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(EVOCATIVE VOCAL MUSIC)
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A cheetah family like no other.
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Two mothers, who,
despite great challenges,
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have kept all nine cubs alive
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on the plains
of South Africa's Great Karoo.
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Their true story began
with a chance meeting
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of Inara and her four cubs...
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..and Chilli with her five.
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Chilli and Inara are themselves
mother and daughter,
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but went their separate ways
two years ago.
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Since their reunion,
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the cubs have survived close calls
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and many days without food.
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A bad wound nearly killed Chilli.
(YELPS)
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And Inara, after being separated
from her cubs for several weeks,
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met the resident male cheetah.
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She may now be pregnant.
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Inara has since returned
to the family.
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But the mothers maintain
their independence.
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The cubs need both mothers
if they are to survive.
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(UPBEAT MUSIC)
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The family has stayed together,
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but the mothers have
been hunting separately.
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Today, Chilli was successful.
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Inara wasn't.
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Inara doesn't join in.
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This is not her kill.
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Female cheetahs
are fiercely independent.
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Neither wants to share this meal
with the other.
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They may be together,
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but there are lines they don't cross.
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Inara has less experience,
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and one blind eye,
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so she struggles to hunt.
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But she's a good mother
in other ways.
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She's much more affectionate
than Chilli...
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..which the cubs relish.
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But cheetah cubs
can't survive on love alone.
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And neither can Inara.
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Tomorrow, she must hunt.
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(ANIMALS CALL AND CHITTER)
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(GRUNTING, BARKING)
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A kudu is alert to something odd.
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A cheetah,
stalking well before sunrise.
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Cheetahs are daylight hunters,
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so this cheetah means business.
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(SNORTS)
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It's Inara.
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Five cubs follow -
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three of hers,
including her biggest cub, Blue...
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..plus two of Chilli's cubs,
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Kolisi and Siya.
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When the cubs were first mixed up,
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Inara took them in.
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Hunger drives Inara.
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This could take her, and the cubs,
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far from the rest of the family.
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After yesterday's big meal,
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Chilli and the four remaining cubs
are sleeping in.
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They've missed the others' departure.
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Shaka was Inara's smallest cub.
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When the cubs were mixed up,
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Chilli took him under her wing.
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The other cubs here are Chilli's -
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all a month younger than Shaka.
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Chilli is the better huntress,
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so with her,
Shaka has been eating regularly...
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..and growing more quickly
than his siblings still with Inara.
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He's gone from weakest...
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to the strongest.
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With no larger siblings around
to push him aside,
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life couldn't get any better.
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(PURRING)
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With plenty of downtime,
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Shaka seizes the opportunity
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to show off
his newfound size advantage.
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He's feeling his strength...
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..developing his attacking skills,
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which will become critically
important for his survival
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when he grows up.
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One behaviour stands out...
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..Shaka focusses on biting
the necks of his playmates.
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It looks innocent enough,
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but with time,
he'll perfect this bite.
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And as an adult...
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will use it as a death grip
on his prey's windpipe.
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He doesn't have it all his way.
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The other cubs
are learning to bite back.
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(SQUEAKING, PURRING)
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Time to get on with the day.
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That's the cubs' cue to follow.
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Inara and her five cubs have already
been on the hunt for hours.
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Every step takes them further away...
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from the rest of their family...
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..into an uncertain future.
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The cubs are growing in confidence.
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Chilli's smallest, Kolisi,
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is still working to catch up.
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The strongest cubs, Siya and Blue,
look out for her.
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The cubs ate yesterday...
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so aren't as focussed
on the hunt as Inara,
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who last ate three days ago.
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But there's no playtime
for these cubs.
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Until Inara makes a kill,
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the march will continue.
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At last, Inara spots her quarry.
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A herd of springbok.
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She conceals her approach.
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After a month with Chilli,
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the cubs know the drill.
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Stay back. Stay hidden.
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Two springbok rams lock horns.
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The herd has no idea
that Inara is approaching.
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Inara needs to be patient.
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Timing is everything.
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One last check on the cubs.
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Remarkably,
they're on their best behaviour.
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Now, out in the open,
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it gets much tougher.
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The springbok are on to her.
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(SNORTING)
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A ram snorts in alarm,
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and marks the ground as if to say,
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'I see you. This is my territory.'
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And they flee.
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(SQUEAKS)
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Once again,
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Inara's poor eyesight fails her.
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With just one good eye,
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she misjudges the distance.
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Inara spends much more time hunting
than the average cheetah...
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..to compensate for her handicap.
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But there are only
so many hours in a day.
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Her call summons the cubs.
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Inara needs a successful hunt
more than ever.
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If she's pregnant,
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she'll soon have more cubs
to provide for.
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Every chase uses precious energy
Inara can't spare.
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But she's under pressure.
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The cubs have found her.
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Kolisi greets her first.
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These two have a special bond.
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(PURRING)
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After a full day,
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the cubs take a moment to relax.
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Perhaps only now do they realise...
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that Chilli and the other cubs
aren't joining them.
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A week has passed,
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and Chilli has not seen
any sign of the others.
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They may not be returning.
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In this family,
fortunes rise and fall
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as the cheetahs experience
unexpected separations and reunions.
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For now, the fortunes
of the four remaining cubs...
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look positive.
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That's because under Chilli,
life is good.
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They're eating regularly.
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And with five fewer siblings...
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..each gets a larger share of meals.
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Inara's cub Shaka...
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is the first up today.
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The others would rather lie in.
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What's the urgency
when they've been eating so well?
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He's ready to head out and explore.
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As the new cub in charge,
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he's taking his job as big brother
very seriously.
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No lazing about on his watch.
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(CHIRPING, SQUEAKING)
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Chilli ignores
her cub's invitation to play.
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As ever, she's all business.
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It's time to get this family moving.
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Shaka is quick to follow.
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Now as the top cub,
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he takes on the role
of looking out for the others...
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..to make sure no cub is left behind.
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(ANIMALS CALL AND CHIRP)
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(THUNDERCLAP)
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It's been three weeks since Inara and
the cubs left the rest of the family.
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Every day is a relentless march...
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..as Inara attempts
to secure the next meal.
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She's brought down hardly any prey...
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since she and the cubs
separated from Chilli,
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so she's forced to keep going.
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The pace takes its toll.
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And the family can only walk
as fast as the slowest cub.
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They arrive back on the ridge,
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where Inara can scan for prey...
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and check if Chilli's passed by.
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Cheetahs use trees like this
to mark their presence.
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The exhausted, famished cubs
can finally catch their breath.
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Kolisi may be Chilli's cub,
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but Inara treats her as her own.
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She is trying to relieve her hunger
by suckling.
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But does Inara have any milk to give?
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Inara has no choice
but to resume the march.
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As long as they're hungry,
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they'll keep walking.
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White Tail,
Inara's second in command...
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..is deteriorating quickly.
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There is a place
where game is more plentiful.
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But it's full of dangers.
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Not a place to take young cubs...
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unless you're desperate.
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(RAIN PATTERS)
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Rainwater is a precious resource
in this semi-desert habitat.
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It evaporates quickly.
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But it remains longer
in the forested riverbed...
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that runs across the plain.
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Animals are drawn to this place.
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(SNORTS)
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Many of them...not what
a young cheetah cub wants to meet.
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This is perfect habitat
for an ambush.
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Here, Inara has an advantage.
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Her prey is just a short sprint away.
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The steenboks
can hear Inara approach...
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..but don't yet see her...
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..until it's too late.
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(BARKING, CHATTERING)
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Today's arduous march
is finally over.
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They need to eat fast.
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This kill will attract
other predators.
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Inara is alert to possible danger...
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..the cubs, too hungry to care.
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They fight for every last scrap.
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Who knows when they'll
eat their next meal?
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It's a small victory,
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but barely enough to go around.
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Tomorrow,
Inara must start all over again.
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It's been five weeks since Inara
and her five cubs left the others.
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She has been struggling
to feed her brood.
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But last night's small meal
has energised them.
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(PLAYFUL SQUEAKING)
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She may be three years old,
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but Inara can't resist
a cub who wants to play.
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Affection won't
fill their bellies, though.
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She needs to keep going.
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White Tail will have
to mend on the go.
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Even though she's a month younger,
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Siya was the big sister
in Chilli's litter...
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..and still looks out
for the slowest in the line.
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A herd of springbok.
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A meal this substantial...
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could turn their situation around.
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Inara takes her time...
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to study her options for attack.
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The cubs know
that they now need to hide.
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Inara moves forward
to a striking position.
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The cubs can't help themselves
and move a bit closer.
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There is still a good 100m
to her prey.
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Inara must close the distance...
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and catch them unawares.
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Any closer...
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and the springbok will smell her
before they see her.
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It's now or never.
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(SNORTING)
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She needs this kill.
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Her prey relish their escape.
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Yet another failed hunt...
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for a one-eyed cat
with five hungry cubs...
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and maybe more on the way.
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The cubs listen for Inara's call.
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But she is walking...
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away from them.
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Hours pass.
264
00:26:53,480 --> 00:26:55,960
The cubs can only wait.
265
00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:03,800
Inara keeps walking.
266
00:27:04,720 --> 00:27:07,000
She doesn't look back.
267
00:27:14,160 --> 00:27:18,640
Cheetah cubs can wait a day or more
for their mother to return.
268
00:27:19,760 --> 00:27:22,640
So why not use this time
to explore...
269
00:27:22,680 --> 00:27:26,000
and hone their hunting skills
on each other?
270
00:27:26,040 --> 00:27:29,040
(PURRING)
271
00:27:49,960 --> 00:27:53,360
Siya samples a dried mass
of elephant dung.
272
00:27:54,400 --> 00:27:56,520
(CHATTERING, SQUEAKING)
273
00:27:57,760 --> 00:27:59,760
It's not to her liking.
274
00:28:27,800 --> 00:28:31,320
There may be another reason
Siya is eating dung.
275
00:28:32,320 --> 00:28:34,840
She may be in need of nutrients.
276
00:28:35,960 --> 00:28:38,720
They have eaten very little
for weeks.
277
00:28:40,040 --> 00:28:43,560
The burst of energy
doesn't last long.
278
00:28:45,120 --> 00:28:49,040
They move to the nearby
riverbed thicket to rest.
279
00:29:03,080 --> 00:29:05,080
Dusk approaches...
280
00:29:05,120 --> 00:29:07,320
and there is still no sign of Inara.
281
00:29:08,320 --> 00:29:10,600
Now they need to be vigilant.
282
00:29:10,640 --> 00:29:13,000
Without a mother here to warn them,
283
00:29:13,040 --> 00:29:15,200
new dangers may appear.
284
00:29:16,440 --> 00:29:19,200
Lions kill the cubs of other cats.
285
00:29:19,240 --> 00:29:21,440
(GROWLING)
286
00:29:22,920 --> 00:29:26,160
And then...there's the big beasts.
287
00:29:29,120 --> 00:29:31,120
(GRUNTING)
288
00:29:31,160 --> 00:29:34,960
The cubs have already had
a run in with buffalo.
289
00:29:39,440 --> 00:29:41,920
(BUFFALO CALLING)
290
00:29:52,240 --> 00:29:56,200
The cubs are up at first light
to look out for Inara.
291
00:29:58,720 --> 00:30:01,960
Blue and Siya
climb the tallest branches.
292
00:30:07,920 --> 00:30:10,800
All their practice climbing trees...
293
00:30:10,840 --> 00:30:13,120
could now save their lives...
294
00:30:14,240 --> 00:30:17,320
..if they can spot Inara.
295
00:30:17,360 --> 00:30:19,200
No sign of her.
296
00:30:25,120 --> 00:30:28,480
They begin to make short forays
from the thicket...
297
00:30:35,760 --> 00:30:38,120
..searching in every direction.
298
00:30:42,960 --> 00:30:45,280
But once again, nothing.
299
00:30:55,240 --> 00:30:58,800
Now the cubs become more anxious.
300
00:31:00,880 --> 00:31:02,840
(CHIRPING)
301
00:31:02,880 --> 00:31:04,880
What starts as one call...
302
00:31:04,920 --> 00:31:06,920
(CHIRPING)
303
00:31:06,960 --> 00:31:08,720
..becomes a chorus.
304
00:31:08,760 --> 00:31:10,720
(CHIRPING)
305
00:31:15,560 --> 00:31:18,480
They are well and truly alone.
306
00:31:19,320 --> 00:31:21,320
Abandoned.
307
00:31:26,040 --> 00:31:29,880
It'll be more than a year
before they can fend for themselves.
308
00:31:31,320 --> 00:31:34,920
The scraps of steenbok
in their bellies won't last long.
309
00:31:47,200 --> 00:31:49,240
The cubs' only hope...
310
00:31:49,280 --> 00:31:51,640
may now lie with Chilli...
311
00:31:52,720 --> 00:31:55,000
..who isn't too far away.
312
00:31:56,040 --> 00:32:00,240
She and the four cubs with her
are walking off their latest meal.
313
00:32:05,080 --> 00:32:07,520
Chilli's done well.
314
00:32:07,560 --> 00:32:10,440
The cubs are all healthy and fit.
315
00:32:13,240 --> 00:32:15,880
Some mothers would struggle
with four cubs.
316
00:32:19,240 --> 00:32:21,800
Chilli takes it in her stride.
317
00:32:27,360 --> 00:32:29,960
She has a good routine...
318
00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:31,920
walk...
319
00:32:31,960 --> 00:32:34,320
hunt, feed...
320
00:32:34,360 --> 00:32:36,360
rest...repeat.
321
00:32:37,280 --> 00:32:39,880
And always refuse to play.
322
00:32:47,160 --> 00:32:51,920
So far, Chilli hasn't noticed
any sign of the other cubs.
323
00:33:01,080 --> 00:33:03,920
But Shaka has picked up their scent.
324
00:33:05,360 --> 00:33:07,560
(CHIRPING)
325
00:33:07,600 --> 00:33:10,840
The abandoned cubs have
been calling tirelessly.
326
00:33:10,880 --> 00:33:13,120
(CHIRPS)
327
00:33:14,800 --> 00:33:18,880
Either Chilli doesn't hear it,
or she chooses to ignore it.
328
00:33:26,120 --> 00:33:28,240
She's focussed on the hunt.
329
00:33:37,560 --> 00:33:40,120
Shaka is still distracted...
330
00:33:40,160 --> 00:33:43,640
and doesn't notice
that the others have left.
331
00:33:48,000 --> 00:33:52,240
By now, he should know
that Chilli never waits.
332
00:34:19,040 --> 00:34:22,760
It's been two days
since Inara abandoned her cubs.
333
00:34:30,159 --> 00:34:33,280
Anxiety gives way to hunger.
334
00:34:38,239 --> 00:34:40,239
There's nothing to eat...
335
00:34:40,280 --> 00:34:42,280
but dead agave plants.
336
00:34:45,920 --> 00:34:48,800
Dried old leaves
are hardly nutritious.
337
00:35:10,360 --> 00:35:14,080
The cubs know only one thing
when mom is gone.
338
00:35:15,360 --> 00:35:17,960
And that's to wait.
339
00:35:22,880 --> 00:35:25,880
Heat and hunger wear them down.
340
00:35:33,960 --> 00:35:36,520
(MONKEY CALLING)
341
00:35:36,560 --> 00:35:39,080
A vervet monkey sounds an alarm call.
342
00:35:45,000 --> 00:35:47,880
The monkey has either
spotted the cubs...
343
00:35:50,040 --> 00:35:52,960
..or sees another
predator approaching.
344
00:35:54,920 --> 00:35:57,320
Blue moves forward protectively.
345
00:35:58,600 --> 00:36:02,400
Whatever is approaching
will have to go through him first.
346
00:36:04,280 --> 00:36:07,200
The monkey was right.
It is a predator.
347
00:36:07,240 --> 00:36:09,560
It's Shaka.
348
00:36:10,480 --> 00:36:13,360
Somehow, he has found the cubs.
349
00:36:15,080 --> 00:36:17,720
He's frantic
because he's lost Chilli.
350
00:36:17,760 --> 00:36:19,760
(CHIRPING)
351
00:36:31,680 --> 00:36:34,400
His siblings don't respond.
352
00:36:34,440 --> 00:36:37,320
Except for Siya.
353
00:36:37,360 --> 00:36:39,360
(CHIRPING)
354
00:36:43,400 --> 00:36:46,200
He wants them to follow him.
355
00:36:46,240 --> 00:36:49,240
He has been Chilli's
most attentive cub,
356
00:36:49,280 --> 00:36:52,320
so maybe he can find her.
357
00:36:56,640 --> 00:36:59,080
But they feel safer in the thicket.
358
00:37:10,280 --> 00:37:14,400
Rather than leave them behind,
Shaka joins them.
359
00:37:17,400 --> 00:37:21,440
It will take some persuading
to lead them away from here.
360
00:37:29,840 --> 00:37:32,120
But Shaka is determined.
361
00:37:35,680 --> 00:37:40,760
Kolisi, Blue and Siya
still wait for Inara...
362
00:37:41,600 --> 00:37:44,680
..but now face
their third night alone.
363
00:37:45,520 --> 00:37:47,760
At least they now...
364
00:37:47,800 --> 00:37:50,440
have Shaka on their side.
365
00:37:50,480 --> 00:37:53,640
(ANIMALS BELLOW AND CALL)
366
00:38:04,080 --> 00:38:07,320
The following morning
is bright and clear.
367
00:38:07,360 --> 00:38:10,320
If the cubs move to higher ground,
368
00:38:10,360 --> 00:38:13,200
they may spot one of the mothers.
369
00:38:13,240 --> 00:38:15,800
But something is wrong.
370
00:38:17,160 --> 00:38:19,200
They've vanished.
371
00:38:19,240 --> 00:38:23,760
In their place, the thicket has
filled up with other animals.
372
00:38:26,840 --> 00:38:28,840
The cubs may have fled.
373
00:38:32,200 --> 00:38:36,680
Riverbed thickets are the animal
highways of the Great Karoo.
374
00:38:38,920 --> 00:38:42,000
Black rhinos
frequent these thickets...
375
00:38:42,040 --> 00:38:44,320
to browse on foliage.
376
00:38:44,360 --> 00:38:46,720
They can hear and smell
extremely well...
377
00:38:46,760 --> 00:38:49,480
but have poor eyesight,
378
00:38:49,520 --> 00:38:53,720
making them ill-tempered
around even young predators.
379
00:38:59,040 --> 00:39:02,640
A large troop of baboons
could kill them all.
380
00:39:04,120 --> 00:39:06,840
There's no hiding from baboons.
381
00:39:08,080 --> 00:39:10,280
But there's no sign
of a struggle here.
382
00:39:11,080 --> 00:39:13,440
The cubs must have left.
383
00:39:14,240 --> 00:39:16,600
Did they go in search of Chilli?
384
00:39:16,640 --> 00:39:18,640
Or Inara?
385
00:39:18,680 --> 00:39:21,160
They won't find Inara here.
386
00:39:22,960 --> 00:39:27,400
Inara has put many kilometres
between herself and her cubs.
387
00:39:28,280 --> 00:39:31,720
She's stumbled into
white rhino territory.
388
00:39:36,320 --> 00:39:39,680
Unlike their cousin, the black rhino,
389
00:39:39,720 --> 00:39:44,240
this species prefers eating grass
to leaves and twigs.
390
00:39:48,680 --> 00:39:51,200
But they can be just as ornery...
391
00:39:51,240 --> 00:39:53,920
when there's a calf to protect.
392
00:39:53,960 --> 00:39:57,000
Inara isn't looking for trouble.
393
00:39:57,040 --> 00:40:00,560
She's had enough trouble
the past six months.
394
00:40:01,440 --> 00:40:03,480
After having four cubs,
395
00:40:03,520 --> 00:40:06,040
she then adopted two of Chilli's,
396
00:40:06,080 --> 00:40:09,640
which led to shared parenting
of nine cubs with Chilli...
397
00:40:10,680 --> 00:40:12,680
..until she lost them all.
398
00:40:14,200 --> 00:40:16,280
But after finding them again,
399
00:40:16,320 --> 00:40:18,560
she left with five cubs.
400
00:40:18,600 --> 00:40:23,800
And then, after weeks of failing to
hunt enough to provide for them all,
401
00:40:23,840 --> 00:40:25,920
she abandoned them.
402
00:40:25,960 --> 00:40:28,920
Hers is a topsy-turvy story.
403
00:40:28,960 --> 00:40:32,560
And she's now due for one more twist.
404
00:40:33,560 --> 00:40:35,760
By the size of her stomach,
405
00:40:35,800 --> 00:40:38,720
she is not just full
from her latest meal.
406
00:40:38,760 --> 00:40:42,120
Inara is pregnant.
407
00:40:42,160 --> 00:40:44,480
More cubs on the way.
408
00:40:45,800 --> 00:40:49,400
This could explain why
she abandoned the five cubs.
409
00:40:50,400 --> 00:40:54,960
Her body was directing her
to care for her unborn babies.
410
00:40:56,880 --> 00:40:59,280
She'll give birth
in less than a month.
411
00:41:00,880 --> 00:41:02,880
After two failures,
412
00:41:02,920 --> 00:41:07,240
this will be her third opportunity
to succeed at motherhood.
413
00:41:12,600 --> 00:41:15,440
After three days,
and several kilometres,
414
00:41:15,480 --> 00:41:17,600
from where the cubs were abandoned...
415
00:41:18,600 --> 00:41:21,520
..Shaka makes his way
across the plains.
416
00:41:23,360 --> 00:41:25,560
He's not alone.
417
00:41:25,600 --> 00:41:29,800
Somehow he convinced
the others to follow him...
418
00:41:29,840 --> 00:41:32,040
despite the dangers.
419
00:41:37,080 --> 00:41:39,080
(CHIRPS)
420
00:41:51,760 --> 00:41:55,840
The smallest of Inara's cubs
is becoming a leader.
421
00:42:01,800 --> 00:42:04,920
Shaka knows the southernmost ridge,
422
00:42:04,960 --> 00:42:06,840
overlooking the plains,
423
00:42:06,880 --> 00:42:10,560
is one of Chilli's favourite
vantage points.
424
00:42:12,120 --> 00:42:14,920
Sure enough, she's there...
425
00:42:19,080 --> 00:42:21,640
..and spots the wayward cubs.
426
00:42:24,280 --> 00:42:27,200
Now the cubs out in front
spot Chilli.
427
00:42:32,240 --> 00:42:36,360
Against all odds, Shaka did it!
428
00:42:37,960 --> 00:42:40,040
He found the family.
429
00:42:42,680 --> 00:42:44,680
(CHIRPING AND SQUEAKING)
430
00:42:49,360 --> 00:42:53,560
Once again,
all the cubs are reunited.
431
00:42:54,680 --> 00:42:57,280
(EVOCATIVE VOCAL MUSIC)
432
00:43:05,280 --> 00:43:07,640
Even Chilli is excited...
433
00:43:07,680 --> 00:43:10,200
in her own way.
434
00:43:19,360 --> 00:43:22,640
Chilli gives special attention
to Shaka,
435
00:43:22,680 --> 00:43:24,800
the hero of the hour.
436
00:43:33,280 --> 00:43:35,920
Kolisi will have to wait her turn.
437
00:43:38,640 --> 00:43:40,920
After six weeks apart,
438
00:43:40,960 --> 00:43:44,960
Inara's abandoned cubs
catch up on missed affections.
439
00:43:48,760 --> 00:43:51,960
Chilli can't afford
to give them much time.
440
00:43:53,200 --> 00:43:56,400
She needs to do what she does best.
441
00:43:58,240 --> 00:44:01,600
She has some
very hungry cubs to feed.
442
00:44:18,640 --> 00:44:21,040
Chilli knows where the springbok are.
443
00:44:33,800 --> 00:44:37,480
The starving cubs
are already licking their chops.
444
00:44:41,080 --> 00:44:44,200
The springbok
are near the border of the reserve.
445
00:45:02,040 --> 00:45:05,360
Chilli ups her pace,
preparing for the sprint.
446
00:45:11,560 --> 00:45:13,560
Too fast for the cubs.
447
00:45:16,480 --> 00:45:18,800
They must now wait.
448
00:45:20,840 --> 00:45:22,840
Chilli needs to move closer.
449
00:45:25,800 --> 00:45:27,920
The springbok are on to her.
450
00:45:37,040 --> 00:45:39,040
They're fast.
451
00:45:39,080 --> 00:45:41,080
But Chilli is faster.
452
00:45:42,160 --> 00:45:44,760
She spots her prize.
453
00:45:44,800 --> 00:45:47,680
And shows her cubs how it's done.
454
00:45:58,840 --> 00:46:01,040
It didn't stand a chance.
455
00:46:06,200 --> 00:46:08,600
The hungry cubs
don't wait to be called.
456
00:46:20,520 --> 00:46:24,840
At last, the five abandoned cubs
can eat their fill.
457
00:46:26,920 --> 00:46:30,280
It's a good thing Chilli
is the perfect huntress.
458
00:46:31,520 --> 00:46:35,200
For once again,
she now needs to feed ten.
459
00:46:36,000 --> 00:46:38,000
After weeks of hunger,
460
00:46:38,040 --> 00:46:40,040
Siya dives right in,
461
00:46:40,080 --> 00:46:43,480
but bites off more than she can chew.
462
00:46:45,280 --> 00:46:48,640
Fortunately,
there's enough to go around.
463
00:46:51,960 --> 00:46:54,840
If Chilli can keep
providing like this,
464
00:46:54,880 --> 00:46:56,920
the cubs will all grow strong.
465
00:46:57,920 --> 00:47:00,520
And under Chilli's strict discipline,
466
00:47:00,560 --> 00:47:03,320
they will all become supreme hunters.
467
00:47:05,160 --> 00:47:07,280
Shaka has had his fill.
468
00:47:11,760 --> 00:47:14,320
Blue and the others are not yet done.
469
00:47:21,680 --> 00:47:25,080
Kolisi is back
where she prefers to be...
470
00:47:25,120 --> 00:47:27,160
at a mother's side.
471
00:47:33,360 --> 00:47:35,360
Now, with fat bellies,
472
00:47:35,400 --> 00:47:38,400
and a long journey behind them,
473
00:47:38,440 --> 00:47:43,120
the abandoned cubs
have earned a well-deserved rest.
474
00:47:49,200 --> 00:47:51,840
This has been a big day.
475
00:47:52,880 --> 00:47:55,640
All nine cubs are back together...
476
00:47:55,680 --> 00:47:57,680
and revelling in it.
477
00:47:58,600 --> 00:48:02,160
And Chilli is again
where she wants to be...
478
00:48:06,680 --> 00:48:09,920
..at the centre
of her enormous family.
479
00:48:23,640 --> 00:48:25,720
(GRUNTING)
480
00:48:31,160 --> 00:48:35,160
A cold winter has given way
to a wet spring.
481
00:48:36,800 --> 00:48:38,920
The Karoo is coming alive.
482
00:48:45,960 --> 00:48:49,600
Bat-eared foxes will use
their jumbo-sized ears
483
00:48:49,640 --> 00:48:51,640
to detect emerging insects.
484
00:48:54,280 --> 00:48:57,600
They'll find plenty of food
for their kits.
485
00:49:11,520 --> 00:49:13,520
Three months later,
486
00:49:13,560 --> 00:49:17,560
Inara emerges
from a secret mountain den.
487
00:49:18,480 --> 00:49:23,560
Today, she introduces two new cubs
to the outside world.
488
00:49:23,600 --> 00:49:26,560
They're about to begin
their own adventure.
489
00:49:27,600 --> 00:49:30,920
And Inara has another chance
at motherhood.
490
00:49:32,760 --> 00:49:34,920
With only two cubs to care for,
491
00:49:34,960 --> 00:49:36,840
this time...
492
00:49:36,880 --> 00:49:40,320
she might...just succeed.
493
00:49:42,520 --> 00:49:46,960
It's unlikely now that Inara
will seek out her old family.
494
00:49:48,320 --> 00:49:52,680
And once again, she and Chilli
will live separate lives.
495
00:49:56,600 --> 00:49:59,840
Chilli only tolerated Inara
because of the cubs.
496
00:50:02,560 --> 00:50:04,760
(EVOCATIVE VOCAL MUSIC)
497
00:50:06,840 --> 00:50:08,880
Still...
498
00:50:08,920 --> 00:50:12,440
what happened here was extraordinary.
499
00:50:13,880 --> 00:50:15,920
Two mothers...
500
00:50:15,960 --> 00:50:19,160
somehow raising
their nine cubs together.
501
00:50:20,200 --> 00:50:22,520
Something never seen before.
502
00:50:24,360 --> 00:50:26,440
Without both mothers,
503
00:50:26,480 --> 00:50:28,600
the cubs may not have survived.
504
00:50:29,600 --> 00:50:32,400
Inara arrived just in time...
505
00:50:33,240 --> 00:50:36,240
..when injury
prevented Chilli from hunting.
506
00:50:40,800 --> 00:50:42,840
Chilli was there...
507
00:50:42,880 --> 00:50:45,640
when Inara could not
provide enough for the cubs.
508
00:50:48,920 --> 00:50:51,400
Because of their two amazing mothers,
509
00:50:51,440 --> 00:50:54,120
all nine cubs have survived...
510
00:50:54,160 --> 00:50:56,560
their first critical months of life.
511
00:50:57,360 --> 00:51:00,280
The cubs, too,
were there for each other...
512
00:51:01,240 --> 00:51:03,520
..whether it was Shaka to the rescue.
513
00:51:03,560 --> 00:51:07,000
Or Siya and Blue
looking out for the weaker cubs,
514
00:51:07,040 --> 00:51:08,880
like Kolisi.
515
00:51:12,000 --> 00:51:14,600
These cubs have grown strong bonds.
516
00:51:15,600 --> 00:51:17,880
But the odds are still against them.
517
00:51:19,920 --> 00:51:22,800
Now they are entering a new phase.
518
00:51:23,920 --> 00:51:25,920
How many will survive?
519
00:51:28,000 --> 00:51:30,600
Their adventures have just begun.
520
00:51:32,120 --> 00:51:34,200
They must learn to hunt.
521
00:51:36,320 --> 00:51:39,040
Chilli will show them the way.
522
00:51:39,080 --> 00:51:41,680
(EVOCATIVE VOCAL MUSIC)
523
00:51:46,240 --> 00:51:49,680
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