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Hell on Earth
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for some.
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But for others...
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a land of opportunity.
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Lions the size
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of grizzly bears
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with appetites to match
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dominate this desert
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and turn the
desperation into profit.
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But this year drought
pushes the lions to the brink.
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Will this be the first
dry season to defeat them,
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or will this hell remain the domain
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of these Kings of the Desert?
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Lions are Africa's biggest cats,
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and Kalahari Desert lions
are the biggest on earth.
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Here, in Nxai Pan, on
the fringes of the desert,
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a big male lion can weigh over 500 pounds
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and measure 10 feet from nose to tail tip.
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The power of a pride usually rests
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with one such dominant male.
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But Nxai Pan is
unique, and so are its lions.
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This pride is ruled by not one,
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but two mighty kings,
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brothers in arms.
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Six lionesses form their principal pride,
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a small pride compared to most.
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But only the fittest and biggest
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are needed to rule
this harsh land...
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all 800 square miles of it.
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But this power comes at a cost.
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The pride is
isolated from other lions,
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and this
threatens their bloodline.
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There's a natural but unusual solution.
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To prevent inbreeding, the kings
have formed a secondary pride
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with two
powerful foreign sisters.
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They must provide the
kings with pedigree heirs soon
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or be expelled from the pride lands.
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These mistresses keep to
the outskirts of the territory,
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away from the principal pride,
never crossing their path.
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As long as they keep their distance,
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the two groups can coexist.
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Together, these 10
lions dominate this empire...
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...and everyone
must pull their weight,
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because big lions need big prey.
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But hunting giants isn't easy...
even for the king of beasts.
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After the rains last summer,
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Nxai Pan was a wilderness utopia.
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But not anymore.
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Now, the water has mostly vanished.
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Lush grasses shriveled.
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The earth is scorched
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and fractured.
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This is all that remains.
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Surviving this annual
dry season is tough enough
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for the animals that live here,
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and this year, the
most devastating drought
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in nearly half a century
is ravaging the land.
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But it could be the
lions' biggest windfall ever.
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For in times like this, even the
biggest and strongest animals
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are under stress
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and on the menu.
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Thirsty animals congregate
at the shrinking waterholes.
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So many species,
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all part of the pride's diet.
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The lions have only to
position themselves nearby,
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wait,
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and consider their options.
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As the afternoon fades,
the principal pride gathers,
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watching,
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waiting.
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Their mission is to divide,
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create chaos,
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and, in the confusion, an
opportunity just might arise.
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Two miles out, a pair of stragglers
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is trying to
catch up with the herd.
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But they're not alone.
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The mistress sisters
are hot on their trail.
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The elephant mother
hurries her newborn calf along.
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He's only hours old, and usually,
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the herd wouldn't leave them.
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But the heat, and their daily
thirst, has driven them ahead,
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leaving mother and calf far behind.
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Safety is in numbers
out here, even for giants.
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But they can go only as fast
as the calf's failing back leg.
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It's a weakness that
could cost him his life.
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Desert lions don't survive by being kind.
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Three tons of potential maternal
rage would intimidate most.
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But the mistress
sisters don't spook easily.
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They know there's a weakness,
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and they're
confident they can exploit it.
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They're just waiting for nightfall.
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Elephant eyesight is average
at best, just good enough
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to keep an eye on the
lurking predators in daylight.
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Lions have
excellent night vision,
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allowing them to get even closer.
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In the confusion, the calf
is separated from his mother.
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Exactly what the
sisters have been waiting for.
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As dawn breaks,
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the scattered
elephant herd regroups...
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without their
youngest family member.
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The principal pride had
no luck with the main herd.
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But the mistresses'
power and patience paid off.
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One king gets wind of their success
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and tracks them down.
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It's a small prize for a lion this size,
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but every morsel counts.
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Hours later, the
scraps are a free-for-all.
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Nothing goes to waste here.
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Even the
principal pride scavenges
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once the mistresses move on.
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Never turn down a snack,
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even if you've got
eyes on a bigger prize.
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There's been no rain in half a year.
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The green kingdom has vanished.
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With it, almost all surface water.
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All but this waterhole.
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And it's shrinking by the day.
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Only overcrowding and despair lie ahead
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for the tiniest birds to
earth's greatest land mammals.
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Tempers flare in the heat.
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The heavyweights use size
to bully their way through,
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others, their wit... to steal a sip.
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With no other waterholes left,
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all are drawn here.
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The natural balance
of Nxai Pan is shifting
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in favor of the lions.
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As the only apex predators here,
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the waterhole belongs to them,
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all their prey in one convenient place.
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The six females spread
out... testing the herds.
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The heat drains them quickly here.
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But it takes an even
heavier toll on their prey.
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The waterhole is
surrounded by so many animals
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so desperate for water.
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Opportunity must
come the lions' way soon,
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surely.
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They must be patient;
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Choose their targets wisely;
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Know when to step back
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and wait,
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for the right opportunity
will present itself.
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While the principal
pride rests up in the thickets
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away from the waterhole,
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it's a good time for the
sisters to drop in for a drink
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and spend some quality
time with their kings.
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The sisters must produce cubs
to justify their place here,
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or they'll be forced to leave.
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Breeding during drought
is not an option for most.
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But the lions are still strong.
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It's others that are
gambling just to stay alive.
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These giraffes aren't brave,
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just desperately thirsty...
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enough to drink only feet from the sisters,
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a gap the lions can
close in less than a second.
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A 3,000-pound, 19-foot-tall
giraffe is a tall order.
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But the sisters count
on the combined strength
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of their kings.
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Giraffe usually make up
less than 1% of lions' diets
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because they're dangerous
and difficult to hunt,
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even for a large pride.
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But the kings and their
mistresses are big and tough,
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and waiting for nightfall has
worked well for them so far.
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A claw to the
hamstring finds its mark,
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yet the giraffe keeps running.
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The hunt isn't over yet.
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Brute strength
and the cover of darkness
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has earned the lions their
first big meal of the drought.
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Thousands of pounds of giraffe
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is the perfect meal
for a grizzly-sized lion.
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For the mistress sisters,
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it couldn't have come at a better time.
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Pride structure,
and predator hierarchy,
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dictates feeding shifts over days.
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By the morning of day
two, not much is left,
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and some are tired of waiting their turn.
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But their place in the pecking
order is quickly established.
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There are other big cats around Nxai Pan,
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but they're struggling.
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Cheetahs are smaller and weaker than lions.
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They also eat less.
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But when it comes to food,
lions see them as competition.
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So she's forced to stay out here,
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away from the
privilege of the waterhole.
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She has a family to feed:
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Cubs, too young to hunt.
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Providing food is her job alone.
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Out here, prey is scarce;
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There's no
waterhole to attract them.
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It's so barren, there's little
cover for hunted or hunter.
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Her speed is not enough.
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The family will go hungry for today.
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This lion-enforced exile will
last as long as the dry season.
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If the rains are late,
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there's no
guarantee they'll survive.
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More herbivores flock to
the waterhole every day.
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They're coming from further afield,
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and staying longer.
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Lesser carnivores, like
jackals and vultures, prowl,
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always on the lookout
for something to scavenge.
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But theirs is the only free pass.
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As the drought intensifies,
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no other hunters, like
hyenas, are permitted here.
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So they steal through like ghosts.
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Stopping isn't worth the risk.
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But some don't get out in time.
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These wild dogs, looking for
water, overstay their welcome,
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and it's cost them dearly.
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Coming into contact with
the lions means serious injury
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or death.
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The mistress sisters strike again:
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There's no room for competition.
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This last waterhole
is their lifeline...
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and they must
defend it at all costs.
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But there's more to it.
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Wild dogs will kill lion
cubs, given half a chance.
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And the sisters aren't taking chances,
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for one of them is pregnant.
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Daytime temperatures soar.
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The main pride looks listless.
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But in spite of the blazing heat,
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they never lose sight of the game
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and their big game prey.
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But visibility is a lion's worst enemy.
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During the day
their heavyweight targets
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can see them coming a mile away.
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But that doesn't stop them from trying.
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A kudu bull is one of the biggest,
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most difficult antelope to hunt.
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They're taller and 100 pounds heavier
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than the biggest male lion;
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Double the weight of lionesses.
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And they're armed with deadly
horns up to five feet long...
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the length of a lion's body.
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A slip saves the kudu...
this time.
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There's just no sneaking
up on prey in daylight.
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Hunting by night is much more productive.
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Ambushed just before sunrise,
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this kudu bull
couldn't see them coming.
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It's a meal big enough to
feed the pride for a week.
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But lions this size want more.
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And it's in their nature to exploit
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every opportunity.
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It's less than an hour since breakfast,
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but a principal pride
female spots an opportunity,
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one she can't resist.
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There's no way to stay hidden,
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so she's trying out new tactics.
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As water evaporates, and
levels drop, animals must dip
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their heads into the trenches
to reach it, blocking their view.
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She waits for the perfect moment
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when the big male kudu's
eyes drop below the banks.
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The kudu is relying only on hearing now.
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An expert bite
delivers death quickly.
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She's banked
another meal for her pride,
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no small feat for a single lioness.
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Her new strategy works.
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A jackal on the
lookout is already moving in.
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But he'll have to wait.
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The lioness guards her fresh kill.
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During drought,
there's no time for charity.
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It's not selfishness or
gluttony... just simple survival.
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The rest of the pride has abandoned
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their breakfast carcass.
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They've eaten their fill.
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It's too hot to
eat, too hot to defend.
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The deserted carcass is
soon heaving with looters,
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and the spoils turn into a turf war.
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For the scavengers, this
is their biggest windfall
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of the drought.
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Building
clouds bring a sliver of hope,
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but race past.
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There's no relief
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for the scorched
earth and animals today.
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While the lions
benefit from this drought,
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it's breaking point for
everyone else that lives here.
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There's no food.
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The waterhole is
reduced to pools of sludge.
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The rains are long overdue.
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There's no guarantee they'll arrive at all.
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But it's okay for the lions.
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They drink daily
when water is available,
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but they can also survive
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on just the moisture
they get from their prey.
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The uncertainty of rain isn't
threatening their future here.
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It's the lack of fresh
new blood in their family.
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But that's all about to change
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with the birth of two new desert kings.
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But the pride isn't home free.
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00:39:04,065 --> 00:39:08,000
The cubs' chances of
survival are slim...
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only one in five make it to adulthood.
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They need their father's
strength and protection.
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Their mother calls out.
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The cubs must meet their family.
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He's gruff... but approving.
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00:40:57,938 --> 00:41:02,494
Raising them in this hell will not be easy.
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But their aunt will help,
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00:41:16,163 --> 00:41:17,267
and in time she, too,
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00:41:17,302 --> 00:41:21,755
will hopefully give
birth to her own set of cubs.
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The mistresses and their
new cubs are now assured
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00:41:25,793 --> 00:41:28,416
of the kings' continued protection
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00:41:34,353 --> 00:41:36,770
and a guaranteed share of territory
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00:41:36,804 --> 00:41:39,531
alongside the principal pride.
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00:41:47,953 --> 00:41:52,302
But the desert lion bloodline
remains under threat.
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Dominating the
waterhole sees them through
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00:41:56,721 --> 00:42:00,310
these tough
months each dry season.
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00:42:00,518 --> 00:42:04,901
But their big prey life
line is about to disappear.
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00:42:04,936 --> 00:42:07,766
Unless this year's drought breaks soon,
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the last remaining sludge
pools will dry up completely
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and all the animals will leave the area.
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00:42:16,016 --> 00:42:20,883
The lions will have to leave
their home and follow them
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or starve.
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Storm clouds gather once again.
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00:42:51,845 --> 00:42:56,021
Nxai Pan is released from
the hellish grip of drought.
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00:43:07,550 --> 00:43:08,965
The rains will soon wash away
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the desperation of all who live here.
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The waterhole becomes one of many.
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Using their size and strength to dominate
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00:43:41,998 --> 00:43:47,107
even the biggest prey during
the worst drought in decades,
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the Desert Kings have come full circle.
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And for now, their legacy,
and home here, is secure.
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