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GILLIAN BURKE: The Nsefu pride
is the perfect lion family.
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New cubs with
two devoted mothers.
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Two loyal fathers
to guard them...
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But they've got teenagers
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and that spells trouble.
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Turning from cubs
into killers isn't easy.
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They must learn how to hunt
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and how to find
their independence
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while staying loyal
to their family.
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Teenage mistakes
can have terrible
consequences.
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They face betrayal,
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isolation
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and death.
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Theirs is a journey
into adulthood
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through the trials
and tribulations
of teenage pride.
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It's dawn
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and the Nsefu pride relaxes
after a busy night's hunting.
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The Nsefu lions are led
by two dominant males
in their prime.
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At the heart of the pride
are five adult females
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and six new cubs,
born to two litters.
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Everyone dotes
on the new arrivals.
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Everyone,
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except the teenagers.
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They have their own problems.
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There are seven of them,
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ranging from one
to three years old,
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mostly sub-adult males.
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Like all teenagers,
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they face the difficult
transition to maturity,
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but these adolescents
are lucky.
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Their 25 square mile
territory is on
the Luangwa River,
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the best lion
real estate
in the area.
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Born eight weeks ago,
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the new cubs are now
old enough to hang out
with the pride,
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and even the two big males
spend time with them.
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The previous year's
young are all ignored.
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So they've formed a gang.
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These adolescents
are, in human terms,
of school age.
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(GROWLING)
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They have their own teacher,
an older sister.
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Though already adult size,
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she's still young
and playful.
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Life was perfect
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until the six new
cubs came along
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and stole the show.
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The mothers have
their hands full now
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and pay little attention
to their older offspring.
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Aunts and a grandmother
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are increasingly
losing patience.
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Of the seven teenagers,
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four are male, now with
the first sign of manes.
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Three of these are brothers.
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In their few years
left with the pride,
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they have a lot to learn.
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Their big sister,
their teacher,
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makes sure they keep up.
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There's a lot of land
for dozy adolescents
to get lost in.
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Now it's time to join
the pride for breakfast.
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The hungry teenagers
are allowed at meals
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as long as they join
the back of the queue.
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The new cubs are
treated like royalty,
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and even steal
the big males' meals.
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(SNARLING)
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The mothers need extra food
to make milk for the cubs.
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The males are grumpy
about having to share.
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(GROWLING)
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One antelope,
stolen from a leopard,
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doesn't go far.
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The aunts try to eat
their share discretely,
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until the teenage
gang finds them...
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...and forgets their manners.
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The hungry youngsters
often break the rules
of the pride.
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(GROWLING)
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The big males send
the adolescents packing.
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The most important
survival skill
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the youngsters
can learn is to hunt,
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and it's time for class.
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The pride's favorite
food is buffalo.
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The 1,000-strong herd
comes to the river
most days to drink.
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But each is
half a ton of power
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with lion-killing
horns and hooves.
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The elder sister,
their teacher,
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selects a safer target
for demonstration.
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Hunting needs more work.
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The three brothers
are 18 months old
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and will be allowed
to stay with the pride
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for maybe two years more,
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but then,
they'll be on their own.
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Hippos retreat
to the river by day,
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but come on land
at night to graze.
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Baby hippos
are a regular meal,
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but adults are huge,
much bigger than buffalo,
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with 12-inch long teeth
and bad tempers.
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This morning,
the teenage gang
has one trapped
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and is blocking its route
back to the river.
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Potential predator
and potential prey
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fight a battle of wills.
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The young lions
try intimidation...
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...while the hippo
slinks off round the back.
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The chatter of
brightly-colored birds
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distracts the hungry teens.
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A colony of carmine bee-eaters
nests in the riverbank.
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Their burrows extend six feet
or more into the soft sand.
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Lions aren't born
knowing what's best to eat,
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and whether these birds
might make a meal.
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The years spent
learning how to be a lion
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may be the most difficult
and least understood
of a lion's life.
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(SQUAWKING)
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Lions are meant
to be nocturnal,
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active at night,
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but they're teenagers.
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(HIPPO SNORTING)
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The hippos are braving
the land to feed.
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They graze and
eat fallen fruit
through the night.
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For hungry lions, three tons
of slow-moving meat
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is just asking for trouble.
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This time,
if they work together,
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so many lions
should be able
to take on one hippo.
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Yet the hippo is more
intimidating than they are.
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The hippo's sheer bulk
is their protection,
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as are their massive teeth,
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trampling feet
and belligerent courage.
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Teenage lions
have attitude, too,
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and they spar with the hippos,
like matadors with bulls.
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For the lions,
it's part game
and part lesson.
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Experienced lions
rarely hunt adult hippos,
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they're too dangerous,
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but the teenagers keep trying.
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They'll eventually learn
to look for calves,
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or injured adults,
which are easier prey.
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After taunting the hippos,
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the big sister leads
the class inland.
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Hunting antelope requires
specialist teamwork,
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and they practice most nights.
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They spread out.
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The idea is to drive
an impala or a puku
into an ambush.
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Antelope are
faster than lions,
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and they work
together, too,
alarm calling.
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(ANTELOPE SQUEAKING)
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It's time for the teens
to test their strategy.
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Lions assign themselves
different jobs in the hunt.
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Some become wingers,
left or right.
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Others, part of the charge,
or the ambush.
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Once a lion learns its job,
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it'll eventually
fulfill that role
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in each hunt
for the rest of its life.
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These teenagers
are working out
what their jobs are.
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The three brothers
coordinate well,
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but they've not
caught anything yet.
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The elder sister
drives a puku
straight towards them...
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...but they miss the ambush.
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Behind the younger brother,
there's one of the cubs,
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lost and alone.
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(MEWING)
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The cub's terrified.
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There are leopards
and hyenas around,
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and he latches on
to the teenagers.
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They stop hunting.
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The rest of the pride
can't be far away.
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But the cub's older
siblings may not give
him the safety he seeks.
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Teenagers play rough.
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There's still resentment
towards the cubs.
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Jealousies within
a family are normal.
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Before the cubs came along,
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life was better,
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and now they wait
at the back of the queue.
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(MEWING RAPIDLY)
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Adolescents have
many conflicting instincts.
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They recognize
their little brother,
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he's one of the family.
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But lion males
are cub killers,
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an instinct needed
for when they
take over a pride.
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Just as the game looks
like being the cub's last,
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his mother appears.
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(MEWING)
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(LIONESS GROWLING)
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The teenagers want
their plaything back.
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(GROWLING)
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(GROWLING)
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The cub is battered, confused
and lucky to be alive.
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Reprimanded,
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the adolescent gang
heads back to the pride.
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There's a rumbling,
like distant thunder.
(RUMBLING)
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Stampeding buffalo.
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The professional hunters,
the lionesses, are at work.
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It's a big opportunity
for the teenagers
to prove themselves.
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The strategy for
hunting buffalo is
different to antelope.
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Buffalo are like tanks,
well armored.
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The lions must
attack from behind.
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(GRUNTING)
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The buffalo is strong
and can wheel around,
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slashing with his horns,
lashing out with his hooves.
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(GRUNTING)
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He tramples and kicks
one of the yearlings.
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The pride closes in,
but the teenagers
aren't strong enough.
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A horn catches
the elder sister
in the groin.
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(GROWLING IN PAIN)
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The lions' desperate attempts
to hang on to the buffalo
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become increasingly
dangerous and futile.
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One by one,
the lions peel off.
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Teeth and claws aren't enough.
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It takes experience
as well as courage,
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and knowing when to back down.
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Rumps bleeding,
but heads held high,
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the buffalo head
back to their herd.
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Following them,
unwilling to give up,
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are the three brothers.
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The rest of the pride
leaves them to it.
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The three brothers
follow the buffalo
herd all night,
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out of the pride's territory.
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But after a few hours,
they've lost the buffalo,
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and their pride.
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The pride's two dominant males
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return from defending
their kingdom
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to find their family
depleted and injured.
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The mothers are fine,
they backed off early
in the hunt.
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Four juveniles are missing,
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three brothers and a yearling.
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One of the other
adolescents' leg
is bleeding.
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Injuries are common.
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One of the adult males
has even cut his eye,
but that's minor.
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But his daughter,
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the teenagers' elder sister
and teacher, is badly hurt.
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It's her left hind leg.
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She's fortunate
to have the pride.
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Solitary cats, like leopards,
starve when they can't hunt.
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Most wounds heal quickly.
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There's no blood
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and she'll probably recover
with a few days' rest.
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But the trampled yearling
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is not so lucky.
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A moment of teenage bravado
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has caused fatal
internal injuries.
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Courage alone is no match
for a half-ton of buffalo.
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The night's injury list
grows longer.
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The lost and found cub
can barely walk.
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The teenagers were rough.
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He looks for comfort
from his mother...
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(MEWING)
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...but she rejects him.
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(GROWLING)
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The pride can't look after
a cub that isn't able keep up.
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Her instinct is harsh,
but it's for the sake
of the other healthy cubs.
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One night of teenage havoc
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has devastated
the whole pride.
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The two adult males
don't stick around to help.
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They often split up
to patrol their borders
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and cover more territory.
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It's the height
of the dry season,
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and each lion pride
controls sections
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of a few miles of river,
the only water around.
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The lions hardly
ever venture out
of their territory,
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00:24:03,709 --> 00:24:06,378
in case they meet
their rival neighbors.
254
00:24:07,179 --> 00:24:10,616
Yet, on this morning,
beyond the pride boundary,
255
00:24:11,717 --> 00:24:14,320
are the three
teenage brothers,
256
00:24:14,320 --> 00:24:16,588
on their own
for the first time.
257
00:24:18,190 --> 00:24:21,994
At 18 months old,
they are too young
to leave the pride,
258
00:24:22,661 --> 00:24:26,198
yet the instincts
for independence
are stirring.
259
00:24:27,633 --> 00:24:30,069
They head out
in search of breakfast.
260
00:24:44,383 --> 00:24:47,152
They have a swagger,
a confidence.
261
00:24:47,152 --> 00:24:50,022
This is the beginning
of a great adventure.
262
00:24:52,191 --> 00:24:56,128
One is the born leader,
and he keeps an eye
on the other two.
263
00:24:56,829 --> 00:24:58,530
He waits for them.
264
00:25:42,074 --> 00:25:45,144
The hippo carcass is days old
265
00:25:45,144 --> 00:25:46,612
and thin pickings.
266
00:26:01,560 --> 00:26:05,297
The leader lets
the younger two
find what they can.
267
00:26:09,134 --> 00:26:13,439
A foot doesn't have much meat,
just skin and gristle.
268
00:26:15,140 --> 00:26:16,775
They should be careful,
269
00:26:16,775 --> 00:26:20,045
their stomachs
aren't accustomed
to rotting carcasses.
270
00:26:21,079 --> 00:26:24,483
But it's something
they may need to get used to.
271
00:26:35,527 --> 00:26:38,630
Like many teenage boys,
they're prone to fighting.
272
00:26:39,364 --> 00:26:40,532
(GROWLING)
273
00:26:41,733 --> 00:26:45,270
But sibling rivalry could
tear the coalition apart,
274
00:26:45,270 --> 00:26:47,673
and they must learn
to support each other.
275
00:26:48,173 --> 00:26:49,174
(GROWLING CONTINUES)
276
00:26:50,142 --> 00:26:52,211
Their survival is at stake.
277
00:26:57,583 --> 00:27:01,420
The leader just moves on
and they have to follow.
278
00:27:15,334 --> 00:27:16,768
It's October,
279
00:27:16,768 --> 00:27:19,238
and South Luangwa
National Park
280
00:27:19,238 --> 00:27:21,073
is waiting for the rains.
281
00:27:24,042 --> 00:27:27,579
These 3,000 square miles
of wilderness
282
00:27:27,579 --> 00:27:29,281
have been eaten bare.
283
00:27:30,115 --> 00:27:31,783
The grass has gone.
284
00:27:31,783 --> 00:27:34,753
This is now a land of hunger.
285
00:27:39,424 --> 00:27:42,828
All life is concentrated
along the banks
286
00:27:42,828 --> 00:27:45,464
of the dwindling
Luangwa River.
287
00:28:01,046 --> 00:28:06,051
Drawn by the only water,
a lone lioness, a nomad.
288
00:28:08,120 --> 00:28:11,523
Life without a pride is harsh.
289
00:28:16,695 --> 00:28:20,332
Single lions can
scrape by for years,
290
00:28:20,332 --> 00:28:24,136
eking out a existence,
hiding and starving.
291
00:28:36,148 --> 00:28:38,183
Rainstorms are on their way,
292
00:28:40,652 --> 00:28:44,456
but for this nomad,
it's probably too late.
293
00:28:56,535 --> 00:29:00,572
The three brothers
are tense, staring intently.
294
00:29:06,478 --> 00:29:11,183
A few hundred yards away
is a small pride of lions,
295
00:29:11,183 --> 00:29:12,217
their neighbors.
296
00:29:14,019 --> 00:29:17,222
This family looks different,
battle-scarred.
297
00:29:18,290 --> 00:29:20,158
Their life is tougher.
298
00:29:21,326 --> 00:29:23,562
There are two adult females
299
00:29:23,795 --> 00:29:27,699
and several older adolescents,
like the brothers.
300
00:29:35,807 --> 00:29:40,145
This is a hardened pride
from the wrong end of town.
301
00:29:48,587 --> 00:29:52,190
But that's not what
the brothers are staring at.
302
00:29:53,625 --> 00:29:56,028
There's a familiar face here.
303
00:30:00,132 --> 00:30:01,733
Their own father.
304
00:30:06,471 --> 00:30:09,641
One of the two
Nsefu pride males
305
00:30:09,641 --> 00:30:12,544
has a second family,
across the tracks.
306
00:30:14,646 --> 00:30:16,348
It's unusual,
307
00:30:16,348 --> 00:30:20,352
but here, the park has
a shortage of adult males
308
00:30:20,352 --> 00:30:22,754
due to trophy hunting
outside the reserve.
309
00:30:35,801 --> 00:30:40,739
As the brothers watch,
he greets the other
pride's adolescents.
310
00:30:40,739 --> 00:30:42,808
He's clearly
their father, too.
311
00:30:43,675 --> 00:30:47,679
They are a little older
than the three brothers.
312
00:30:47,679 --> 00:30:50,449
This must have been
going on for years.
313
00:31:01,126 --> 00:31:04,529
Cuts and scars
tell of a hard life.
314
00:31:04,796 --> 00:31:07,466
Small prides do less well,
315
00:31:07,466 --> 00:31:10,001
pushed into
lower-grade areas.
316
00:31:26,251 --> 00:31:28,587
The three brothers from Nsefu
317
00:31:28,587 --> 00:31:32,791
remain still until all
the other lions have left.
318
00:31:39,264 --> 00:31:42,300
Confused,
their confidence gone,
319
00:31:42,300 --> 00:31:44,436
they nuzzle for reassurance.
320
00:31:50,175 --> 00:31:53,211
One of the brothers
isn't feeling at all well.
321
00:32:18,069 --> 00:32:21,473
Maybe it's the effect
of the rotten hippo.
322
00:32:21,840 --> 00:32:23,642
But in many animals,
323
00:32:23,642 --> 00:32:27,279
emotional upset can have
the same results, too.
324
00:32:40,392 --> 00:32:41,760
(ROARING)
325
00:32:51,336 --> 00:32:53,605
Juveniles rarely roar,
326
00:32:53,605 --> 00:32:57,642
but when they do,
it's often full of meaning
327
00:32:57,642 --> 00:32:59,244
about their pride...
328
00:32:59,244 --> 00:33:00,245
(ROARING)
329
00:33:00,645 --> 00:33:03,648
...their alliances
and strengths.
330
00:33:05,450 --> 00:33:07,586
It's about who they are.
331
00:33:12,657 --> 00:33:15,393
They are three
teenage runaways,
332
00:33:16,394 --> 00:33:18,263
adventurers,
333
00:33:18,263 --> 00:33:22,100
figuring out how
the world works
on their own.
334
00:33:28,073 --> 00:33:29,708
A few days later,
335
00:33:30,208 --> 00:33:34,246
the big male returns
to the Nsefu pride
as if nothing's wrong.
336
00:33:36,481 --> 00:33:38,650
This is his main family.
337
00:33:39,684 --> 00:33:42,587
We can't know
what he thinks and feels,
338
00:33:42,587 --> 00:33:46,858
nor understand
a lion's guilty secrets,
339
00:33:46,858 --> 00:33:50,762
but scientists say
that many animals
deceive each other
340
00:33:50,762 --> 00:33:54,332
and hide the truth
from their rivals or mates.
341
00:33:54,799 --> 00:33:57,202
It's a very ancient betrayal.
342
00:34:00,372 --> 00:34:04,476
The cubs are all there,
including the one
that was rejected.
343
00:34:05,210 --> 00:34:08,546
He's fine now,
just a bit smaller
than the rest.
344
00:34:08,546 --> 00:34:10,982
His mother finally relented.
345
00:34:18,556 --> 00:34:22,260
Ignored in the past
by his mother and brothers,
346
00:34:22,260 --> 00:34:23,528
the lucky survivor
347
00:34:23,528 --> 00:34:27,098
is forging a special
relationship with his father.
348
00:34:35,073 --> 00:34:37,542
Five of the cubs are male
349
00:34:37,542 --> 00:34:41,579
and could form a formidable
team in two or three years,
350
00:34:41,579 --> 00:34:45,350
eventually becoming
caring fathers themselves.
351
00:34:56,328 --> 00:34:59,230
The falling river
shrinks the hippo pools.
352
00:34:59,531 --> 00:35:02,267
The territorial males
aren't happy
353
00:35:02,267 --> 00:35:04,336
with their
newly-confined
quarters.
354
00:35:08,173 --> 00:35:12,277
If the dominant hippo
doesn't get you,
the crocs may.
355
00:35:16,214 --> 00:35:18,650
Injuries are inevitable.
356
00:35:22,287 --> 00:35:26,524
Under cover of darkness,
a wounded hippo retreats
to the bank.
357
00:35:29,394 --> 00:35:33,398
With luck, darkness
and dense bush
would hide him.
358
00:35:35,233 --> 00:35:41,573
But he comes face-to-face
with the Nsefu mothers
and doesn't stand a chance.
359
00:35:54,285 --> 00:35:57,155
The big male
takes charge
of the feast.
360
00:36:10,135 --> 00:36:15,206
An adult hippo is a huge meal,
more than enough for them all,
361
00:36:15,206 --> 00:36:18,309
yet there's an
unusual tension.
362
00:36:18,309 --> 00:36:19,444
(GROWLING)
363
00:36:30,655 --> 00:36:32,991
A big croc tries to join them.
364
00:36:44,302 --> 00:36:47,205
It's too dangerous,
even for him.
365
00:36:55,747 --> 00:36:57,248
(GROWLING)
366
00:37:15,667 --> 00:37:16,701
By morning,
367
00:37:16,701 --> 00:37:19,737
the cause of the
aggression becomes clear.
368
00:37:21,506 --> 00:37:24,476
Here, with their father,
369
00:37:24,476 --> 00:37:28,046
are two adolescents
from the pride next door.
370
00:37:43,361 --> 00:37:46,231
The Nsefu mothers
are the most upset.
371
00:37:50,068 --> 00:37:51,302
(GROWLING)
372
00:37:56,608 --> 00:38:00,211
The male has turned up
with the wrong teenagers.
373
00:38:00,211 --> 00:38:03,581
He's brought two
illegitimate
adolescents instead,
374
00:38:03,581 --> 00:38:05,383
expecting them to be fed.
375
00:38:08,720 --> 00:38:11,723
It's like the most awkward
Thanksgiving dinner.
376
00:38:14,459 --> 00:38:18,463
The uninvited guests
are tough, with no manners.
377
00:38:18,463 --> 00:38:22,200
They don't know
teenagers should join
the back of the queue
378
00:38:22,600 --> 00:38:24,369
and not talk back.
379
00:38:35,146 --> 00:38:39,184
The mothers' building anger
becomes more evident.
380
00:38:41,152 --> 00:38:44,689
The two intruding
adolescents are
outnumbered
381
00:38:44,689 --> 00:38:46,257
and in serious danger.
382
00:38:47,225 --> 00:38:49,327
They have to leave right now.
383
00:38:55,066 --> 00:38:59,737
The Nsefu mothers follow,
looking intent on revenge.
384
00:39:04,008 --> 00:39:06,311
The teenagers
turn on a mother.
385
00:39:12,483 --> 00:39:16,087
All five Nsefu females arrive.
386
00:39:16,788 --> 00:39:19,591
The big male tries
to contain things...
387
00:39:19,591 --> 00:39:20,592
(ROARING)
388
00:39:21,593 --> 00:39:23,027
...and is turned on.
389
00:39:43,281 --> 00:39:47,585
He puts himself
between the mothers
and the two interlopers.
390
00:39:52,590 --> 00:39:56,794
Then, in a display
of rightful bloodline,
391
00:39:56,794 --> 00:40:00,431
the teenagers nuzzle
their father farewell.
392
00:40:10,708 --> 00:40:14,279
The two exit
the only way they can,
393
00:40:14,545 --> 00:40:16,214
through the crocodiles.
394
00:40:17,282 --> 00:40:20,251
The crossing is the
fastest escape route,
395
00:40:20,251 --> 00:40:22,420
but it terrifies
the teenagers.
396
00:40:27,792 --> 00:40:30,528
They've met their
father's main family.
397
00:40:30,528 --> 00:40:34,299
Maybe they too thought
they were the only ones.
398
00:40:37,302 --> 00:40:40,338
It seems everyone's
feelings are hurt.
399
00:41:00,325 --> 00:41:03,728
The Nsefu mothers are
still spoiling for a fight.
400
00:41:06,631 --> 00:41:08,366
The neighboring adolescents
401
00:41:08,366 --> 00:41:11,669
return home unharmed
and well fed.
402
00:41:15,573 --> 00:41:20,345
The Nsefu pride is fractured
by hostility and betrayal.
403
00:41:23,514 --> 00:41:26,384
The growing tension
extends beyond the lion pride.
404
00:41:29,654 --> 00:41:34,792
Other animals become
desperate in the final days
of the dry season.
405
00:41:40,732 --> 00:41:41,733
(TRUMPETING)
406
00:41:44,435 --> 00:41:45,737
(THUNDER RUMBLING)
407
00:42:07,125 --> 00:42:08,126
(RAIN FALLING)
408
00:42:13,731 --> 00:42:15,833
Once the rains come,
409
00:42:15,833 --> 00:42:18,503
the antelope can
drink anywhere
410
00:42:18,503 --> 00:42:22,640
and move away from
the river in the hope
of better grass.
411
00:42:32,517 --> 00:42:36,587
The lions must now search
further afield for their food.
412
00:42:37,321 --> 00:42:39,223
In these tough times,
413
00:42:39,223 --> 00:42:43,127
they can't wait for
the three missing
teenagers to come back.
414
00:42:54,105 --> 00:42:57,508
The young cubs have no choice
but to try to keep up.
415
00:43:13,191 --> 00:43:16,294
The buffalo head out
beyond the pride's boundary.
416
00:43:18,196 --> 00:43:23,134
Far from bringing life,
the storms empty
the lions' world.
417
00:43:24,068 --> 00:43:27,472
The territory is a
deserted sea of mud.
418
00:43:40,251 --> 00:43:42,787
The hippos,
at least,
are happy.
419
00:44:01,172 --> 00:44:05,142
It takes a few weeks,
but life returns.
420
00:44:05,810 --> 00:44:07,445
Grass grows
421
00:44:07,445 --> 00:44:10,681
and the fresh flush
is richest around the river.
422
00:44:15,052 --> 00:44:16,621
The antelope return.
423
00:44:21,492 --> 00:44:25,229
Mud, churned by buffalo
and baked dry,
424
00:44:25,229 --> 00:44:28,099
transforms into lush lagoons.
425
00:44:34,171 --> 00:44:37,542
For the cubs,
it's a new world.
426
00:44:37,542 --> 00:44:40,144
They've only known
dusty plains.
427
00:44:42,747 --> 00:44:46,117
The little cub injured
by the teenagers
428
00:44:46,117 --> 00:44:48,786
is now hard to tell apart
from his brothers.
429
00:44:58,296 --> 00:45:03,200
The big males are spending
more time protecting
their youngest heirs.
430
00:45:08,773 --> 00:45:09,974
(ROARING)
431
00:45:11,509 --> 00:45:15,112
The mothers join
with the males in roaring,
to proclaim their pride.
432
00:45:18,482 --> 00:45:22,086
The only ones missing
are the three brothers.
433
00:45:22,486 --> 00:45:25,356
They haven't seen them
since the buffalo hunt.
434
00:45:31,562 --> 00:45:33,664
Then, one day,
435
00:45:33,664 --> 00:45:35,132
one appears.
436
00:45:52,483 --> 00:45:55,386
Following him,
the other two.
437
00:46:06,631 --> 00:46:10,234
They are back,
looking surprisingly well.
438
00:46:32,490 --> 00:46:35,760
They are welcomed
as part of the family.
439
00:46:51,776 --> 00:46:54,612
The whole pride
is together again.
440
00:46:55,513 --> 00:46:59,617
The three brothers
have learned a lot
on their adventure
441
00:46:59,617 --> 00:47:02,219
and are ready
for their next chapter.
442
00:47:04,488 --> 00:47:06,557
It's a new season,
443
00:47:06,557 --> 00:47:08,359
a new beginning
444
00:47:08,359 --> 00:47:14,131
for all the lions
of the Nsefu pride.
445
00:47:30,114 --> 00:47:35,786
♪♪
446
00:47:35,786 --> 00:47:41,792
♪♪
447
00:47:41,792 --> 00:47:47,798
♪♪
448
00:47:47,798 --> 00:47:54,672
♪♪
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