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NARRATOR:
Hidden in the heart of Africa
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lies a place of wonder.
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This bountiful terrain
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draws migrants
in their thousands.
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But not all can make
such journeys,
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and so this rugged land
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is the permanent home
of three tribes.
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[ Hippos grunting ]
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Hippos...
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crocodiles...
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...and lions.
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Each wary of the other...
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[ Crocodile hisses ]
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...their stories unfold
in parallel.
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[ Thunder rumbles ]
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They live in harmony --
more or less --
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until a fierce climatic cycle
turns their world upside down.
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Relentless drought
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turn tussles over territory...
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[ Elephant grunting ]
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...into battles for survival.
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[ Thunder crashes ]
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What should be life-giving rain
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delivers floods
of biblical proportion.
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These age-old floodplains
are no longer ruled
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by vagabond lions...
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[ Lion growls ]
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...but by a greater power.
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This is Katavi.
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♪♪
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♪♪
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NARRATOR:
At the heart of Africa's
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Great Rift Valley
in western Tanzania
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lies an ancient ribbon of land,
remote and inaccessible.
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Katavi is almost 2,000 square
miles of unspoiled wilderness.
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♪♪
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♪♪
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The black wings of open-billed
storks fill Katavi's skies.
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The low water levels
for this time of year
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draw them here unusually early
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and in unprecedented numbers.
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A sign of rare,
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once-in-a-lifetime climate
phenomenon gripping the land.
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[ Storks chittering ]
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[ Lioness growls ]
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And under
this foreshadow of disaster,
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new life is beginning.
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A young lioness has given birth.
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She is Mwezi,
a member of the pride
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that lives along the banks
of the Katuma River.
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♪♪
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This is her first litter.
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[ Cubs mewling ]
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Four healthy lion cubs,
just a few hours old
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and only just beginning
to open their eyes.
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♪♪
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A month ago,
she separated from the pride
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to find a secluded place to
bring her cubs into the world.
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But it will soon be time
to introduce these little ones
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to the rest of the family.
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♪♪
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Motherhood is exhausting.
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As her cubs get bigger,
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she'll need the support
of her own mother and aunts.
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And the protection
of their father, Arthur.
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♪♪
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But weeks ago,
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Arthur followed the buffalo
herds into the forest
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and has still not returned.
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♪♪
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♪♪
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Unbeknown to this
first-time mother,
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he was wounded in battle...
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[ Lion growls ]
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[ Lion growls, buffalo grunts ]
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[ Lion roars ]
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...immobilized
and left for dead.
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Their cubs have been born
at a precarious moment in time.
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For this time of year,
rainfall is extremely low.
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Less grazing
means prey is scarce
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in what would usually be
a time of plenty.
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But for the open-billed storks,
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the shallow river provides
a feeding opportunity
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not to be missed.
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♪♪
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Their early arrival warns
of an extreme drought.
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[ Lioness mewling ]
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♪♪
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Mwezi's calls for her family's
support go unanswered.
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But not unnoticed.
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A rogue male who arrived
with the buffalo weeks ago
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has been biding his time.
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♪♪
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Over the next few weeks,
there's still no rain.
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The once mighty Katuma River
is little more than a stream.
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[ Elephants trumpet, grunt ]
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[ Elephant trumpets ]
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Reunited with the sisterhood,
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Mwezi does her best
to conserve energy.
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The pride is growing.
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Mwezi's mother, Patch,
has new cubs, too --
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her fifth litter.
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[ Hippos grunting ]
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An experienced mother,
she's well aware of
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how many dangers the cubs face.
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They share the dwindling river
with elephants and hippos.
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As herbivores, they're
no direct threat to the cubs.
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But Patch is jumpy.
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The water's edge is
not a safe place to be.
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Hippos can be unpredictable.
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And crocodiles could be
lurking just under the surface.
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The cubs must get to know
their neighbors.
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[ Elephants grumbling ]
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And learn to respect
their boundaries.
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♪♪
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Katavi is a tough place
for lions.
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Few cubs survive their first
year here at the best of times.
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With scant resources
and a missing father,
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this family is facing
the worst of times.
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But there is one positive.
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The rest of the pride
is together.
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Patch and Mwezi can share the
task of raising the eight cubs
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they have between them.
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♪♪
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Set back from the river,
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this grove of trees
is the ideal base for the pride.
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Nooks and crannies provide
places to escape the heat...
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...and hide, if necessary.
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While the grown-ups
use the higher levels
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as a vantage point
for spotting prey
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and potential threats
to the cubs.
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In the cool of the morning,
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Patch usually leads
the pride on patrol.
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She's hungry
and running out of milk.
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[ Cubs mewling ]
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♪♪
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Despite this, she
doesn't join the pride today.
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♪♪
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Mwezi remains behind
on mothering duty, too.
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Adult lions can survive without
food for almost two weeks.
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The cubs cannot.
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The rest of the pride sets off
along the banks of the Katuma
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where they can stay close
to shade and water
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in the rising heat.
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♪♪
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With so little rain this year,
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only the largest bends
in the river are deep enough
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for hippos to wallow.
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Space is at a premium,
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so securing a place in the water
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means taking
extraordinary measures.
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Displaced by low water levels
upstream,
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these two males are challenging
the dominant resident bull.
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[ Hippos grunting ]
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This is extremely unusual, even
for this experienced alpha male.
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It's unnerving for a female
and her vulnerable calf.
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[ Hippos grunting ]
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♪♪
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The resident alpha male faces up
to one of the challengers...
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♪♪
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...who seems to back down...
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♪♪
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[ Hippo grunting ]
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...but then proceeds
to enter the bull's territory...
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...much to the dismay
of the resident females.
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The alpha is
not sure what to do.
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Try to displace the guy
in the water...
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[ Hippo bellows ]
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...or take on the one
bellowing at him on land?
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[ Hippos grunting ]
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He's never encountered
a situation like this before.
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Opening his jaws as wide as he
can might warn off his attacker.
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No such luck.
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[ Hippos bellow ]
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And his threat display
has backfired.
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His nose is now
well and truly pierced.
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[ Hippos grunting ]
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The other challenger
seizes the opportunity...
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[ Hippos grunting ]
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...and joins in the fight.
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The poor old alpha
is in dire straits.
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[ Hippo growling ]
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Attack from two cooperating
males is incredibly rare.
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They have a combined weight
of over 10,000 pounds.
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And the strongest bite force
of any land animal.
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They push and pull him
into deeper water.
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♪♪
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Even at rest, a hippo can only
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hold its breath
for five minutes.
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[ Hippos grunting ]
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The challengers seem to know
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that holding him under
will drown him.
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♪♪
16:10.666 --> 16:17.066 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
16:17.066 --> 16:19.033 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5%
If the alpha dies,
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this baby hippo is likely
to be killed by his successors.
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♪♪
16:31.600 --> 16:36.866 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
So, as the old bull
takes his final breaths,
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the mother quietly slips away
with her calf.
16:40.600 --> 16:42.866 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5%
[ Hippos grunting ]
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A coup by two hippo bulls
is out of the ordinary.
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But this is no ordinary year.
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A deepening drought
brought about
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by a once-in-a-lifetime
weather shift
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is altering animal behaviors
across Katavi.
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As a new day dawns
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on a radically changed
hippo colony...
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♪♪
17:23.700 --> 17:26.466 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
17:26.466 --> 17:29.600 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5%
...the old bull
who was once their protector,
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the father of their young,
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lies dead in one of the last
remaining water channels.
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One by one, the clan approach
and begin gently nuzzling him.
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It's not clear what
is happening here.
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♪♪
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As more gather around his body,
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it's hard not to interpret
this behavior as mourning.
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[ Hippo bellows ]
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Or at least as a way of coming
to terms with their loss.
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♪♪
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[ Hippo bellows ]
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♪♪
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This type of procession has
been observed with elephants
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but is extremely rare
amongst hippos.
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[ Hippos grunting ]
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♪♪
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[ Elephants grunting ]
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♪♪
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These sweltering temperatures,
without relief from rain,
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have not been experienced
for almost a hundred years.
18:56.833 --> 19:01.233 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5%
Shady branches provide respite
from the oppressive heat.
19:03.633 --> 19:05.633 align:left position:37.5% line:83% size:52.5%
One reason
why tree climbing
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is a vital skill
for Katavi's lions.
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♪♪
19:13.700 --> 19:17.733 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5%
Mwezi would never have spotted
the warthogs from ground level.
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♪♪
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She'll need to be quick.
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♪♪
19:38.233 --> 19:41.800 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
19:41.800 --> 19:44.466 align:left position:37.5% line:89% size:52.5%
And sneaky.
19:44.466 --> 19:46.666 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5%
Using the gullies as cover,
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she might be able to get close
enough to launch an attack.
19:50.200 --> 20:00.200 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
20:00.200 --> 20:10.166 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
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[ Warthog squeals ]
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♪♪
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Sprinting for long enough
to catch a warthog
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in this heat is impossible.
20:21.733 --> 20:24.033 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
But something else
catches her eye.
20:25.566 --> 20:27.700 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5%
[ Vultures squawking ]
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Vultures are always
worth investigating.
20:33.633 --> 20:37.033 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
They can spot prey
from 4 miles away.
20:39.666 --> 20:44.800 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
But a feast this size
won't stay secret for long.
20:44.800 --> 20:50.166 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
The death of the hippo
is a bounty for the crocodiles.
20:50.166 --> 20:51.933 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70%
If they can get into it.
20:55.366 --> 20:58.966 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
The largest and wisest croc
knows the technique.
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Grip...and twist.
21:04.933 --> 21:07.400 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
These ancients are
perfectly adapted
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to a feast-and-famine existence.
21:09.800 --> 21:13.933 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
21:13.933 --> 21:17.800 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
This meal will keep the
whole float going for months.
21:17.800 --> 21:20.633 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
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Alone with the cubs,
21:25.000 --> 21:27.966 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
Patch is weakening
and desperate for a meal.
21:32.833 --> 21:35.600 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65%
[ Elephant trumpets ]
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Mwezi has not returned.
21:38.066 --> 21:45.566 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
21:45.566 --> 21:49.933 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
Patch knows that vultures
are a sure sign of food, too.
21:52.800 --> 21:55.966 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55%
It's a lesson
all lions learn early.
21:55.966 --> 22:00.200 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
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A potential meal
right on her doorstep
22:02.833 --> 22:05.200 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5%
is too tempting to pass up.
22:05.200 --> 22:11.900 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
22:11.900 --> 22:15.300 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
Patch knows leaving the cubs
is risky.
22:18.233 --> 22:21.566 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5%
But she's losing condition.
22:21.566 --> 22:25.200 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5%
She's no milk left.
22:25.200 --> 22:28.433 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
And if she can't feed
the little ones, they'll die.
22:28.433 --> 22:38.400 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
22:38.400 --> 22:42.166 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
The cubs have never been left
completely alone before.
22:45.033 --> 22:47.966 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
Camouflage is their
only protection.
22:50.900 --> 22:53.033 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
But on the other side
of the river,
22:53.033 --> 22:59.766 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80%
the rogue male is poised to take
advantage of any opportunity.
22:59.766 --> 23:02.033 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75%
Camouflage may not be enough.
23:02.033 --> 23:07.766 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
23:07.766 --> 23:09.766 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5%
In her weakened state,
23:09.766 --> 23:13.600 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
walking just one mile along
the riverbank is an effort.
23:13.600 --> 23:18.833 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
23:18.833 --> 23:23.366 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
But the scent of flesh
in the air drives Patch on.
23:26.266 --> 23:29.266 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55%
And at last,
she recognizes Mwezi.
23:29.266 --> 23:34.100 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
23:34.100 --> 23:38.466 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
Stepping into the water with
crocodiles is nerve-racking.
23:38.466 --> 23:43.533 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
23:43.533 --> 23:47.300 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
Patch knows well that getting
too close to those teeth
23:47.300 --> 23:48.966 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60%
can be hazardous.
23:48.966 --> 23:51.066 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5%
[ Lioness growls ]
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♪♪
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♪♪
24:02.566 --> 24:06.300 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
If a croc grabs her,
she'll never escape.
24:10.633 --> 24:13.233 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
But with her own teeth
wearing down,
24:13.233 --> 24:17.933 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80%
the soft hippo flesh is just the
meal she so desperately needs.
24:17.933 --> 24:27.933 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
24:27.933 --> 24:37.933 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
24:37.933 --> 24:40.666 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
24:40.666 --> 24:43.566 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70%
Starvation emboldens her.
24:44.800 --> 24:47.733 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65%
[ Lioness growling ]
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♪♪
24:52.733 --> 24:56.700 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
But with every bite,
she's dancing with death.
24:56.700 --> 24:59.533 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65%
[ Lioness growling ]
24:59.533 --> 25:09.600 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
25:09.600 --> 25:17.400 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
25:17.400 --> 25:22.600 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
Not a moment too soon,
reinforcements arrive.
25:22.600 --> 25:25.066 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5%
The rest of the pride on patrol
25:25.066 --> 25:28.766 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5%
have also followed the vultures
to the hippo carcass.
25:28.766 --> 25:38.766 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
25:38.766 --> 25:48.766 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
25:48.766 --> 25:56.233 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
25:56.233 --> 25:58.566 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75%
The balance of power shifts.
25:58.566 --> 26:06.866 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
26:06.866 --> 26:11.466 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5%
And reluctantly, the crocodiles
relinquish their prize.
26:11.466 --> 26:14.100 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5%
[ Lioness growls ]
26:14.100 --> 26:18.866 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
26:18.866 --> 26:22.533 align:left position:40% line:83% size:50%
At last,
the pride can feed properly.
26:22.533 --> 26:27.300 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
26:27.300 --> 26:29.300 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70%
Each will eat their fill,
26:29.300 --> 26:32.066 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5%
up to a quarter
of their own body weight.
26:32.066 --> 26:42.066 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
26:42.066 --> 26:49.900 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
26:49.900 --> 26:53.200 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5%
But with the whole pride absent
from the den,
26:53.200 --> 26:56.566 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
they could pay the
ultimate price for their meal.
27:02.166 --> 27:04.833 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5%
Less than a mile downriver,
27:04.833 --> 27:08.600 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
the rogue male is crossing
into the pride's territory.
27:08.600 --> 27:18.600 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
27:18.600 --> 27:25.366 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
27:25.366 --> 27:28.433 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5%
He's been watching and waiting.
27:28.433 --> 27:37.133 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
27:37.133 --> 27:42.133 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5%
There's been no sign of Arthur,
the pride male, for weeks.
27:42.133 --> 27:46.000 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
27:46.000 --> 27:49.033 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80%
The time is ripe for a takeover.
27:49.033 --> 27:54.533 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
27:54.533 --> 27:58.900 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
All that stands in his way
are the cubs.
27:58.900 --> 28:00.900 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5%
If he's to father his own,
28:00.900 --> 28:05.600 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
he needs the females
to come back into estrus.
28:05.600 --> 28:09.000 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
And they won't do that
while their infants are nursing.
28:09.000 --> 28:12.600 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
28:17.400 --> 28:20.833 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65%
[ Birds chittering ]
28:20.833 --> 28:24.900 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
Spur-fowl alarm calls
prompt the cubs into hiding.
28:38.000 --> 28:40.533 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75%
The rogue can smell them now.
28:40.533 --> 28:42.466 align:left position:37.5% line:89% size:52.5%
He's close.
28:48.466 --> 28:51.400 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
He spotted movement
among the branches.
28:55.733 --> 28:59.500 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
If the cubs stay hidden,
they might be safe.
28:59.500 --> 29:09.566 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
29:09.566 --> 29:17.566 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
29:17.566 --> 29:22.300 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
But the arrival of a stranger
arouses the curiosity of one.
29:22.300 --> 29:29.633 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
29:29.633 --> 29:32.200 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70%
It's a terrible mistake.
29:32.200 --> 29:33.700 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5%
[ Lion growls, cub yelps ]
29:33.700 --> 29:38.200 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
29:38.200 --> 29:40.500 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70%
Confused and frightened,
29:40.500 --> 29:44.300 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
the cubs can do nothing but
wait for the rogue's next move.
29:58.600 --> 30:00.933 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80%
With tree climbing in his blood,
30:00.933 --> 30:05.866 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
one cub follows his instinct
to move higher.
30:05.866 --> 30:08.933 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
But he's not strong enough
to get up very far.
30:15.800 --> 30:18.000 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5%
[ Insects buzzing ]
30:31.633 --> 30:34.733 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
There's nothing for it
now but to sit still
30:34.733 --> 30:37.800 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5%
and hope he goes unnoticed.
30:37.800 --> 30:39.900 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60%
[ Heart beating ]
30:39.900 --> 30:49.900 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
30:49.900 --> 30:59.900 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
30:59.900 --> 31:09.966 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
31:09.966 --> 31:19.966 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
31:19.966 --> 31:29.966 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
31:29.966 --> 31:39.966 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
31:39.966 --> 31:49.966 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
31:49.966 --> 31:59.966 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
31:59.966 --> 32:10.033 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
32:10.033 --> 32:18.566 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
32:18.566 --> 32:20.166 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65%
[ Branches snapping ]
32:21.966 --> 32:23.700 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60%
[ Lions growls ]
32:25.700 --> 32:27.600 align:left position:35% line:89% size:55%
[ Cub yelps ]
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[ Lion growls ]
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♪♪
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♪♪
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A mile away, Patch cannot
have heard her cubs' cries.
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But perhaps she senses
something is wrong.
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♪♪
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The rogue's
brutal mission isn't over.
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He won't stop
till all the cubs are dead.
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♪♪
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With stuffed bellies,
the pride head back to the den.
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♪♪
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♪♪
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♪♪
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♪♪
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[ Lioness mewls ]
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Patch calls for her cubs.
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♪♪
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Normally, they'd come running.
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[ Lioness mewls ]
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Mwezi realizes
something is wrong.
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♪♪
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[ Lioness mewls ]
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The rogue flees before he
and his crime are discovered.
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♪♪
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[ Lioness mewls ]
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♪♪
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Still no reply to her calls.
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Until...
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He's terrified but alive.
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Another...
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[ Lioness mewls ]
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♪♪
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♪♪
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Soft moans reassure
their traumatized cubs.
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[ Lioness mewls ]
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And one by one, more emerge
from their hiding places.
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♪♪
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[ Lioness mewls ]
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♪♪
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The family reunites.
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In all, there are six survivors.
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Patch and Mwezi
have lost one cub each.
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♪♪
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[ Lioness mewls ]
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But the outcome
could have been so much worse.
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The pride will have to move.
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Their den is no longer safe.
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The rogue didn't finish the job.
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The weeks wear on and conditions
in Katavi deteriorate.
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♪♪
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Distant storms bring
not rain but fire,
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sparked by lightning.
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♪♪
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Hot winds whip ash
into dust devils
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that haunt the land
like malevolent spirits.
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♪♪
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♪♪
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It's hell on Earth.
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♪♪
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Corralled by swathes of charred,
inedible grassland,
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the buffalo are forced
to return to the plains.
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♪♪
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♪♪
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Only the hardiest
can survive here on the dry,
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meager forage
and last remnants of water.
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♪♪
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♪♪
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Arthur has survived
against all odds.
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Two months ago,
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he abandoned the pride
to follow the buffalo herds.
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♪♪
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[ Buffalo lows ]
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Emaciated and injured,
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his journey with them
has taken its toll.
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♪♪
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♪♪
38:44.233 --> 38:48.333 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
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He cannot tolerate the heat
of these open plains.
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♪♪
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So he returns
to his pride's territory...
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♪♪
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[ Lion mewls ]
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...in search of solace
from his family.
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[ Mewling continues ]
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♪♪
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[ Mewling continues ]
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But his calls to the pride
go unanswered.
39:42.533 --> 39:47.900 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
Arthur is not the only male
searching for the pride.
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The cub killer
is on the prowl, too.
39:51.300 --> 39:53.866 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
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[ Birds squawking ]
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More than 10 miles south,
Patch and Mwezi
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are beyond the reach
of Arthur's roars.
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In these lean times,
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hungry hunters have no choice
40:10.000 --> 40:12.900 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5%
but to cash in
on the success of others.
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♪♪
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[ Lioness growls,
crocodile hisses ]
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But these stolen meals
never last long.
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♪♪
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[ Hyenas yipping ]
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♪♪
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And the lions move on.
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♪♪
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♪♪
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Night offers the only relief
from the crushing heat.
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[ Insects chirping ]
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And it's just cool enough
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for crocodiles to set out
in search of water.
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The largest might weigh
over 900 kilograms.
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♪♪
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♪♪
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They can only manage a few steps
before needing to rest.
41:37.100 --> 41:47.100 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
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♪♪
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The hippo mother and baby
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also use the cool of the night
to travel.
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♪♪
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♪♪
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As water vanishes
from Katavi's lands,
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so too do
the hippo mother's choices.
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[ Hippos grunting ]
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♪♪
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Gone is the safety of her pod
and the nursery herds.
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[ Hippos grunting ]
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♪♪
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Now her only option is one
of the overcrowded mud wallows.
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[ Hippos bellowing ]
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Hardly a safe place for a baby.
42:52.666 --> 42:58.733 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
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[ Hippos bellowing ]
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♪♪
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But she's not safe
out of the pool, either.
43:08.633 --> 43:16.333 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
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Hippos outweigh lions 10 to 1
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and are rarely targeted as prey.
43:22.600 --> 43:27.700 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
43:27.700 --> 43:30.266 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5%
But everyone is fractious.
43:30.266 --> 43:35.000 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
43:35.000 --> 43:38.566 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60%
And hungry lions
can do crazy things.
43:38.566 --> 43:48.566 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
43:48.566 --> 43:54.033 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
43:54.033 --> 43:56.000 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75%
The mother makes her choice.
43:58.333 --> 44:01.466 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60%
Better the melee
than the mouth of a predator.
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She's chosen her spot wisely.
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And old grandfather hippo has
no objections to their company.
44:10.366 --> 44:12.566 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5%
[ Hippos grunting ]
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♪♪
44:22.566 --> 44:28.000 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
44:28.000 --> 44:29.666 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5%
And his presence is enough
44:29.666 --> 44:32.500 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
to dissuade the lions
from attacking.
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♪♪
44:39.066 --> 44:42.400 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
They need to look for
other opportunities.
44:42.400 --> 44:46.566 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
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[ Hippos grunting ]
44:48.566 --> 44:53.266 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
A mother with twins,
almost unheard of in hippos.
44:53.266 --> 45:02.933 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
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♪♪
45:04.400 --> 45:10.000 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
If they stay close to her,
she'll be able to protect them.
45:10.000 --> 45:13.600 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5%
But it's hard not to panic when
you're being stalked by a lion.
45:13.600 --> 45:21.333 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
45:21.333 --> 45:23.766 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
45:23.766 --> 45:25.866 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5%
Their mother is powerless.
45:25.866 --> 45:31.533 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
45:31.533 --> 45:33.900 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5%
If she helps her stricken calf,
45:33.900 --> 45:36.033 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55%
she'll leave
the other one exposed.
45:36.033 --> 45:40.933 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
45:40.933 --> 45:43.700 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
They can only leave him
to his fate.
45:43.700 --> 45:50.300 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
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A small hippo can't feed
the entire pride.
45:54.166 --> 46:01.200 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
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As the weather cycle
tightens its grip on the region,
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many are drawn to the dwindling
Katuma River's last resources.
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When your stomach's rumbling,
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everything starts
to look like prey.
46:34.400 --> 46:44.400 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
46:44.400 --> 46:54.400 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
46:54.400 --> 47:04.466 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
47:04.466 --> 47:05.566 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
47:05.566 --> 47:09.066 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5%
A 3-foot croc seems doable.
47:09.066 --> 47:14.366 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
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[ Crocodile hisses ]
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[ Lioness growls ]
47:17.533 --> 47:22.766 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
47:22.766 --> 47:24.766 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
[ Crocodile hisses,
lioness grunts ]
47:24.766 --> 47:29.133 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
47:29.133 --> 47:32.333 align:left position:37.5% line:83% size:52.5%
Grandma is
a lot more intimidating.
47:35.066 --> 47:37.233 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5%
Pick on someone your own size.
47:37.233 --> 47:47.233 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
47:47.233 --> 47:50.700 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
47:50.700 --> 47:53.500 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5%
Maybe something
with fewer teeth?
47:53.500 --> 48:03.566 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
48:03.566 --> 48:13.566 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
48:13.566 --> 48:16.433 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
48:16.433 --> 48:20.833 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5%
Bellies full of fish, pelicans
are slow to get airborne.
48:20.833 --> 48:22.833 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65%
[ Pelican screeches ]
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♪♪
48:32.833 --> 48:42.833 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
48:42.833 --> 48:47.933 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
The young lion has
found herself a bonanza.
48:47.933 --> 48:50.533 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5%
Juvenile birds,
unaware of the consequences
48:50.533 --> 48:53.433 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5%
of overfeeding, are the target.
48:53.433 --> 48:56.000 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
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[ Pelican squawks ]
48:58.500 --> 49:07.000 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5%
♪♪
49:07.000 --> 49:12.733 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
The frenzied lioness
is creating a stockpile.
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She selects her next victim,
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grounded by a cargo
of excess catfish.
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Target locked.
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[ Pelican squawks ]
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But this pelican's
not giving up without a fight.
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[ Pelican hissing ]
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[ Pelican hissing ]
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[ Pelican hissing ]
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Time to call it a day
and go back to the birds
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she caught earlier.
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If she can remember
where she left them.
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But her stash
has been discovered.
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Lions aren't
the only opportunists here.
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The crocs aren't killing
the pelicans,
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but they've got no qualms
about scavenging the dead.
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A harsh lesson
for the hungry lioness.
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The mud pools are becoming
totally overpopulated.
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[ Pelicans squawking ]
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And under cover of sunset,
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the hippo mother and her calf
once more slip away,
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to take their chances elsewhere.
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[ Thunder crashes ]
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Next time in Katavi,
at long last, the rains return.
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Relief among all
the resident tribes is palpable.
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Even the crocodiles,
ancient survivors,
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were at breaking point.
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The water's return brings the
promise of space to spread out.
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[ Thunder rumbles ]
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And the return of prey.
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[ Zebra braying,
lioness growling ]
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[ Thunder crashes ]
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But as the waters keep rising,
relief gives way to trepidation.
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Lion cubs are growing up
in a flooded Katavi landscape
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that's never been seen before.
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visit pbs.org.
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