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PEOPLE OFTEN DESCRIBE
THE MASAI MARA
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AS A GARDEN OF EDEN,
OR GOD'S OWN COUNTRY.
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I CERTAINLY WOULD CALL IT
A KINGDOM OF PREDATORS,
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IF NOT A KINGDOM OF LIONS.
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NOW THIS PARTICULAR SPOT IS VERY
SPECIAL TO ANGIE AND MYSELF
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BECAUSE NEARLY 30 YEARS AGO,
WE WERE MARRIED RIGHT HERE,
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1,000 FEET ABOVE THE PLAINS.
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NOW BEHIND ME, YOU CAN ACTUALLY
SEE MARSH PRIDE TERRITORY,
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THOSE SAME LIONS THAT WE'VE
WATCHED FOR THE LAST 40 YEARS,
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AND THE MIGHTY MARA RIVER.
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AND ANY DAY NOW,
WE'RE EXPECTING THOUSANDS,
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TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
WILDEBEESTS AND ZEBRAS
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TO STORM INTO THIS AREA
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TO DELIVER THE GREATEST
WILDLIFE SPECTACLE ON EARTH.
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♪♪
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Jonathan: THERE'S SOMETHING
TRULY EXTRAORDINARY
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ABOUT LIVING A LIFE
ALONGSIDE THE BIG CATS.
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WE'RE JONATHAN AND ANGELA SCOTT,
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AND WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING
THE LIONS, LEOPARDS,
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AND CHEETAHS OF THE MASAI MARA
FOR OVER 40 YEARS.
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THEY'RE NOT JUST BIG CATS TO US.
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WE KNOW THEM AS INDIVIDUALS.
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WE'VE BEEN AWAY FOR A FEW MONTHS
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AND HAVE RETURNED
DURING MIGRATION TIME.
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THE LANDSCAPE HAS BEEN
COMPLETELY TRANSFORMED.
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WE'RE EXCITED TO CATCH UP WITH
ALL OUR FAVORITE BIG CATS
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TO SEE HOW MUCH LIFE HAS
CHANGED FOR THEM.
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HOW QUICKLY THINGS CAN CHANGE
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BECAUSE WHEN WE WERE HERE
JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO,
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EVERY MORNING, EVERY EVENING,
WITHOUT FAIL,
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WE COULD COME OUT HERE AND FIND
THE MARSH PRIDE WITH THEIR CUBS,
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AND RIGHT NOW, THEY JUST SEEM
TO HAVE DISAPPEARED.
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I KNOW, AND, I MEAN,
THIS IS MIGRATION TIME.
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I MEAN, THE LIONS SHOULD BE
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LOVING THIS ABUNDANCE
OF ANIMALS.
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YEAH, 'CAUSE THIS,
IN THE DRY SEASON,
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IS THE HEART
OF THEIR TERRITORY.
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THEY SHOULD BE HERE.
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NOW ONE THING WE DO KNOW
IS THAT THE SIX WARRIORS,
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THOSE SIX YOUNG MALES THAT
WE THOUGHT COULD BE A DANGER,
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THEY ARE NOW SITTING
RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE
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OF MARSH PRIDE TERRITORY.
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FORTUNATELY, WE'VE HEARD
FROM PEOPLE THAT, ACTUALLY,
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THE MARSH PRIDE -- ALL FIVE
FEMALES AND THEIR CUBS --
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MOVED NORTH OF HERE.
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THE MALES WENT WITH THEM,
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AND THEY'RE NOW AT A PLACE
CALLED LEOPARD GORGE,
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SO THAT'S WHERE
WE'RE HEADED NEXT.
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♪♪
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Angela: IT'S JUST NOT
THE SAME IN THE MARSH
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WHEN YOU GET UP IN THE MORNING
AND THERE'S NO MARSH PRIDE.
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I'VE REALLY, REALLY MISSED THEM.
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WE WEREN'T HERE WHEN
THEY ACTUALLY LEFT THE MARSH.
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WE WEREN'T IN THE MARA.
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SO FINDING THAT THEY'VE MOVED
UP INTO THIS AREA,
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WHICH IS NOT A GREAT AREA,
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I'M SURE THAT WHEN THE WARRIORS
CAME THROUGH THE MARSH,
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THEY MUST'VE STARTED TO KILL
SOME OF THE CUBS.
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I MEAN, THERE WERE NINE CUBS
WHEN WE LEFT.
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WHEN NEW MALES COME THROUGH
AND THEY START TO FIND THE CUBS,
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KILL THE CUBS,
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IT'S AN INCREDIBLY
STRESSFUL TIME FOR THE FEMALES,
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AND I CAN ONLY IMAGINE
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THAT PROBABLY IS WHAT
SPARKED THEM TO MOVE OUT.
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THEY WERE RUNNING
FROM THOSE YOUNG MALES.
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SADLY, NOW WE ONLY HAVE FOUR,
IT SEEMS.
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THE FACTS ARE
50% OF LION CUBS DON'T MAKE IT,
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BUT WHEN YOU'RE AS INVOLVED
AS WE ARE,
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IT'S... [ INHALES DEEPLY ]
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YOU KNOW, THAT'S TOUGH
BECAUSE IN MY HEART,
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I SUPPOSE, I WAS HOPING
WE'D COME UP HERE,
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MAYBE FIND MOST OF THE CUBS
HAD SURVIVED,
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BUT THEY'VE LOST MORE THAN HALF
OF THOSE CUBS,
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AND I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY
WHICH ONES THEY ARE.
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Angela: AND HERE WE HAVE ONE
OF THE OLDER ONES,
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WHICH COULD BE MOJA,
COULD BE SOLO.
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AND AS FOR THE OTHER THREE...
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...IT WOULD'VE BEEN LOVELY
TO THINK
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THAT MAYBE TWO
OF CHARM'S CUBS SURVIVED.
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I MEAN, THAT WILL HAVE BEEN
HER LAST LITTER.
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SHE'S GETTING SUCH
AN OLD MAMA NOW.
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BUT WE'LL SEE.
WE'LL SEE WHEN WE GET HOME.
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IT'S VERY EASY, ACTUALLY,
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TO IDENTIFY LIONS
IF YOU HAVE A CAMERA
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BECAUSE YOU JUST TAKE
A PICTURE OF A LION'S FACE,
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AND THEN YOU LOOK
AT THE WHISKER SPOT PATTERNS.
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AND THEY NEVER CHANGE FROM
WHEN THEY'RE TINY, TINY CUBS
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TO WHEN THEY'RE OLD,
LIKE THIS ONE.
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I WAS JUST TAKING THIS NOW.
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AND THEN WHEN WE GO HOME,
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WE WILL COMPARE THAT LITTLE FACE
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TO ALL OF THE OTHERS ONES
THAT WE HAD EARLIER,
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WHEN THEY WERE LITTLE,
AND SEE IF WE CAN MATCH THEM UP.
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AND THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO SEE
WHICH OF THE FOUR ARE LEFT
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OUT OF THE NINE,
AND WHO'S WHO.
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♪♪
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WE'VE BEEN WATCHING LIONS
FOR 40 YEARS,
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AND YOU'D THINK IT WOULD BE
PRETTY EASY FOR US
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TO IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS.
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BUT, ACTUALLY,
IF YOU WANT TO BE CERTAIN
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WHICH LION YOU'RE LOOKING AT,
YOU LOOK FOR THEIR FINGERPRINT,
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AND THAT, IN A LION,
ARE THESE WHISKER SPOT MARKINGS.
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SO HALF-TAILS, MISSING EYES,
YOU KNOW, BROKEN TEETH,
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A TORN EAR, THAT'S NOT ENOUGH
BECAUSE I'VE BEEN FOOLED.
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I'VE SEEN A ONE-EYED LION,
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SEEN ANOTHER ONE-EYED LION
5 YEARS LATER,
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THOUGHT IT WAS THE SAME LION,
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CHECKED THE WHISKER SPOT
MARKINGS, AND IT WASN'T AT ALL.
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SO THAT'S WHAT
WE'RE GOING TO DO NOW.
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WE'RE GOING TO CHECK
THE WHISKER SPOT MARKINGS
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OF THE ORIGINAL
NINE MARSH PRIDE CUBS
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AGAINST THE FOUR
THAT HAVE SURVIVED
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AND TRY AND WORK OUT EXACTLY
WHO'S ACTUALLY MADE IT,
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AND WE'RE GOING TO START WITH
THE BIGGEST ONE OF ALL -- MOJA.
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Angela: SO WE'LL JUST
BLOW THIS UP.
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YEP.
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AND NOW YOU CAN SEE
SO EASILY...
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YEAH.
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...ON THE RIGHT SIDE
OF HIS FACE,
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HE HAS
THE TWO LITTLE DOTS...
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-YEAH.
-...AND THEN ONE SLIGHTLY DOWN
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AND THEN ONE UP...
-YEP.
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...MAKING A VERY DISTINCT
TRIANGLE.
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YEP. SO LET'S CHECK
THE OTHER ONE.
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SO HE'S GOING TO BE
VERY EASY TO I.D.
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JUST STRAIGHTAWAY, YOU CAN SEE
THE THREE LITTLE SPOTS.
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THE TRIANGLE BEGINS HERE.
-OKAY.
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SO WE GOT THOSE
TWO TRIANGLES...
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-AND THEN THE DARK SPOTS.
-...FOUR SPOTS THERE.
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IT'S MOJA. WOW.
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I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IN SOME WAYS,
IT'S TERRIBLY SAD
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BECAUSE WE NOW KNOW THAT
SOLO DIDN'T MAKE IT.
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HE WAS
THE OTHER LITTLE BOY,
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AND HE WAS A GREAT CHARACTER
AS WELL.
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AND WHAT ABOUT
HIS LITTLE SISTER?
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LET'S CHECK.
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SO THIS IS MBILI.
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Jonathan: ON FURTHER ANALYSIS,
ANGIE AND I DISCOVERED
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THAT BOTH SOLO AND MBILI
SADLY HAD BEEN LOST,
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AND TRAGICALLY,
BOTH OF CHARM'S LITTLE CUBS,
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THE ONES WHO WERE DOING SO WELL
INTEGRATING INTO THE PRIDE,
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THEY DIDN'T MAKE IT EITHER.
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SEE THAT MARKING
IS SO, SO CLEAR HERE.
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Jonathan: REMARKABLY,
AGAINST ALL THE ODDS,
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THREE OF CARLI'S FOUR CUBS,
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THOSE TINY LITTLE NEWBORNS
THAT WERE STRUGGLING
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WHEN WE LAST SAW THEM,
THEY'RE ALIVE AND DOING WELL.
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FOR ANGIE AND ME,
THE REALIZATION THAT
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OVER HALF THE CUBS
ARE NO LONGER WITH US
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IS JUST SO HARD TO SWALLOW.
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WE'RE SO CLOSE
TO THE MARSH PRIDE.
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THEIR LOSS IS OUR LOSS,
BUT WE NEED TO REMEMBER
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THAT THESE LIONS
ARE INCREDIBLY RESILIENT.
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THEY'VE FACED ENORMOUS PRESSURES
IN THE PAST,
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BUT THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN
A MARSH PRIDE.
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THEY'VE ALWAYS PREVAILED.
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♪♪
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Jackson: WE GOT UP VERY EARLY
IN THE MORNING
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IN SEARCH OF OUR FAVORITE CAT.
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WE FOUND MALAIKA RIGHT HERE.
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WE CAME THROUGH RIVERS, SAVANNA,
INTO OPEN GRASSLAND.
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MEETING MALAIKA IS LIKE
I'M MEETING A FRIEND.
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EVERY TIME I LOOK WITH
MY BINOCULARS AND SEE HER EYES,
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SEE HER FACE,
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SOMETHING ELECTRIC
GO THROUGH MY BODY
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BECAUSE SHE IS
A VERY SPECIAL CAT.
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WHEN YOU THINK THE LAST TIME
I SAW HER ON A BIG HUNT,
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BRINGING DOWN A MALE IMPALA,
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I WAS WORRIED, YOU KNOW,
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SEEING THE HORNS GOING THROUGH,
BESIDE HER RIBS,
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BESIDE HER BODY.
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AND YET, SHE WAS NOT INJURED.
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THAT, I TAKE MY HAT FOR MALAIKA.
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SHE IS VERY CLEVER.
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MALAIKA IS A VERY WISE CHEETAH.
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SHE'S REALLY BROUGHT UP
THESE CUBS REALLY WELL.
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THE LAST TIME WE SAW MALAIKA,
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THE CUBS WERE SO SMALL,
JUST RUNNING AROUND,
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JUMPING AROUND
LIKE LITTLE KITTENS.
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NOW LOOK HOW GROWN THEY ARE.
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THEY ARE WHAT WE CALL SUBS,
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AND CHEETAH SUBADULTS ARE BIG.
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IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME
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BEFORE THEY ARE
THE SAME SIZE OF THEIR MOTHER,
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AND THEN MALAIKA WILL START
THINKING ABOUT PUSHING THEM OFF,
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LEAVING THEM,
AND STARTING AGAIN.
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THESE TWO YOUNG CHEETAH MALES,
MALAIKA SONS,
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THEY WILL HAVE
A CHALLENGE AHEAD OF THEM.
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THEY ARE WITHIN THE TERRITORY
OF THE FIVE CHEETAH BOYS.
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THESE ARE NEW MALE CHEETAHS
IN THE AREA.
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THEY'VE JUST ARRIVED
INTO THE RESERVE.
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AND INCREDIBLE TO SEE
FIVE MALE CHEETAHS TOGETHER.
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CO-LEADERSHIP OF CHEETAHS
HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR YEARS,
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BUT FIVE IS VERY UNUSUAL.
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I'VE NEVER SEEN ONE.
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I MEAN, THIS IS JUST
THE MOST UNIQUE SITUATION
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WE'VE GOT RIGHT HERE,
AND I'VE WORKED IN THE MARA HERE
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FOR PROBABLY ABOUT 30 YEARS
IN THE FIELD.
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FIVE IS A REALLY POWERFUL FORCE.
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THEY KILL BIGGER ANIMALS,
PREY THE SIZE OF A WILDEBEEST,
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PREY THE SIZE OF A TOPI.
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I MEAN, THOSE ARE BIG ANIMALS.
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HONESTLY,
THEY WILL KILL QUITE A LOT.
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♪♪
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NOW WE'VE GOT
OUR CHEETAH BROTHERS,
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AND WE GOT FOOD DELIVERY
ON FOUR LEGS.
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WILDEBEEST ARE COMING
OVER THIS WAY.
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SO WE JUST WANT
A PERFECT LOCATION,
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PERFECT POSITION
WHERE WE CAN JUST STOP THERE
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AND WAIT FOR THEM
TO START MOVING IN.
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♪♪
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OKAY, THE WILDEBEEST
ARE DOWN THERE.
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I CAN SEE OUR OTHER TEAMS
UP ON THE RISE.
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WE'VE GOT WILDEBEEST OVER HERE.
219
00:11:32,586 --> 00:11:34,656
OKAY, THERE THEY GO.
THERE THEY GO.
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♪♪
221
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FLAT OUT!
222
00:11:49,724 --> 00:11:54,794
♪♪
223
00:11:54,827 --> 00:11:56,927
Jonathan:
OH, HERE COMES ANOTHER ONE.
224
00:11:56,965 --> 00:11:59,965
I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING
LIKE THIS IN MY LIFE.
225
00:12:20,068 --> 00:12:29,928
♪♪
226
00:12:29,965 --> 00:12:31,445
Jonathan:
40 YEARS IN THE FIELD,
227
00:12:31,482 --> 00:12:34,282
FIVE CHEETAHS,
ALL HUNTING TOGETHER.
228
00:12:34,310 --> 00:12:39,790
THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE.
229
00:12:39,827 --> 00:12:42,787
[ WILDEBEEST CRYING ]
230
00:12:52,827 --> 00:12:57,857
♪♪
231
00:12:59,931 --> 00:13:04,241
[ LAUGHS ] I MEAN,
WHEN IT COMES TO THE MARA,
232
00:13:04,275 --> 00:13:05,825
IT ALWAYS DELIVERS.
233
00:13:05,862 --> 00:13:08,482
I MEAN, IT SOUNDS CRAZY,
BUT IT IS SUCH AN AMAZING PLACE.
234
00:13:08,517 --> 00:13:11,657
BUT THIS?
THAT WAS UNREAL.
235
00:13:11,689 --> 00:13:14,789
I MEAN, JUST THE THRILL
OF SEEING FIVE ADULT CHEETAHS
236
00:13:14,827 --> 00:13:16,167
ON THE MOVE LIKE THAT.
-I KNOW.
237
00:13:16,206 --> 00:13:17,756
WE'VE NEVER SEEN...
-NO.
238
00:13:17,793 --> 00:13:21,723
...NEVER, EVER SEEN
FIVE MALE CHEETAHS TOGETHER.
239
00:13:21,758 --> 00:13:23,928
AND YOU KNOW HOW PEOPLE SAY
TO US SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW,
240
00:13:23,965 --> 00:13:25,305
"DON'T YOU GET BORED?
241
00:13:25,344 --> 00:13:27,244
DON'T YOU GET TIRED OF IT?
SAME OLD THING?"
242
00:13:27,275 --> 00:13:28,785
-IT'S WORTH WAITING 40 YEARS...
-IT REALLY IS.
243
00:13:28,827 --> 00:13:32,207
...JUST TO SEE
FIVECHEETAHS TOGETHER.
244
00:13:32,241 --> 00:13:36,411
AND BECAUSE CHEETAHS ARE
SO ACTIVE IN THE DAYTIME,
245
00:13:36,448 --> 00:13:38,278
THIS IS GONNA PAY
DIVIDENDS.
246
00:13:38,310 --> 00:13:40,380
THIS IS A STORY
WE HAVE TO FOLLOW.
247
00:13:40,413 --> 00:13:42,073
OKAY. SHOULD WE GO OFF
AND HAVE A COFFEE?
248
00:13:42,103 --> 00:13:43,553
-ABSOLUTELY.
-RIGHT.
249
00:13:43,586 --> 00:13:44,826
BACK TO YOUR CAR,
ME BACK TO MINE.
250
00:13:44,862 --> 00:13:47,522
I'LL FOLLOW YOU.
ISN'T THAT THE NORMAL WAY?
251
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[ ENGINES START ][ CHUCKLES ]
252
00:13:59,896 --> 00:14:07,716
♪♪
253
00:14:07,758 --> 00:14:12,138
[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]
254
00:14:12,172 --> 00:14:14,282
Jackson:
WE HAVE FOUND BAHATI.
255
00:14:14,310 --> 00:14:17,000
THIS IS MY FAVORITE LEOPARD.
256
00:14:17,034 --> 00:14:18,214
IT'S A HUGE BONUS
257
00:14:18,241 --> 00:14:21,031
BECAUSE WE KNOW LEOPARDS ARE
HARD TO FIND.
258
00:14:21,068 --> 00:14:23,478
THESE ANIMALS HIDE.
THEY GO INTO BUSHES.
259
00:14:23,517 --> 00:14:25,997
THEY ARE VERY CAMOUFLAGED
TO THE FOREST.
260
00:14:28,206 --> 00:14:33,716
THIS LITTLE CUB IS BARELY
8 MONTHS OLD,
261
00:14:33,758 --> 00:14:35,658
AND IT'S ALREADY TEMPTED
TO HUNT.
262
00:14:35,689 --> 00:14:39,719
HE'S ALREADY REALLY THINKING,
"HOW COULD I GET THIS?"
263
00:14:43,137 --> 00:14:47,547
FOR YOUNG BABY WARTHOGS,
NOT VERY EASY.
264
00:14:47,586 --> 00:14:53,336
THE MOTHER, WHICH IS RIGHT HERE,
IS AN AMAZING, AMAZING FIGHTER.
265
00:14:53,379 --> 00:14:56,169
TO GET THAT BABY
WOULD BE VERY TOUGH.
266
00:14:56,206 --> 00:15:01,136
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED WHEN YOU
ARE SO YOUNG AND INEXPERIENCED.
267
00:15:01,172 --> 00:15:03,932
BUT SHE'S GOT TO TRY.
268
00:15:03,965 --> 00:15:07,235
SO BAHATI IS SITTING,
NOT EVEN INTERESTED.
269
00:15:07,275 --> 00:15:11,335
SHE WANTS TO SEE HOW
270
00:15:11,379 --> 00:15:14,449
THE LITTLE CUB IS GOING TO TRY.
271
00:15:14,482 --> 00:15:18,142
MAY COME WITH A FEW BRUISES,
MAY COME WITH A FEW INJURIES,
272
00:15:18,172 --> 00:15:21,282
BUT THAT'S PART OF GROWING.
273
00:15:21,310 --> 00:15:23,340
YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAVE
NOT BEEN BRUISED
274
00:15:23,379 --> 00:15:25,759
AND YOU HAVEN'T GOT
ENOUGH CUTS,
275
00:15:25,793 --> 00:15:29,173
YOU HAVEN'T GROWN YET
IN THE LEOPARD WORLD.
276
00:15:34,724 --> 00:15:36,484
BAHATI IS ON THE MOVE,
277
00:15:36,517 --> 00:15:39,827
AND SHE LEFT HER CUB
RIGHT THERE IN THE BUSHES.
278
00:15:39,862 --> 00:15:44,722
AND LOOK HOW LEOPARDS BEHAVE,
TOTALLY DIFFERENT TO CHEETAHS.
279
00:15:44,758 --> 00:15:47,068
IF THAT WAS A CHEETAH,
SHE WOULD BE VERY STRESSED
280
00:15:47,103 --> 00:15:51,973
BECAUSE HER CUB HAS TO COME
REALLY CLOSE.
281
00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:54,100
BUT LEOPARDS ARE DIFFERENT.
282
00:15:54,137 --> 00:15:58,447
THE CUB IS STARTING EVEN
TO HUNT ON HER OWN.
283
00:15:58,482 --> 00:16:01,282
IT'S REALLY EXCITING
TO COME BACK
284
00:16:01,310 --> 00:16:05,760
AND SEE THE LITTLE CUB
HAS GROWN, HAS MADE IT.
285
00:16:05,793 --> 00:16:08,663
WE KNOW BAHATI HAD THREE CUBS
AT THE BEGINNING.
286
00:16:08,689 --> 00:16:12,279
IT'S VERY, VERY HARD FOR
THREE LEOPARD CUBS TO SURVIVE,
287
00:16:12,310 --> 00:16:13,590
PARTICULARLY HERE IN THE MARA.
288
00:16:13,620 --> 00:16:15,930
THE COMPETITION IS HIGH.
289
00:16:15,965 --> 00:16:20,375
WE KNOW TWO CUBS HAVE SURVIVED,
AND THE THIRD CUB IS MISSING.
290
00:16:20,413 --> 00:16:22,933
IT'S VERY SAD TO SEE
THE LITTLE CUB GO,
291
00:16:22,965 --> 00:16:25,095
BUT IT'S BETTER OFF
FOR THE SURVIVAL
292
00:16:25,137 --> 00:16:29,377
OF THE TWO REMAINING CUBS.
293
00:16:29,413 --> 00:16:33,663
BAHATI WILL EVENTUALLY LEAVE
THIS TERRITORY FOR HER CUBS,
294
00:16:33,689 --> 00:16:35,519
AND IT COULD BE
ONE OF THESE LITTLE ONES
295
00:16:35,551 --> 00:16:37,241
THAT WE'VE SEEN TODAY,
296
00:16:37,275 --> 00:16:41,305
IS GOING TO BE THE NEXT QUEEN
OF THE TALEK RIVER.
297
00:16:41,344 --> 00:16:49,284
♪♪
298
00:16:49,310 --> 00:16:50,620
Jonathan:
WE'RE OUT THIS MORNING
299
00:16:50,655 --> 00:16:52,615
LOOKING FOR
THE TOPI PLAINS PRIDE.
300
00:16:52,655 --> 00:16:54,855
NOW, THEY'RE THE NEIGHBORS
OF THE MARSH PRIDE TO THE EAST,
301
00:16:54,896 --> 00:16:57,066
AND, IN FACT, ACTUALLY,
IT WAS FORMED
302
00:16:57,103 --> 00:16:59,413
BY A BREAKAWAY GROUP
OF YOUNG FEMALES
303
00:16:59,448 --> 00:17:01,548
WHO WERE FORCED OUT
OF THE PRIDE.
304
00:17:01,586 --> 00:17:02,926
ANGIE WENT OUT EARLIER
THIS MORNING
305
00:17:02,965 --> 00:17:04,375
TO TRY AND GET A FIX ON THEM.
306
00:17:04,413 --> 00:17:06,033
I CAN SEE HER DOWN THERE.
307
00:17:06,068 --> 00:17:08,618
SHE'S GOT HER CAMERA OUT.
THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.
308
00:17:13,896 --> 00:17:18,896
AMAZING. I CAN SEE TINY CUBS
WITH THE MUM.
309
00:17:21,517 --> 00:17:23,407
OH, THAT IS SO SWEET.
310
00:17:23,448 --> 00:17:25,898
I MEAN, THESE ARE SOSMALL.
311
00:17:25,931 --> 00:17:28,831
THEY'RE ABOUT THE SIZE
THAT CHARM'S CUBS,
312
00:17:28,862 --> 00:17:32,722
OUR MARSHLAND FEMALE, HAD
WHEN WE WERE FILMING EARLIER.
313
00:17:35,137 --> 00:17:37,307
AND I WOULD SAY MAYBE...
314
00:17:37,344 --> 00:17:40,524
6 WEEKS OLD.
315
00:17:40,551 --> 00:17:41,761
YOU CAN SEE THE WAY THE LIONESS
316
00:17:41,793 --> 00:17:43,973
IS LICKING THE BOTTOM
OF THAT LITTLE CUB.
317
00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:47,140
SHE'S KEEPING IT CLEAN,
AND THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT
318
00:17:47,172 --> 00:17:49,282
BECAUSE WHEN SHE'S ANCHORED
AT HER DEN,
319
00:17:49,310 --> 00:17:51,790
BECAUSE THESE CUBS ARE
SORT OF TOO SMALL
320
00:17:51,827 --> 00:17:54,237
TO BE TAKEN ON LONG MOVES,
THEN SHE NEEDS
321
00:17:54,275 --> 00:17:56,785
TO KEEP THE ENVIRONMENT
FROM BEING SMELLY,
322
00:17:56,827 --> 00:17:59,447
FROM BUILDING UP SCENT
BECAUSE, BELIEVE ME,
323
00:17:59,482 --> 00:18:01,902
WITH HYENAS,
WITH THAT NOSE OF THEIRS,
324
00:18:01,931 --> 00:18:04,101
THEY WOULD TRACK DOWN
LITTLE CUBS
325
00:18:04,137 --> 00:18:06,897
IN A PLACE LIKE THIS
AND KILL THEM.
326
00:18:09,827 --> 00:18:11,687
AND IF YOU THINK AS TO WHAT
THE FUTURE HOLDS
327
00:18:11,724 --> 00:18:15,454
FOR THESE TWO LITTLE CUBS,
THE FACT THAT THEY'RE BOTH BOYS
328
00:18:15,482 --> 00:18:17,482
IS GOOD
BECAUSE THEY'LL HAVE BACKUP.
329
00:18:17,517 --> 00:18:18,827
THEY'LL HAVE A BUDDY.
330
00:18:18,862 --> 00:18:20,412
WHEN THEY'RE PUSHED OUT
OF THE PRIDE,
331
00:18:20,448 --> 00:18:22,098
THERE'LL BE TWO
TO START OFF WITH,
332
00:18:22,137 --> 00:18:25,307
AND YOU NEED A MINIMUM
OF TWO MALES
333
00:18:25,344 --> 00:18:27,554
TO BE ABLE TO TAKE ON
A TERRITORY.
334
00:18:29,413 --> 00:18:32,723
WE CALL THIS FEMALE NOTCH
BECAUSE ON HER RIGHT EAR,
335
00:18:32,758 --> 00:18:34,758
THERE'S, LIKE, A V-SHAPED NOTCH.
336
00:18:34,793 --> 00:18:37,383
IT'S TORN UP.
337
00:18:37,413 --> 00:18:40,103
AND SHE'S A BIG FEMALE, TOO.
338
00:18:43,172 --> 00:18:45,072
DURING THE MIGRATION,
339
00:18:45,103 --> 00:18:49,693
THERE'S A MEAT TRAIN LITERALLY
WALKING RIGHT ACROSS THE ROAD,
340
00:18:49,724 --> 00:18:54,284
IDEAL FOR A MOTHER
WITH SMALL CUBS LIKE THIS
341
00:18:54,310 --> 00:18:56,660
BECAUSE THE BETTER FED
THE FEMALE IS,
342
00:18:56,689 --> 00:18:58,929
THE MORE MILK SHE CAN PRODUCE.
343
00:19:01,482 --> 00:19:04,102
MILK WILL BE
THEIR PRIMARY SOURCE OF FOOD
344
00:19:04,137 --> 00:19:06,337
FOR THE FIRST 2 TO 3 MONTHS.
345
00:19:09,137 --> 00:19:12,787
IT'S SORT OF COMICAL BECAUSE
NOTCH KEEPS ROLLING ON HER SIDE
346
00:19:12,827 --> 00:19:14,717
INVITING THE CUBS
TO COME AND SUCKLE,
347
00:19:14,758 --> 00:19:16,658
AND THEY ARE HAVING NONE OF IT.
348
00:19:16,689 --> 00:19:19,829
THEY'RE HAVING WAY TOO GOOD
A TIME IN AND OUT OF THE TUNNEL,
349
00:19:19,862 --> 00:19:22,832
CHASING EACH OTHER,
BITING EACH OTHER.
350
00:19:22,862 --> 00:19:25,072
IT'S LIKE,
"YOU GOTTA BE JOKING. FOOD?"
351
00:19:25,103 --> 00:19:27,313
THAT IS NOT THE PRIORITY.
352
00:19:32,137 --> 00:19:33,617
IT JUST MAKES YOUR HEART SING
353
00:19:33,655 --> 00:19:36,515
BECAUSE HAVING BEEN FOLLOWING
THE MARSH PRIDE
354
00:19:36,551 --> 00:19:38,791
AND SEEING THEM STRUGGLING
WITH THOSE CUBS,
355
00:19:38,827 --> 00:19:41,827
LOSING HALF THEIR CUBS,
MOVING AWAY TO PROTECT THEM
356
00:19:41,862 --> 00:19:44,412
FROM NEW MALES,
AND THEN YOU SEE THIS --
357
00:19:44,448 --> 00:19:47,718
THE BEGINNING OF
A WHOLE NEW CYCLE IN THIS PRIDE
358
00:19:47,758 --> 00:19:53,098
AND KNOWING THAT THIS FEMALE
HAS GOT MARSH PRIDE GENES.
359
00:19:53,137 --> 00:19:56,097
SO THIS IS A VERY HAPPY MOMENT,
360
00:19:56,137 --> 00:19:58,207
[ CHUCKLES ] AND I CAN HEAR
ANGIE CLICKING AWAY
361
00:19:58,241 --> 00:20:00,861
BECAUSE SHE GOT HERE
BEFORE US THIS MORNING,
362
00:20:00,896 --> 00:20:03,966
AND SHE MUST HAVE
JUST HAVE BEEN IN HEAVEN.
363
00:20:05,896 --> 00:20:07,206
Angela: WITH THE MARSH PRIDE
364
00:20:07,241 --> 00:20:10,101
HAVING MOVED UP
TO LEOPARD GORGE,
365
00:20:10,137 --> 00:20:12,307
I FELT A LITTLE LOST,
366
00:20:12,344 --> 00:20:17,414
AND THEN I WAS TOLD
ABOUT THIS GLORIOUS MOTHER.
367
00:20:17,448 --> 00:20:20,518
THERE'S AN ENERGY
ABOUT LIONESSES.
368
00:20:20,551 --> 00:20:24,001
THERE'S SOMETHING TO DO
WITH THE MATERNAL INSTINCT,
369
00:20:24,034 --> 00:20:27,974
MAYBE,
BECAUSE I'M A MOTHER MYSELF.
370
00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:31,620
IT'S JUST DIVINE,
371
00:20:31,655 --> 00:20:33,655
AND I'M CONSTANTLY FASCINATED
372
00:20:33,689 --> 00:20:37,719
ABOUT THE INTERACTIONS
OF THE MOTHERS AND THE CUBS
373
00:20:37,758 --> 00:20:41,828
STARTING AT THIS AGE,
THIS TINY, TINY AGE.
374
00:20:41,862 --> 00:20:46,482
♪♪
375
00:20:46,517 --> 00:20:52,927
YOU REALIZE WITH LIONS,
THEIR LEGACY WILL CARRY ON.
376
00:20:52,965 --> 00:20:56,475
THEY WILL ALWAYS FIND A WAY
TO SURVIVE.
377
00:21:03,758 --> 00:21:08,278
♪♪
378
00:21:08,310 --> 00:21:10,450
IT IS A REALLY CHILLY MORNING,
379
00:21:10,482 --> 00:21:12,552
BUT THE THING THAT'S
BRIGHTENING IT UP --
380
00:21:12,586 --> 00:21:15,206
WE HAVE JUST FOUND
A MOTHER CHEETAH
381
00:21:15,241 --> 00:21:17,901
WITH THREE TINY CUBS.
382
00:21:17,931 --> 00:21:21,341
I THINK THEY'RE NO MORE
THAN ABOUT 8 WEEKS OLD.
383
00:21:21,379 --> 00:21:24,719
AND ANY TIME YOU SEE CHEETAHS
WITH LITTLE CUBS,
384
00:21:24,758 --> 00:21:28,028
IT IS A VERY, VERY SPECIAL TIME.
385
00:21:28,068 --> 00:21:31,828
THEY LOOK SO SMALL
AND VULNERABLE.
386
00:21:31,862 --> 00:21:34,142
I MEAN, YOU WONDER, HOW DOES
A MOTHER CHEETAH
387
00:21:34,172 --> 00:21:37,002
EVER RAISE ANY CUBS AT ALL
388
00:21:37,034 --> 00:21:39,664
BECAUSE SO OFTEN
CHEETAHS HAVE CUBS,
389
00:21:39,689 --> 00:21:42,859
YOU NEVER EVEN SEE THEM
BEFORE THEY'VE LEFT THE DEN
390
00:21:42,896 --> 00:21:46,096
BECAUSE THEY TEND TO LOSE
SO MANY.
391
00:21:46,137 --> 00:21:48,787
IN SOME PLACES, THE SERENGETI
TO THE SOUTH OF HERE,
392
00:21:48,827 --> 00:21:50,827
FOR INSTANCE,
THE MARA'S BIG BROTHER,
393
00:21:50,862 --> 00:21:53,172
ON THE OPEN PLAINS ENVIRONMENT,
394
00:21:53,206 --> 00:21:58,686
MOTHER CHEETAHS ONLY RAISE 5%
OF THEIR CUBS TO MATURITY.
395
00:21:58,724 --> 00:22:02,664
WHERE THERE'S BETTER COVER,
THEN THEY DO BETTER THAN THAT.
396
00:22:02,689 --> 00:22:05,209
MAYBE 30%, 40% OF CUBS SURVIVE.
397
00:22:07,586 --> 00:22:09,026
AND TO PUT IT INTO PERSPECTIVE,
398
00:22:09,068 --> 00:22:12,098
THESE CUBS ARE PROBABLY
ABOUT 8 WEEKS OLD.
399
00:22:12,137 --> 00:22:13,757
SHE'S GOT THREE CUBS,
400
00:22:13,793 --> 00:22:16,833
AND SHE COULD EASILY HAVE HAD
FOUR TO SIX CUBS TO BEGIN WITH.
401
00:22:16,862 --> 00:22:19,382
THEY HAVE BIGGER LITTERS
THAN LEOPARDS OR LIONS
402
00:22:19,413 --> 00:22:21,623
BECAUSE THEY LOSE SO MANY.
403
00:22:25,931 --> 00:22:30,071
SADLY, ONE OF THOSE THREE
LITTLE CUBS HAS BEEN INJURED.
404
00:22:30,103 --> 00:22:31,903
APPARENTLY A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO,
405
00:22:31,931 --> 00:22:34,101
A TAWNY EAGLE LAUNCHED
AN ATTACK,
406
00:22:34,137 --> 00:22:37,027
GRABBED IT
WITH THOSE LONG TALONS,
407
00:22:37,068 --> 00:22:39,828
AND SOMEHOW IT GOT AWAY
OR THE MOTHER DEFENDED IT,
408
00:22:39,862 --> 00:22:44,832
BUT YOU CAN JUST SEE IT'S REALLY
STRUGGLING, REALLY SUFFERING.
409
00:22:48,586 --> 00:22:51,546
IT'S TRYING SO HARD
TO MOVE AROUND.
410
00:22:51,586 --> 00:22:53,166
YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH IT WANTS
TO PLAY
411
00:22:53,206 --> 00:22:55,586
BECAUSE THE OTHER TWO,
JUST BOUNCING OFF THE WALL.
412
00:22:55,620 --> 00:22:58,000
THEY'RE HAVING THE TIME
OF THEIR LIFE.
413
00:23:00,655 --> 00:23:04,165
JUST BREAKS YOUR HEART
TO SEE THAT LITTLE, TINY CUB.
414
00:23:04,206 --> 00:23:07,546
I MEAN, IT'S STRUGGLING SO MUCH,
WANTS TO JUST JOIN IN,
415
00:23:07,586 --> 00:23:10,136
WANTS TO FOLLOW,
BUT IT CAN'T DO IT.
416
00:23:12,172 --> 00:23:14,072
EVERY TIME THE MUM TRIES
TO MOVE AWAY
417
00:23:14,103 --> 00:23:16,663
WITH THE CUBS
FROM THIS ROCKY OUTCROP,
418
00:23:16,689 --> 00:23:21,999
TWO OF THEM SCAMPER AFTER HER,
AND THE OTHER ONE CAN'T.
419
00:23:22,034 --> 00:23:25,554
IT IS SO SLOW.
IT'S SO INCAPACITATED.
420
00:23:25,586 --> 00:23:29,136
AND SO IT JUST CALLS
THIS BIRD-LIKE CHIRPING SOUND,
421
00:23:29,172 --> 00:23:32,902
A CONTACT CALL, A CALL FOR HELP.
422
00:23:32,931 --> 00:23:34,211
[ CHIRPS ]
423
00:23:35,482 --> 00:23:39,282
AND IT'S JUST AGONY TO WATCH
BECAUSE, I MEAN,
424
00:23:39,310 --> 00:23:41,380
IS THERE ANYTHING
SWEETER-LOOKING
425
00:23:41,413 --> 00:23:44,143
THAN A LITTLE CHEETAH CUB?
426
00:23:44,172 --> 00:23:48,452
THEY ARE SO ENDEARING,
AND IT'S SO DIFFICULT
427
00:23:48,482 --> 00:23:51,212
TO CONTROL YOUR EMOTIONS
IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES
428
00:23:51,241 --> 00:23:53,791
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, YOU JUST WANT
TO REACH OUT AND HELP.
429
00:23:53,827 --> 00:23:55,587
NOW YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO.
430
00:23:55,620 --> 00:23:56,790
IN THESE PROTECTED AREAS,
431
00:23:56,827 --> 00:24:00,447
YOU HAVE TO LET NATURE
TAKE ITS COURSE,
432
00:24:00,482 --> 00:24:02,762
BUT IT DOESN'T
MAKE IT ANY EASIER.
433
00:24:05,517 --> 00:24:07,687
AND TO SEE
A MUM WITH LITTLE CUBS
434
00:24:07,724 --> 00:24:10,104
IS SUCH A JOYFUL EXPERIENCE,
435
00:24:13,551 --> 00:24:16,001
AND THEN YOU'VE JUST GOT
THIS ONE TINY CUB
436
00:24:16,034 --> 00:24:19,724
IN ITS OWN VERY PERSONAL
BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL.
437
00:24:23,482 --> 00:24:30,212
♪♪
438
00:24:30,241 --> 00:24:31,381
Jackson: LEOPARDS HIDE.
439
00:24:31,413 --> 00:24:33,343
THEY ARE JUST FANTASTIC
AT HIDING,
440
00:24:33,379 --> 00:24:36,999
AND THEY CAN BLEND IN,
DISAPPEAR.
441
00:24:37,034 --> 00:24:42,794
THEY HUNT WITH STEALTH
AND WALK LIKE SHADOWS.
442
00:24:42,827 --> 00:24:45,927
IF THERE IS AN ANIMAL THAT IS
FEARED IN OUR CULTURE,
443
00:24:45,965 --> 00:24:47,065
IT'S A LEOPARD.
444
00:24:47,103 --> 00:24:53,693
♪♪
445
00:24:53,724 --> 00:24:58,244
BAHATI IS HUNTING, AND IT'S JUST
THE MOST FANTASTIC MOMENT.
446
00:24:58,275 --> 00:25:01,025
WE WERE WAITING, AND SHE'S JUST
ABOUT TO GET INTO THE GRASS.
447
00:25:01,068 --> 00:25:03,588
SHE'S RIGHT THERE.
SHE GOT INTO THE GRASS.
448
00:25:03,620 --> 00:25:08,690
THAT'S WHAT SHE NEEDS SO SHE CAN
STEALTH, GO SO SLOWLY.
449
00:25:08,724 --> 00:25:10,664
AND YOU SEE
THE IMPALA RIGHT HERE.
450
00:25:10,689 --> 00:25:14,099
AN IMPALA HAS ABSOLUTELY
NO IDEA.
451
00:25:16,413 --> 00:25:18,623
NOW THE IMPALA
IS MOVING TOWARDS IT.
452
00:25:18,655 --> 00:25:19,925
[ Whispering ]
WOW. THIS IS REALLY COOL.
453
00:25:19,965 --> 00:25:22,095
IT'S FANTASTIC TO SEE THIS.
454
00:25:22,137 --> 00:25:26,207
LOOK AT -- LOOK AT THE WAY
SHE'S MOVING, SO SLOW.
455
00:25:26,241 --> 00:25:28,141
LOOK AT THE WAY SHE'S STEALTH,
456
00:25:28,172 --> 00:25:31,172
ALMOST TOUCHING THE GROUND
ON HER BELLY.
457
00:25:31,206 --> 00:25:35,546
THAT'S HOW STEALTH THE LEOPARDS
ARE WHEN THEY'RE HUNTING.
458
00:25:35,586 --> 00:25:38,136
I MEAN, A CHEETAH WILL JUST GO
STRAIGHT FROM THERE,
459
00:25:38,172 --> 00:25:41,932
BUT LEOPARD NEED TO BE
AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE.
460
00:25:41,965 --> 00:25:43,475
SHE IS GOING TO GO, AND --
AH!
461
00:25:43,517 --> 00:25:45,097
SHE HAS BEEN SPOTTED.
462
00:25:45,137 --> 00:25:46,407
[ SNORTS ]
463
00:25:46,448 --> 00:25:49,858
NOW SHE HAS TO PRETEND
NOTHING EVER HAPPENED,
464
00:25:49,896 --> 00:25:51,716
AND SHE WILL WALK SLOWLY.
465
00:25:51,758 --> 00:25:54,658
THAT IS ONE LUCKY IMPALA.
466
00:26:00,517 --> 00:26:03,067
BAHATI IS ON THE MOVE.
467
00:26:03,103 --> 00:26:04,593
SHE'S GONE HUNGRY AGAIN.
468
00:26:04,620 --> 00:26:07,280
SHE HAS NOT CAUGHT ANYTHING.
469
00:26:07,310 --> 00:26:12,450
AND WHEN LEOPARD ARE FEEDING
MORE THAN ONE MOUTH,
470
00:26:12,482 --> 00:26:13,862
THEY DON'T STOP.
471
00:26:17,758 --> 00:26:20,928
SHE WILL LOOK FOR SOMETHING
A LOT MORE SMALLER THAN THIS.
472
00:26:20,965 --> 00:26:22,545
THESE ARE TOPI,
AND THEY ARE MASSIVE.
473
00:26:22,586 --> 00:26:23,966
THEY'RE BIGGER.
474
00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:26,340
IF THEY CAN CATCH A SMALL BABY,
IT WOULD BE GREAT.
475
00:26:26,379 --> 00:26:29,239
BUT, YOU KNOW,
SHE'S NOT GIVING UP TODAY.
476
00:26:29,275 --> 00:26:33,135
SHE'S -- WE'VE BEEN ON THE RUN
WITH HER THE WHOLE ENTIRE TIME.
477
00:26:36,862 --> 00:26:38,862
I DON'T KNOW WHETHER
SHE WILL TRY THIS.
478
00:26:38,896 --> 00:26:40,136
HERE! SHE'S COMING!
SHE'S COMING! WHERE?
479
00:26:40,172 --> 00:26:43,102
SHE'S COMING. YEAH,
SHE'S COMING. SHE'S RUNNING.
480
00:26:43,137 --> 00:26:44,207
SEE? SHE'S COMING.MAN: She's running, running.
481
00:26:44,241 --> 00:26:45,831
WOW. SHE'S RUNNING NOW.
482
00:26:45,862 --> 00:26:48,622
LOOK, LOOK, LOOK, LOOK.
483
00:26:48,655 --> 00:26:50,965
NOW SHE'S AIMING
FOR THE YOUNGSTERS NOW.
484
00:26:51,000 --> 00:26:52,970
NOW THEY CROSS.
485
00:26:53,000 --> 00:26:55,450
OH, OH, LOOK!
A CROCODILE HERE! LOOK!
486
00:26:55,482 --> 00:26:57,172
A CROCODILE CAUGHT A BABY!
[ TOPI CRYING ]
487
00:26:57,206 --> 00:26:58,306
OH, MY GOD.
488
00:26:58,344 --> 00:27:01,454
♪♪
489
00:27:01,482 --> 00:27:02,932
LOOK AT THAT.
490
00:27:02,965 --> 00:27:04,855
SHE'S WAITING. OH, MISSED IT.
491
00:27:04,896 --> 00:27:06,656
OH, GOODNESS. LOOK AT THAT!
492
00:27:06,689 --> 00:27:07,859
WOW!
493
00:27:07,896 --> 00:27:11,306
IS SHE GOING TO ATTACK
SUCH A BIG ANIMAL?
494
00:27:11,344 --> 00:27:13,864
LOOK AT THIS!
WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE?
495
00:27:13,896 --> 00:27:15,546
THAT IS INCREDIBLE!
496
00:27:15,586 --> 00:27:18,996
AS THEY GO ACROSS TO THE OTHER
SIDE, A CROCODILE ATTACKED.
497
00:27:22,551 --> 00:27:24,211
I THINK SHE'S GOING TO
COME OVER HERE
498
00:27:24,241 --> 00:27:27,381
TO TRY AND TACKLE
THIS KILL HERE.
499
00:27:27,413 --> 00:27:29,973
BUT WHAT IS SHE GOING TO DO
A CROCODILE?
500
00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:32,140
LOOK. SHE'S COMING.
501
00:27:32,172 --> 00:27:35,692
♪♪
502
00:27:42,724 --> 00:27:44,864
SHE'S VERY CURIOUS.
503
00:27:44,896 --> 00:27:47,236
SHE KNOWS SOMETHING IS THERE.
504
00:27:47,275 --> 00:27:50,375
SHE CAN SEE THERE'S
THE HORNS OF A TOPI.
505
00:27:55,172 --> 00:27:57,072
I DON'T THINK SHE CAN DARE
506
00:27:57,103 --> 00:28:00,283
GO AND TRY AND STEAL
A KILL FROM A CROCODILE.
507
00:28:00,310 --> 00:28:02,550
THIS IS A MASSIVE CROC.
508
00:28:05,172 --> 00:28:06,412
BAHATI IS DETERMINED.
509
00:28:06,448 --> 00:28:10,788
SHE NEED FOOD
FOR HER AND HER LITTLE CUBS.
510
00:28:15,068 --> 00:28:20,278
♪♪
511
00:28:20,310 --> 00:28:23,340
Jonathan: THERE'S PROBABLY
ABOUT 4,000 HIPPOS
512
00:28:23,379 --> 00:28:25,859
THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE LENGTH
OF THE MARA RIVER,
513
00:28:25,896 --> 00:28:29,896
AND THEY SPEND MOST OF THE TIME
EITHER SUBMERGED IN THE SHALLOWS
514
00:28:29,931 --> 00:28:31,481
OR OUT ON THOSE SANDY BANKS.
515
00:28:31,517 --> 00:28:34,717
THEY LOVE THOSE BIG,
MEANDERING SANDY BEACHES
516
00:28:34,758 --> 00:28:37,238
WHERE THEY CAN JUST LIE OUT.
517
00:28:37,275 --> 00:28:40,855
AND THEN AT NIGHT, THEY LEAVE
THE SAFETY OF THE RIVER
518
00:28:40,896 --> 00:28:42,786
AND THEY HEAD OUT
INTO THE OPEN GRASSLANDS.
519
00:28:42,827 --> 00:28:44,307
THEY FEED ON GRASS.
520
00:28:44,344 --> 00:28:46,524
THEY FEED MOST OF THE NIGHT,
AND THEN, LIKE CINDERELLA,
521
00:28:46,551 --> 00:28:50,311
THEY NEED TO BE BACK HOME,
BACK IN THE WATER BY DAWN.
522
00:28:53,379 --> 00:28:56,759
AND THEY HAVE
THIS INCREDIBLE TAIL,
523
00:28:56,793 --> 00:28:58,243
AND THEY SCATTER
THEIR DUNG LIKE THAT.
524
00:28:58,275 --> 00:29:02,165
THAT HELPS THEM TO MARK
THEIR TERRITORY,
525
00:29:02,206 --> 00:29:04,656
AND THEY ARE HUGECREATURES.
526
00:29:04,689 --> 00:29:09,169
I MEAN, A BIG BULL HIPPO
CAN WEIGH OVER 2 TONS,
527
00:29:09,206 --> 00:29:10,896
AND THEY'VE GOT THESE MASSIVE
528
00:29:10,931 --> 00:29:13,311
PERMANENTLY GROWING
CANINE TUSKS.
529
00:29:13,344 --> 00:29:16,934
THEY FIGHT WITH THEM --
TWO BULLS, FACE-TO-FACE,
530
00:29:16,965 --> 00:29:19,585
JAWS 180 DEGREES SPREAD.
531
00:29:21,206 --> 00:29:22,716
IF YOU LOOK AT
THE FEET OF A HIPPO,
532
00:29:22,758 --> 00:29:24,788
THEY'VE GOT FOUR WEBBED TOES,
533
00:29:24,827 --> 00:29:27,337
AND THAT ALLOWS THEM TO ACTUALLY
MOVE ACROSS MUDDY GROUND
534
00:29:27,379 --> 00:29:29,619
AND MOVE ALONG THE BOTTOM
OF THE WATER,
535
00:29:29,655 --> 00:29:31,135
AND THEY'RE NOT GREAT SWIMMERS.
536
00:29:31,172 --> 00:29:32,862
THEY DON'T LIKE
FAST-FLOWING WATER.
537
00:29:32,896 --> 00:29:35,376
IF YOU GET THIS RIVER
IN TORRENT,
538
00:29:35,413 --> 00:29:36,833
THE HIPPOS
TRY AND KEEP TO THE SIDE.
539
00:29:36,862 --> 00:29:39,522
THEY TRY AND KEEP
TO THE QUIETER PLACES,
540
00:29:39,551 --> 00:29:41,031
AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING
A LOT OF THE TIME
541
00:29:41,068 --> 00:29:42,278
IS THEY'RE NOT SWIMMING.
542
00:29:42,310 --> 00:29:43,970
THEY'RE WALKING ALONG
THE BOTTOM.
543
00:29:44,000 --> 00:29:46,170
THEY'RE SORT OF MOONWALKING.
544
00:29:46,206 --> 00:29:47,786
AND THEY'VE GOT THOSE NOSTRILS,
545
00:29:47,827 --> 00:29:50,827
WHICH THEY CAN CLOSE OFF
AND SUBMERGE.
546
00:29:50,862 --> 00:29:54,002
AND THEIR EYES ARE ADAPTED
TO SEEING ABOVE AND BELOW WATER,
547
00:29:54,034 --> 00:29:58,454
SO THEY CAN KEEP THEIR NOSE UP
AND HAVE THEIR EYES LOOKING OUT
548
00:29:58,482 --> 00:30:02,902
AND THEIR EARS OUT AND BE ALERT
TO WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND THEM.
549
00:30:04,896 --> 00:30:08,656
HIPPOS ARE LIKE MASSIVE
EXCAVATING MACHINES.
550
00:30:08,689 --> 00:30:12,029
THEY CREATE THESE PATHWAYS,
WE CALL THEM HIPPO TRAILS,
551
00:30:12,068 --> 00:30:13,758
LEADING FROM THE RIVER
552
00:30:13,793 --> 00:30:16,933
UP ONTO WHERE THEY'RE GONNA
FEED AT NIGHT ON THE GRASS.
553
00:30:16,965 --> 00:30:20,065
AND YOU CAN SEE, THEY'VE JUST
WORN THESE CHANNELS,
554
00:30:20,103 --> 00:30:21,903
AND WHEN THE WILDEBEEST
AND ZEBRA
555
00:30:21,931 --> 00:30:24,171
ARE LOOKING FOR EXIT POINTS
FROM THE RIVER
556
00:30:24,206 --> 00:30:26,206
DURING THEIR CROSSINGS
IN THE DRY SEASON,
557
00:30:26,241 --> 00:30:28,001
THESE ARE PERFECT FOR THEM.
558
00:30:28,034 --> 00:30:29,384
AND YOU CAN SEE HERE, LOOK.
559
00:30:29,413 --> 00:30:31,903
THE HIPPOS HAVE RUBBED
THE SIDE SMOOTH
560
00:30:31,931 --> 00:30:33,481
WITH THAT BELLY OF THEIRS,
561
00:30:33,517 --> 00:30:37,657
AND THAT DUNG
IS THAT TAIL SCATTERING.
562
00:30:37,689 --> 00:30:39,519
THIS IS HOW THEY MARK
THEIR TERRITORY SAYING,
563
00:30:39,551 --> 00:30:42,861
"THIS IS MY PLACE. THIS IS ME
COMING OUT OF THE WATER.
564
00:30:42,896 --> 00:30:44,616
I'M OFF TO FEED."
565
00:30:44,655 --> 00:30:54,655
♪♪
566
00:30:54,689 --> 00:30:56,279
Jackson: WE ARE ON TOP
OF RHINO RIDGE
567
00:30:56,310 --> 00:31:00,480
AND WE FOUND
OUR FIVE CHEETAH BOYS.
568
00:31:00,517 --> 00:31:05,757
THEY ARE HERE TO CONTINUOUSLY
MARK THEIR TERRITORY
569
00:31:05,793 --> 00:31:07,933
AND CLAIM BIGGER TERRITORIES.
570
00:31:07,965 --> 00:31:11,615
THIS ALL PURELY FOR SIRING
MORE CUBS,
571
00:31:11,655 --> 00:31:13,855
SO THEY'RE IN SEARCH OF FEMALES.
572
00:31:13,896 --> 00:31:16,136
THEY ARE PATROLLING THE AREA.
573
00:31:16,172 --> 00:31:19,932
THEY ARE COVERING MUCH,
MUCH A WIDER RANGE
574
00:31:19,965 --> 00:31:23,995
TO MAKE SURE THAT
THEY ERADICATE COMPETITION.
575
00:31:27,448 --> 00:31:29,928
ALL THE OTHER CHEETAHS, I MEAN,
JUST IMAGINE
576
00:31:29,965 --> 00:31:31,995
HOW INTIMIDATING IT WOULD BE,
577
00:31:32,034 --> 00:31:37,524
SUCH A BIG COALITION
OF FIVE YOUNG MALES.
578
00:31:37,551 --> 00:31:40,211
EVEN THOUGH WE CALL THEM
CHEETAH BROTHERS,
579
00:31:40,241 --> 00:31:43,761
ACTUALLY, THEY'RE A COALITION
FROM THREE DIFFERENT MOTHERS.
580
00:31:45,965 --> 00:31:49,095
WELL, THAT CHEETAH HAS GONE
REALLY TO THE TOP
581
00:31:49,137 --> 00:31:55,717
BECAUSE THAT AREA HAS GOT A GOOD
VIEW OF THE REST OF THE PLAINS.
582
00:31:55,758 --> 00:32:01,928
THE CHEETAHS GO UP TREES BECAUSE
THAT'S A PERFECT PLACE TO MARK.
583
00:32:01,965 --> 00:32:03,335
AND THEY'RE NOT GOOD CLIMBERS.
584
00:32:03,379 --> 00:32:05,549
[ CHUCKLES ] YOU CAN SEE THE WAY
HE'S TRYING TO GO BACK.
585
00:32:05,586 --> 00:32:08,826
HE SAYS, "SHOULD I JUMP
OR SHOULD I GO BACKWARDS?"
586
00:32:08,862 --> 00:32:11,412
HE'S KIND OF STRUGGLING.
587
00:32:11,448 --> 00:32:15,408
THE CHEETAH'S CLAWS ARE DESIGNED
FOR RUNNING, NOT FOR CLIMBING.
588
00:32:17,758 --> 00:32:21,378
WHILE THE LEOPARD, WHICH IS
A TREE-CLIMBING ANIMAL,
589
00:32:21,413 --> 00:32:24,973
HAVE CLAWS LIKE A CAT,
YOU KNOW, GOES RIGHT IN,
590
00:32:25,000 --> 00:32:28,520
AND THEY CAN BE AT HOME
UP A TREE,
591
00:32:28,551 --> 00:32:31,901
BUT A CHEETAH
IS NOT AT HOME UP THERE.
592
00:32:31,931 --> 00:32:34,551
HE'S REALLY STRUGGLING
TO COME DOWN.
593
00:32:34,586 --> 00:32:37,136
WHOA! [ LAUGHS ]
594
00:32:37,172 --> 00:32:38,522
THAT'S WHAT I MEAN.
595
00:32:38,551 --> 00:32:42,621
CHEETAHS DON'T CLIMB TREES
LIKE A LEOPARD. [ LAUGHS ]
596
00:32:51,482 --> 00:32:54,342
♪♪
597
00:32:54,379 --> 00:32:57,449
YOU CAN SEE ONE OF THE CHEETAHS
HAS GOT A SATELLITE COLLAR
598
00:32:57,482 --> 00:33:01,142
BECAUSE THE MARA CHEETAH PROJECT
ARE TRACKING IT.
599
00:33:04,344 --> 00:33:08,244
AND THIS TREE IS CLAIMED A LOT
BY MANY SPECIES,
600
00:33:08,275 --> 00:33:11,615
AND NOW IT'S CLAIMED
BY THE CHEETAHS.
601
00:33:11,655 --> 00:33:17,275
MARKING THE TOP IS KEY
BECAUSE THAT FALLEN BRANCH
602
00:33:17,310 --> 00:33:21,900
IS WHERE A LOT OF CHEETAHS
WILL MARK.
603
00:33:21,931 --> 00:33:24,621
OF COURSE, THAT IS
A REALLY PRIDE POSITION
604
00:33:24,655 --> 00:33:30,375
TO MARK AT THE VERY TOP,
A TREE THAT IS ARCHED LIKE THAT.
605
00:33:30,413 --> 00:33:32,213
ANIMALS KNOW HOW TO SHARE.
606
00:33:32,241 --> 00:33:36,311
I WISH WE CAN LEARN FROM THEM
607
00:33:36,344 --> 00:33:38,284
BECAUSE JUST SOUNDS LIKE
WE DON'T KNOW HOW
608
00:33:38,310 --> 00:33:42,000
TO SHARE OUR PLANET WITH OTHERS.
609
00:33:42,034 --> 00:33:45,104
♪♪
610
00:33:45,137 --> 00:33:48,687
THIS TREE NOW,
WHICH HAS BEEN CLAIMED
611
00:33:48,724 --> 00:33:51,384
BY THESE CHEETAHS' COALITION,
612
00:33:51,413 --> 00:33:54,143
THEY WILL CONTINUOUSLY NOW
BE COMING HERE.
613
00:33:54,172 --> 00:33:55,312
THIS IS IT.
614
00:33:55,344 --> 00:33:56,724
THIS IS ONE OF OUR BOUNDARIES.
615
00:33:56,758 --> 00:33:59,618
THIS IS ONE OF OUR HOME RANGE.
616
00:33:59,655 --> 00:34:07,025
♪♪
617
00:34:11,655 --> 00:34:15,685
[ GROWLING SOFTLY ]
618
00:34:18,068 --> 00:34:21,208
WE'VE GOT THE TOPI PLAINS PRIDE.
619
00:34:21,241 --> 00:34:25,661
THIS IS, BASICALLY, THE LARGEST
PRIDE WE'VE GOT HERE.
620
00:34:29,517 --> 00:34:31,657
THE FOUR LIONESSES
THAT WE'VE GOT HERE,
621
00:34:31,689 --> 00:34:35,659
THE MAIN, POWERFUL,
DOMINANT FEMALES,
622
00:34:35,689 --> 00:34:37,969
ORIGINALLY CAME
FROM THE MARSH PRIDE.
623
00:34:38,000 --> 00:34:40,210
WE CALLED THEM THE BREAKAWAY.
624
00:34:40,241 --> 00:34:41,861
THEY BECAME INDEPENDENT.
625
00:34:41,896 --> 00:34:44,206
THEY STARTED
THEIR OWN LITTLE PRIDE.
626
00:34:44,241 --> 00:34:48,031
I MEAN, FOUR LIONESSES IS PLENTY
TO START A PRIDE.
627
00:34:53,965 --> 00:34:55,825
TOPI PLAIN PRIDE HAVE GOT
628
00:34:55,862 --> 00:34:59,762
TWO OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
MALE LIONS IN THE MARA.
629
00:34:59,793 --> 00:35:02,863
THESE MALES CAME FROM
THE SERENGETI.
630
00:35:02,896 --> 00:35:04,716
IF YOU THINK OF
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MALES,
631
00:35:04,758 --> 00:35:06,658
THE MOST IMPRESSIVE,
632
00:35:06,689 --> 00:35:10,379
THERE IS NONE OTHER
THAN BLACKIE AND LIPSTICK.
633
00:35:13,103 --> 00:35:15,413
AND THEN THEY'VE GOT
A FANTASTIC TERRITORY
634
00:35:15,448 --> 00:35:18,758
WHERE SO MANY MIGRATORY
WILDEBEESTS AND ZEBRAS
635
00:35:18,793 --> 00:35:21,763
GO THROUGH,
SO THAT'S REALLY FANTASTIC.
636
00:35:26,344 --> 00:35:28,664
[ WILDEBEEST GRUNTING ]
637
00:35:33,206 --> 00:35:36,516
THE BEST THING WITH
A BIG PRIDE LIKE TOPI PLAINS
638
00:35:36,551 --> 00:35:38,791
IS THEY'RE SO MUCH FUN.
639
00:35:38,827 --> 00:35:41,377
THERE'S SO MUCH ACTIVITIES
GOING ON -- LOTS OF PLAYING,
640
00:35:41,413 --> 00:35:46,453
LOTS OF JUMPING,
LOTS OF FIGHTING AMONG THE CUBS.
641
00:35:46,482 --> 00:35:51,102
AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S ALL
VERY IMPORTANT FOR GROWING UP.
642
00:35:51,137 --> 00:35:53,097
THEY'RE TRAINING THEMSELVES
HOW TO TACKLE,
643
00:35:53,137 --> 00:35:58,787
HOW TO HOLD THE THROATS,
HOW, EVEN, TO FIGHT THEMSELVES.
644
00:35:58,827 --> 00:36:01,307
WHEN THE MIGRATION
OF WILDEBEEST IS OVER,
645
00:36:01,344 --> 00:36:04,694
THEY WILL BE TACKLING
BUFFALOES FOR FOOD.
646
00:36:04,724 --> 00:36:07,974
THEY NEED THOSE STRENGTHS,
THOSE SKILLS,
647
00:36:08,000 --> 00:36:11,590
SO THE TRAINING OF THE CUBS
IS KEY.
648
00:36:22,689 --> 00:36:26,689
♪♪
649
00:36:29,241 --> 00:36:30,721
Jonathan: WE'RE ON THE HUNT
FOR OUR CHEETAH MUM
650
00:36:30,758 --> 00:36:32,278
AND THOSE THREE LITTLE CUBS.
651
00:36:32,310 --> 00:36:35,100
I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE
HOW THAT LITTLE ONE IS DOING,
652
00:36:35,137 --> 00:36:36,717
THE ONE WITH
THE INJURED BACK LEG.
653
00:36:36,758 --> 00:36:39,618
I WOULD BE AMAZED
IF IT SURVIVES.
654
00:36:39,655 --> 00:36:41,515
LET'S SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING.
655
00:36:41,551 --> 00:36:43,661
I CAN SEE WE'VE GOT
CARS UP AHEAD.
656
00:36:43,689 --> 00:36:44,929
IT ISN'T OUR CHEETAH MUM.
657
00:36:44,965 --> 00:36:47,065
IT'S A PRIDE OF LIONS.
658
00:36:47,103 --> 00:36:50,593
AND, OF COURSE,
EVERYWHERE IN THE MARA
659
00:36:50,620 --> 00:36:54,480
IS AN OVERLAY OF TERRITORIES OF
OUR DIFFERENT THREE BIG CATS.
660
00:36:54,517 --> 00:36:56,027
SO LEOPARDS, LIONS, CHEETAHS,
661
00:36:56,068 --> 00:36:59,928
THEY'RE ALL ACTUALLY MOVING
IN SIMILAR AREAS,
662
00:36:59,965 --> 00:37:01,895
TRYING TO KEEP OUT
OF EACH OTHERS' WAY,
663
00:37:01,931 --> 00:37:03,721
TRYING TO AVOID TROUBLE.
664
00:37:03,758 --> 00:37:05,448
AND, OF COURSE,
WHERE YOU'VE GOT LIONS,
665
00:37:05,482 --> 00:37:09,032
WELL, YOU DO HAVE TROUBLE,
CERTAINLY FOR OUR OTHER CATS.
666
00:37:12,793 --> 00:37:15,003
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNING.
667
00:37:15,034 --> 00:37:17,594
I MEAN, TO BE HONEST,
LIONS, LEOPARDS, CHEETAHS,
668
00:37:17,620 --> 00:37:21,690
THEY'RE JUST ALL A THRILL
TO BE ABLE TO WATCH.
669
00:37:21,724 --> 00:37:23,974
AND AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR,
WITH SO MUCH FOOD,
670
00:37:24,000 --> 00:37:26,210
LOTS OF PLAY FROM CUBS,
671
00:37:26,241 --> 00:37:28,071
BECAUSE SOMETIME
IN THE RAINY SEASON
672
00:37:28,103 --> 00:37:30,173
WHEN THE WILDEBEEST MIGRATION
ISN'T HERE,
673
00:37:30,206 --> 00:37:32,786
YOU SEE THE CUBS,
ANY KIND OF CUBS,
674
00:37:32,827 --> 00:37:36,717
LOOKING LISTLESS,
NOT NECESSARILY THAT FULL.
675
00:37:36,758 --> 00:37:41,168
BUT NOW, THEY CAN JUST PLAY
AND ENJOY THEMSELVES.
676
00:37:41,206 --> 00:37:42,406
AND WHEN I LOOK AT THIS PRIDE,
677
00:37:42,448 --> 00:37:44,308
IMMEDIATELY,
I'M THINKING TO MYSELF,
678
00:37:44,344 --> 00:37:46,594
"THEY'RE DOING WELL,"
BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE.
679
00:37:46,620 --> 00:37:48,790
YOU'VE GOT THE PROCEEDS HERE
OF A CRASH
680
00:37:48,827 --> 00:37:51,027
OF A NUMBER
OF DIFFERENT LITTERS.
681
00:37:53,068 --> 00:37:55,658
BUT MY MIND'S ON OUR CHEETAH MUM
AND HER THREE LITTLE CUBS
682
00:37:55,689 --> 00:37:57,789
BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT
SHE'S UP AGAINST.
683
00:37:57,827 --> 00:38:00,447
I MEAN, THE LIONS ARE LITERALLY
COVERING THE LANDSCAPE,
684
00:38:00,482 --> 00:38:03,792
AND THEY WILL BULLY
OUR OTHER BIG CATS,
685
00:38:03,827 --> 00:38:06,477
AND THEY ARE THE BIGGEST THREAT,
ALONG WITH HYENAS,
686
00:38:06,517 --> 00:38:08,137
TO YOUNG CHEETAH CUBS.
687
00:38:08,172 --> 00:38:09,522
AND YOU CAN IMAGINE,
688
00:38:09,551 --> 00:38:11,481
IF OUR CHEETAH MUM
MAKES THE WRONG MOVE,
689
00:38:11,517 --> 00:38:14,027
COMES OVER THE HORIZON
AND BUMPS INTO THIS LOT,
690
00:38:14,068 --> 00:38:16,998
THOSE LITTLE CUBS,
AS NIPPY AS THEY MIGHT SEEM,
691
00:38:17,034 --> 00:38:18,454
COULDN'T POSSIBLY SURVIVE,
692
00:38:18,482 --> 00:38:20,862
AND THE LITTLE INJURED ONE
DEFINITELY
693
00:38:20,896 --> 00:38:23,096
WOULD BE OUT OF THE PICTURE.
694
00:38:28,448 --> 00:38:30,928
OUR LIONS ARE HEADED OFF,
AND WE'VE JUST HEARD
695
00:38:30,965 --> 00:38:32,895
THEY FOUND THE CHEETAH
WITH THE THREE LITTLE CUBS.
696
00:38:32,931 --> 00:38:34,311
LET'S GO AND TAKE A LOOK.
697
00:38:34,344 --> 00:38:35,664
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
698
00:38:35,689 --> 00:38:36,899
[ RADIO BEEPS ]
699
00:38:45,310 --> 00:38:47,970
OH, I DON'T BELIEVE IT.
700
00:38:48,000 --> 00:38:51,550
WE'VE GOT OUR CHEETAH UP HERE
ON THIS HILL,
701
00:38:51,586 --> 00:38:56,166
AND OUR LIONS RIGHT OVER HERE.
702
00:38:56,206 --> 00:38:57,586
AND THAT'S JUST
THE KIND OF PLACE
703
00:38:57,620 --> 00:39:00,170
THAT THE LIONS WOULD HANG OUT
IN THE DAYTIME
704
00:39:00,206 --> 00:39:03,276
JUST TO TRY AND FIND SOME SHADE.
705
00:39:03,310 --> 00:39:05,000
YOU SEE THE PROBLEM.
706
00:39:05,034 --> 00:39:08,864
IN THESE OPEN ENVIRONMENTS,
SHADE, COVER, ROCKY OUTCROPS,
707
00:39:08,896 --> 00:39:11,066
PLACES WHERE YOU CAN HIDE CUBS,
708
00:39:11,103 --> 00:39:13,723
PLACES WHERE YOU CAN LIE OUT,
WHETHER YOU'RE A LION,
709
00:39:13,758 --> 00:39:16,168
LEOPARD, OR A CHEETAH,
ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY.
710
00:39:16,206 --> 00:39:20,826
AND RIGHT NOW, THE CHEETAH HAS
GOT HER CUBS UP ON THIS HILL,
711
00:39:20,862 --> 00:39:23,212
AND OUR LIONS ARE HEADED
STRAIGHT TOWARDS IT.
712
00:39:32,551 --> 00:39:41,861
♪♪
713
00:39:41,896 --> 00:39:44,446
LOOK AT THIS CUB.
WHAT IN HELL IS HAPPENING HERE?
714
00:39:44,482 --> 00:39:46,072
THEY'RE COMING RIGHT UP HERE.
715
00:39:46,103 --> 00:39:52,693
♪♪
716
00:39:52,724 --> 00:39:54,664
I'M JUST HOPING AND PRAYING
717
00:39:54,689 --> 00:39:56,339
THAT THE LIONS HAVEN'T SEEN
THE CHEETAH CUBS.
718
00:39:56,379 --> 00:39:58,969
I DON'T THINK THEY HAVE.
719
00:39:59,000 --> 00:40:01,170
AND THEY'RE JUST FILING UP
THROUGH THE ROCKS,
720
00:40:01,206 --> 00:40:02,376
UP INTO THE THICKETS.
721
00:40:02,413 --> 00:40:04,693
THEY JUST WANT SHADE.
722
00:40:04,724 --> 00:40:07,764
BUT DUE TO COMPETITION
AMONGST OUR DIFFERENT CATS
723
00:40:07,793 --> 00:40:09,283
AND BECAUSE THESE ARE
THE HEAVYWEIGHTS,
724
00:40:09,310 --> 00:40:10,660
THEY WILL KILL CHEETAH CUBS.
725
00:40:10,689 --> 00:40:13,309
THEY'LL KILL ADULT CHEETAHS.
726
00:40:13,344 --> 00:40:14,934
NOT ONLY DOES IT SHOW YOU
HOW TOUGH IT IS
727
00:40:14,965 --> 00:40:16,755
FOR CHEETAHS TO RAISE
THEIR CUBS,
728
00:40:16,793 --> 00:40:19,973
BUT ALSO THAT
WITHIN EONS OF COMPETITION
729
00:40:20,000 --> 00:40:21,720
BETWEEN THESE DIFFERENT CATS,
730
00:40:21,758 --> 00:40:24,758
THEY'VE DEVELOPED STRATEGIES
TO AVOID EACH OTHER.
731
00:40:26,310 --> 00:40:29,030
OBVIOUSLY, IF THOSE LIONS
HAD SEEN THE CHEETAH,
732
00:40:29,068 --> 00:40:30,788
THEY WOULD'VE HARASSED HER,
CHASED HER,
733
00:40:30,827 --> 00:40:33,997
KILLED THOSE CUBS
IF THEY COULD'VE.
734
00:40:34,034 --> 00:40:37,004
BUT HOW SMART WAS
OUR CHEETAH MUM TO STAY PUT?
735
00:40:37,034 --> 00:40:39,864
DON'T PANIC.
DON'T REVEAL YOURSELF.
736
00:40:39,896 --> 00:40:41,306
IF THE LIONS HAVEN'T SEEN YOU,
737
00:40:41,344 --> 00:40:43,764
DON'T JUST LOSE YOUR NERVE
AND RUN FOR IT,
738
00:40:43,793 --> 00:40:47,453
ESPECIALLY IF THE CUBS TRIED
TO FOLLOW IN PANIC.
739
00:40:47,482 --> 00:40:49,102
THAT WOULD BE THE END OF
THE STORY FOR THEM.
740
00:40:49,137 --> 00:40:51,587
BUT SHE DIDN'T.
SHE HELD HER GROUND.
741
00:40:54,413 --> 00:40:57,343
IT'S AT LEAST 3 DAYS NOW SINCE
THAT LITTLE CHEETAH CUB
742
00:40:57,379 --> 00:40:59,929
WAS ATTACKED BY THE EAGLE,
SO EACH TIME
743
00:40:59,965 --> 00:41:01,925
I SEE THEM AGAIN,
IT'S A GREAT RELIEF
744
00:41:01,965 --> 00:41:05,165
JUST TO SEE THAT
WE DO STILL HAVE THREE CUBS.
745
00:41:07,551 --> 00:41:10,621
BUT IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE
HOW MOBILE IT IS.
746
00:41:10,655 --> 00:41:14,135
WHETHER THERE'S ANY CHANCE THAT
IT MIGHT RECOVER, WHO KNOWS?
747
00:41:16,689 --> 00:41:21,829
BUT THE LITTLE CUBS ARE STAYING
VERY CLOSE TO WHERE MUM IS,
748
00:41:21,862 --> 00:41:25,932
AND GRADUALLY, SHE'S GONE
FROM BEING INCREDIBLY NERVOUS,
749
00:41:25,965 --> 00:41:30,965
INCREDIBLY VIGILANT,
INCREDIBLY FOCUSED ON THE LIONS
750
00:41:31,000 --> 00:41:33,590
TO GOING BACK TO JUST BEING MUM.
751
00:41:36,517 --> 00:41:38,687
NEXT TIME ON "BIG CAT TALES"...
752
00:41:38,724 --> 00:41:42,554
THIS IS THE GREATEST
WILDLIFE SPECTACLE ON EARTH.
753
00:41:42,586 --> 00:41:45,996
IT'S A DANGEROUS MOVE
RIGHT OUT IN THE OPEN.
754
00:41:46,034 --> 00:41:48,454
ANY MOMENT, THEY WILL BOLT.
55556
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