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Many tales have been told of Africa.

This is our story.

A drama set in the heart of our world.

Experienced as we live and breathe it.

So far, we've faced many challenges.

Parents learned to keep their young
safe.

Rivals battled for supremacy.

While enemies threatened us all.

This is the next chapter in our
story...

..of the place they call Serengeti.

# Serengeti

# She is speaking

# Better listen. #

Our land is dry.

Each day, the heat continues to build.

There's no relief in sight.

All of us gather in the one place we
can still quench our thirst.

The water hole is now our lifeline.

But, day by day, there's a little less
to go round.

Struggling catfish are a sign of the
drought to come.

But some relish this time of year,

and the easy meals it brings.

Kali is finally at ease,

back with the pride that once cast her
out.

Her cubs are safe at last.

Each day, Shani leads her foal and
family

on the perilous trek to water.

Kali and the great pride are always
there, watching...

..and waiting.

Abundance brings choice,

and the zebra foal is highly prized.

Kali is well practised in the art of
ambush.

This time, it wasn't Shani's foal who
met his fate.

But for many, the danger is far from
over.

Beneath the surface, the mud is a
trap.

And Shani is caught.

So too is her foal.

He may have escaped, but what of his
mother?

She's exhausted,

and her struggles just take her deeper
into the mud.

But, when all strength is gone,

we all need something to fight for.

The bond between mother and young is
sometimes the strongest of all.

Not all fear the mud.

For the mighty, it's one of life's
pleasures.

Each day, Nalla leads her family here
to drink and wallow.

They too run the gauntlet of the
lions.

But here, the elephants rule.

Confrontation would achieve nothing.

Elephants are too mighty to be trapped
by mud.

So Nalla's baby can safely enjoy the
cooling water.

But one family member is no longer
welcome.

Tembo has reached adulthood,

and he's too boisterous to stay in a
family of females.

He now only watches from afar...

..then takes out his frustration any
way he can.

Rejected and lonely, Tembo must seek
company elsewhere.

Warthogs also find pleasure as the mud
takes over.

They should enjoy it while they can.

Soon our land will turn to dust.

For now, there are more immediate
concerns.

Where life gathers,

leopards prowl.

Most hunts end in failure.

And soon, even the warthogs won't be
visiting.

But for now, the daily procession to
the water hole continues.

Even the mongoose join in.

They're not just here to quench their
thirst.

Dung beetles are everywhere.

Gathering the dung the herds leave
behind.

The balls they make provide both food
and a nursery for their young.

Having laid an egg inside, they find a
place to bury it.

Where dung balls are hidden,

more can be found.

Dig them up,

and there's a feast inside.

But first, they need to break them
open.

A beetle grub is a treat to be
savoured.

To return home, they must cross open
ground.

It's the martial eagle who now has a
chance of a meal.

Their nearest cover is the tree.

The mongoose are safe for the moment.

But they're also trapped.

Somehow, they must persuade the eagle
to leave.

Mongoose are fearless and noisy.

And hunters rely on not being seen.

The mongoose will make sure everyone
knows he's there.

And it's the eagle who's left in the
sun.

It's just a short sprint home.

As the day finally cools,

the herds head back to the plains.

Shani and her foal join those who have
lived to see another day.

But each new dawn brings fresh
conflict.

The vultures are ready for any who
lose the fight.

Jasari brought his family here

for the riches that migration brings.

But, as his pups thrive, their demands
for food also grow.

The only relief from the begging is to
catch another meal.

For vultures, wild dogs are certainly
a family worth following.

Success is something everyone wants to
share.

Zalika, leader of the hyena clan, saw
it all unfold.

While vultures hope for scraps...

..Zalika is cautious.

Last time she encountered Jasari, she
was badly beaten.

She daren't risk her life again.

A loss of confidence is hard to
conceal...

..and gives confidence to others.

The clan offers some consolation.

A victim of the treacherous mud.

For Zalika, the pressure to provide is
over for the day.

But even scavengers can be scavenged
upon.

A rival clan wants to lay claim to the
water hole

and all it offers.

If Zalika shows weakness, her family
will fail.

She leads the charge...

..and singles out their leader.

Zalika's confidence is restored.

Her rivals won't return in a hurry.

But in winning one battle, she lost
another.

There's not a scrap left worth
fighting for.

Tembo's visits to the water hole are
still solitary affairs.

Forced out from his family,

he's lonely and frustrated.

Even life's simple pleasures bringing
little relief.

But he's not the only young adult male
evicted from his family.

At last, a kindred spirit.

Once made, male friendships can last a
lifetime.

Companionship will bring comfort

as the next stage of his life begins.

Baboon rock is now strangely deserted.

Except for the klipspringers.

And one solitary baboon.

Bakari is in self-imposed exile.

He sought refuge here when his feud
with the leader

spiralled out of control.

His old troop has moved to be nearer
the water hole.

But once in a while he must drink
there, too.

The lions have taken up permanent
residence.

Kali is enjoying the good times while
they last.

There's an endless supply of thirsty
prey.

They aren't the only ones who've moved
in.

Monitor lizards also relish a
wholesome meal.

With the great pride protecting the
cubs,

the water hole has become their
playground.

But nowhere is truly safe.

And the pride only needs to be
distracted for a heartbeat.

The cubs have never seen a python
before...

..and have no idea how deadly it is.

Few remain unmoved by a pride of
lions.

Let him have his pool.

Bakari finally arrives.

But now the lake is more mud than
water.

The plight of others is a reminder of
how fragile life can be.

Bakari must keep his wits about him.

A baboon alone is fair game for cubs.

It's a tough climb for any lion,

let alone a cub.

Bakari faces a long wait.

A time to ponder.

Then his old troop arrives.

But things are worse than he feared.

Jika, the female who helped raise his
adopted baby,

is now with the leader.

The youngster has grown while he's
been away.

But something's not right.

The baby is being bullied by the
leader.

Bakari is powerless to stop it.

And so it seems is Jika.

Bakari is still trapped.

In the end, hunger always gets the
better of lions.

But it's too late.

His troop are long gone.

With the lions commanding the lake,

the leopard must hunt elsewhere.

He joins forces with his sister.

Young and inexperienced,

they have a lot to learn.

Desperate times call for desperate
measures.

But how to eat it?

When threatened, porcupines favour
reverse.

There can only be one outcome.

The leopards are left to lick their
wounds...

..and deal with the quills.

But all of us face a far bigger
problem.

Day by day, our water hole is
vanishing.

Even Kali resorts to scavenging in the
mud...

..and has to deal with the
consequences.

There's a sense of unease...

..especially among the zebra.

Each day, Shani's stallion must fend
off rivals.

If he loses,

she and the other females will be
stolen from him.

Once again, Shani's stallion sees off
the threat.

But with drought threatening her
family's survival,

her troubles are far from over.

Zalika and her clan are still guarding
what's left

of the water hole and taking what
scraps they can find.

Back at their den,

the cubs wait patiently for their
mother's return.

But it's not the mothers who are
approaching.

The black-maned males are back.

They destroy all they consider
rivals...

..no matter how young or how innocent.

ROARING

CUBS SQUEAK

CUBS SQUEAK

Zalika is too late.

THEY BARK

Two of their cubs are gone.

These were the lions who killed her
mother.

Fighting back will only mean more
bloodshed.

They must flee to another den.

THEY BARK

Those too young to run must be
carried.

The black-maned males are gaining
supremacy,

death by death.

Zalika's refuge is a den she's used
before.

But first, they must evict the
squatters.

SQUEALING

BARKING, SQUEALING

THEY HOWL

Fate can turn in an instant, and
fortunes with it.

Drought now grips the whole of our
land.

There's no relief from the heat and
dust.

The land is parched and dry.

The lake has almost vanished.

Dust devils add to the misery.

It's a test of endurance for us all.

The herds have no reason to stay.

For the sake of her foal and family,
Shani must leave.

The great exodus begins.

The vultures will go where the wind
and the herds take them.

BRAYING

Those who only know this place is home
must hunker down.

THEY HOWL

Our world is becoming a wasteland.

But the elements are not done with us
yet.

THEY SQUEAL

The fire soon reaches the wild dogs'
den.

Their pups are alone.

But Jasari was alerted by the smoke.

He must find a way through the flames.

Escape before it's too late.

Fear and panic spreads across our
land.

ELEPHANTS TRUMPET

Our home is being destroyed.

Nowhere is safe.

On Baboon Rock,

Bakari has witnessed the fire engulf
everything.

And his troop are caught in the middle
of it.

BARKING

He can't just stand by and watch.

In the tinder-dry grass, the inferno
spreads rapidly.

BARKING

SQUEALING

Chika and her baby run for their
lives.

In his panic, her youngster seeks
safety in a tree.

Chika realises too late.

Now she can't reach him.

GROWLS

And the leader thinks only of himself.

But Bakari is heading for the flames.

He hears their cries.

SQUEALING

Somehow, he must find a way through.

SCREECHES

Seeing Bakari gives the youngster the
courage he needs.

Together, they find a way to safety.

TRUMPETS

Finally, the fire reaches Kali and the
great pride.

But fleeing the fire takes them into
the path of even greater danger...

..the black-maned males.

ROARS

They're here to take over the pride
lands,

and the lionesses with it.

But first, they'll kill their cubs

and force the lionesses

to have their cubs instead.

GROWLING

GROWLS

Kali must fight once more...

..to give her cubs the chance to
escape.

The pride males fight for their lives
and their land.

Kali must leave the battle and find
her cubs if she can.

The males must fight on alone.

Already, a pride male is taken.

ROARS

Night falls, and fates are decided
under the cloak of darkness.

As dawn breaks, the extent of the
destruction is revealed.

Kali survived.

But only two of her cubs are by her
side.

GROWLING

Kali has suffered so much...

ROARS

..endured so much...

ROARS

..and now this.

ROARS

But the elements still have more to
unleash.

ROARS

The rain brings an end to the fire.

But our land is gone...

..extinguished like the dying embers
of the flames.

Yet despite the devastation,

our land will be reborn.

Rain that brought the promise of
better times...

..also brings danger.

THEY TRUMPET

Old scores will be settled.

Some will get a second chance.

The Serengeti will rise once more.

# Serengeti

# Serengeti

# She is speaking

# Hear her this time. #