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She clearly knows the deal.
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I've seen her with impala underneath
her tree several times.
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We've yet to have that...that
full execution.
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If she makes a mistake,
she gets hurt badly.
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Animals that get hurt out here
don't survive very long.
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She's going.
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The Okavango Delta, in Botswana...
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..one of Africa's last wildernesses.
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The Okavango Delta is...it's
an oasis in the desert.
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It's a miracle in itself.
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And it's a stronghold
for Africa's big cats...
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..lion...
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..cheetah...
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..and leopard.
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This is nature at
its absolute finest.
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Now, for the very first time,
a team of local
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and international wildlife
film-makers
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is working together to record
the cats' lives
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like never before.
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Using the latest technology...
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We're going to be able to see things
in a completely different light
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and tell stories in a completely
different way.
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..they'll follow individual
big cats...
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ROARING
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..for six months, through the day...
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This is crazy. This is a battle!
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..and the night...
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This is a military-grade thermal
imaging camera.
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Lions have got amazing night-vision,
but it's not as good as this.
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..capturing their behaviour...
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He's got the cub. He's got the cub.
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..24 hours a day.
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Welcome to the Okavango Delta.
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It gets crazy.
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LION ROARS
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CUB CRIES
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My heart is pumping already.
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The Big Cats Team is working in an
area covering 150 square miles.
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At its heart is a remote
film camp...
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..built by wildlife film-maker
Brad Bestelink.
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I've grown up in Okavango
and been part of it my whole life.
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Here, wildlife cinematographers
from both the UK...
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How are you doing?
Are you all rigged?
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This is great. Yeah.
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..and Botswana...
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OK, so you can put it there
while filming. Yeah.
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..are preparing to film
the lives of the resident big cats.
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One, two. One, two, three, four.
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The team is getting ready to go.
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The area they're living
and working in
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is home to one of the largest prides
of lions in Africa.
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That's a great start.
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ENGINE STARTS
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It's the dry season.
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Just slowly by slowly building up
a picture of
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this whole area.
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Rea for Vianet, any update?
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I've got them right now.
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We're just in grassland,
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and plenty of prey right around us.
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The challenge for the lions
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is that they have many hungry mouths
to feed.
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This is the Xudum Pride.
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This isn't the whole pride.
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The pride itself numbers over 20.
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LIONS GROWL
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It's the one of the largest prides
in the Okavango.
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Headed up by these two big guys -
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Big Toe...
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..and Madumo.
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At the bottom end of this family,
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you've got these cubs.
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CUBS CHIRP
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Cubs of different sizes to
different females.
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It's quite a complicated
family group
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and it's our mission to get to know
every single member of this family.
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From the smallest, like that one,
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to the biggest,
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like him.
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As impressive as these big
males are...
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LION YAWNS
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..it's the Xudum pride's lionesses
that are central to its success.
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LIONESS GROWLS
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They take the lead on hunting,
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as well as rearing the next
generation.
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At the core...
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Look at the family
portrait right there.
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..are three highly experienced
females, and mothers.
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Ah, superb! This is Nosi.
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See, she just had cubs recently.
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She's the huntress - she's confident
and powerful female
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and she's an incredible hunter.
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Good morning!
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HE LAUGHS
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I think she heard what I just said!
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She is part of a core of this
pride, alongside Magogo...
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..and Mmakgosi.
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It's most likely that they are
related, even sisters,
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and between them
they have currently six cubs.
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LIONESSES CHIRP AND GROWL
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These females with cubs, they're not
only nourishing themselves,
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they're having to feed the cubs,
provide milk for them.
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Now over three months old,
the cubs are at a crucial stage.
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They need to eat meat
for their growth and development.
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The challenge for Nosi
and the other lionesses
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is to provide enough food.
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So, Vianet, I can see the zebras
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so I'm not going to go any closer.
I'm just going to wait here.
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Copy that, Gordon.
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You would think many hands
make light work, but
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when it comes to these males getting
involved in the hunt for something
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as keen-eyed as a zebra, it's better
that they just kind of...
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..boys just stay out of it.
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They are big with huge manes...
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..and they stick
out like a sore thumb.
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You dingbat! What are you doing?
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LION GROWLS
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ZEBRAS BRAY AND SQUEAL
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I think when people see something
like a lion,
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this top predator,
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they think, "Oh, catching food
must be easy for an animal
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"as well-equipped,"
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but in reality, it is
incredibly difficult
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for these lions
to get a single meal.
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Food is never that far
away from the mind of any lion.
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Hunger is just...
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..well, it's just a constant way
of life.
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So I would say that this is not...
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..not going to
happen for the lions this time.
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ZEBRAS SQUEAL
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If those females go without food,
the cubs can suffer.
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Hoping Nosi and the pride mothers
can provide for their young,
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Gordon and Vianet stick with them.
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BIRD CAWS
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Wildlife camera team
Anna and Greg...
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So if you come, maybe
come around on the northern side.
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..is pursuing a far more
elusive cat.
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OK, on my way.
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In an area that is crawling with
lions, there is only one
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resident cheetah,
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and her name is Pobe.
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The cheetah have been
so unpredictable at the moment,
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it's very hard to know what
their movements are going to be.
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There are so many lions in the
area and they really, really,
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hate lions,
so that makes it a real challenge.
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Anna, I think I have some clues
on the road, just up ahead of you.
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I might have some nice-looking
cheetah tracks here.
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There. Yeah.
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There, this is the hind foot.
Yeah. Front foot.
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See, it's a little bit more
elongated. Mm-hm. Yeah.
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Well, this is really encouraging.
That's good, eh? Yep.
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This grass is really high,
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so there's no chance we're going to
be seeing a cheetah from this level.
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Let's get the drone up.
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I'm just going to
check along these termite mounds
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because termite mounds
are the perfect spot for cheetahs
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to have a good vantage point,
to look out for any prey.
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They love open, flat areas where
they can really utilise their speed
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and agility.
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To avoid competition from other
predators,
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cheetahs mostly hunt at the start
and the end of the day.
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As the sun comes higher
and gets a bit stronger, the cheetah
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are going to also be looking
for a little spot of shade.
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Mm. So, yeah, we do need to make
the most use
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of the times that we think
they're probably going
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to be moving about.
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Across Africa, there are only
7,000 cheetahs left in the wild.
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With 25% of those living
here in Botswana...
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..it's not long before there
is success for the team.
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Anna, you're not going to
believe this, but...
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No way!
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I'm coming!
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This is Pobe.
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She's a cheetah that's quite
known in this area
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and she's known for being
particularly streetwise.
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It's always been a dream of mine to
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see a wild cheetah.
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It's stunning. So beautiful.
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Hey.
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I can see that she's got
almost like
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a greyish patch on one her cheeks.
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HE CHUCKLES
It's quite funny -
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'pobe' means 'dimple' in Setswana.
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Because of the position of that
birth mark,
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somebody thought it was a cute idea
to call her Dimple.
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I love that, that's such
a cool name.
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BIRD CAWS
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ENGINE STARTS
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I wonder if it's the wind that's
perking her up.
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WIND HOWLS
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I know how much these kinds
of predators
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use the wind as cover for hunting.
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Cheetahs can accelerate from
0-60 in three seconds.
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What are you doing?
Are you hunting pigs?
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They still need to get close
to their prey
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to increase their chance of success.
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WARTHOGS SNORT
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If I take my eye away from this
eyepiece for about two seconds,
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just, like, where? Where?
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Where is she?
She's just so hard to spot.
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They're just
so incredibly camouflaged.
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But warthogs...
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Pigs can see her.
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..are always on high alert.
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WARTHOGS SNARL
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Yeah, I've lost visual, hey.
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I can't see her at all.
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After hours of searching...
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We are rapidly losing
the light here.
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..Anna is admitting defeat.
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Time to go home.
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At camp, Gordon is preparing
for his first night following Nosi
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and the other lionesses.
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It's at night
when lions are most active.
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The most exciting addition
to my camera kit is this -
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it is a thermal imaging camera
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that was kind of military-grade
technology,
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and this is going to be able
to do what lions
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and leopards can do, which is
to see in the dark.
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We're heading out with the most
exciting camera for a wildlife
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cameraman in one of the most
exciting places in the world,
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one of the best places to
see big cats.
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So, no, I'm stoked!
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ANIMALS GROWL
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ELEPHANT TRUMPETS
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BIRDS CHIRP
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Night in the Okavango...
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..brings total darkness.
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Without this technology,
the Big Cats Team
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wouldn't be able to see a thing.
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Lions have got amazing night-vision,
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but it's not as good as this.
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I'm able to see things
that they can't see,
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which is quite mind-blowing.
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Hmm! Some nice big lion tracks here.
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I think we are heading in the
right direction.
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Here they are...
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Clear as a bell.
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The night brings cooler
temperatures.
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This is the lionesses'
preferred time to hunt.
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Armed with this thermal camera,
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Gordon can film...
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..any activity.
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Greg doing his workout
inside his Land Cruiser.
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Greg, Greg.
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Just a word of advice - don't do
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anything at night-time that you
wouldn't want to be filmed.
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LAUGHTER ON WALKIE TALKIE
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Roger that!
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He's going to be running
away from the lion in five minutes
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if he's not careful.
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Greg, Greg,
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you've got a lion coming straight
towards you.
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I don't know if you can see that?
255
00:16:57,760 --> 00:16:59,640
Roger that.
256
00:16:59,640 --> 00:17:03,520
LIONS PANT
257
00:17:10,120 --> 00:17:12,000
Yaw!
258
00:17:13,480 --> 00:17:14,520
Close!
259
00:17:16,120 --> 00:17:19,440
It's only been
dark for half an hour.
260
00:17:19,440 --> 00:17:20,480
Jeez!
261
00:17:24,040 --> 00:17:27,760
It's not known when the lionesses
last had a meal...
262
00:17:27,760 --> 00:17:29,800
What the hell's going on?
263
00:17:29,800 --> 00:17:33,720
..but a good indication of how
hungry they are
264
00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:36,040
is the type of prey
they're targeting.
265
00:17:38,720 --> 00:17:41,840
Porcupines. Two porcupines.
266
00:17:47,680 --> 00:17:50,200
Out of desperation, lions will
attack porcupines,
267
00:17:50,200 --> 00:17:53,800
but they've got those big
needle-like quills for a reason.
268
00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:57,120
I've seen lions with their face
absolutely covered in spines.
269
00:17:57,120 --> 00:17:59,720
Once they go in,
it's very difficult to get them out.
270
00:17:59,720 --> 00:18:02,360
With young cubs to provide for...
271
00:18:02,360 --> 00:18:04,480
LIONESS MOANS
272
00:18:04,480 --> 00:18:06,520
Right, don't mess with them.
273
00:18:06,520 --> 00:18:09,360
..this lioness can't afford to
get injured.
274
00:18:10,720 --> 00:18:12,720
If you look out, it is pitch-black,
275
00:18:12,720 --> 00:18:15,480
but with this, I can see
prey off in the background,
276
00:18:15,480 --> 00:18:17,640
I can see bats flitting about,
277
00:18:17,640 --> 00:18:19,680
I can see huge lions.
278
00:18:20,880 --> 00:18:23,040
This camera is ...
279
00:18:23,040 --> 00:18:24,280
..it's unbeatable.
280
00:18:26,640 --> 00:18:28,320
It's not long...
281
00:18:28,320 --> 00:18:30,120
Oh, dear.
282
00:18:30,120 --> 00:18:34,160
..before the lionesses find more
suitable prey.
283
00:18:34,160 --> 00:18:36,200
This could be it!
284
00:18:36,200 --> 00:18:39,280
A lechwe - a wetlands antelope.
285
00:18:41,160 --> 00:18:44,160
They've got an animal that is
completely oblivious...
286
00:18:44,160 --> 00:18:46,440
..walking straight towards them.
287
00:18:46,440 --> 00:18:48,480
LECHWE CHIRPS
288
00:18:52,040 --> 00:18:54,560
The predator knows
the prey is there.
289
00:18:54,560 --> 00:18:56,880
The prey doesn't know
the predator's there.
290
00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:03,600
No, no, no, pal,
you're making a big mistake.
291
00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:16,320
Now, it knows something's
not quite right.
292
00:19:22,080 --> 00:19:24,440
Lechwe can outrun lions...
293
00:19:25,520 --> 00:19:28,320
She's going to have to come
round the front
294
00:19:28,320 --> 00:19:30,640
if she's going to stand
a chance of getting it.
295
00:19:31,960 --> 00:19:35,400
But lions are one of the only big
cats that actively work
296
00:19:35,400 --> 00:19:37,520
together to hunt their prey.
297
00:19:42,640 --> 00:19:44,920
Lost her, lost her.
298
00:19:44,920 --> 00:19:46,600
CHIRPING
299
00:19:50,360 --> 00:19:53,800
She's put herself in a position,
behind one of these hummocks,
300
00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:57,320
and she might explode out.
301
00:19:58,520 --> 00:20:00,680
And if she pushes it back,
302
00:20:00,680 --> 00:20:03,400
it's going to run straight
into the jaws of her sister.
303
00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:09,800
My goodness,
304
00:20:09,800 --> 00:20:12,520
this is not a place
to be out on your own.
305
00:20:14,320 --> 00:20:15,720
Dang, dang, dang...
306
00:20:24,520 --> 00:20:25,920
Oh, oh, oh!
307
00:20:34,120 --> 00:20:36,840
Girl, you did everything right!
308
00:20:36,840 --> 00:20:38,640
I don't know what went wrong there.
309
00:20:38,640 --> 00:20:40,040
PANTING
310
00:20:40,040 --> 00:20:41,600
Holy bananas!
311
00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:46,120
That was this close.
312
00:20:47,400 --> 00:20:49,480
HE CHUCKLES
313
00:20:49,480 --> 00:20:51,720
It's too much stress for one night!
314
00:20:54,680 --> 00:20:56,520
The lionesses press on.
315
00:20:58,760 --> 00:21:02,040
Unable to follow,
Gordon calls it a night.
316
00:21:10,360 --> 00:21:11,840
In camp...
317
00:21:14,200 --> 00:21:17,480
..there's a reminder the team
is living in a wilderness.
318
00:21:17,480 --> 00:21:19,240
Out! Out!
319
00:21:19,240 --> 00:21:21,000
I'm always slightly...
320
00:21:21,000 --> 00:21:23,640
..slightly nervous around elephants
that I don't know.
321
00:21:25,560 --> 00:21:27,800
The camp is unfenced.
322
00:21:27,800 --> 00:21:31,080
Animals are free
to roam wherever they want.
323
00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:36,120
Come on.
324
00:21:36,120 --> 00:21:38,120
Out!
325
00:21:38,120 --> 00:21:40,440
Out!
326
00:21:40,440 --> 00:21:43,800
But this five-tonne
bull elephant could be dangerous.
327
00:21:46,360 --> 00:21:49,760
For his own safety,
he can't be allowed to feel at home.
328
00:21:53,640 --> 00:21:57,280
Out! Out! Get out!
329
00:21:57,280 --> 00:21:59,200
Come on! Out!
330
00:22:02,680 --> 00:22:05,080
You've just driven off
a bull elephant!
331
00:22:05,080 --> 00:22:06,840
LAUGHS
Out!
332
00:22:08,080 --> 00:22:11,160
That's not a normal event,
but eles...
333
00:22:11,160 --> 00:22:14,360
..they're intelligent creatures
and they kind of pick up
334
00:22:14,360 --> 00:22:16,000
when you don't want them
around, you know?
335
00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:18,160
And I think they learn.
You've just got to tell them,
336
00:22:18,160 --> 00:22:21,000
"Listen, mate, it's not
happening today."
337
00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:22,880
And typically, they get the message.
338
00:22:22,880 --> 00:22:24,600
I'm shaking a little bit,
339
00:22:24,600 --> 00:22:26,360
but it's part of the deal.
340
00:22:30,760 --> 00:22:32,760
Greg and Anna
are heading out of camp.
341
00:22:34,840 --> 00:22:39,160
Close by, wildlife cameraman Sets
has spotted something interesting.
342
00:22:43,760 --> 00:22:46,760
He's located a group
of Xudum Pride lionesses.
343
00:22:48,120 --> 00:22:50,560
It's not Nosi and the other mothers.
344
00:22:50,560 --> 00:22:52,400
Looks like two lionesses.
345
00:22:52,400 --> 00:22:55,480
I'll get a closer view, and
346
00:22:55,480 --> 00:22:57,560
let's see how many
there are in total.
347
00:22:59,320 --> 00:23:02,120
Anna and Greg are heading
over to see what's happening.
348
00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:10,880
I'm trying to decide
which direction to go,
349
00:23:10,880 --> 00:23:12,840
and I don't want to cut them off,
but...
350
00:23:14,680 --> 00:23:17,120
I'm not exactly sure who they are.
351
00:23:20,760 --> 00:23:23,160
It's interesting because they do
look like they've had a meal
352
00:23:23,160 --> 00:23:24,800
not too long ago.
353
00:23:27,400 --> 00:23:29,880
I've got visual of a leopard.
354
00:23:29,880 --> 00:23:31,160
What the hell?
355
00:23:36,520 --> 00:23:38,600
Leopards are powerful predators.
356
00:23:39,840 --> 00:23:43,800
But physically,
they're no match for lions.
357
00:23:47,160 --> 00:23:50,600
Greg, um, did you say you have
view of a leopard?
358
00:23:52,560 --> 00:23:54,280
She's just a little bit ahead of me.
359
00:23:56,000 --> 00:24:00,400
We have leopards and lions
in close proximity.
360
00:24:04,280 --> 00:24:05,680
Yeah, I see her.
361
00:24:10,800 --> 00:24:13,400
Leopards typically avoid lions,
362
00:24:13,400 --> 00:24:15,760
but this one is reluctant to leave.
363
00:24:21,120 --> 00:24:22,640
Hey, both.
364
00:24:22,640 --> 00:24:24,640
It has a kill up in the tree.
365
00:24:24,640 --> 00:24:26,680
I can see a tail just dangling.
366
00:24:27,960 --> 00:24:32,600
Yeah, I think the leopard's killed
something, maybe earlier on today.
367
00:24:33,960 --> 00:24:37,600
To keep its food safe, the leopard
has stashed it in the tree.
368
00:24:43,800 --> 00:24:46,720
The lions got wind of that kill.
369
00:24:50,520 --> 00:24:53,800
That leopard needs to stay hidden,
or those lions could kill her.
370
00:24:57,560 --> 00:24:59,040
They're running.
371
00:24:59,040 --> 00:25:01,520
One of them is running across here,
do you see that?
372
00:25:01,520 --> 00:25:02,960
Danger!
373
00:25:16,120 --> 00:25:18,400
The leopard is retreating.
374
00:25:21,880 --> 00:25:23,240
OK, OK she's gone.
375
00:25:33,720 --> 00:25:35,760
Oh, it's climbing up the tree!
376
00:25:35,760 --> 00:25:36,920
Wait, wait!
377
00:25:39,800 --> 00:25:42,440
Lions are three times heavier
than leopards...
378
00:25:43,640 --> 00:25:46,200
That is absolutely incredible!
379
00:25:47,800 --> 00:25:50,560
..and aren't built
for climbing trees.
380
00:25:54,440 --> 00:25:56,880
But the Xudum Pride lionesses
381
00:25:56,880 --> 00:25:59,360
aren't your average lions.
382
00:26:06,240 --> 00:26:08,520
These lionesses think
that they're leopards.
383
00:26:08,520 --> 00:26:10,480
It's quite amazing, eh?
384
00:26:15,960 --> 00:26:18,680
Welcome to the Okavango Delta!
385
00:26:18,680 --> 00:26:20,240
It gets crazy!
386
00:26:22,200 --> 00:26:24,240
THEY LAUGH
387
00:26:25,600 --> 00:26:27,040
What a morning!
388
00:26:27,040 --> 00:26:28,720
That was crazy, wasn't it? Yeah.
389
00:26:28,720 --> 00:26:31,520
I don't know about you, but my
heart rate was through the roof!
390
00:26:31,520 --> 00:26:35,360
This does not happen a lot.
No? I have to say. No.
391
00:26:35,360 --> 00:26:39,040
It's surprising. You think lions
can't really climb vertical trees
392
00:26:39,040 --> 00:26:42,400
but if they're motivated enough,
as you have seen... Yeah.
393
00:26:42,400 --> 00:26:43,840
..they will do it.
394
00:26:46,760 --> 00:26:49,840
These lionesses might have scavenged
the leopard's kill...
395
00:26:52,520 --> 00:26:56,520
..but Nosi and the other mothers
still need a successful hunt
396
00:26:56,520 --> 00:26:58,480
if they're to feed their cubs.
397
00:27:01,000 --> 00:27:05,280
These two females,
Nosi alongside Magogo...
398
00:27:05,280 --> 00:27:09,880
..they probably went for a hunt and
they're coming back with nothing.
399
00:27:11,520 --> 00:27:15,360
Their cubs are going in
and greeting them.
400
00:27:17,920 --> 00:27:23,280
When one mother is on the hunt,
the rest look after her cub.
401
00:27:23,280 --> 00:27:26,080
It's like this saying in Africa,
402
00:27:26,080 --> 00:27:28,600
"It takes a village
to grow a child."
403
00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:33,760
This is Mathata.
404
00:27:33,760 --> 00:27:35,640
He's around six months old.
405
00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:38,480
His mum is Magogo.
406
00:27:40,240 --> 00:27:43,280
Look how much bigger he is
than the other cubs!
407
00:27:44,320 --> 00:27:48,440
He shows curiosity,
strength, dominance.
408
00:27:48,440 --> 00:27:52,000
When he grows up, he will be
like...you know, strong
409
00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:58,000
and powerful enough to be one of the
leading characters in the pride.
410
00:27:58,000 --> 00:28:01,160
He's ticking all the boxes.
411
00:28:10,680 --> 00:28:14,960
One of the features of lionesses'
social structure
412
00:28:14,960 --> 00:28:18,040
is that they will suckle
one another's cubs.
413
00:28:20,520 --> 00:28:23,320
They have that sort of
creche ambience.
414
00:28:28,400 --> 00:28:31,800
Mathata seems to be
muscling his way in.
415
00:28:31,800 --> 00:28:36,160
Seem to be... He always seems to get
what he wants.
416
00:28:36,160 --> 00:28:38,440
Because he's Mathata.
417
00:28:41,200 --> 00:28:42,640
Highly nutritious,
418
00:28:42,640 --> 00:28:46,120
lion's milk has over four times
more fat than cow's milk...
419
00:28:47,440 --> 00:28:49,800
Ah, the small one wants
to suckle.
420
00:28:51,400 --> 00:28:53,960
..and competition
between the cubs is high.
421
00:28:53,960 --> 00:28:56,920
Aw, she's been bullied.
422
00:28:59,480 --> 00:29:03,480
I'm worried about the smallest one
who's not getting enough,
423
00:29:03,480 --> 00:29:05,600
because if it carries
on like that,
424
00:29:05,600 --> 00:29:08,000
it could be bad news for her.
425
00:29:11,040 --> 00:29:15,120
I would like to see them
eating more and growing faster,
426
00:29:15,120 --> 00:29:21,240
as fast as possible
to overcome that sad fact
427
00:29:21,240 --> 00:29:25,840
that only 20% of the cubs
make it to adulthood.
428
00:29:27,600 --> 00:29:30,320
With no meat to satisfy
their growing appetite...
429
00:29:32,320 --> 00:29:34,640
..the cubs are demanding more milk,
430
00:29:34,640 --> 00:29:37,920
putting pressure on Nosi
and the lionesses.
431
00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:48,720
There are a few down here.
432
00:29:48,720 --> 00:29:51,920
Anna and Greg are back on the trail
of Pobe, the cheetah.
433
00:29:53,680 --> 00:29:57,640
Yeah, I'm almost certain that
those are cheetah tracks.
434
00:29:57,640 --> 00:30:00,480
So, I'm going to just
keep going in that direction and
435
00:30:00,480 --> 00:30:02,360
see where those tracks lead us.
436
00:30:03,560 --> 00:30:06,200
It looks like we're
following some cheetah tracks here.
437
00:30:06,200 --> 00:30:09,200
OK, nice one. All right, well, we'll
head up that road and we'll bump
438
00:30:09,200 --> 00:30:10,880
into you. I'll be keen to
have a look
439
00:30:10,880 --> 00:30:12,800
and see if we can figure out
a direction.
440
00:30:12,800 --> 00:30:14,240
STARTS ENGINE
441
00:30:25,000 --> 00:30:26,160
Whoa!
442
00:30:28,880 --> 00:30:30,920
Hey, Greg.
443
00:30:30,920 --> 00:30:34,080
We've got ourselves into
a little bit of a situation.
444
00:30:34,080 --> 00:30:38,200
Erm... Yeah, we're currently down
a big hole,
445
00:30:38,200 --> 00:30:40,760
and we can't get out.
446
00:30:40,760 --> 00:30:42,240
We might need your help.
447
00:30:44,120 --> 00:30:46,360
Wow, that is a nice hole.
448
00:30:47,560 --> 00:30:49,960
It's like an aardvark's
playground here,
449
00:30:49,960 --> 00:30:52,440
and you just decided
this was the spot? Yeah.
450
00:30:52,440 --> 00:30:55,040
Essentially, we were trying
to do a little short cut,
451
00:30:55,040 --> 00:30:57,080
but the short cut didn't pay off.
452
00:30:57,080 --> 00:30:58,720
It's OK, it happens to all of us.
453
00:31:00,280 --> 00:31:02,320
Lions are in the area,
454
00:31:02,320 --> 00:31:05,960
and long grass offers plenty
of cover.
455
00:31:10,240 --> 00:31:13,480
It's really hard in this vegetation
to see what's in front of you.
456
00:31:14,880 --> 00:31:18,080
The team has no idea what
the grass could be hiding.
457
00:31:21,640 --> 00:31:23,320
There's not a lot of shade here.
458
00:31:23,320 --> 00:31:25,680
The chances of somebody
just sleeping out here
459
00:31:25,680 --> 00:31:27,640
in the middle of the open
is very slim.
460
00:31:28,880 --> 00:31:30,400
They stay on high alert.
461
00:31:32,400 --> 00:31:34,360
And Greg is working quickly.
462
00:31:35,960 --> 00:31:37,800
We should be able to try
and pull you.
463
00:31:41,920 --> 00:31:43,320
Whoa...
464
00:31:46,480 --> 00:31:47,720
OK.
465
00:31:52,360 --> 00:31:54,200
Yes!
466
00:31:54,200 --> 00:31:55,640
Whoa! Stop!
467
00:32:04,200 --> 00:32:07,160
Back on the search for cheetahs,
468
00:32:07,160 --> 00:32:09,520
Anna's tracking skills
are paying off.
469
00:32:12,560 --> 00:32:14,120
No way!
470
00:32:27,120 --> 00:32:29,360
Greg, so it's
definitely not Pobe.
471
00:32:29,360 --> 00:32:30,960
This looks like a male to me.
472
00:32:32,640 --> 00:32:33,920
Do you know who this is?
473
00:32:35,200 --> 00:32:37,160
Interesting, Anna.
474
00:32:37,160 --> 00:32:40,160
It looks like a cheetah that we know
475
00:32:40,160 --> 00:32:41,840
as Sepoko, a male.
476
00:32:41,840 --> 00:32:43,920
We hardly ever see him.
477
00:32:43,920 --> 00:32:46,560
I think I've only ever seen him
once before, in fact, so...
478
00:32:48,320 --> 00:32:51,360
That's a really weird name.
What does that mean?
479
00:32:51,360 --> 00:32:54,120
He's called Sepoko
because he disappears
480
00:32:54,120 --> 00:32:58,640
and reappears without
any obvious pattern so...
481
00:32:58,640 --> 00:33:00,160
He's very ghost-like.
482
00:33:00,160 --> 00:33:03,200
Sepoko means 'ghost' in Setswana.
483
00:33:03,200 --> 00:33:05,160
I like that. I like that a lot.
484
00:33:05,160 --> 00:33:07,200
He could easily be hunting.
485
00:33:07,200 --> 00:33:09,960
The other possibility
is that Sepoko could be
486
00:33:09,960 --> 00:33:12,320
looking for Pobe in this area.
487
00:33:12,320 --> 00:33:16,480
I mean, it's a bit of speculation,
but wouldn't that be extraordinary?
488
00:33:16,480 --> 00:33:19,000
Sepoko and Pobe coming together?
489
00:33:24,800 --> 00:33:26,400
OK, he's scent marking.
490
00:33:27,560 --> 00:33:31,360
Scent marking is their
main form of communication.
491
00:33:31,360 --> 00:33:33,280
Cheetah are really shy,
492
00:33:33,280 --> 00:33:35,840
so they basically use tree trunks
493
00:33:35,840 --> 00:33:38,680
and termite mounds
as messaging boards.
494
00:33:38,680 --> 00:33:40,600
They don't want to get into fights,
495
00:33:40,600 --> 00:33:42,600
and that's particularly true
for the males.
496
00:33:44,120 --> 00:33:48,000
For cheetahs like Sepoko,
he's a solitary male.
497
00:33:48,000 --> 00:33:50,880
He's got no backup,
he's not in a coalition,
498
00:33:50,880 --> 00:33:54,680
so he's going to want to avoid
other males at all costs.
499
00:34:00,080 --> 00:34:03,400
He's using that tree
as a vantage point now.
500
00:34:06,320 --> 00:34:09,840
Good eyesight is really
important for cheetahs
501
00:34:09,840 --> 00:34:12,960
over lions and leopards
because they hunt by the day.
502
00:34:17,120 --> 00:34:20,000
He is just cruising along here.
503
00:34:20,000 --> 00:34:24,120
You can see what he's doing. He's
just using the flat areas as cover
504
00:34:24,120 --> 00:34:26,880
and then he's hopping up
on a termite mound, scanning out,
505
00:34:26,880 --> 00:34:30,240
and then he just melts back
into the grass. It's really cool!
506
00:34:34,640 --> 00:34:36,960
Something has changed
in his behaviour,
507
00:34:36,960 --> 00:34:41,040
and I feel like he's just gone into
hunt mode. He's moving really quick.
508
00:34:42,240 --> 00:34:45,920
And he's just bolted. He's
completely bolted in that direction.
509
00:34:45,920 --> 00:34:51,440
No! OK, I've just lost him behind
that tree-ish area over there.
510
00:34:52,760 --> 00:34:53,800
No!
511
00:35:06,880 --> 00:35:11,320
Sticking on Sepoko's trail, Greg and
Anna will sleep out in their trucks.
512
00:35:20,640 --> 00:35:22,600
Picking up the night shift,
513
00:35:22,600 --> 00:35:26,400
Gordon is following the pride's
hungry lionesses.
514
00:35:34,080 --> 00:35:37,240
She's come down to
look for a drink of water.
515
00:35:37,240 --> 00:35:39,160
But there is...there's nothing.
516
00:35:40,520 --> 00:35:43,240
They still need to provide
a meal for the cubs.
517
00:35:48,320 --> 00:35:50,520
This was a big water hole,
518
00:35:50,520 --> 00:35:53,040
but now it's just mud
519
00:35:53,040 --> 00:35:55,480
and catfish slipping about in it.
520
00:35:57,160 --> 00:35:59,960
Catfish can breathe air.
521
00:35:59,960 --> 00:36:04,240
So as long as there's some
moisture to keep their skin damp,
522
00:36:04,240 --> 00:36:05,920
they can survive.
523
00:36:17,400 --> 00:36:19,880
She's just triggered
by the movement.
524
00:36:19,880 --> 00:36:24,360
Every time one flaps,
she's just can't help herself.
525
00:36:27,440 --> 00:36:30,000
A big cat eating a catfish.
526
00:36:30,000 --> 00:36:32,480
Does this count as a hunt?
527
00:36:34,480 --> 00:36:36,800
This mud is really smelly.
528
00:36:36,800 --> 00:36:40,000
When there was water here, there
would have been lots of hippos,
529
00:36:40,000 --> 00:36:42,600
so they're defecating in the water
530
00:36:42,600 --> 00:36:45,000
and it all just condenses down.
531
00:36:45,000 --> 00:36:49,960
So this is just kind of a mixture
of mud and hippo number twos.
532
00:36:59,920 --> 00:37:01,480
She got one.
533
00:37:01,480 --> 00:37:06,760
Maybe not as tasty as an impala
or a wildebeest or a zebra foal,
534
00:37:06,760 --> 00:37:08,360
but it's something.
535
00:37:08,360 --> 00:37:10,120
Is she going to eat it?
536
00:37:12,000 --> 00:37:13,560
Nope, she's let it go.
537
00:37:15,760 --> 00:37:17,800
She's not wanting
to eat a catfish
538
00:37:17,800 --> 00:37:19,880
that's squirming about
in hippo faeces.
539
00:37:33,920 --> 00:37:36,560
Greg and Anna have found
a suitable camping spot.
540
00:37:43,720 --> 00:37:45,520
We're quite far from camp,
541
00:37:45,520 --> 00:37:49,320
so we just thought, easier to have
a night out in the bush.
542
00:37:49,320 --> 00:37:53,560
Because we can listen out for any
of the alarm calls that might
543
00:37:53,560 --> 00:37:55,760
mean that there's
a predator in the area.
544
00:37:55,760 --> 00:37:59,200
So that's pretty helpful just being
tuned in with the surroundings.
545
00:37:59,200 --> 00:38:00,800
DISTANT GROWL
546
00:38:03,000 --> 00:38:05,240
Just checking for
any surrounding lions.
547
00:38:09,280 --> 00:38:11,200
We're good. False alarm.
548
00:38:13,080 --> 00:38:15,840
Hopefully they're not drawn in
by this delicious lentil bolognese
549
00:38:15,840 --> 00:38:17,920
that's about to happen here.
550
00:38:17,920 --> 00:38:19,600
So...
No way!
551
00:38:19,600 --> 00:38:21,920
Lions definitely have an
interest in all food types,
552
00:38:21,920 --> 00:38:23,520
including vegan foods. No!
553
00:38:28,800 --> 00:38:32,080
Gordon is with the lions,
who are now actively hunting.
554
00:38:35,480 --> 00:38:38,680
With night-vision six times
better than humans',
555
00:38:38,680 --> 00:38:40,360
they're focused on a target.
556
00:38:42,080 --> 00:38:43,880
The lions have seen the tsessebe.
557
00:38:45,280 --> 00:38:46,760
They're splitting up.
558
00:38:51,680 --> 00:38:53,560
To increase their chances,
559
00:38:53,560 --> 00:38:56,600
the lionesses have teamed up
with more of the pride.
560
00:39:00,240 --> 00:39:01,600
Oh, my goodness!
561
00:39:01,600 --> 00:39:06,120
Three sub-adult males are the most
engaged in this hunt.
562
00:39:12,000 --> 00:39:13,920
Male lions have a reputation of
563
00:39:13,920 --> 00:39:16,120
letting the females
do all the hard work.
564
00:39:19,040 --> 00:39:22,640
This may be their opportunity
to show their worth.
565
00:39:33,160 --> 00:39:34,280
SNORTS
566
00:39:42,200 --> 00:39:43,640
Oh, she's poised.
567
00:39:43,640 --> 00:39:44,920
She's ready to go.
568
00:39:50,760 --> 00:39:52,240
Oh, my goodness!
569
00:39:52,240 --> 00:39:54,160
They're completely surrounded.
570
00:39:56,800 --> 00:39:58,600
This is your worst nightmare.
571
00:40:04,000 --> 00:40:06,400
It is happening.
572
00:40:06,400 --> 00:40:07,720
He's running.
573
00:40:08,920 --> 00:40:11,600
You dippy boy!
574
00:40:11,600 --> 00:40:13,720
Oh, dang, you messed that up!
575
00:40:13,720 --> 00:40:15,280
Oh, did you? No!
576
00:40:23,320 --> 00:40:25,320
How did you get away from that?
577
00:40:26,760 --> 00:40:28,440
That is one lucky beast.
578
00:40:31,400 --> 00:40:33,360
Oh, they did get one!
579
00:40:36,240 --> 00:40:38,760
I suppose if you're going
to be caught by a lion,
580
00:40:38,760 --> 00:40:41,440
it'll be better for you
if it was six, rather than one.
581
00:40:44,800 --> 00:40:46,520
It's a pile-on.
582
00:40:50,440 --> 00:40:53,280
I'm going to put the drone up,
see how many are here.
583
00:41:01,320 --> 00:41:02,520
Look at that.
584
00:41:06,040 --> 00:41:09,120
One, two, three, four, five, six,
585
00:41:09,120 --> 00:41:10,760
seven, eight, nine, ten.
586
00:41:10,760 --> 00:41:12,680
Ten lions.
587
00:41:17,160 --> 00:41:19,440
The bigger the lion,
the more food they get.
588
00:41:22,720 --> 00:41:25,160
So, it's just the three young males.
589
00:41:25,160 --> 00:41:27,520
They're getting most of the food
because they can muscle in.
590
00:41:35,160 --> 00:41:37,840
Pushed off the kill
by the sub-adult males...
591
00:41:40,480 --> 00:41:42,800
..the lionesses barely get a bite.
592
00:41:45,720 --> 00:41:49,960
With this number of lions, one
tsessebe's not going to go that far.
593
00:41:51,640 --> 00:41:53,880
That's not really enough
to sustain them.
594
00:41:55,040 --> 00:41:58,240
The cubs still haven't had
the food they need...
595
00:42:00,440 --> 00:42:03,120
..and it looks unlikely
they'll feed tonight.
596
00:42:22,720 --> 00:42:26,520
Local cameraman Rea is trying
to find the Xudum Pride mothers.
597
00:42:40,040 --> 00:42:43,440
The lions are just currently
headed into the grass,
598
00:42:43,440 --> 00:42:45,200
into this tall grass here.
599
00:42:45,200 --> 00:42:50,120
We're currently with Nosi, Mmakgosi
and Magogo.
600
00:42:50,120 --> 00:42:53,760
They've just left the cubs nearby.
601
00:42:53,760 --> 00:42:58,200
They are stalking a huge
herd of zebras
602
00:42:58,200 --> 00:42:59,960
just in front of us.
603
00:42:59,960 --> 00:43:01,880
To feed their cubs,
604
00:43:01,880 --> 00:43:04,160
these lionesses must make a kill.
605
00:43:12,400 --> 00:43:14,960
At the moment, the herd is
completely unaware
606
00:43:14,960 --> 00:43:16,200
of what's happening.
607
00:43:19,560 --> 00:43:22,000
ZEBRAS SNORT AND BLOW
608
00:43:24,360 --> 00:43:28,080
So these three mums have been
joined by another lioness,
609
00:43:28,080 --> 00:43:30,760
so they're actually four.
610
00:43:32,520 --> 00:43:36,360
Four lionesses will have a very
good chance with zebra.
611
00:43:38,480 --> 00:43:42,480
Hunting as a group helps lions
take down much larger prey.
612
00:43:46,120 --> 00:43:48,320
BIRD CALLS
613
00:43:50,200 --> 00:43:51,320
It's started.
614
00:43:52,560 --> 00:43:54,160
GROWLS
615
00:43:54,160 --> 00:43:55,480
They've got it.
616
00:43:59,960 --> 00:44:01,640
GROWLING
617
00:44:13,760 --> 00:44:16,680
It's down. One of the zebras is
down. We need to reposition.
618
00:44:25,400 --> 00:44:28,640
I can see three lionesses with the
zebra there.
619
00:44:28,640 --> 00:44:31,960
On the way with the cubs
is Mmakgosi.
620
00:44:33,120 --> 00:44:37,760
This will be great for Mathata
and all his siblings.
621
00:44:40,160 --> 00:44:42,120
GENTLE GROWLING
622
00:44:43,640 --> 00:44:48,440
Nosi and the lionesses have finally
provided for their cubs.
623
00:44:54,400 --> 00:44:57,080
And they're keen to
protect the kill.
624
00:44:57,080 --> 00:45:03,720
We've got the females placing dust
over the internal organs,
625
00:45:03,720 --> 00:45:06,120
just to hide that scent.
626
00:45:06,120 --> 00:45:08,920
They don't want scavengers coming.
627
00:45:10,920 --> 00:45:16,360
If vultures came, it would be a good
indication for other lions to come.
628
00:45:19,480 --> 00:45:20,520
Rea for Vianet.
629
00:45:20,520 --> 00:45:22,400
Rea for Vianet. Copy?
630
00:45:24,360 --> 00:45:26,840
Vianet, Vianet. The mums have
done it. They've made a kill.
631
00:45:26,840 --> 00:45:30,960
We've got a zebra kill here.
We're just close to...
632
00:45:32,200 --> 00:45:33,960
..just north of the Four Palms.
633
00:45:35,520 --> 00:45:37,160
Excellent. Message received.
634
00:45:40,080 --> 00:45:43,000
I can already see Mathata
jumping...jumping on a kill.
635
00:45:43,000 --> 00:45:44,680
HE LAUGHS
636
00:45:45,840 --> 00:45:47,160
What!
637
00:45:51,040 --> 00:45:53,360
This for me is a massive relief.
638
00:45:55,280 --> 00:45:58,840
I was worrying about the cubs
not being able to eat.
639
00:46:00,200 --> 00:46:04,160
I know the cubs are going to be
gaining more energy.
640
00:46:04,160 --> 00:46:06,920
They're going to be gaining
some...some strength.
641
00:46:12,320 --> 00:46:16,280
Mathata is trying to play with
the mouth of the zebra...
642
00:46:19,320 --> 00:46:21,520
..as if it was still alive
643
00:46:21,520 --> 00:46:23,600
and he's trying to kill it.
644
00:46:24,960 --> 00:46:30,160
At six months old, Mathata needs
to eat over two kilos of meat a day.
645
00:46:34,040 --> 00:46:38,760
This meal will feed the mothers
and cubs for at least three days.
646
00:46:38,760 --> 00:46:43,240
You know, everything to them
right now is play, play, play.
647
00:46:43,240 --> 00:46:46,960
But it's also what he's to be
doing when he grows up.
648
00:46:47,960 --> 00:46:52,040
Hunting for themselves and
hunting successfully.
649
00:46:55,120 --> 00:47:00,800
I feel like, for the next few days,
there will be more play,
650
00:47:00,800 --> 00:47:03,920
there will be more, you know,
energy, there will be more
651
00:47:03,920 --> 00:47:05,680
excitement.
652
00:47:21,960 --> 00:47:23,800
Leopard specialist Brad
653
00:47:23,800 --> 00:47:26,800
is focusing on another
resident big cat.
654
00:47:32,040 --> 00:47:34,160
I'm off to find Xudum.
655
00:47:34,160 --> 00:47:38,040
She's, er,
the main female leopard that
656
00:47:38,040 --> 00:47:40,200
runs from our camp through the
centre of the island
657
00:47:40,200 --> 00:47:43,600
and I haven't seen her for some
time, so I'm quite excited.
658
00:47:47,280 --> 00:47:51,360
Leopards are solitary,
and usually well-hidden by day.
659
00:47:53,160 --> 00:47:56,280
But Xudum is Brad's favourite cat
660
00:47:56,280 --> 00:47:58,560
and he knows where to look for her.
661
00:48:03,680 --> 00:48:05,360
I've got her here.
662
00:48:06,840 --> 00:48:09,520
I've known Xudum for five years,
since she was a cub.
663
00:48:10,880 --> 00:48:13,280
She was born here and regularly
664
00:48:13,280 --> 00:48:15,280
passes through our camp.
665
00:48:15,280 --> 00:48:18,080
Like me, she considers this home.
666
00:48:22,200 --> 00:48:25,680
She's taking a very thick forest.
667
00:48:26,680 --> 00:48:28,160
We're going to keep up with her.
668
00:48:28,160 --> 00:48:30,200
We're going to have to get
through here.
669
00:48:30,200 --> 00:48:31,800
BRANCHES CRACK
670
00:48:37,200 --> 00:48:38,880
Right, here we go.
671
00:48:40,000 --> 00:48:41,360
Oh, that's beautiful.
672
00:48:41,360 --> 00:48:43,040
Here she comes.
673
00:48:43,040 --> 00:48:44,160
She might scent mark here.
674
00:48:44,160 --> 00:48:46,200
I'm going to...going to do this.
675
00:48:57,400 --> 00:49:00,160
I think one of the primary jobs
of a female leopard
676
00:49:00,160 --> 00:49:01,560
is to secure a boundary.
677
00:49:03,000 --> 00:49:06,800
She's going to own a good hunting
area and potentially have cubs.
678
00:49:06,800 --> 00:49:09,720
She really has to secure
a perimeter.
679
00:49:11,560 --> 00:49:16,200
I think they probably spend 30, 40%
of their lives maintaining that.
680
00:49:19,480 --> 00:49:21,640
Ownership is key here.
681
00:49:29,840 --> 00:49:31,240
GUTTURAL CALL
682
00:49:36,600 --> 00:49:39,520
As soon as they get seen by
squirrels or francolin
683
00:49:39,520 --> 00:49:41,200
or something
that's going to give them away,
684
00:49:41,200 --> 00:49:43,960
that tail goes up and then goes up
and flicks.
685
00:49:43,960 --> 00:49:47,320
And you can see that irritation.
It's like, "OK, I've been seen."
686
00:49:47,320 --> 00:49:48,840
And off they walk.
687
00:49:56,000 --> 00:49:58,800
Yeah, what's noticeable about her
behaviour at the moment
688
00:49:58,800 --> 00:50:00,480
is she's just marching, marching.
689
00:50:00,480 --> 00:50:03,280
She's not too worried about
being concealed,
690
00:50:03,280 --> 00:50:05,960
but she's marching,
marching at a fairly fast trot.
691
00:50:05,960 --> 00:50:09,520
She's on a hectic territorial
mission at the moment.
692
00:50:11,160 --> 00:50:13,000
My gut's telling me something's up.
693
00:50:17,120 --> 00:50:19,280
Can you see the fire
starting in the background?
694
00:50:23,240 --> 00:50:24,520
Mm.
695
00:50:26,640 --> 00:50:28,040
Going to have to keep an eye
on that.
696
00:50:28,040 --> 00:50:29,720
The prevailing wind comes
from the east.
697
00:50:29,720 --> 00:50:32,200
If it keeps going, it's
going to come our way, so...
698
00:50:33,440 --> 00:50:37,800
..then we change from film-makers
into firefighters.
699
00:50:39,560 --> 00:50:41,040
Not my favourite pastime.
700
00:51:02,120 --> 00:51:06,640
The fire's north of us now,
by a couple of kilometres.
701
00:51:06,640 --> 00:51:08,520
You can actually hear it.
702
00:51:08,520 --> 00:51:11,360
And this dry flood plain
that we're sitting on here
703
00:51:11,360 --> 00:51:12,840
is actually the flood plain
704
00:51:12,840 --> 00:51:14,640
that leads down to our film camp.
705
00:51:16,200 --> 00:51:18,080
We wouldn't want to lose all of this
706
00:51:18,080 --> 00:51:20,080
habitat that our characters are in.
707
00:51:20,080 --> 00:51:23,280
It'll make life quite
difficult for them.
708
00:51:23,280 --> 00:51:25,160
FIRE CRACKLES DISTANTLY
709
00:51:31,800 --> 00:51:34,640
Wildfires in the Okavango
are seasonal.
710
00:51:35,640 --> 00:51:38,120
That is an extremely
ominous-looking sky.
711
00:51:38,120 --> 00:51:39,640
Very, very grey.
712
00:51:40,680 --> 00:51:43,120
And their impact is hard to predict.
713
00:51:44,920 --> 00:51:46,960
At a safe distance for now,
714
00:51:46,960 --> 00:51:50,760
Greg and Anna stay focused
on finding Sepoko the cheetah.
715
00:51:52,760 --> 00:51:54,160
I've found a cheetah.
716
00:51:57,920 --> 00:51:59,080
It's Sepoko.
717
00:52:01,040 --> 00:52:03,320
Oh, his belly is looking
pretty rotund.
718
00:52:04,720 --> 00:52:06,840
He's definitely had a good
meal recently.
719
00:52:13,920 --> 00:52:17,640
He travelled pretty far from
the last place that we saw him.
720
00:52:18,920 --> 00:52:21,640
But that is really
normal for a male cheetah.
721
00:52:21,640 --> 00:52:25,560
They can travel 25km a day.
722
00:52:30,200 --> 00:52:32,320
Greg, I can't currently see him.
723
00:52:34,440 --> 00:52:36,120
Little bit nervous.
724
00:52:38,080 --> 00:52:41,400
Maybe drive a little
bit towards these termite mounds
725
00:52:41,400 --> 00:52:42,720
to the left.
726
00:52:43,720 --> 00:52:46,560
BABOON BARKS
That is a baboon barking now.
727
00:52:47,680 --> 00:52:48,840
Very helpful.
728
00:52:48,840 --> 00:52:50,200
BABOON BARKS
729
00:52:52,360 --> 00:52:55,000
Warning calls,
like the baboon's bark,
730
00:52:55,000 --> 00:52:57,520
give away the presence
of a predator.
731
00:53:03,240 --> 00:53:04,960
Ah!
732
00:53:04,960 --> 00:53:07,880
The troop of baboons is closing in.
733
00:53:07,880 --> 00:53:09,480
BABOONS GRUNT
734
00:53:10,920 --> 00:53:12,400
Sepoko, however...
735
00:53:12,400 --> 00:53:14,840
I've just seen he's just
scent marking on the tree.
736
00:53:14,840 --> 00:53:16,320
..is playing it cool.
737
00:53:20,720 --> 00:53:23,120
I'm just going to try and get a few
more shots of these baboons.
738
00:53:23,120 --> 00:53:25,160
BABOONS GRUNT
739
00:53:30,680 --> 00:53:34,400
Oh, yeah, they are coming straight
towards this termite mound.
740
00:53:39,680 --> 00:53:42,320
Cheetahs typically avoid
confrontation.
741
00:53:45,000 --> 00:53:48,520
A troop of feisty baboons
is a genuine threat.
742
00:53:53,440 --> 00:53:56,400
He bolted at the sight of them.
743
00:54:02,280 --> 00:54:06,800
Cheetahs really are the underdogs
of the big cat world.
744
00:54:08,360 --> 00:54:10,720
Sepoko can't afford to get injured.
745
00:54:14,560 --> 00:54:18,480
Even a couple of baboons can really
scare them off, which
746
00:54:18,480 --> 00:54:21,560
is quite unusual
for your general idea of
747
00:54:21,560 --> 00:54:25,160
what a big cat is
and how fearsome they are.
748
00:54:35,960 --> 00:54:37,880
Sepoko disappeared again.
749
00:54:43,640 --> 00:54:47,600
Overnight, the fire to the north
grows stronger.
750
00:54:55,080 --> 00:54:57,840
FIRE CRACKLES
751
00:54:57,840 --> 00:55:02,200
A change in wind direction
drives it closer to camp.
752
00:55:09,400 --> 00:55:10,680
By morning...
753
00:55:10,680 --> 00:55:12,040
Oh, gosh.
754
00:55:13,280 --> 00:55:15,240
..the situation is critical.
755
00:55:16,800 --> 00:55:18,400
Tris, just wait there.
756
00:55:19,720 --> 00:55:21,960
It's coming south towards the camp.
757
00:55:25,120 --> 00:55:28,160
This is film camp calling all
vehicles out at the moment.
758
00:55:28,160 --> 00:55:29,920
We'd like everyone to
return to camp, please.
759
00:55:29,920 --> 00:55:32,160
All the vehicles currently
out in the field,
760
00:55:32,160 --> 00:55:35,200
if you could return to film camp,
you'll get instructions from here.
761
00:55:37,280 --> 00:55:39,520
It seems crazy lighting a fire
right by your camp,
762
00:55:39,520 --> 00:55:42,640
but it's managed and controlled
and it will form a buffer.
763
00:55:44,960 --> 00:55:46,920
You can't control it any other way.
764
00:55:47,880 --> 00:55:52,080
To protect camp, a strip of land
is being deliberately
765
00:55:52,080 --> 00:55:53,920
burnt around the perimeter.
766
00:55:57,040 --> 00:55:59,640
It's pretty scary,
I'm not going to lie.
767
00:55:59,640 --> 00:56:01,360
Get your passports from your rooms.
768
00:56:03,400 --> 00:56:05,440
The entire film camp
is in the path of the fire,
769
00:56:05,440 --> 00:56:08,720
so this is about protecting assets
and protecting the operation.
770
00:56:10,200 --> 00:56:13,640
But the wildfire is
the biggest in five years.
771
00:56:14,920 --> 00:56:18,120
And this plan is not
guaranteed to work.
772
00:56:18,120 --> 00:56:19,480
So maybe here for a bit?
773
00:56:19,480 --> 00:56:21,600
It's so much closer than it
was last night.
774
00:56:21,600 --> 00:56:24,640
It really is. It's...it's
approaching rapidly.
775
00:56:25,920 --> 00:56:28,400
You can see with the drone quite
clearly what they're trying to do.
776
00:56:28,400 --> 00:56:31,320
So they're basically burning
a whole strip so that
777
00:56:31,320 --> 00:56:33,320
if the fire does
continue to come this way,
778
00:56:33,320 --> 00:56:35,880
it will get to this burnt bit,
which has already burnt,
779
00:56:35,880 --> 00:56:38,040
and it won't come any further.
780
00:56:38,040 --> 00:56:40,600
And the really worrying thing
is it is coming.
781
00:56:40,600 --> 00:56:42,320
It's coming straight towards us.
782
00:56:46,760 --> 00:56:49,640
And just thinking of all of the
animals that are out there
783
00:56:49,640 --> 00:56:53,120
and the effect that that will have,
you know, on them.
784
00:56:53,120 --> 00:56:56,320
You know, lots of animals
can outrun fire.
785
00:56:56,320 --> 00:56:57,800
They can out-fly it.
786
00:56:57,800 --> 00:57:01,120
But if you've got animals with
young, whether it's lions,
787
00:57:01,120 --> 00:57:03,560
whether it's leopard, you know,
that's really bad news.
788
00:57:03,560 --> 00:57:07,400
I can't get my lens wide enough
to capture all of the smoke.
789
00:57:07,400 --> 00:57:09,520
That's how much smoke there is.
790
00:57:10,680 --> 00:57:13,560
The wind has really picked up
from the north
791
00:57:13,560 --> 00:57:15,680
and it's driving this fire down.
792
00:57:15,680 --> 00:57:18,600
You get a bit of wind,
and it just wants to go.
793
00:57:18,600 --> 00:57:21,480
As the fire builds in magnitude...
794
00:57:21,480 --> 00:57:22,720
BLEEP.
795
00:57:22,720 --> 00:57:25,560
Did you see how quick it was?
That was like...just on the other
796
00:57:25,560 --> 00:57:28,200
side of the existing burn
and then it was up and away.
797
00:57:30,440 --> 00:57:33,800
..the need to evacuate camp becomes
a real possibility.
798
00:57:35,280 --> 00:57:36,960
It's right here.
It's coming through.
799
00:57:38,360 --> 00:57:41,760
God, that's unstoppable.
800
00:57:41,760 --> 00:57:43,200
Back to camp!
801
00:57:44,600 --> 00:57:45,840
Back to camp!
802
00:57:46,760 --> 00:57:48,280
Anna, back up, please!
803
00:57:49,680 --> 00:57:51,200
Go back to camp!
804
00:57:51,200 --> 00:57:53,200
We're all just... Everyone's going
to go back to the camp.
805
00:57:53,200 --> 00:57:55,600
It's...it's so close now
and out of control
806
00:57:55,600 --> 00:57:58,240
that it's pointless trying
to fight it here.
807
00:57:59,480 --> 00:58:02,680
Yeah, the fire, it's gotten
wildly out of control.
808
00:58:02,680 --> 00:58:04,280
Camp could burn down.
809
00:58:06,600 --> 00:58:07,880
Next time...
810
00:58:07,880 --> 00:58:10,320
I need three guys. Three!
811
00:58:10,320 --> 00:58:13,040
..as the team fights to
save the camp...
812
00:58:14,080 --> 00:58:18,440
..concern grows for the future of
all the resident big cats.
813
00:58:18,440 --> 00:58:20,760
It changes the dynamic
of the predators.
814
00:58:20,760 --> 00:58:23,480
It's going to change the whole
nature of this place.
815
00:58:23,480 --> 00:58:26,200
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