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[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
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[LION EXHALES SLOWLY]
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[BIRDS CHIRPING]
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NARRATOR:In this land,
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family is everything.
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[GROWLING PLAYFULLY]
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[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]
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[INSECTS CHITTERING]
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NARRATOR:It's the bonds
within the pride,
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the pack,
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and the herd...
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[ELEPHANT TRUMPETS]
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...that allow each member to succeed.
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[GROWLING PLAYFULLY]
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NARRATOR:Nowhere are these bonds
tested more fiercely
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than in the great Kalahari Desert.
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Here families are shaped
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by courageous mothers...
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wise elders...
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[GROWLS]
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...and tenacious underdogs.
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[PANTING]
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NARRATOR:All drawn to the immense oasis
that lies at the desert's very heart.
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[MUSIC SWELLS]
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NARRATOR:The Okavango Delta.
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Home to more wildlife
than any other wetland on Earth...
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it is seeing
some of the most extreme seasonal change
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on the planet.
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[THUNDER CRASHES]
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[WILDEBEEST LOWING]
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NARRATOR:Through the chaos
and hardship of the coming year...
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fates will entwine,
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and incredible relationships
will be forged.
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Not just within families
but between families.
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[ELEPHANT GROWLING]
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[HYENAS CACKLING]
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And even with the land itself.
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[CALM MUSIC PLAYING]
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[BIRDS CHIRPING]
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[CUB GRUNTS]
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NARRATOR:For a two-year-old lioness,
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the strength of family
comes from her pride.
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She and her sisterhood
control this territory...
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[GROWLS]
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...and their lead male
reigns as warrior king.
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But in the Delta, change can come suddenly
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and upend a family's peaceful existence.
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[BIRD CALLING]
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NARRATOR:The chink in her pride's armor
is the king himself.
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[FLIES BUZZING]
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Years of fighting
to defend his family and territory
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have taken their toll.
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His weakness puts the lioness at risk.
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[OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYING]
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NARRATOR:And presents an opportunity
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for two ambitious young males.
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[GROWLING DEEPLY]
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NARRATOR:The old warrior
marks his territory.
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[PANTING]
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NARRATOR:But he's frail.
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And outnumbered.
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Every year in the Okavango
is a new and dangerous journey,
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but for the lioness,
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this year will be
the most uncertain she's ever faced.
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[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING]
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[SNIFFS]
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NARRATOR:Every family confronts
the challenges of the Delta
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in its own way.
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[PAINTED WOLVES WHINING]
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- [INSECTS CHITTERING]
- [PANTING]
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[BIRDS CHIRPING]
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NARRATOR:A pack of
painted wolves, 24 strong.
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Their strength,
a testament to their great leader,
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the alpha female.
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[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]
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NARRATOR:She's trained them
to think and hunt as one.
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And to provide for all.
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But the alpha is pregnant.
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[ZEBRAS BRAYING]
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Her team will lose their leader,
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just as the Delta
faces its greatest upheaval.
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[ELEPHANTS TRUMPETING]
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NARRATOR:It's May.
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And the surrounding Kalahari Desert
is facing the worst drought in decades.
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Thousands of animals
are fleeing the parched outer regions...
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traveling for weeks.
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All drawn here for one reason.
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[WILDEBEESTS LOWING]
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[SERENE MUSIC PLAYING]
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NARRATOR:Water.
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Rainwater that fell four months ago
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in the Angolan Highlands to the north
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has finally made its way down,
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across the Kalahari
and into the flatlands of the Delta.
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[BIRDS CHIRPING, CALLING]
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[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]
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NARRATOR:Over nine trillion liters
of fresh water
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floods the vast desert...
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creating
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the greatest oasis on the planet.
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[WATER BUFFALO LOWING]
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NARRATOR:In the flood's wake
come the great herds...
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joining those who live here year-round.
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Everyone has a role to play
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in shaping and maintaining this land.
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[ELEPHANTS ROARING]
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NARRATOR:Even a six-month-old elephant
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on her first visit.
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She's never seen so much water...
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[ELEPHANT ROARS]
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...and food.
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[ELEPHANT TRUMPETING]
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NARRATOR:With endless floodplains
to munch their way through,
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elephants become
the natural gardeners of the Delta...
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uprooting far more than they can eat.
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But over-pruning can clog the waterways,
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halting the water's spread.
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What the gardeners have blocked up,
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families of hippos bulldoze through.
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Not being swimmers,
they tiptoe along the bottom.
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And in their wake,
leave hippo-sized highways...
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that connect rivers to pools
and pools to floodplains...
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allowing the water to keep flowing,
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feeding the vibrant growth
of the entire Delta.
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[MOANING]
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NARRATOR:But the flood
isn't good news for all.
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For the lioness,
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it means a loss of hunting grounds.
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And the old warrior king
is nowhere to be seen.
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[OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYING]
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NARRATOR:Whether he fled or was killed,
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the young invaders
have usurped his throne.
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[GROWLS DEEPLY]
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[GROWLS DEEPLY]
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NARRATOR:Only lionesses of breeding age
are allowed to stay now.
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[GROWLS]
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NARRATOR:And she's not one of them.
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To these new males,
she's just an extra mouth to feed,
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with little to contribute.
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[GROWLING]
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[BIRDS CHIRPING]
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[MOANING]
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NARRATOR:Banished and alone,
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she'll need all her skill
just to stay alive.
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[FLIES BUZZING]
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NARRATOR:The alpha female
has been housebound for weeks.
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[MOANS]
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Because...
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Well, who would leave this scruffy bunch?
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[PUPS WHINING]
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NARRATOR:At four weeks old,
her pups venture out for the first time.
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[PUPS YIPPING]
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NARRATOR:All 14 of them.
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Unable to hunt for herself,
she must rely on her pack
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to bring the meat she needs
to keep her milk flowing.
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[PUPS YIPPING]
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NARRATOR:But her stay-at-home work
is nonstop.
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Sweeping out the den...
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three weeks' worth of ticks and fleas...
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landing right back where they started.
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[PUPS WHINING]
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[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]
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NARRATOR:Her pack is on patrol...
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without their leader.
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And the floodwaters are slowing them down.
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[BIRDS CHIRPING]
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[LECHWE LOWING]
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[GROWLS]
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NARRATOR:Lechwe.
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Just one would feed the entire pack.
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[PAINTED WOLF GROWLING]
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[MUSIC INTENSIFIES]
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[LECHWE LOWING]
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[PAINTED WOLF WHINING]
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NARRATOR:With splayed hooves
and powerful legs,
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they can drive on through the flood.
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Without the guidance of the alpha,
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the pack follow them
into the deeper water.
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It's futile.
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[WHINES]
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NARRATOR:And then...
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a lone impala.
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[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING]
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He lacks the paddle-like hooves
and long legs of the lechwe.
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[MUSIC SWELLS]
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[PAINTED WOLVES WHINING]
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NARRATOR:They finish the job quickly
to avoid a clash with competitors.
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[PAINTED WOLVES YIPPING]
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[IMPALA MOANING]
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NARRATOR:The pack often take out
the weak or injured in a group,
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easier prey,
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with the added benefit
of reducing disease in herds.
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[PUPS YIPPING]
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[BIRDS CHIRPING]
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[CALM MUSIC PLAYING]
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[PAINTED WOLVES YIPPING]
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NARRATOR:The hunters deliver their meals
in the safest way possible.
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In their stomachs.
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Until the pups can hunt themselves,
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they eat first.
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Generosity is
a core principle of their pack.
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Though learning to share
doesn't come easily.
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Retiring to the den
with your very first piece of meat
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is about as good as it gets.
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[BIRDS CHIRPING]
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NARRATOR:With water levels
at their highest,
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the Okavango becomes a true paradise.
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Aquatic life
from the surrounding rivers and swamps
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spreads into the grassland to spawn.
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Branches and trees
knocked down by elephants
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create protected nurseries for young fish.
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[BIRDS CHIRPING, SQUAWKING]
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NARRATOR:During peak flood,
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the Delta swells
to twice its original size,
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and anywhere high and dry
becomes prime real estate.
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Water fig trees provide perfect nesting
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for an astonishing variety
of fish-eating birds.
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[BIRDS WARBLING]
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NARRATOR:For these families,
it's not so much about where you build.
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It's what you build.
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[WHIMSICAL MUSIC PLAYING]
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NARRATOR:Only the finest
construction materials will do.
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[BIRDS SQUAWKING]
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NARRATOR:If you can't find
the exact fabric you're looking for...
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just steal it from your neighbor.
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They can always steal it back again.
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[BIRD SQUAWKS]
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NARRATOR:Finally,
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a nest ready to hold
their most treasured possessions.
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Gently turned...
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and shaded from the scalding sun.
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[CALM MUSIC PLAYING]
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NARRATOR:Eggshell? Snail shell?
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He's a first-time dad.
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Everyone is in a race to raise their young
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before the floodwaters recede...
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and the nests lose
their island protection.
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[BIRDS SQUAWKING]
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[OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYING]
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NARRATOR:The lioness has been
struggling to make a kill.
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[PAINTED WOLVES BARKING]
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[YIPPING]
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[BREATHING HEAVILY]
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[LECHWE GRUNTS]
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NARRATOR:In drier conditions,
a reedbuck or lechwe would be a good bet.
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[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]
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NARRATOR:But not in the flood,
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not by herself.
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And she's got competition.
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Time to push back on her rivals.
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[TENSE MUSIC PLAYING]
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[MUSIC SWELLS]
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[PAINTED WOLF WHIMPERS, CRIES]
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[PAINTED WOLVES YIPPING]
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[BARKING]
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[SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING]
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[BARKING]
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[BARKING, YIPPING]
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00:26:18,860 --> 00:26:21,020
NARRATOR:It's pure intimidation.
260
00:26:21,540 --> 00:26:23,140
She won't eat the carcass.
261
00:26:32,060 --> 00:26:35,700
The pack would be wise
not to test her patience again.
262
00:26:36,500 --> 00:26:37,620
[GROWLS]
263
00:26:37,700 --> 00:26:39,620
[ANIMAL SCREECHING]
264
00:26:47,260 --> 00:26:50,300
[LIONS ROARING]
265
00:26:50,380 --> 00:26:51,980
[INSECTS CHITTERING]
266
00:27:00,860 --> 00:27:04,060
NARRATOR:By September,
the temperatures rise,
267
00:27:04,140 --> 00:27:06,140
and water levels begin to drop,
268
00:27:07,460 --> 00:27:11,020
leaving shrinking pools crowded with fish.
269
00:27:15,220 --> 00:27:16,660
Perfect timing.
270
00:27:16,740 --> 00:27:17,820
[CHICK SQUAWKING]
271
00:27:20,460 --> 00:27:21,460
[CHIRPING]
272
00:27:22,340 --> 00:27:23,660
[CALM MUSIC PLAYING]
273
00:27:32,660 --> 00:27:34,060
[TRUMPETING]
274
00:27:34,580 --> 00:27:37,740
[BIRDS CHIRPING, WARBLING]
275
00:27:49,340 --> 00:27:51,300
NARRATOR:The adults get to work...
276
00:27:53,500 --> 00:27:56,140
feeding their precious little monsters.
277
00:28:01,780 --> 00:28:03,620
[WARBLING]
278
00:28:08,700 --> 00:28:12,180
NARRATOR:New pools form each day
as the flood recedes.
279
00:28:14,020 --> 00:28:15,340
[BIRDS WARBLING, TRILLING]
280
00:28:15,420 --> 00:28:17,820
NARRATOR:Everyone has their own
special technique
281
00:28:17,900 --> 00:28:20,100
to go with their own special bill.
282
00:28:22,860 --> 00:28:24,700
[WHIMSICAL ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYING]
283
00:28:28,060 --> 00:28:30,500
Pelicans favor the fishing net.
284
00:28:38,300 --> 00:28:40,260
[SQUAWKING]
285
00:28:40,340 --> 00:28:42,220
NARRATOR:Pied kingfishers...
286
00:28:44,220 --> 00:28:45,980
use the dive-bombing system.
287
00:28:50,980 --> 00:28:52,300
[BIRD WARBLING]
288
00:28:52,380 --> 00:28:56,580
NARRATOR:Openbill storks
have snail-plucking down to a science.
289
00:29:06,900 --> 00:29:10,220
And the rather theatrical black egret
290
00:29:10,300 --> 00:29:14,380
uses its cape to mimic shady spots
where fish like to hide.
291
00:29:18,020 --> 00:29:19,020
Bravo.
292
00:29:22,580 --> 00:29:25,780
Different approaches with one purpose.
293
00:29:25,860 --> 00:29:27,180
[CHICKS CHIRPING]
294
00:29:27,260 --> 00:29:29,700
[WARBLING]
295
00:29:29,780 --> 00:29:31,980
NARRATOR:To build up
their chicks' strength
296
00:29:32,060 --> 00:29:33,340
as quickly as possible.
297
00:29:33,420 --> 00:29:35,420
[WARBLING]
298
00:29:48,220 --> 00:29:51,220
[CHICKS MOANING]
299
00:29:55,100 --> 00:29:57,580
NARRATOR:Pelican chicks
are the greediest.
300
00:30:01,980 --> 00:30:05,020
They need up to 30 feeds a day.
301
00:30:24,380 --> 00:30:26,140
The tireless adults all know
302
00:30:26,220 --> 00:30:29,580
the golden rule
of family life in the Delta.
303
00:30:30,340 --> 00:30:32,820
[CHIRPING, CALLING]
304
00:30:38,300 --> 00:30:43,420
The stronger your young,
the greater their chances of survival.
305
00:30:49,740 --> 00:30:51,740
[BIRDS CHIRPING]
306
00:30:56,020 --> 00:30:57,660
[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]
307
00:31:04,340 --> 00:31:06,220
NARRATOR:As the floodwaters recede
308
00:31:07,860 --> 00:31:10,300
and the desert heat builds,
309
00:31:10,860 --> 00:31:13,260
hunting grounds dry out...
310
00:31:13,340 --> 00:31:14,380
[ZEBRAS BRAYING]
311
00:31:14,460 --> 00:31:18,540
...shifting the balance of power
back to the predators.
312
00:31:21,140 --> 00:31:25,860
But alone, the lioness' kill rate
is still dangerously low.
313
00:31:27,500 --> 00:31:29,140
[WILDEBEESTS LOWING]
314
00:31:30,460 --> 00:31:32,420
NARRATOR:She's growing weaker
by the day.
315
00:31:42,220 --> 00:31:44,020
To complicate matters,
316
00:31:45,100 --> 00:31:46,740
she's come into season.
317
00:31:47,820 --> 00:31:51,140
Her scent will carry
to any lions in the area.
318
00:31:56,940 --> 00:32:00,460
Including those she most wants to avoid.
319
00:32:00,540 --> 00:32:02,540
[OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYING]
320
00:32:03,540 --> 00:32:06,700
NARRATOR:The young males
who destroyed her family.
321
00:32:15,580 --> 00:32:17,580
[INSECTS CHITTERING]
322
00:32:18,260 --> 00:32:20,220
[BIRDS CHIRPING]
323
00:32:30,900 --> 00:32:33,460
NARRATOR:But with
the hunting grounds opening up,
324
00:32:33,540 --> 00:32:37,900
another even bigger male
is drawn to the area.
325
00:32:41,820 --> 00:32:43,660
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING]
326
00:33:02,340 --> 00:33:05,780
NARRATOR:His dark mane and deep call
327
00:33:05,860 --> 00:33:09,220
are signs he's in his prime.
328
00:33:12,460 --> 00:33:13,460
[GROWLS]
329
00:33:15,900 --> 00:33:18,300
[LOW MOANING]
330
00:33:25,140 --> 00:33:26,340
[MOANING]
331
00:33:36,660 --> 00:33:37,980
NARRATOR:It's risky.
332
00:33:39,500 --> 00:33:41,780
But if they join forces,
333
00:33:41,860 --> 00:33:45,660
he could offer protection
and hunting support.
334
00:33:57,740 --> 00:33:59,340
[GROWLING]
335
00:34:26,500 --> 00:34:29,260
[BIRD SQUAWKING]
336
00:34:36,100 --> 00:34:38,100
[ZEBRAS SNORTING]
337
00:34:40,540 --> 00:34:42,260
[GROWLING]
338
00:34:42,340 --> 00:34:44,340
[BIRDS WARBLING]
339
00:34:50,380 --> 00:34:52,380
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
340
00:34:55,660 --> 00:34:58,460
NARRATOR:Her newfound alliance
is short-lived.
341
00:35:00,300 --> 00:35:03,500
The stranger moves on
after only a few days.
342
00:35:03,580 --> 00:35:05,700
[MOANING]
343
00:35:07,140 --> 00:35:09,300
Alone, once more,
344
00:35:10,660 --> 00:35:13,180
but this time pregnant.
345
00:35:24,220 --> 00:35:27,500
She won't be hunting
for just herself anymore.
346
00:35:27,580 --> 00:35:29,580
[WILDEBEESTS LOWING]
347
00:35:29,660 --> 00:35:31,660
[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]
348
00:35:42,780 --> 00:35:44,780
[WILDEBEEST PANTING]
349
00:36:07,700 --> 00:36:09,700
[MUSIC CRESCENDOS]
350
00:36:41,020 --> 00:36:44,220
[BIRD CHIRPING]
351
00:36:44,300 --> 00:36:46,140
NARRATOR:Every family in the Delta
352
00:36:46,220 --> 00:36:50,180
is intimately connected
to the rhythms of the changing seasons.
353
00:36:56,820 --> 00:36:58,980
The water levels are plummeting,
354
00:37:00,060 --> 00:37:01,380
turning to mud.
355
00:37:07,220 --> 00:37:08,900
Fun for a calf...
356
00:37:10,300 --> 00:37:11,540
[SNORTS]
357
00:37:15,940 --> 00:37:18,500
...but it's a sign her herd should move on.
358
00:37:18,580 --> 00:37:20,580
[WHIMSICAL MUSIC PLAYING]
359
00:37:21,300 --> 00:37:23,300
[ELEPHANTS GROWLING]
360
00:37:28,020 --> 00:37:30,260
NARRATOR:With the dry season
taking grip,
361
00:37:30,340 --> 00:37:33,820
the herds need to make the most
of whatever grazing is left.
362
00:37:44,060 --> 00:37:46,340
She learns from watching.
363
00:37:51,660 --> 00:37:54,980
But some things, she has yet to perfect.
364
00:37:55,060 --> 00:37:56,900
[PANTING, GRUNTING]
365
00:37:57,500 --> 00:38:01,740
NARRATOR:Such as paying attention,
so as not to get left behind.
366
00:38:17,900 --> 00:38:20,620
She's being taken to a special place.
367
00:38:21,300 --> 00:38:22,460
[SNORTS]
368
00:38:25,140 --> 00:38:27,140
[WONDROUS MUSIC PLAYING]
369
00:38:27,660 --> 00:38:30,020
A stand of fan palms.
370
00:38:31,460 --> 00:38:34,220
They thrive
where salts have been left behind
371
00:38:34,300 --> 00:38:35,900
by the evaporating flood.
372
00:38:38,740 --> 00:38:40,820
And the fruits that sit at the top
373
00:38:40,900 --> 00:38:43,220
are revered by elephants.
374
00:38:44,540 --> 00:38:46,660
Harvesting such lofty treats
375
00:38:46,740 --> 00:38:50,860
is a trick
that only a four-ton bull can pull off.
376
00:39:18,620 --> 00:39:22,180
Each shake
releases hundreds of fruits at once.
377
00:39:22,260 --> 00:39:24,420
[BREATHING DEEPLY]
378
00:39:33,460 --> 00:39:36,060
NARRATOR:He knocks down
enough for everyone.
379
00:39:48,340 --> 00:39:50,180
[GROWLING]
380
00:39:53,860 --> 00:39:55,700
NARRATOR:This precious meal
381
00:39:55,780 --> 00:39:59,820
is not just for this family
and not just for today.
382
00:40:01,580 --> 00:40:04,220
Elephants are the chief distributors
383
00:40:04,300 --> 00:40:06,140
of fan palm seeds.
384
00:40:08,100 --> 00:40:11,060
- The calf's ancestors left this fruit.
- [WHINES]
385
00:40:11,140 --> 00:40:12,860
[GROWLS]
386
00:40:13,580 --> 00:40:17,340
NARRATOR:And now
she will do the same for those to come.
387
00:40:22,820 --> 00:40:25,900
The herd will carry the seeds
for many miles.
388
00:40:27,700 --> 00:40:32,420
Wherever they release them
in their dung, they can take root.
389
00:40:33,180 --> 00:40:36,740
Just another
of the herd's vital contributions
390
00:40:36,820 --> 00:40:37,860
to the Delta.
391
00:40:38,860 --> 00:40:40,100
[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]
392
00:40:51,700 --> 00:40:52,900
[GROWLING]
393
00:40:52,980 --> 00:40:55,540
NARRATOR:It will be
their last decent meal.
394
00:40:55,620 --> 00:40:56,900
From here on,
395
00:40:56,980 --> 00:41:02,420
the increasing scarcity of food and water
will drive their every move.
396
00:41:02,500 --> 00:41:03,780
[BIRDS CHIRPING]
397
00:41:03,860 --> 00:41:05,700
[PAINTED WOLVES PANTING]
398
00:41:16,940 --> 00:41:18,780
[PUPS YIPPING]
399
00:41:23,700 --> 00:41:26,580
NARRATOR:The painted wolves
have made it through the flood,
400
00:41:27,100 --> 00:41:29,060
but not entirely intact.
401
00:41:31,100 --> 00:41:33,060
One team member already killed,
402
00:41:33,820 --> 00:41:37,900
and now the best hunters
have deserted the alpha and her pups.
403
00:41:37,980 --> 00:41:39,980
[PUPS WHINING, YIPPING]
404
00:41:42,020 --> 00:41:43,940
NARRATOR:Too many new mouths to feed
405
00:41:44,580 --> 00:41:46,740
and not enough food to go around.
406
00:41:57,140 --> 00:42:00,340
It's time for the rookies
to move out of the den
407
00:42:00,420 --> 00:42:02,180
and begin searching for food.
408
00:42:02,260 --> 00:42:03,740
[YIPPING]
409
00:42:03,820 --> 00:42:05,340
[WHIMSICAL MUSIC PLAYING]
410
00:42:09,820 --> 00:42:12,100
NARRATOR:The pups'
first great adventure.
411
00:42:15,620 --> 00:42:17,780
Their first patrol with the grown-ups.
412
00:42:23,420 --> 00:42:26,300
Though, they are more
of a hindrance than a help.
413
00:42:37,500 --> 00:42:41,260
Their little legs will carry them
up to 15 kilometers a day.
414
00:42:45,980 --> 00:42:47,780
[YIPPING]
415
00:42:54,180 --> 00:42:58,860
The alpha must rebuild her team
into a peak hunting machine...
416
00:43:00,980 --> 00:43:04,860
and teach her pups
the ways of the pack hunter.
417
00:43:07,380 --> 00:43:09,380
[BIRDS CHIRPING]
418
00:43:12,260 --> 00:43:14,100
[INSECTS CHITTERING]
419
00:43:26,260 --> 00:43:28,100
NARRATOR:The receding floodwaters
420
00:43:28,180 --> 00:43:33,220
have created perfect conditions
to unleash a plague.
421
00:43:33,300 --> 00:43:35,180
[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]
422
00:43:36,580 --> 00:43:37,620
NARRATOR:Locusts.
423
00:43:38,940 --> 00:43:42,260
The building heat
triggers a mass hatching.
424
00:43:45,940 --> 00:43:50,660
Ten million greedy mouths
devour the drying vegetation.
425
00:44:02,180 --> 00:44:07,300
Ancient termite mounds
seem to be the only things impervious
426
00:44:07,380 --> 00:44:10,820
to the great forces
now at play in the Delta.
427
00:44:34,940 --> 00:44:36,340
It's October.
428
00:44:37,380 --> 00:44:39,460
In two short months,
429
00:44:39,980 --> 00:44:43,060
the drought has transformed
a verdant paradise
430
00:44:43,980 --> 00:44:46,100
into a barren dust bowl.
431
00:44:53,100 --> 00:44:56,100
All the herds are searching for water
432
00:44:56,180 --> 00:44:57,820
wherever they can find it.
433
00:44:58,900 --> 00:45:00,100
[BIRDS WARBLING]
434
00:45:00,180 --> 00:45:01,900
[WATER BUFFALO LOWING]
435
00:45:04,540 --> 00:45:06,180
[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]
436
00:45:13,860 --> 00:45:15,140
[LOWING]
437
00:45:23,100 --> 00:45:26,580
NARRATOR:They are easy pickings
for the two young males.
438
00:45:31,660 --> 00:45:34,860
Who grow bigger and stronger every day.
439
00:45:38,060 --> 00:45:40,060
[OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYING]
440
00:45:42,980 --> 00:45:45,740
NARRATOR:They follow
the buffaloes' every move.
441
00:45:59,540 --> 00:46:01,460
Tracking the same herds,
442
00:46:01,540 --> 00:46:05,100
the lioness must stay
a safe distance from the males.
443
00:46:05,940 --> 00:46:07,780
[WATER BUFFALO GROWLING]
444
00:46:07,860 --> 00:46:11,500
NARRATOR:In her delicate state,
she desperately needs to eat.
445
00:46:12,780 --> 00:46:13,900
[LIONESS GROWLING]
446
00:46:14,940 --> 00:46:16,860
[WATER BUFFALO GROWLS]
447
00:46:19,300 --> 00:46:23,420
NARRATOR:But taking on prey
the size of a buffalo all by herself
448
00:46:23,940 --> 00:46:25,700
is next to impossible.
449
00:46:26,460 --> 00:46:27,540
[SNORTS]
450
00:46:28,820 --> 00:46:30,420
[SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING]
451
00:46:38,620 --> 00:46:42,460
NARRATOR:At best, she can pick up
scraps left by the males,
452
00:46:43,540 --> 00:46:47,660
scavenging the bare minimum
she needs to stay alive.
453
00:47:06,500 --> 00:47:07,940
[WATER BUFFALO LOWING]
454
00:47:14,140 --> 00:47:16,540
NARRATOR:All the herds
and their predators
455
00:47:16,620 --> 00:47:18,740
are being drawn in by the drought,
456
00:47:19,940 --> 00:47:22,660
coming together in the heart of the Delta,
457
00:47:23,780 --> 00:47:26,300
where the last water sources remain.
458
00:47:26,380 --> 00:47:28,180
[WHIMSICAL MUSIC PLAYING]
459
00:47:30,500 --> 00:47:32,260
NARRATOR:The calf and her herd
460
00:47:32,340 --> 00:47:35,380
have to travel further
with each passing day.
461
00:47:35,900 --> 00:47:37,900
[GROWLING]
462
00:47:43,020 --> 00:47:44,140
[GROANS]
463
00:47:46,100 --> 00:47:50,740
NARRATOR:Their eyesight may be poor,
but with highly attuned hearing and smell,
464
00:47:50,820 --> 00:47:54,620
elephants can sense danger
from miles away.
465
00:47:59,740 --> 00:48:01,820
[OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYING]
466
00:48:05,860 --> 00:48:07,460
NARRATOR:Nile crocodiles.
467
00:48:09,100 --> 00:48:13,860
Some up to six meters long,
weighing three-quarters of a ton.
468
00:48:18,940 --> 00:48:23,220
But most are pretty small,
only a meter or so.
469
00:48:23,300 --> 00:48:24,780
[ELEPHANT BARKS]
470
00:48:25,900 --> 00:48:27,820
[ELEPHANT TRUMPETS]
471
00:48:28,340 --> 00:48:30,140
[WHIMSICAL MUSIC PLAYING]
472
00:48:38,020 --> 00:48:40,780
[ELEPHANT GROWLS, TRUMPETS]
473
00:48:53,020 --> 00:48:56,380
NARRATOR:The older elephants
show the calf how to get to the water
474
00:48:56,460 --> 00:48:59,980
by navigating
this strange obstacle course.
475
00:49:04,140 --> 00:49:06,020
[ELEPHANT TRUMPETS]
476
00:49:18,580 --> 00:49:19,580
[ELEPHANT SNORTS]
477
00:49:28,940 --> 00:49:30,300
NARRATOR:At last.
478
00:49:34,300 --> 00:49:37,100
And if you still haven't mastered
the art of the trunk,
479
00:49:37,780 --> 00:49:40,500
face drinking is always a good fallback.
480
00:49:41,060 --> 00:49:43,420
[ELEPHANT GROWLS]
481
00:49:44,580 --> 00:49:46,580
NARRATOR:The calf is learning...
482
00:49:49,220 --> 00:49:50,580
the hard way.
483
00:49:57,140 --> 00:50:00,140
This water hole is the herd's savior.
484
00:50:07,020 --> 00:50:10,740
Elephants also use it
to protect their skin from the sun.
485
00:50:15,740 --> 00:50:17,740
[ELEPHANT GROWLS]
486
00:50:19,140 --> 00:50:22,900
NARRATOR:The mud cools
their overheated bodies as it evaporates.
487
00:50:31,580 --> 00:50:35,420
And the dust settles
in the cracks and crevices of their skin,
488
00:50:35,500 --> 00:50:36,900
acting as sunblock.
489
00:50:51,580 --> 00:50:55,220
A spot like this is highly sought-after.
490
00:50:56,340 --> 00:50:57,780
[ELEPHANT BARKS]
491
00:51:01,100 --> 00:51:02,140
[ELEPHANT SNORTS]
492
00:51:07,700 --> 00:51:11,460
NARRATOR:But the herd aren't ready
to move on from their mud spa just yet.
493
00:51:12,500 --> 00:51:13,580
[ELEPHANT TRUMPETS]
494
00:51:17,980 --> 00:51:20,340
[ELEPHANT TRUMPETING]
495
00:51:27,220 --> 00:51:29,700
[SCREECHING]
496
00:51:30,500 --> 00:51:34,180
NARRATOR:Such difficult times
teach the growing pups many things.
497
00:51:35,620 --> 00:51:40,620
Harassing a well-fed vulture
must be a good lesson in... something.
498
00:51:40,700 --> 00:51:42,580
[VULTURE TRILLING]
499
00:51:43,980 --> 00:51:45,300
[PUPS YIPPING]
500
00:51:56,460 --> 00:51:58,100
NARRATOR:A lone hyena...
501
00:52:00,300 --> 00:52:02,860
makes for a more serious education.
502
00:52:06,940 --> 00:52:10,420
Testing their stress levels
helps prepare them
503
00:52:10,500 --> 00:52:14,300
for future confrontations
with competitors.
504
00:52:14,380 --> 00:52:15,900
[PUPS SHRIEKING]
505
00:52:20,860 --> 00:52:22,140
[HYENA GROWLS]
506
00:52:24,180 --> 00:52:25,340
[ELEPHANT GROWLS]
507
00:52:25,420 --> 00:52:29,460
NARRATOR:But they still need
to learn the most important lesson.
508
00:52:33,060 --> 00:52:35,060
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING]
509
00:52:35,980 --> 00:52:36,980
NARRATOR:The art...
510
00:52:41,300 --> 00:52:42,620
of the hunt.
511
00:52:56,260 --> 00:52:57,740
[IMPALAS GRUNTING]
512
00:53:07,300 --> 00:53:08,580
[BIRDS WARBLING]
513
00:53:08,660 --> 00:53:11,060
NARRATOR:With the alpha
now back in charge...
514
00:53:15,980 --> 00:53:19,980
she directs the team
to drive their prey into the thick mud
515
00:53:20,060 --> 00:53:21,860
to slow them down.
516
00:53:28,460 --> 00:53:31,100
[PAINTED WOLVES BARKING, YIPPING]
517
00:53:31,180 --> 00:53:32,780
[IMPALA SHRIEKING]
518
00:53:36,780 --> 00:53:39,140
NARRATOR:Her coaching is paying off.
519
00:53:52,620 --> 00:53:55,100
They're learning who to target...
520
00:53:58,420 --> 00:54:00,140
and who to leave.
521
00:54:02,580 --> 00:54:04,580
[PAINTED WOLVES YIPPING]
522
00:54:07,100 --> 00:54:11,420
NARRATOR:The pack is growing
wiser and closer each day.
523
00:54:15,180 --> 00:54:17,180
[PANTING]
524
00:54:23,300 --> 00:54:28,980
NARRATOR:By late October, temperatures
have soared to 45 degrees Celsius.
525
00:54:29,060 --> 00:54:30,860
[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]
526
00:54:30,940 --> 00:54:32,940
NARRATOR:Not a drop has fallen.
527
00:54:33,460 --> 00:54:34,340
[INSECTS CHITTERING]
528
00:54:34,420 --> 00:54:38,420
In recent years, the dry seasons here
have been getting longer,
529
00:54:39,020 --> 00:54:41,220
the heat more severe.
530
00:54:42,260 --> 00:54:44,260
[ELEPHANT GROWLING]
531
00:54:46,060 --> 00:54:50,620
NARRATOR:This year is fast becoming
the drought of the century.
532
00:54:58,660 --> 00:55:00,660
Every day becomes a gamble
533
00:55:00,740 --> 00:55:04,420
to find enough water
to keep the whole herd alive.
534
00:55:05,100 --> 00:55:07,100
[ELEPHANT GROWLING]
535
00:55:11,580 --> 00:55:14,700
NARRATOR:The calf and her mother
need it the most.
536
00:55:21,820 --> 00:55:24,420
She's a prisoner in these lands
537
00:55:25,060 --> 00:55:28,940
that only a few months ago
offered her so much.
538
00:55:34,980 --> 00:55:36,820
[ELEPHANT GROWLING]
539
00:55:39,820 --> 00:55:42,700
NARRATOR:Her survival
is entirely in the hands
540
00:55:42,780 --> 00:55:45,500
of the wise, old leader.
541
00:55:45,580 --> 00:55:47,780
The herd's matriarch.
542
00:55:55,460 --> 00:55:58,020
She's been traveling these pathways
543
00:55:58,100 --> 00:56:00,260
since she, too, was a young calf.
544
00:56:07,180 --> 00:56:10,220
Her brain, infused with memories,
545
00:56:11,300 --> 00:56:13,220
holds an ancient internal map
546
00:56:13,820 --> 00:56:16,940
of where the last pockets
of water might be found.
547
00:56:17,020 --> 00:56:18,660
[EPIC ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYING]
548
00:56:20,020 --> 00:56:21,420
[ELEPHANT TRUMPETING]
549
00:56:22,100 --> 00:56:24,300
[ELEPHANT BREATHES DEEPLY]
550
00:56:24,380 --> 00:56:25,300
[ELEPHANT BARKS]
551
00:56:25,380 --> 00:56:28,060
NARRATOR:Family is
more than just the herd.
552
00:56:28,580 --> 00:56:30,580
Family is memory...
553
00:56:33,020 --> 00:56:35,420
and that's what's making the difference
554
00:56:35,500 --> 00:56:37,700
between life and death.
555
00:56:37,780 --> 00:56:39,780
[BIRDS CHIRPING, WARBLING]
556
00:56:41,700 --> 00:56:42,940
[ELEPHANT TRUMPETING]
557
00:56:43,020 --> 00:56:44,940
NARRATOR:The old family knowledge
leads them
558
00:56:45,020 --> 00:56:47,140
to one of the last remaining water holes
559
00:56:47,220 --> 00:56:48,860
in the entire Delta.
560
00:56:59,900 --> 00:57:01,260
[CALF WHINES]
561
00:57:10,740 --> 00:57:13,860
NARRATOR:Every muddy drop
is a lifesaver.
562
00:57:34,500 --> 00:57:37,420
But their little one
can't get to the water.
563
00:57:41,780 --> 00:57:43,540
[WHIMSICAL MUSIC PLAYING]
564
00:57:44,220 --> 00:57:46,860
NARRATOR:So she simply gets
into the water.
565
00:57:56,020 --> 00:57:58,660
Getting out, not so easy.
566
00:57:58,740 --> 00:58:00,420
[CALF WHINES]
567
00:58:01,620 --> 00:58:03,580
[ELEPHANT GROWLS]
568
00:58:08,420 --> 00:58:09,980
[ELEPHANT TRUMPETING]
569
00:58:17,620 --> 00:58:19,020
[ELEPHANT GROWLS]
570
00:58:19,100 --> 00:58:21,100
[CALF WHINING]
571
00:58:34,260 --> 00:58:39,620
NARRATOR:For a clumsy calf,
a loving family is her most powerful ally.
572
00:58:47,180 --> 00:58:49,540
[ELEPHANT GROWLS]
573
00:58:58,620 --> 00:59:00,620
- [WIND WHOOSHING]
- [INSECTS CHITTERING]
574
00:59:02,020 --> 00:59:03,980
NARRATOR:There's no time to waste.
575
00:59:04,060 --> 00:59:05,820
They need more water,
576
00:59:06,860 --> 00:59:09,500
and they'll chase
the storm front to find it.
577
00:59:13,620 --> 00:59:16,940
- Finally, clouds begin to form.
- [THUNDER RUMBLING]
578
00:59:17,940 --> 00:59:19,940
Giant storm cells.
579
00:59:32,500 --> 00:59:35,620
[WIND WHOOSHING LOUDLY]
580
00:59:43,820 --> 00:59:47,780
NARRATOR:Elephants are able to hear
the low frequencies of distant thunder
581
00:59:47,860 --> 00:59:51,900
and detect storms
up to 200 kilometers away.
582
00:59:51,980 --> 00:59:54,020
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
583
01:00:05,420 --> 01:00:07,020
[THUNDER CRASHING RAPIDLY]
584
01:00:14,780 --> 01:00:19,180
NARRATOR:But in a region that's gone
seven months with barely a drop of rain,
585
01:00:19,700 --> 01:00:23,740
the tinder-dry grasses are a ticking bomb.
586
01:00:23,820 --> 01:00:25,820
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING]
587
01:00:30,940 --> 01:00:34,100
The adults in the herd
have seen fire before.
588
01:00:35,060 --> 01:00:40,180
Each year, up to 4,000 square kilometers
of the Delta burns.
589
01:00:43,300 --> 01:00:47,620
They know to stick close together
as they try to navigate the flames.
590
01:01:10,860 --> 01:01:13,460
The fires are devastating...
591
01:01:13,540 --> 01:01:14,700
[SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING]
592
01:01:17,020 --> 01:01:19,140
...but don't devour everything.
593
01:01:22,620 --> 01:01:24,340
[WIND WHOOSHING]
594
01:01:31,860 --> 01:01:35,540
NARRATOR:The grazers have thinned
the amount of fuel available to burn.
595
01:01:37,820 --> 01:01:40,820
And the scorched areas
will create new pathways
596
01:01:40,900 --> 01:01:43,140
for next year's flood to access.
597
01:01:46,620 --> 01:01:50,100
The Delta has always found a way to heal
598
01:01:50,620 --> 01:01:54,300
because its residents
never stop playing their part.
599
01:01:55,020 --> 01:01:57,020
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
600
01:02:04,980 --> 01:02:08,420
NARRATOR:At last, the skies yield.
601
01:02:12,220 --> 01:02:14,660
The greatest drought in living memory
602
01:02:15,420 --> 01:02:17,220
is finally broken.
603
01:02:17,940 --> 01:02:19,620
[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]
604
01:02:25,460 --> 01:02:27,580
NARRATOR:Over the next five months,
605
01:02:27,660 --> 01:02:30,260
half a meter of rain will fall here.
606
01:02:33,100 --> 01:02:35,620
Any ground scorched by the fire
607
01:02:35,700 --> 01:02:37,620
will be revitalized.
608
01:02:39,100 --> 01:02:40,620
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
609
01:02:59,660 --> 01:03:00,660
[WILDEBEEST LOWING]
610
01:03:03,500 --> 01:03:06,540
NARRATOR:The herds are released
from their water holes.
611
01:03:11,940 --> 01:03:14,620
- And the predators spread out.
- [GROWLS]
612
01:03:21,780 --> 01:03:24,340
NARRATOR:Keeping the grazers
on the move,
613
01:03:24,420 --> 01:03:26,860
giving the new shoots a chance,
614
01:03:26,940 --> 01:03:31,020
and preventing any one area
from becoming depleted.
615
01:03:31,980 --> 01:03:33,300
[ELEPHANT GRUNTS]
616
01:03:34,220 --> 01:03:36,340
[GROWLS]
617
01:03:37,260 --> 01:03:38,340
NARRATOR:Balance...
618
01:03:40,660 --> 01:03:42,100
is maintained.
619
01:03:43,940 --> 01:03:47,540
[ELEPHANTS GROWLING]
620
01:03:56,100 --> 01:03:58,340
NARRATOR:And with the arrival
of the rains...
621
01:04:00,420 --> 01:04:02,820
come four new cubs.
622
01:04:03,900 --> 01:04:04,940
[CUBS WHINING]
623
01:04:19,900 --> 01:04:21,900
[PEACEFUL MUSIC PLAYING]
624
01:04:29,700 --> 01:04:31,420
[LIONESS PURRING]
625
01:05:06,060 --> 01:05:09,580
NARRATOR:The flush of green
has prompted a baby boom.
626
01:05:16,220 --> 01:05:17,220
[BLEATING]
627
01:05:20,500 --> 01:05:22,020
[WHINING]
628
01:05:29,740 --> 01:05:31,060
[CUBS WHINING]
629
01:05:36,180 --> 01:05:37,900
[LIONESS GROWLING]
630
01:05:40,220 --> 01:05:42,740
NARRATOR:She moves her cubs
every few days...
631
01:05:44,740 --> 01:05:47,300
to prevent their scent
from attracting enemies.
632
01:05:47,940 --> 01:05:49,940
[BIRDS CHIRPING]
633
01:05:55,580 --> 01:05:57,220
[BIRDS SQUAWKING]
634
01:06:04,860 --> 01:06:06,620
[CUBS WHINING]
635
01:06:10,460 --> 01:06:14,340
NARRATOR:But her latest move
hasn't gone unnoticed.
636
01:06:17,260 --> 01:06:19,820
[OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYING]
637
01:06:21,580 --> 01:06:24,580
NARRATOR:The young males
have picked up their trail.
638
01:06:42,580 --> 01:06:46,540
They will not tolerate
the presence of another male's cubs.
639
01:06:54,140 --> 01:06:55,140
[SNORTS]
640
01:07:21,700 --> 01:07:23,060
[CUB WHINING]
641
01:07:23,140 --> 01:07:24,780
[INTENSE MUSIC PLAYING]
642
01:07:25,980 --> 01:07:27,100
[LION GROWLING]
643
01:07:48,540 --> 01:07:50,700
[LIONS GROWLING, ROARING]
644
01:07:56,700 --> 01:07:58,700
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING]
645
01:08:01,420 --> 01:08:05,100
NARRATOR:She's half their size
and outnumbered.
646
01:08:05,180 --> 01:08:07,180
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
647
01:08:11,100 --> 01:08:12,700
[GROWLING FIERCELY]
648
01:08:20,180 --> 01:08:21,540
[LIONESS ROARING]
649
01:08:48,940 --> 01:08:50,300
NARRATOR:They're trapped.
650
01:08:50,380 --> 01:08:51,940
[CUBS WHINING]
651
01:08:55,540 --> 01:08:58,420
[MOANING]
652
01:09:00,980 --> 01:09:04,420
NARRATOR:Her instinct
is to lead her babies to safety.
653
01:09:12,180 --> 01:09:13,980
[CUBS MEOWING]
654
01:09:18,100 --> 01:09:21,700
NARRATOR:But the cubs have no idea
who they're up against.
655
01:09:23,260 --> 01:09:24,660
[CUBS MEOWING]
656
01:09:48,860 --> 01:09:51,500
[CUBS GROWLING]
657
01:09:54,620 --> 01:09:56,500
NARRATOR:She's lost track of a cub.
658
01:09:57,820 --> 01:09:59,580
[CUB MEOWING]
659
01:10:01,580 --> 01:10:02,780
[CUB SHRIEKING]
660
01:10:02,860 --> 01:10:04,780
[INTENSE MUSIC PLAYING]
661
01:10:06,740 --> 01:10:08,500
[LIONS ROARING]
662
01:10:47,140 --> 01:10:49,140
[SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING]
663
01:11:12,820 --> 01:11:14,420
[LIONESS MOANING]
664
01:11:24,460 --> 01:11:26,740
[GROWLING]
665
01:11:35,220 --> 01:11:38,060
NARRATOR:She'll fight
to the death for her family...
666
01:11:40,820 --> 01:11:42,140
[CUB MEOWING]
667
01:11:44,140 --> 01:11:47,180
...but the males won't risk further injury.
668
01:11:58,300 --> 01:11:59,460
[LIONESS MOANING]
669
01:12:06,180 --> 01:12:08,180
[MOANS, BREATHES HEAVILY]
670
01:12:10,380 --> 01:12:12,660
NARRATOR:Thanks to their
mother's bravery,
671
01:12:12,740 --> 01:12:15,140
three of her cubs have survived.
672
01:12:18,940 --> 01:12:20,420
[MOANS]
673
01:12:23,340 --> 01:12:25,100
NARRATOR:She can't rest for long.
674
01:12:27,900 --> 01:12:29,260
She's all they've got.
675
01:12:34,500 --> 01:12:36,100
[CUB WHINES]
676
01:12:43,660 --> 01:12:45,380
[WIND WHOOSHING]
677
01:12:45,460 --> 01:12:47,260
[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]
678
01:12:51,700 --> 01:12:55,660
NARRATOR:For the painted wolves,
life again is sweet.
679
01:13:03,420 --> 01:13:04,820
Their mother has risen
680
01:13:04,900 --> 01:13:07,820
to the greatest challenge
she's ever faced.
681
01:13:09,820 --> 01:13:12,980
Bringing a pack cut to half its size
682
01:13:13,060 --> 01:13:15,060
through the perils of the drought
683
01:13:15,780 --> 01:13:18,980
and transforming
a hapless bunch of rookies
684
01:13:19,060 --> 01:13:22,540
into a hardworking, successful team.
685
01:13:22,620 --> 01:13:24,620
[BIRDS CHIRPING]
686
01:13:29,380 --> 01:13:31,980
NARRATOR:Their comeback is complete.
687
01:13:32,060 --> 01:13:34,060
[PAINTED WOLVES YIPPING]
688
01:13:44,540 --> 01:13:46,020
NARRATOR:The gutsy little calf
689
01:13:46,100 --> 01:13:49,100
has chalked up
her first year in the Delta...
690
01:13:51,340 --> 01:13:55,020
and she herself
has contributed to its upkeep...
691
01:13:57,060 --> 01:13:59,220
with every reed she's trampled,
692
01:13:59,740 --> 01:14:01,980
every palm seed she's left.
693
01:14:03,380 --> 01:14:07,100
If she can survive
another 30 or 40 more years
694
01:14:07,180 --> 01:14:09,260
of increasing extremes,
695
01:14:10,900 --> 01:14:14,020
fires, floods, and famines...
696
01:14:14,740 --> 01:14:16,460
[CALF BELLOWS]
697
01:14:16,540 --> 01:14:19,940
...she will finally become a matriarch
698
01:14:20,940 --> 01:14:23,540
and pass on everything she's learned
699
01:14:24,140 --> 01:14:25,780
to the next generation.
700
01:14:26,340 --> 01:14:27,340
[CUB MEOWS]
701
01:14:36,220 --> 01:14:38,140
NARRATOR:Now, four months old,
702
01:14:38,220 --> 01:14:41,220
the lioness's cubs are getting stronger
703
01:14:41,300 --> 01:14:43,260
and more able every day.
704
01:14:56,340 --> 01:15:00,140
Single-handedly,
she's kept them all well-fed.
705
01:15:11,820 --> 01:15:13,940
[CUBS GROWLING PLAYFULLY]
706
01:15:15,180 --> 01:15:17,180
[ZEBRAS BRAYING]
707
01:15:21,540 --> 01:15:24,420
NARRATOR:Their games are
practice for real life.
708
01:15:24,500 --> 01:15:27,500
To teach them
how to catch prey like their mother.
709
01:15:28,140 --> 01:15:30,140
[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING]
710
01:15:31,100 --> 01:15:32,260
[WILDEBEEST LOWING]
711
01:15:38,180 --> 01:15:39,300
[MEOWING]
712
01:15:52,900 --> 01:15:56,140
NARRATOR:She once lost
what was most precious to her.
713
01:16:02,700 --> 01:16:06,100
But now,
has a little pride to call her own.
714
01:16:06,180 --> 01:16:07,420
[BIRDS CHIRPING]
715
01:16:08,220 --> 01:16:12,100
NARRATOR:Her cubs will soon learn
the vital importance of family.
716
01:16:14,020 --> 01:16:19,820
Just one of a myriad of families
whose presence sustains their land.
717
01:16:19,900 --> 01:16:21,740
[ELEPHANT TRUMPETING]
718
01:16:21,820 --> 01:16:23,580
[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]
719
01:16:23,660 --> 01:16:26,180
NARRATOR:These animals
will continue to adapt
720
01:16:26,940 --> 01:16:28,420
as best they can...
721
01:16:32,900 --> 01:16:35,420
to the growing threats they face.
722
01:16:35,500 --> 01:16:38,460
The world's climate changing...
723
01:16:41,060 --> 01:16:43,420
becoming increasingly hostile,
724
01:16:43,500 --> 01:16:44,900
more extreme.
725
01:16:49,540 --> 01:16:54,300
Their greatest weapon
in their fight to survive is each other.
726
01:16:55,940 --> 01:17:00,820
For their fates are bound together
with this great wilderness.
727
01:17:03,660 --> 01:17:05,100
The magnificent,
728
01:17:06,060 --> 01:17:07,340
ever-changing
729
01:17:08,540 --> 01:17:10,340
Okavango Delta.
730
01:17:23,460 --> 01:17:25,460
[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]
731
01:18:29,860 --> 01:18:31,340
[MUSIC FADES]
70386
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