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(birds chirping)
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(wildebeest lowing)
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In this idyllic paradise,
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a place virtually brimming over
with wildlife,
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there is always
a certain tension.
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They have to be wary,
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watching out for that one sign
that will save their lives.
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Only those who are alert
will see it.
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(birds squawking)
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And even then,
it may just be imagined.
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Today this phantom is real.
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But no threat at all.
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She's exhausted in that
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drooling, all-dignity-abandoned
kind of way.
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Besides her particular style
of relaxation,
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this little leopard is unique
in another way.
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She has the most unusual
jade-colored eyes.
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And this is her story.
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Toto is an affectionate
Swahili name for "small,"
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and she is tiny.
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But she has her name
for another reason as well.
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Let's start at the beginning,
or perhaps even before that.
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On the banks of a river in
the Olare Motorogi Conservancy
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on the edge of the Maasai Mara,
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a much larger female leopard
is having difficulty sleeping.
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It is hot.
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But her discomfort is because
behind these beautiful spots,
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inside her swollen stomach,
is where Toto is waiting,
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and not too patiently,
to begin her tale.
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And her name is Fig,
who, pregnant or not,
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seems to enjoy lying face down
and tongue dangling.
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But enough of this
lounging around.
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Fig must find
a safer place today
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in an area with one
the highest concentrations
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of lions and hyenas
on the planet.
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A nearby safari camp.
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Perfect for what
she's planning.
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She maneuvers
her way-out-of-balance body
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into a very
un-leopard-like descent,
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and heads across the small
trickle of a stream.
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The camp is on the banks
of this benign little river.
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So, today, a large leopardess
called Fig
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makes a decision
that changes everything.
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She finds a quiet spot
under tent number five.
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And here she gives birth
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to Toto, a single cub,
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who within days is stumbling
around blindly under the deck
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and in and out of
the nearby undergrowth.
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She's sure of herself
but not terribly surefooted.
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Climbing is in her DNA.
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And Fig is seldom far away.
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Her landlords, the camp,
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decide to just
close off the tent
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and mark it as "occupied."
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This five-star haven becomes
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the cub's earliest
memories of home.
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And like her mother,
she has a tongue
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that seems to have
a mind of its own.
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For two weeks, the leopards
are in residence
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in this small camp
that is called Mara Toto.
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And hence the cub's name.
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Fig was smart enough
to have found a secure refuge.
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But having a cub
on the banks of a river
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brings its own risks.
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(hyena whooping)
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She keeps watch constantly.
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(groaning)
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And there's little she can do
about the awkward positioning
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of a dead hippo
not far from the den,
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or the action it attracts.
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(whooping)
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(yipping)
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(whooping)
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(whooping)
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(shrieking and growling)
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(shrieking and growling)
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While they're distracted
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and Toto stays under the brush
and tent, she'll be safe.
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But Fig doesn't take her eyes
off the hyenas.
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Then she sees it.
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One clan member
can somehow smell
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beyond the stinking carcass.
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(thunder)
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(thunder)
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(thunder)
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Rain in Africa is both
a gift and a danger.
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The trick is in deciding
which it is today.
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Fig doesn't have the luxury
of using the opportunity now.
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If Toto gets confused,
or even adventurous,
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she'll wander off, and the rain
will wash her scent away.
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Fig must get back, quickly.
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(thunder)
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But instead of staying
safely under cover,
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Fig makes another decision
that may be wise or fatal.
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She hears it
and knows what's coming.
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With hours of steady rain,
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the mild-mannered river has
turned into a raging torrent.
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It breaks the riverbanks,
flooding, making new paths,
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right through their home,
the camp.
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Their lair is swamped,
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their safety swept away.
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Their survival is now
totally up to Fig,
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so she's always on the move.
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Fig is aware that what lies
beyond the horizon
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is another event that
will change their lives,
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and it's on its way.
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It starts with
the painted horses.
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Over 250,000 zebras
splashing across the Mara River
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on the way to her territory.
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The hypnotic sounds of
well over a million wildebeest
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startle and amaze Toto now
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and fill the air with
anticipation and chaos.
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(lowing)
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(lowing)
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(zebra braying)
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Despite the danger
of being trampled,
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Fig is on the lookout
for an even greater threat,
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the inevitable nomadic lions.
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They'll disrupt everything
with their adolescent attempts
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to wreak havoc
across the plains.
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Fig is a master at making use
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of the ultimate chaotic event
of the year,
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but she won't have it
all to herself.
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(hyena yipping)
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The herds are tired and wary,
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so they head into the open,
away from any ambush points.
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It may not be what Fig wants,
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but the young lions
will hunt in the open.
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The hunt is on.
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One thing is sure:
Someone will die tonight.
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The young nomadic lions
set the ambush.
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But they don't give it
everything they've got.
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(zebra braying)
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Fig watches, desperate for
her chance at a wildebeest.
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But at what risk?
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The thermal images
unveil the night
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that Fig and the lions inhabit.
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It's a view into the world
through heat.
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And she spots
an overheated wildebeest,
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courtesy of hours
of bungled lion attempts.
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(yowl)
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(bellow)
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It's a standoff.
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And sometimes
it's useful to display,
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even against
an opposing species.
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(grunting)
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She might be able to take on
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the pregnant
young female hyena.
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But hyenas can't keep
their spoils secret for long.
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The word is out.
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(yipping)
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Even more hyenas will appear
from the darkness all the time.
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One last defiance
and she has to leave.
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(lowing)
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And as suddenly
as they arrived,
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the herds turn south
into Tanzania
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and leave the Olare Conservancy
and the Mara quiet once again.
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(birds chirping)
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(braying)
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The migration stayed
in her territory
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much longer than expected
this year.
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Three vital months for Fig
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to be able pass on
some tricks of the trade
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and to develop Toto's
tree-climbing skills.
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Their bond grows each day.
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But Toto isn't aware that these
lazy days are also changing,
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as the heat climbs
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and the herds go off away
from the now-stagnant river,
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following their noses
to new water
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across the shimmering plains.
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(braying)
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Besides the lessons in climbing
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and being confident
up high in the trees,
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Toto has to be taught
a lot of other skills.
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The departing herds leave
short, cropped grass;
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a challenge for any
Thomson's gazelle
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that could really use the cover
now to give birth.
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One of Toto's lessons
is to look outside
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of her small bubble
with her mother.
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She hasn't noticed
what Fig is watching.
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(birds squawking)
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Fig's sudden move nearly sends
Toto flying out of the tree.
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And she's heading
for the newborn.
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Thomson's gazelles have
a tactic evolved for just this.
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They simply leave the fawn
and step away as a decoy.
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Now, at last,
she has Toto's attention.
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Fig circles.
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But the Thomson's gazelle's
tactic even fools a zebra,
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and that complicates matters.
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To the young stallion,
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something about the grass
just doesn't seem quite right.
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For the zebra,
it's quite a surprise
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when the small brown spot
in the grass
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gets up and walks away.
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Well, walking may not be
the best description
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for this particular move.
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But it's innovative enough
to keep the zebra interested.
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Each time
the Tommy fawn stumbles,
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his new zebra minder is there
with a helping nudge.
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But this relationship is not
helpful to Fig's ambitions.
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But perhaps it teaches
Toto something.
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She'll be more aware
of her surroundings now.
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Demanding and hungry cubs
often force mothers
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to go out hunting
again and again.
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00:20:04,102 --> 00:20:06,171
But in the wake
of the migration,
272
00:20:06,171 --> 00:20:11,376
Toto isn't hungry
and is very forgiving.
273
00:20:11,376 --> 00:20:18,349
♪ ♪
274
00:20:18,349 --> 00:20:25,290
♪ ♪
275
00:20:25,290 --> 00:20:32,297
♪ ♪
276
00:20:32,297 --> 00:20:39,270
♪ ♪
277
00:20:39,270 --> 00:20:46,144
♪ ♪
278
00:20:46,144 --> 00:20:47,812
But there are
more opportunities
279
00:20:47,812 --> 00:20:52,451
in the Olare Conservancy
after the main migration leaves
280
00:20:52,451 --> 00:20:57,255
when stragglers and lost
individuals come through.
281
00:20:57,255 --> 00:21:02,227
(braying)
282
00:21:07,999 --> 00:21:11,035
It's a time of abundance.
283
00:21:11,035 --> 00:21:13,738
Many young don't make
the crossings.
284
00:21:13,738 --> 00:21:17,175
So now Fig and Toto
take advantage
285
00:21:17,175 --> 00:21:20,479
and just scavenge
these easy meals.
286
00:21:22,681 --> 00:21:24,348
The first thing she does
287
00:21:24,348 --> 00:21:27,653
is analyze the placement
of Fig's kill.
288
00:21:38,763 --> 00:21:41,299
It doesn't help that she sees
everything that moves
289
00:21:41,299 --> 00:21:43,669
as something to play with.
290
00:21:48,907 --> 00:21:51,109
(purr)
291
00:21:54,946 --> 00:22:01,018
Fig coaxes Toto to take over,
to test her strength.
292
00:22:01,018 --> 00:22:03,021
With so few trees here,
293
00:22:03,021 --> 00:22:08,393
knowing how to get a kill
up high is vitally important.
294
00:22:08,393 --> 00:22:13,098
Fig's sudden movement to chase
flies, however, is a mistake.
295
00:22:13,098 --> 00:22:15,901
It signals Toto to play.
296
00:22:18,803 --> 00:22:21,639
It may not have been
the intended lesson of the day,
297
00:22:21,639 --> 00:22:23,341
but it'll work.
298
00:22:23,341 --> 00:22:26,578
This one is all about
mock hunting.
299
00:22:26,578 --> 00:22:32,016
♪ ♪
300
00:22:32,016 --> 00:22:38,323
♪ ♪
301
00:22:38,323 --> 00:22:44,896
♪ ♪
302
00:22:44,896 --> 00:22:51,903
♪ ♪
303
00:22:51,903 --> 00:22:58,877
♪ ♪
304
00:22:58,877 --> 00:23:00,779
(yipping)
305
00:23:03,781 --> 00:23:07,752
The usual suspects hear
the rough and tumble,
306
00:23:07,752 --> 00:23:10,822
or smell the fresh kill.
307
00:23:10,822 --> 00:23:13,257
♪ ♪
308
00:23:13,257 --> 00:23:20,131
♪ ♪
309
00:23:20,131 --> 00:23:27,138
♪ ♪
310
00:23:27,138 --> 00:23:34,145
♪ ♪
311
00:23:34,145 --> 00:23:38,416
It was Toto's responsibility
to position the kill higher.
312
00:23:38,416 --> 00:23:42,119
Oh, well, mother saves the day.
313
00:23:42,119 --> 00:23:46,524
Another valuable lesson
about distraction.
314
00:23:46,524 --> 00:23:50,028
♪ ♪
315
00:23:50,028 --> 00:23:56,134
♪ ♪
316
00:23:56,134 --> 00:23:58,569
(yipping)
317
00:23:58,569 --> 00:24:04,676
♪ ♪
318
00:24:04,676 --> 00:24:09,047
(yipping)
319
00:24:09,047 --> 00:24:11,516
Since the early days
under the tent,
320
00:24:11,516 --> 00:24:14,552
Toto has grown up
with the ever-present threat
321
00:24:14,552 --> 00:24:17,655
of this particular
clan of hyenas.
322
00:24:17,655 --> 00:24:21,792
And they have
a specific family perfume
323
00:24:21,792 --> 00:24:25,296
and very puzzling
social arrangements.
324
00:24:25,296 --> 00:24:32,170
(shrieking and growling)
325
00:24:32,170 --> 00:24:37,608
(yipping and whooping)
326
00:24:37,608 --> 00:24:44,349
(yipping and whooping)
327
00:24:44,349 --> 00:24:47,285
Surprisingly enough,
this is all about mating
328
00:24:47,285 --> 00:24:50,488
and winning the attention
of the lead hyena female,
329
00:24:50,488 --> 00:24:53,558
who they gang up on and attack!
330
00:24:53,558 --> 00:24:55,560
It's a curious courtship,
331
00:24:55,560 --> 00:24:57,495
but it's the way
that things are done
332
00:24:57,495 --> 00:24:59,998
in this particular clan.
333
00:24:59,998 --> 00:25:06,437
(whooping)
334
00:25:06,437 --> 00:25:12,844
(whooping)
335
00:25:12,844 --> 00:25:18,016
It's once the ritual is over
that Toto has to be careful.
336
00:25:18,016 --> 00:25:24,923
(snarling)
337
00:25:28,826 --> 00:25:30,795
(snarl)
338
00:25:32,631 --> 00:25:37,535
Toto and the hyenas are
way too close for comfort.
339
00:25:37,535 --> 00:25:41,539
(yipping)
340
00:25:41,539 --> 00:25:44,242
But she has backup.
341
00:25:44,242 --> 00:25:47,678
Having chased off the hyenas,
342
00:25:47,678 --> 00:25:50,348
well, in her view anyway,
343
00:25:50,348 --> 00:25:53,084
Toto has a new spurt
of confidence.
344
00:26:09,333 --> 00:26:12,503
She's a killer in small spots.
345
00:26:12,503 --> 00:26:15,940
(growling)
346
00:26:15,940 --> 00:26:22,947
(growling)
347
00:26:22,947 --> 00:26:26,884
When Fig patrols
to warn the hyenas,
348
00:26:26,884 --> 00:26:32,591
it's Toto's chance
to get things squared away.
349
00:26:36,427 --> 00:26:42,767
♪ ♪
350
00:26:42,767 --> 00:26:49,207
♪ ♪
351
00:26:49,207 --> 00:26:55,947
♪ ♪
352
00:26:55,947 --> 00:26:59,784
She has good strength
for her size.
353
00:26:59,784 --> 00:27:02,720
And she's busy
solving the puzzle:
354
00:27:02,720 --> 00:27:08,158
placing a floppy item
into the forks of trees.
355
00:27:08,158 --> 00:27:11,996
But the thorns and gravity
don't help.
356
00:27:11,996 --> 00:27:16,534
♪ ♪
357
00:27:16,534 --> 00:27:20,037
They watch her,
perhaps recognizing
358
00:27:20,037 --> 00:27:23,374
that there's a lot
that can go wrong.
359
00:27:23,374 --> 00:27:25,243
But Fig's back.
360
00:27:25,243 --> 00:27:28,246
♪ ♪
361
00:27:28,246 --> 00:27:34,319
♪ ♪
362
00:27:35,553 --> 00:27:40,291
(growling)
363
00:27:45,496 --> 00:27:52,403
♪ ♪
364
00:27:52,403 --> 00:27:59,377
♪ ♪
365
00:27:59,377 --> 00:28:05,950
♪ ♪
366
00:28:05,950 --> 00:28:12,957
♪ ♪
367
00:28:12,957 --> 00:28:18,563
Mistakes like this often lead
a mother to reprimand her cub.
368
00:28:18,563 --> 00:28:22,934
But Fig and Toto seem to have
a very different relationship.
369
00:28:22,934 --> 00:28:26,470
There's a bond that usually
starts to wear off
370
00:28:26,470 --> 00:28:28,306
around this age.
371
00:28:32,176 --> 00:28:34,645
(whooping)
372
00:28:34,645 --> 00:28:40,084
(whooping)
373
00:28:40,084 --> 00:28:46,324
(whooping)
374
00:28:46,324 --> 00:28:52,063
(grunting)
375
00:28:53,431 --> 00:28:55,299
(whooping)
376
00:28:55,299 --> 00:28:59,504
(barking)
377
00:29:02,307 --> 00:29:07,112
Now, when Fig goes off hunting
at night, Toto follows.
378
00:29:09,380 --> 00:29:11,783
Just watching her mother,
the skilled huntress,
379
00:29:11,783 --> 00:29:13,751
should be enough,
380
00:29:13,751 --> 00:29:15,820
but as a typical adolescent
381
00:29:15,820 --> 00:29:18,957
she's now determined
to make her own way.
382
00:29:19,824 --> 00:29:22,059
(snorting)
383
00:29:22,059 --> 00:29:24,729
She's learned that
blending-in lesson,
384
00:29:24,729 --> 00:29:27,331
much of which isn't really
her doing anyway,
385
00:29:27,331 --> 00:29:30,902
but something she inherited
just by being a leopard.
386
00:29:34,138 --> 00:29:35,907
(snorting)
387
00:29:38,543 --> 00:29:44,716
She's still small, a Toto, but
she's constantly on the move.
388
00:29:47,751 --> 00:29:50,388
A mongoose catches
her attention;
389
00:29:50,388 --> 00:29:53,724
but then, everything does.
390
00:29:53,724 --> 00:29:57,261
♪ ♪
391
00:29:57,261 --> 00:30:03,867
♪ ♪
392
00:30:03,867 --> 00:30:07,538
Unlike Fig,
she moves though the open
393
00:30:07,538 --> 00:30:08,973
even though she's quite obvious
394
00:30:08,973 --> 00:30:11,542
to anyone who can
see well at night.
395
00:30:11,542 --> 00:30:13,978
♪ ♪
396
00:30:13,978 --> 00:30:18,682
♪ ♪
397
00:30:18,682 --> 00:30:22,052
(squeak)
398
00:30:22,052 --> 00:30:23,687
And she's experimental.
399
00:30:23,687 --> 00:30:26,624
(hiss)
400
00:30:26,624 --> 00:30:31,929
A newly emerged monitor lizard
baby is worth a tentative prod.
401
00:30:31,929 --> 00:30:35,933
♪ ♪
402
00:30:35,933 --> 00:30:38,703
(squeak)
403
00:30:38,703 --> 00:30:42,406
This phase of her life
is all about exploring
404
00:30:42,406 --> 00:30:47,045
this strange nocturnal world
that she'll soon inherit.
405
00:30:48,812 --> 00:30:54,485
The undergrowth yields endless
possibilities for adventure.
406
00:30:54,485 --> 00:30:57,521
But curiosity comes with risks,
407
00:30:57,521 --> 00:31:00,792
and tonight she'll
certainly discover that.
408
00:31:06,564 --> 00:31:10,134
Eerie beings watch
Toto from above.
409
00:31:12,836 --> 00:31:15,406
But there are
enticing creatures
410
00:31:15,406 --> 00:31:17,842
on the ground for her.
411
00:31:17,842 --> 00:31:22,880
♪ ♪
412
00:31:22,880 --> 00:31:26,016
Some of them armed
with sharp attitudes,
413
00:31:26,016 --> 00:31:29,954
unwilling to be intimidated.
414
00:31:29,954 --> 00:31:35,093
This porcupine seems
the right size prey for Toto.
415
00:31:35,093 --> 00:31:40,064
It's simply
a test of confidence.
416
00:31:41,398 --> 00:31:42,934
(rattle)
417
00:31:47,838 --> 00:31:52,209
(rattling)
418
00:31:52,209 --> 00:31:57,515
When barbed quills aim in her
direction, enough is enough.
419
00:31:57,515 --> 00:32:04,121
♪ ♪
420
00:32:04,121 --> 00:32:10,895
♪ ♪
421
00:32:10,895 --> 00:32:13,631
Sometimes when Toto
meets spiky strangers
422
00:32:13,631 --> 00:32:16,667
in the shadows,
423
00:32:16,667 --> 00:32:20,404
she defaults into
appearing harmless,
424
00:32:20,404 --> 00:32:22,573
or even a little mad.
425
00:32:22,573 --> 00:32:28,279
♪ ♪
426
00:32:28,279 --> 00:32:34,752
♪ ♪
427
00:32:34,752 --> 00:32:37,988
The take-home lesson from
her night along the river
428
00:32:37,988 --> 00:32:41,626
is that being
a solitary leopard here,
429
00:32:41,626 --> 00:32:43,427
it's just not that easy.
430
00:32:43,427 --> 00:32:48,366
(distant roaring)
431
00:32:48,366 --> 00:32:53,737
Cute or not, she's going
to need more training.
432
00:32:53,737 --> 00:32:57,842
And Fig is back
to provide just that.
433
00:33:00,511 --> 00:33:03,414
Toto doesn't seem to hold on
to the disappoint of failure
434
00:33:03,414 --> 00:33:05,549
for very long.
435
00:33:05,549 --> 00:33:08,619
It's probably a leopard trait
she's inherited
436
00:33:08,619 --> 00:33:10,521
like so many others.
437
00:33:10,521 --> 00:33:14,692
The ability to just
shake it off and move on.
438
00:33:14,692 --> 00:33:21,532
♪ ♪
439
00:33:21,532 --> 00:33:28,539
♪ ♪
440
00:33:28,539 --> 00:33:35,546
♪ ♪
441
00:33:35,546 --> 00:33:42,519
♪ ♪
442
00:33:42,519 --> 00:33:49,526
♪ ♪
443
00:33:49,526 --> 00:33:52,697
But all cubs need to supplement
what comes naturally
444
00:33:52,697 --> 00:33:58,001
with the real skills they get
by watching their mothers.
445
00:33:58,001 --> 00:34:00,771
Now, the next lesson.
446
00:34:00,771 --> 00:34:05,543
A flush of young warthogs may
allow just that opportunity.
447
00:34:12,883 --> 00:34:18,589
(oinking)
448
00:34:18,589 --> 00:34:22,927
She watches as her mother
turns into silent liquid.
449
00:34:28,799 --> 00:34:34,338
(oinking)
450
00:34:57,695 --> 00:34:59,730
(oinking)
451
00:34:59,730 --> 00:35:02,166
♪ ♪
452
00:35:02,166 --> 00:35:08,405
♪ ♪
453
00:35:08,405 --> 00:35:11,776
Fig's kill and her strategy
that led to it
454
00:35:11,776 --> 00:35:14,378
are well absorbed.
455
00:35:14,378 --> 00:35:18,816
And now it's Toto's turn
to re-create what she learned.
456
00:35:18,816 --> 00:35:25,823
♪ ♪
457
00:35:25,823 --> 00:35:32,096
♪ ♪
458
00:35:32,096 --> 00:35:36,701
And it's through these moments
of mock killing and play
459
00:35:36,701 --> 00:35:40,938
that she learns how the muscles
of a warthog respond.
460
00:35:40,938 --> 00:35:43,174
The weight, the smell.
461
00:35:43,174 --> 00:35:47,044
She's starting
to see food as prey.
462
00:35:47,044 --> 00:35:50,080
♪ ♪
463
00:35:50,080 --> 00:35:56,653
♪ ♪
464
00:35:56,653 --> 00:36:03,727
♪ ♪
465
00:36:03,727 --> 00:36:08,566
Toto's kill ends
in exactly the same way,
466
00:36:08,566 --> 00:36:12,403
a meal nicely delivered
back to her mother.
467
00:36:12,403 --> 00:36:18,542
♪ ♪
468
00:36:18,542 --> 00:36:22,746
Toto's attention span is still
shorter than it should be,
469
00:36:22,746 --> 00:36:25,182
and the Thomson gazelle lesson
taught her to be aware
470
00:36:25,182 --> 00:36:27,751
of everything around her.
471
00:36:27,751 --> 00:36:31,822
Today the industrious
hamerkop, or lightning birds,
472
00:36:31,822 --> 00:36:33,891
quickly catch her eye.
473
00:36:33,891 --> 00:36:39,964
♪ ♪
474
00:36:39,964 --> 00:36:43,734
Now she has
a management problem.
475
00:36:43,734 --> 00:36:45,702
She must keep her kill
476
00:36:45,702 --> 00:36:49,339
and investigate the huge
architecture in the sky.
477
00:36:49,339 --> 00:36:54,311
♪ ♪
478
00:36:54,311 --> 00:36:58,815
So, she simply takes her
pig kill along with her.
479
00:36:58,815 --> 00:37:01,985
(squawking)
480
00:37:01,985 --> 00:37:06,790
♪ ♪
481
00:37:06,790 --> 00:37:12,830
♪ ♪
482
00:37:12,830 --> 00:37:15,299
But when she commandeers
the nest,
483
00:37:15,299 --> 00:37:18,836
all the birds' intricate work
on the roof structure
484
00:37:18,836 --> 00:37:20,637
is destroyed.
485
00:37:20,637 --> 00:37:24,074
♪ ♪
486
00:37:24,074 --> 00:37:30,614
♪ ♪
487
00:37:30,614 --> 00:37:32,750
Toto barely notices.
488
00:37:32,750 --> 00:37:36,087
For her, it's a high-rise
play platform.
489
00:37:39,757 --> 00:37:42,493
It's hard to tell if Fig
is indeed impressed
490
00:37:42,493 --> 00:37:46,930
or just positioned
nearby in case.
491
00:37:46,930 --> 00:37:50,367
♪ ♪
492
00:37:50,367 --> 00:37:56,840
♪ ♪
493
00:37:56,840 --> 00:38:00,711
It's all quite exhausting.
494
00:38:00,711 --> 00:38:02,445
The very stable structure
495
00:38:02,445 --> 00:38:04,748
makes a perfectly good hammock
even better,
496
00:38:04,748 --> 00:38:06,984
because it's just
a little bit higher
497
00:38:06,984 --> 00:38:09,353
than Fig's perch for the day.
498
00:38:09,353 --> 00:38:11,788
♪ ♪
499
00:38:11,788 --> 00:38:16,860
♪ ♪
500
00:38:16,860 --> 00:38:19,430
Persistent, but it's folly.
501
00:38:19,430 --> 00:38:21,698
The renovations will
cost more in energy
502
00:38:21,698 --> 00:38:27,070
than just starting
from scratch downstream.
503
00:38:27,070 --> 00:38:29,272
(squawking)
504
00:38:29,272 --> 00:38:32,275
What Fig has to decide soon
505
00:38:32,275 --> 00:38:35,346
is when to let Toto go,
506
00:38:35,346 --> 00:38:39,550
to let her begin life
on her own.
507
00:38:39,550 --> 00:38:41,351
She's still small.
508
00:38:41,351 --> 00:38:47,958
Will she be ready to outsmart
the constantly agitated hyenas?
509
00:38:47,958 --> 00:38:50,694
When will her play
turn real enough
510
00:38:50,694 --> 00:38:53,030
for her to kill on her own?
511
00:38:53,030 --> 00:38:59,703
♪ ♪
512
00:38:59,703 --> 00:39:06,744
♪ ♪
513
00:39:06,744 --> 00:39:09,880
Maybe tonight.
514
00:39:15,753 --> 00:39:19,223
This could be Toto's big night.
515
00:39:24,461 --> 00:39:27,898
She's spotted
a sleeping antelope.
516
00:39:27,898 --> 00:39:32,502
♪ ♪
517
00:39:32,502 --> 00:39:36,607
(heartbeat)
518
00:39:36,607 --> 00:39:39,643
But she fails
to watch behind her.
519
00:39:42,546 --> 00:39:46,817
Energy burn on a missed kill
is high.
520
00:39:46,817 --> 00:39:50,420
♪ ♪
521
00:39:50,420 --> 00:39:53,691
♪ ♪
522
00:39:53,691 --> 00:39:55,826
(snorting)
523
00:39:55,826 --> 00:39:58,028
♪ ♪
524
00:39:58,028 --> 00:40:03,066
♪ ♪
525
00:40:03,066 --> 00:40:04,668
A scrub hare.
526
00:40:04,668 --> 00:40:06,570
More her size?
527
00:40:06,570 --> 00:40:09,006
♪ ♪
528
00:40:09,006 --> 00:40:15,445
♪ ♪
529
00:40:15,445 --> 00:40:22,352
♪ ♪
530
00:40:22,352 --> 00:40:29,326
♪ ♪
531
00:40:29,326 --> 00:40:36,333
♪ ♪
532
00:40:36,333 --> 00:40:43,340
♪ ♪
533
00:40:43,340 --> 00:40:45,442
The patience lesson pays off.
534
00:40:45,442 --> 00:40:52,449
♪ ♪
535
00:40:52,449 --> 00:40:54,652
But the timing
isn't quite right.
536
00:41:01,625 --> 00:41:05,796
Time to find something bigger
and slower, perhaps.
537
00:41:14,137 --> 00:41:19,710
♪ ♪
538
00:41:19,710 --> 00:41:26,149
♪ ♪
539
00:41:26,149 --> 00:41:32,989
♪ ♪
540
00:41:32,989 --> 00:41:39,797
♪ ♪
541
00:41:39,797 --> 00:41:41,298
It's a swift kill.
542
00:41:41,298 --> 00:41:44,434
(squeaking)
543
00:41:44,434 --> 00:41:46,603
And it's her first.
544
00:41:46,603 --> 00:41:50,407
A momentous moment.
545
00:41:50,407 --> 00:41:52,075
Pumped with success,
546
00:41:52,075 --> 00:41:55,178
she gets the kill up as high
as she can manage,
547
00:41:55,178 --> 00:41:58,415
and this time without fault,
548
00:41:58,415 --> 00:42:02,652
despite the immediate arrival
of the competition.
549
00:42:02,652 --> 00:42:06,789
♪ ♪
550
00:42:06,789 --> 00:42:10,193
And with no backup from Fig.
551
00:42:10,193 --> 00:42:14,664
♪ ♪
552
00:42:14,664 --> 00:42:20,737
♪ ♪
553
00:42:20,737 --> 00:42:23,741
And it's right here, right now,
554
00:42:23,741 --> 00:42:28,578
that Toto becomes entirely
what she was born to be,
555
00:42:28,578 --> 00:42:30,914
the perfect leopard.
556
00:42:30,914 --> 00:42:34,918
A blend of both
her inherited qualities
557
00:42:34,918 --> 00:42:39,122
and what she learned
from her diligent mother.
558
00:42:39,122 --> 00:42:41,558
♪ ♪
559
00:42:41,558 --> 00:42:48,465
♪ ♪
560
00:42:48,465 --> 00:42:55,438
♪ ♪
561
00:42:55,438 --> 00:43:02,313
♪ ♪
562
00:43:02,313 --> 00:43:05,182
As Toto,
this jade-eyed leopard,
563
00:43:05,182 --> 00:43:11,188
surveys her domain and enjoys
the peace of a full stomach,
564
00:43:11,188 --> 00:43:16,860
we must ask what
her future might be.
565
00:43:16,860 --> 00:43:21,865
Can we learn to understand
her value as an individual,
566
00:43:21,865 --> 00:43:28,372
as real character struggling to
survive in this fragile mosaic?
567
00:43:28,372 --> 00:43:33,377
And if we can learn to respect,
protect and celebrate
568
00:43:33,377 --> 00:43:35,979
all such leopards,
569
00:43:35,979 --> 00:43:39,849
then she may well
have a future.
570
00:43:39,849 --> 00:43:42,285
(distant grunting)
571
00:43:42,285 --> 00:43:48,625
(distant grunting)
572
00:43:48,625 --> 00:43:55,532
♪ ♪
573
00:43:55,532 --> 00:44:02,505
♪ ♪
574
00:44:02,505 --> 00:44:09,246
♪ ♪
575
00:44:09,246 --> 00:44:11,148
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