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(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)
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DAVID ATTENBOROUGH:
Here, in the heart of Africa,
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lives one of this great continent's most
extraordinary yet misunderstood animals.
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Animals that only thrive
through remarkable teamwork,
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and through the strength and skill
of their leaders.
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Painted wolves, once known
as Cape Hunting Dogs,
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are one of Africa's
most threatened predators.
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Their packs require huge areas
of territory in which to hunt.
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But today, because of human pressure,
their world is shrinking fast.
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And whereas once neighbours
could live together in relative peace,
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today there is intense rivalry
between them.
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For more than two years,
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our team here in Mana Pools in Zimbabwe,
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have been following the fortunes
of one of the last great families.
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We join them at a moment
when competition between mother
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and one of her daughters is boiling up,
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threatening to not only shatter
a long-established peace,
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but to tear apart the whole family.
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(DOGHS CHITTERING)
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(BIRDS CHIRPING)
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This is Tait,
the family's ruling queen.
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She's a mother and a grandmother.
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For years, she has used her position
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to keep the peace within her
sprawling family.
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But Tait is now old.
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Her powers are waning.
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Tait still controls
the very best hunting territory,
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the rich lands on the banks
of the Zambezi.
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But she's surrounded.
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To the east
lie the dangerous lion pridelands.
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To the south, forests full of hyena.
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And to the west, a pack led by
one of Tait's daughters, Blacktip.
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For many years, Blacktip has lived
in peaceful coexistence with her mother,
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each with enough territory to survive.
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But Blacktip's pack has grown huge.
It's now 30 strong.
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For the first time,
she needs more territory
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if she's to feed her growing family.
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(WHINING)
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(CHITTERING)
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Normally, a daughter would not invade
her mother's territory.
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(THUNDER RUMBLING)
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However, with hyenas ruling
to the south,
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and humans having taken
the hunting lands to the west,
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Blacktip has no choice
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but to turn her sights east,
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towards her mother's lands.
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Where, after a morning's hunt,
Tait and her pack are resting.
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(PANTING)
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(THUNDER RUMBLING)
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(SNORTING)
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Blacktip's pack outnumbers her mother's
by more than two to one.
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(THUNDER RUMBLING)
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(ANIMAL GHRUNTING)
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(SQUAWKS)
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(WHIMPERS)
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-(BARKS)
-(GHROWLS)
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An ambush!
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(CHITTERING)
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(GROWLS)
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(WHINING)
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Against these odds,
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Tait is powerless.
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Retreat is the only option.
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This has now become
Blacktip's territory.
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A brief but bloody battle.
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Tait and her pack are now homeless.
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-(SNORTING)
-(YAPS)
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(WHIMPERING)
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-(CHITTERING)
-(PANTINGH)
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She retreats eastwards.
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But this is dangerous country.
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(BIRDS CHIRPING)
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This river marks the boundary between
her own territory
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and the lion pridelands.
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In her long life,
Tait has explored every part of Mana.
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She knows that this is too perilous
a place to make a home.
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Lions will search out and kill puppies,
and even adults, if they get the chance.
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For now, it's the only place to hide.
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(LION WHINES)
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(ROARING)
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But Tait must keep her family safe,
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well away from the 26 lions
that rule here.
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(BONES CRUNCHING)
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Three months have passed
since Blacktip's takeover.
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-(WATER SPLASHES)
-(HIPPO SNORTS)
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And all these lands
are now firmly under her control.
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Blacktip's pack have spent
a great deal of time scent marking,
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establishing their
new territorial boundaries.
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And Blacktip and her family
have fed well
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on what was her mother's lands.
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But now, it's the dry season,
and the landscape is changing.
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The ground is dangerous for hunters
who rely on speed.
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Deep footprints left by elephants
in soft mud have baked as hard as rock.
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And a painted wolf putting a foot wrong
could seriously damage itself.
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(SNORTS)
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The impalas'ability to leap over
the worst of the pot holes
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now gives them an edge.
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In these conditions, Blacktip's pack
will find it hard to feed themselves.
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But the size and strength of the pack
might enable her to catch
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a totally new kind of prey.
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A large male baboon is strong,
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almost twice the weight
of a painted wolf.
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And armed with huge canine teeth.
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(BABOON SHRIEKS)
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(BABOONS SHRIEKING)
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(DOGHS BARKING)
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(GROWLS)
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The great size of Blacktip's pack
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means the large males can't defend
their troupe against them all.
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(GRUNTS)
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(BABOON SHRIEKING)
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(GROWLING)
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(BABOON SHRIEKS)
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(BARKING)
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The meal has been hard-won.
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But discovering this new possibility
has come at just the right time.
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Blacktip won more
than just hunting lands
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in her battle to claim Tait's territory.
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She secured the safest place
to raise puppies in all of Mana Pools.
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And sure enough, Blacktip has
a new litter of five hungry pups.
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Their father is babysitting them today.
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Everyone is impatient for the return
of the hunting party.
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While they wait, the pups discover
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that there's more to the world
than just their pack.
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(WHIMPERS)
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(ELEPHANT SNORTS)
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Strange giants.
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(ELEPHANT ROARS)
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(PUPS CHITTERING)
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There's no rest for Blacktip.
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She not only leads the hunting trips,
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but, as the alpha female,
she's the only who breeds
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and provides milk for the pups.
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It's not just milk.
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They're already eagerly eating meat.
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(PUPS CHITTERING)
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Blacktip's hold on Tait's territory
appears to be paying off.
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It has been four months since
Tait and her pack were forced into exile
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here in the lion pridelands.
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Compared to her home territory,
there is not only more danger,
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but there's much less prey.
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(CRICKETS CHIRPING)
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Yet, remarkably, even here,
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Tait has managed to keep
every member of her pack alive.
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But she is nowhere to be seen.
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The rest of her family are waiting
close to an abandoned aardvark burrow.
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And this is why.
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Tait has spent the last three weeks
hidden underground.
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She has managed, against the odds,
to produce her eighth litter.
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Two tiny puppies emerge
for the very first time.
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(SQUEAKING)
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(SNARLING)
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Honey badgers.
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They are notoriously aggressive,
and a danger to the pups.
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(SNARLS)
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Tait's youngest daughter, Tammy,
has never seen one before.
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But her instinct tells her
to drive them away.
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-(SNARLS)
-(GHROWLS)
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And this gives Tait the chance
to get her pups to safety underground.
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This year, both Tait and Blacktip
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have produced far fewer puppies
than ever before.
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Perhaps this is the first sign that
the conflict between the two packs
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is threatening the future
of the entire family.
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Twice a day, Tait has to lead her
hunting party on a riskyjourney
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to the banks of the Zambezi river,
where the prey gather.
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But it is also the very heart
of lion territory.
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(ROARING)
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She must sneak them
into position undetected.
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Then, it's in and out
as fast as possible.
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(GAZELLE BLEATS)
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The pack need to work fast.
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(DOGHS SQUEAKING)
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(DOGHS BARK)
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(PANTING)
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All that effort
for a few mouthfuls of food.
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(LION GROWLS SOFTLY)
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The puppies will go hungry today.
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And the pack
has been dealt another blow.
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Again it's Tammy, Tate's youngest
daughter, who spots the problem.
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Tammy's sister has fallen.
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She has broken a leg
stumbling into an elephant's footprint.
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for most animals, this would be the end.
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(LIONS CALLING)
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(CALLING CONTINUES)
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But the family won't just leave her
to fend for herself.
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Painted wolves, perhaps more
than any other animal,
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care for pack members
who are old or injured.
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(ROARING AND TRUMPETING)
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(TRUMPETS)
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Tait's family will protect and feed her
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while she herself
cannot join in the hunt.
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(PANTING)
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The dry season turns to drought.
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The great buffalo herds are on the move.
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food and water are becoming
increasingly scarce.
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All of Mana's inhabitants
are now drawn towards the Zambezi
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and the few pools that remain
along its banks.
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The drought also means that it's time
for Blacktip and her pups
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to leave their den behind.
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for the pups,
this is their first adventure.
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(SQUAWKING)
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(WHINES)
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Now the pups are old enough
to follow the adults,
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Blacktip can resume marking
the new boundaries of her territory
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to consolidate her takeover.
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On the far eastern borders,
Blacktip picks up a familiar scent.
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It's old, but unmistakable.
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Her mother.
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This discovery
has an extraordinary effect on Blacktip.
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She can tell from this smell
which direction Tait took.
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Blacktip stops territorial marking
and instead sets off in pursuit
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of her mother.
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It seems that Blacktip is going
to try and drive Tait out of Mana
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once and for all.
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(BIRDS SQUAWKING)
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But she's taking a huge risk by going
into territory she doesn't know.
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Hyenas.
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(HYENA LAUGHHS)
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On moonless nights,
the pack would normally rest up
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somewhere safe until dawn.
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But instead, Blacktip leads them,
marching on into the gloom.
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No one wants to be
the straggler in the dark.
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The family bunch together
much more closely at night.
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(HOWLING)
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And now, 1 5 hyenas are tracking them.
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(DOGHS GHROWLING)
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Attack may be the best form of defence.
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(SCREECHING)
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(HYENAS LAUGHING)
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Blacktip thinks
she's got the upper hand,
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but she's let her pups get separated.
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(YAPPING)
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(BARKINGH AND WHINING)
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The puppy is lost.
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Heads down, tails down,
they seem to mourn.
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for hours, they march in silence.
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A solemn procession.
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Despite her loss,
Blacktip drives her pack on,
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far beyond the boundary
of Tait's old territory.
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Tracking her mother into a place
she's never been before,
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deep into the heart
of the lion pridelands.
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Tait, remarkably, has now managed
to keep her pack safe from the lions
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for eight months.
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Her injured daughter is on the mend.
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The family have been protecting her
while she recovers.
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They only survive here by being
on constant alert for signs of danger.
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(WIND BLOWING)
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And today it is the wind
that carries a warning.
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Blacktip is coming.
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forewarned, Tait isn't going
to risk an attack.
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The pack turns tail and runs.
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The temperature has reached 50 degrees.
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Still, Blacktip pushes
her pack on in pursuit.
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They're closing in,
less than a mile behind Tait.
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But, finally, the heat isjust too much.
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Blacktip is forced to call a halt.
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But danger is approaching.
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The pack has scattered!
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And now the lions
will try to pick off the puppies.
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There's only one adult with the pups.
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That won't be enough to save them.
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But this might.
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(GROWLS)
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(CHITTERING)
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(LION GROWLING)
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Buffaloes and lions
are always in conflict.
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To charge in alone is very unusual.
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But it's certainly saved the pups.
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Blacktip and her pack have been
halted in their tracks.
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Blacktip's pursuit of Tait
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has exposed her family
to too many dangers,
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too many risks.
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(BIRDS CHIRPING)
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(GROWLS)
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(DOGH GHROWLING)
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The pack are desperate to help,
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but there is nothing they can do.
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The pursuit of Tait is over.
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Blacktip's pack run.
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They run, and run.
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Mile after mile.
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Puppies in tow.
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All through the day,
all through the night.
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All the way home.
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The territory they stole, abandoned.
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The conflict is over.
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It cost too much.
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(BIRDS CHIRPING)
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(PANTING)
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Tait and her pack
can already sense Blacktip's retreat.
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for the first time since
the beginning of the conflict,
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they appear relaxed.
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Soon, their keen sense of smell
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will tell them their stolen territory
is no longer occupied.
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(GROWLS PLAYFULLY)
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It won't be long until it's time
for Tait's pack to also go home.
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But Tait will not be joining them.
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for seven-and-a-half years,
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she's been their leader,
their matriarch.
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And now, as their exile
finally draws to a close,
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she has ensured her pack
still have a future,
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a real chance
to reclaim their old territory.
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Before her pack could,
at last, head home,
303
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age finally caught up with Tait.
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Too old, too slow,
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she was no longer able
to evade the lions.
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Her alpha male refused to abandon her.
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Together, they died in the pridelands.
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Tait's pack are left leaderless.
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(THUNDER RUMBLING)
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But the story doesn't end
with Tait's passing.
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(THUNDER RUMBLING)
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life-giving rains follow the drought.
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(ANIMAL SNORTING)
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00:45:20,600 --> 00:45:24,513
Hard times are quickly forgotten
in times of plenty.
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(DOGH PACK HOOTING)
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00:45:35,960 --> 00:45:38,633
And the story takes another twist.
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On their way home, Tait's pack
attract a band of roving males.
318
00:45:49,960 --> 00:45:51,951
And with these reinforcements,
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they not only reclaim
some of Tait's old territory,
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00:45:55,520 --> 00:45:59,718
but also perform a ritual
never witnessed before.
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(HOOTING INTENSIFIES)
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With these haunting calls,
they are choosing their new leader.
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(HOOTING CONTINUES)
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00:46:13,400 --> 00:46:17,029
And the chance
to continue Tait's bloodline.
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00:46:27,440 --> 00:46:28,634
(BIRDS CHIRPING)
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00:46:32,160 --> 00:46:33,639
Six months later,
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hidden away in a secluded part
of the forest,
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a litter of seven tiny puppies.
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00:46:49,480 --> 00:46:53,712
They're born to Tammy,
Tait's youngest daughter,
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and now heir to Tait's throne.
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(PUPS SQUEAKING)
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With these new arrivals,
and the new males,
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Tait's old pack has bounced back
to 23 members.
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00:47:13,640 --> 00:47:18,555
Tammy now leads a pack that is
once again a force to be reckoned with.
335
00:47:31,040 --> 00:47:33,918
Back in the west,
with the conflict long over,
336
00:47:34,320 --> 00:47:38,632
Blacktip has produced
10 healthy puppies of her own.
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00:47:42,480 --> 00:47:44,277
(PUPS SQUEAKING)
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00:47:46,560 --> 00:47:51,998
Balance has finally been restored
to Tait's dynasty.
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00:47:58,680 --> 00:48:03,629
There are only 6,600 painted wolves
left in the world.
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00:48:06,520 --> 00:48:12,356
To date, we count 280 descendants
from Tait's bloodline.
341
00:48:14,200 --> 00:48:19,149
Tait's contribution to the survival
of this species is unparalleled.
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Her dynasty feels secure.
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for now, at least.
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Of all the animals
featured in this series,
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painted wolves range over
the greatest distances.
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00:49:14,920 --> 00:49:18,595
To document the unfolding story
of Tait and Blacktip,
347
00:49:18,680 --> 00:49:22,514
the team first needed to find them,
and that required help.
348
00:49:23,560 --> 00:49:25,835
This film is essentially undoable
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without people
who really know the dogs.
350
00:49:29,000 --> 00:49:30,353
Principally Nick and Henry.
351
00:49:32,160 --> 00:49:34,037
Nick's been working
with the dogs for years.
352
00:49:34,120 --> 00:49:36,236
Not only does he know
how to track them incredibly well,
353
00:49:36,320 --> 00:49:39,357
but he also knows their habits
and their behaviours.
354
00:49:40,160 --> 00:49:42,230
NICK MURRAY: So, for 20 years,
I've been watching these dogs,
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00:49:42,320 --> 00:49:44,276
and when you're sitting on the ground
and you've got them
356
00:49:44,360 --> 00:49:46,157
running around you, and they're
totally unfazed by you,
357
00:49:46,560 --> 00:49:48,312
that's a great experience.
358
00:49:54,040 --> 00:49:58,033
ATTENBOROUGHH: Nick Murray can identify
all of the 91 painted wolves
359
00:49:58,240 --> 00:50:00,595
that the team saw on the floodplains.
360
00:50:02,000 --> 00:50:04,958
But there's one individual
that he knows better than any.
361
00:50:05,440 --> 00:50:08,512
MURRAY: We've been interacting with Tait
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00:50:08,600 --> 00:50:11,990
for literally ten-and-a-half years
of her life.
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00:50:12,240 --> 00:50:13,912
With each successive litter
that she has,
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we've got to know all of those dogs
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00:50:16,280 --> 00:50:18,794
when they come out of the den
and spend time with them.
366
00:50:19,800 --> 00:50:22,633
ATTENBOROUGH: Nick's knowledge of
who is related to whom,
367
00:50:22,800 --> 00:50:26,588
meant the team knew that it was Tait's
own daughter who was challenging her.
368
00:50:28,840 --> 00:50:33,152
What was unfolding in front of camera
was a family drama.
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00:50:34,880 --> 00:50:37,440
The crew not only have
a team of trackers,
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luckily the filming coincided
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-with a research project.
-(LAUGHHINGH)
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(MEN TALKING INDISTINCTLY)
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The reason for collaring the dogs
is to aid our monitoring of the pack.
374
00:50:48,600 --> 00:50:50,750
Because we're actually able
to physically follow the dogs
375
00:50:51,880 --> 00:50:54,314
so we can record their movements,
376
00:50:54,440 --> 00:50:56,317
their territory size,
where they're going.
377
00:50:56,800 --> 00:50:59,712
And that builds up a picture
of their land use.
378
00:51:00,680 --> 00:51:04,639
ATTENBOROUGH: In open landscapes,
these collars can transmit for miles.
379
00:51:04,840 --> 00:51:06,751
But in the mixed habitat of Mana,
380
00:51:06,960 --> 00:51:10,475
the signal often struggles
beyond 500 metres.
381
00:51:11,840 --> 00:51:16,197
This is where Nick and Henry's
tracking skills really come into play.
382
00:51:16,840 --> 00:51:19,991
Henry's been incredible on this.
His tracking is unbelievable.
383
00:51:21,160 --> 00:51:23,196
HENRY BANDURE: Tracks are the key
to the whole game.
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They tell the story.
385
00:51:25,040 --> 00:51:26,189
(CHUCKLING)
386
00:51:28,960 --> 00:51:31,918
ATTENBOROUGH: And it's Henry's
highly-tuned tracker senses
387
00:51:32,080 --> 00:51:35,390
that allow the team to capture
the pivotal moment in the film.
388
00:51:37,520 --> 00:51:39,636
The team are tracking Tait's pack
389
00:51:40,760 --> 00:51:44,355
when they drive through a pile
of droppings from the painted wolves.
390
00:51:45,040 --> 00:51:49,477
BANDURE: I recognised the smell
which is Blacktip, not Tait.
391
00:51:50,160 --> 00:51:51,957
ATTENBOROUGHH: Blacktip's diet of baboons
392
00:51:52,080 --> 00:51:54,753
is enough for Henry to be able
to tell the packs apart
393
00:51:55,120 --> 00:51:56,758
simply by smell alone.
394
00:51:57,400 --> 00:52:00,676
The team quickly switch from
following Tait's radio channel
395
00:52:00,880 --> 00:52:01,869
to Blacktip's.
396
00:52:01,960 --> 00:52:04,315
BANDURE: Right away we heard
the very strong ''ping, ping,''
397
00:52:04,800 --> 00:52:06,472
so we carried on down to the river.
398
00:52:09,360 --> 00:52:11,351
Sure enough, they were right there,
399
00:52:11,440 --> 00:52:13,396
which is an area
they'd never been before.
400
00:52:13,720 --> 00:52:15,358
It was incredible.
401
00:52:16,800 --> 00:52:18,756
And then Henry noticed
402
00:52:19,080 --> 00:52:20,752
some lions approaching
through the grass.
403
00:52:21,840 --> 00:52:24,274
BANDURE: Knowing that
there are puppies in their pack,
404
00:52:25,080 --> 00:52:27,833
I just turned my head away
from the scene.
405
00:52:27,920 --> 00:52:29,831
You know,
I just didn't want to see, um,
406
00:52:30,680 --> 00:52:32,432
any of the pups getting harmed.
407
00:52:32,640 --> 00:52:33,959
(PUPS CHITTERING)
408
00:52:34,880 --> 00:52:36,950
Ijust stayed with the lion,
and suddenly this huge buffalo
409
00:52:37,040 --> 00:52:38,109
came into shot.
410
00:52:38,760 --> 00:52:39,954
(BUFFALO GRUNTING)
411
00:52:44,480 --> 00:52:45,754
I think what was amazing for me
412
00:52:45,840 --> 00:52:48,149
was to see the lions
interact with the dogs.
413
00:52:48,240 --> 00:52:51,232
But to then catch a buffalo
under the very same tree,
414
00:52:52,920 --> 00:52:54,433
that'sjust ridiculous.
415
00:52:56,200 --> 00:53:00,876
I tell you, I just like stood there
dumbfounded, mesmerised,
416
00:53:01,720 --> 00:53:03,756
seeing the whole scene
that was going on.
417
00:53:03,840 --> 00:53:05,273
It was like a dream, really.
418
00:53:06,400 --> 00:53:08,277
ATTENBOROUGH:
To try to capture every aspect
419
00:53:08,360 --> 00:53:09,679
of the unfolding story,
420
00:53:09,840 --> 00:53:13,116
it was sometimes necessary
to have five camera teams
421
00:53:13,240 --> 00:53:14,798
working simultaneously.
422
00:53:21,200 --> 00:53:23,191
We've got 52 cases of kit.
423
00:53:23,680 --> 00:53:27,912
A Cineflex, a night thermal camera,
and umpteen other things.
424
00:53:28,280 --> 00:53:30,430
It's very ambitious,
what we're trying to achieve.
425
00:53:30,800 --> 00:53:32,279
ATTENBOROUGHH:
Not wanting to miss a thing,
426
00:53:32,360 --> 00:53:33,918
our teams follow both packs,
427
00:53:34,680 --> 00:53:35,874
on the ground,
428
00:53:36,440 --> 00:53:37,509
and in the air.
429
00:53:38,960 --> 00:53:42,555
One ground team with Tait,
the other with Blacktip.
430
00:53:44,680 --> 00:53:48,195
Employing the latest
in unmanned aerial camera technology
431
00:53:48,440 --> 00:53:50,590
allows the crew to capture unique views
432
00:53:51,400 --> 00:53:53,960
as the pack go about
their business undisturbed.
433
00:53:56,040 --> 00:53:58,838
To cover more ground,
the crew bring in a helicopter.
434
00:54:01,320 --> 00:54:02,878
And as the days draw to an end,
435
00:54:03,280 --> 00:54:06,636
the latest ultra high-definition,
low-light cameras
436
00:54:06,800 --> 00:54:08,279
capture the action,
437
00:54:09,760 --> 00:54:12,354
even when it's almost too dark to see.
438
00:54:16,920 --> 00:54:20,276
And once complete darkness falls,
the night team take over.
439
00:54:22,920 --> 00:54:26,276
A thermal camera can penetrate
the darkness with no need
440
00:54:26,760 --> 00:54:28,512
for any artificial light.
441
00:54:29,480 --> 00:54:32,517
LYON: You know, to get those shots,
it takes a lot of skill.
442
00:54:33,360 --> 00:54:36,238
And that is not our skill,
that is our guide's skill.
443
00:54:36,320 --> 00:54:37,355
Oh, there they are, over there.
444
00:54:40,280 --> 00:54:42,589
LYON: The yield of shots has gotten
better and better on every shoot.
445
00:54:42,760 --> 00:54:45,354
On the last shoot
we were with them every day.
446
00:54:45,920 --> 00:54:48,992
And that's what's brilliant about
being able to put true time in.
447
00:54:49,920 --> 00:54:51,592
And it's tough, actually,
because you spend
448
00:54:52,240 --> 00:54:54,515
day in, day out with these animals
for months and months and months.
449
00:54:54,720 --> 00:54:56,597
And their lives become
very important to you,
450
00:54:56,840 --> 00:54:58,034
and the story can be incredible.
451
00:54:58,120 --> 00:55:00,156
But it's actually quite
an emotional roller-coaster
452
00:55:00,240 --> 00:55:01,719
to see what happens to them.
453
00:55:06,320 --> 00:55:08,197
ATTENBOROUGHH:
This story of family rivalry
454
00:55:08,320 --> 00:55:13,110
only began because Blacktip was unable
to expand her territory away from Tait,
455
00:55:13,360 --> 00:55:16,511
and was forced instead
to invade her mother's lands.
456
00:55:17,520 --> 00:55:21,559
The biggest problem facing
painted wolves today is habitat loss.
457
00:55:22,040 --> 00:55:24,076
Basically, they're running out of space.
458
00:55:24,800 --> 00:55:29,316
We have isolated National Parks
surrounded by human settlements.
459
00:55:30,120 --> 00:55:31,678
LYON: In the modern world,
that means they're
460
00:55:32,200 --> 00:55:34,191
running across roads,
they're hitting snares,
461
00:55:34,720 --> 00:55:35,948
getting poisoned.
462
00:55:36,400 --> 00:55:38,072
It's a... It's a tough world
out there for them.
463
00:55:42,440 --> 00:55:44,351
MURRAY: &0% of painted wolves
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00:55:44,880 --> 00:55:47,553
actually live outside
of the National Park system.
465
00:55:48,040 --> 00:55:50,474
Their future is very bleak.
It's not looking good.
466
00:55:53,120 --> 00:55:55,839
So the wild dogs of the Zambezi Valley
are lucky,
467
00:55:56,200 --> 00:56:01,149
because these dogs can travel
from park to park, through corridors.
468
00:56:01,960 --> 00:56:05,157
But that's not the case
in most areas in Africa.
469
00:56:07,040 --> 00:56:08,632
If you came back in ten years' time,
470
00:56:08,720 --> 00:56:11,439
I think Tammy's descendants
will still be around,
471
00:56:11,520 --> 00:56:13,750
battling it out
against the lions and hyenas.
472
00:56:13,920 --> 00:56:16,798
It's a tough life,
never mind the human conflict.
473
00:56:22,560 --> 00:56:27,953
Painted wolves, individually,
may lack the nobility of a lion,
474
00:56:29,120 --> 00:56:32,396
but the subtlety of their communications
475
00:56:32,560 --> 00:56:35,393
and the complexity
of their social organisation
476
00:56:35,480 --> 00:56:38,040
gives them a fascination
all of their own.
477
00:56:38,960 --> 00:56:41,872
Surely they deserve to hold their place
478
00:56:42,160 --> 00:56:45,994
alongside the great hunters
of the African plain.
479
00:57:15,360 --> 00:57:16,349
Next time...
480
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A tigress struggles to rear
her new family.
481
00:57:22,640 --> 00:57:25,108
Rivals are trespassing on her territory.
482
00:57:31,520 --> 00:57:34,273
Can she raise her cubs
through adulthood?
483
00:57:41,280 --> 00:57:43,236
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