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LIONS SNARL
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CUBS HOWL
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Every year in the Kalahari,
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as the dry season tightens its grip,
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thousands of hungry animals
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make their way to the last
remaining patches of grassland.
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Savuti Marsh, with
its permanent water,
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is soon packed with game.
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For the lions that live here...
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..this is feast-time.
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Lion territory
doesn't get much better.
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But this year...
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Savuti has just been through
its worst drought in three decades.
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When the grass ran out,
the grazers moved on...
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..and left the cats with a dilemma.
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Among the larger animals,
only the elephants kept coming...
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..prisoners of their need
for Savuti's precious water.
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If they were going to eat,
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the resident lions had to
re-write the rules.
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And, inspired by
a fearless leader...
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..that is exactly
what they have done.
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ELEPHANT CRIES OUT
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LION ROARS
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By learning how to kill elephants,
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this remarkable pride has
managed to survive the drought
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and hang on to its territory.
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Protected by a coalition
of five brothers,
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these giant killers are now
the undisputed masters of the marsh.
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But their grip on
this precious kingdom
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is about to be tested
like never before.
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With plenty to eat,
the pride has been growing.
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And in the footsteps of these cubs,
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there may soon be more.
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A young lioness is ready to mate.
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LIONESS SNARLS
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Among the coalition of brothers,
however, competition is fierce.
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LIONS SNARL AND GRUNT
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Old rivalries flare up...
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..and the lions pick sides.
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By the time the dust has settled,
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the damage has been done.
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In a few reckless minutes,
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the band of brothers
has torn itself apart...
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..leaving just two males
to defend the pride.
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The three banished lions head off
to establish dynasties of their own.
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If they're successful,
they could be back,
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looking to claim
the marsh for themselves.
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The split does not bode well for
the ageing leader and her pride.
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These would-be heirs now face
an uncertain future.
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THUNDER RUMBLES
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THUNDERCLAP
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Distant thunder is a sign that the
wet season may at last be coming.
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For the trapped and
starving elephants,
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it is only rain that can free them
from these killing fields.
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Hit hard by the drought,
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the elephants have been too weak
to put up much of a fight...
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..and the lions have
taken full advantage.
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This unusual situation
may never repeat itself.
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The pride's two remaining brothers
still stand shoulder to shoulder.
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Alert for hostile intruders,
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they step up their border patrols.
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They have every reason
to be more vigilant.
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A young lioness has just given birth
to her first litter.
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CUBS MEWL
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Though full of life,
the two cubs are vulnerable.
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Until they're bigger,
they're best kept hidden...
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..even from their own the pride.
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It's now up to the other lionesses
to do all the hunting.
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The pride's leader,
however, is looking old.
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Since the rains, she's become
too frail to keep up.
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There are just two lionesses
to lead the hunt
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and today, they've got
several cubs in tow.
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As the adults look for a target...
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..the youngsters watch closely.
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This is the first time that the
young lions have joined a hunt...
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..and they have much to learn.
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BUFFALO GRUNTS
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LIONESS SNARLS
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BUFFALO BAYS
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The rookies are itching
to have a go.
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Alas, they are still too small -
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even for an injured calf.
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BUFFALO BAYS
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What to hunt and how to kill it
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are things that
all lions must learn...
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..and they are things that vary
from pride to pride.
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The lesson that these lionesses
have just given to their cubs...
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..is a lesson that they themselves
received several years ago...
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..from their own mother.
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Now too weak to move,
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this once-fearless hunter
has been a mere spectator
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to the day's proceedings.
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Hanging over her daughters
is an unanswered question.
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If it ever came to it,
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would they too be able to lead
the pride against elephants?
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Or is giant-killing itself
destined to die
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with the old female's last breath?
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Within days,
her life is slipping away.
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She summons the strength
for a final, defiant roar.
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LIONESS ROARS
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As the days become hotter,
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desert winds chase away
the last clouds.
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The dry season is returning
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and the first big herds are starting
to stream in from the Kalahari.
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BUFFALO GRUNT
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Before long, the marsh will provide
the only grazing for miles around.
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Over the next few months, the pride
enjoys a rare period of stability.
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Food is plentiful...
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..the neighbours stay away...
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..and there are even
some new arrivals.
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For the first time in months,
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the pride is starting to
look like it has a future.
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LION ROARS
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More mouths means more work.
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And now that they're older,
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the three adolescents will have
to start pulling their weight.
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The pride still has no clear leader.
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Any one of the three sisters
could step forward.
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But, for now,
the priority is to eat.
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The entire pride is now together...
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..and the three adolescents
are eager to get involved.
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The lions are looking to
flush out an injured animal...
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..a target that they can
isolate and pull down.
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But try as they might,
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they can find no weakness.
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Faced with an advancing
wall of horns,
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the lions call off the hunt.
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Only one of them is
unwilling to back down.
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Endowed, it seems,
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with the same remarkable courage
as her giant-killing mother,
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she now faces the buffalo alone.
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The hunt may not be bringing
the lions the meat they need...
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..but it has revealed a new leader.
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After a week without food,
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the pride has only one thing
on its mind.
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They will have to work together,
though, if they're going to succeed.
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BUFFALO MOOS
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They've been here before...
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..and failed.
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LION SNARLS
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BUFFALO BAYS
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Safety for the injured buffalo
lies with the herd.
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To finish the job, the pride
must move fast to isolate it.
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BUFFALO MOOS
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Teamwork has finally
brought success...
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..and this time, there's more
than enough for everyone.
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With their kingdom secured
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and a plentiful supply of food...
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..the pride's prospects
have never looked better.
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But the stakes are
about to be raised.
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THUNDER CRACKS
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The passing storm has
brought not rain, but fire.
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FLAMES CRACKLE
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In a landscape already
baked dry by the sun,
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the flames spread rapidly...
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..burning off the grass
that feeds the herds.
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With nothing left for them
on the scorched plains...
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..the grazers that would normally
stay here are starting to move out.
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Within days, the picture
has changed dramatically.
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What should be a banquet
is now an empty table.
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Across the burnt marsh,
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the lions see only elephants.
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ELEPHANTS GRUNT
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Both are trapped in this
smouldering wasteland.
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The elephants, by
their need for water...
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..the pride, because
it has nowhere else to go.
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Perhaps she already knows it.
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There is, yet again, only one animal
here that can sustain the pride.
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are far fitter and stronger
than they were before.
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It's little wonder that
the lions seem uncertain.
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LIONS GROWL
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Even for their leader,
so fearless against the buffalo,
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this is dangerous new territory.
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ELEPHANT TRUMPETS
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The queen is now facing
her greatest test.
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If she can emulate her
giant-killing mother,
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the pride will survive and
the marsh will truly be theirs.
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But fail, and it will all
have been for nothing.
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Instinctively, the lions wait for an
easy opportunity to present itself.
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ELEPHANT CUB SHRIEKS
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ELEPHANT ROARS
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The pride's leader is undeterred.
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ELEPHANT TRUMPETS
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ELEPHANT TRUMPETS
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To succeed, more hunters are
going to have to join the fray.
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ELEPHANT TRUMPETS
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With each passing day,
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the lions grow hungrier...
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..and more desperate.
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ELEPHANT TRUMPETS
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ELEPHANT SHRIEKS
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ELEPHANTS TRUMPET
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Throwing caution to the wind,
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they're ready to try anything.
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Led by their queen,
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the lions refuse to give up.
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With each failure,
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the pride's grip on
the marsh is slipping...
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..and time is not on their side.
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Over the past year,
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the pride has been on an
extraordinary journey.
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From thriving family to
near disaster and back again.
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There is just one final,
elephant-sized hurdle...
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..a hurdle that nature has
forced them to confront
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for a second time.
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If it's going to survive,
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the pride will have to go
way beyond what it did before.
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It is now...
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..or never.
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