothing quite like having a new friend to share it with.
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Great droughts bring great rains.
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And the kingdom's flush of new growth draws in other families
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in a way that hasn't happened for decades.
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For a few days, they form a super-herd, 1,000 strong.
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The largest gathering of their kind on the planet.
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The journey has brought Wewe and Princess together
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and has been the first step in acquiring the knowledge
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that will help them through their lives.
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There will be more droughts to face,
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but Athena's family will never forget the extraordinary matriarch
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who led them out... and brought them home.
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Only a handful of such giant tuskers remain.
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Today, this small corner of the continent still belongs to them.
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It reminds us of how it once was...
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when the whole of Africa was theirs.
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