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(THUNDER CRACKS)

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TOM HARDY:
Predators across the planet.

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Unmatched in strength...
(ROARING)

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...speed, strategy,

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stealth...

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(GUANACOS CALLING)
...and teamwork.

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But staying on top is never easy.

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As the world around them changes,

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they must adapt faster
than ever before

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to maintain their rule.
(LION GROWLS)

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(ANIMALS GROWLING AND GRUNTING)

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In Tanzania's Serengeti,
a notorious brotherhood of cheetahs.

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(ZEBRAS SHRIEKING)

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They command
this vast hunting territory.

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But their status is under attack.

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Rivals are closing in.

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The battle is no longer
just to stay on top...

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(ZEBRA YELLS)
...but to stay alive,

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as they try to cling on
to their mighty alliance.

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(BIRDS AND ANIMALS CALLING)

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(WILDEBEEST GRUNTING)

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(OSTRICH TRILLING)

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For the past six years,

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male cheetahs Luka and Kovu

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have held their territory here

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in the southern plains
of Africa's Serengeti.

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Kovu, with his scarred nose,

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is a cunning and meticulous hunter.

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The brains of the operation.

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While Luka, with his muscular frame,

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is a creature of brute strength.

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They're always at each other's
side...

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...but they're not brothers.

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They were born 80 kilometres apart.

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As young males, their paths crossed.

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And through many years learning
the rules of the savanna together,

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their unbreakable bond was forged.

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(BABY GAZELLE CALLS SOFTLY)

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While females are solitary,
male cheetahs band together.

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But Luka's raw power,
combined with Kovu's sharp mind,

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has made them a double act
like no other,

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seeing off all rivals
and dominating the largest prey.

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(ZEBRAS CALL IN ALARM)

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(GRUNTS)

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(GAZELLE SHRIEKS)
(GAZELLE GROANS IN PAIN)

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Now eight years old,

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the pair are fiercely territorial.

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The hunting grounds they hold

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are 50 square kilometres
of rolling savannah.

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There are rocky outcrops
for cover...

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pools to drink from...

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and every year
it floods with herds of zebra,

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wildebeest, and gazelle.

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They fiercely defend this territory
from neighbouring males,

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so any females that come here
are theirs alone to mate with.

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They are the epitome
of an apex predator,

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and the success
of the entire population

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relies on strong males like them

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mating, and passing on their genes.

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(PURRING)

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Luka and Kovu have become
masters of this game.

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But the rules of their world
are changing.

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It's August,

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and the Serengeti's dry season
is kicking into gear.

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(BIRD SQUAWKING)

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The sun scorches the grass,

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herds are heading north
to find water,

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and the predators that remain
are fighting over a shrinking
supply of food.

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But the twist of the knife

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is that, for three years, the region
has been plagued by drought.

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The dry season months
of June to October

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have been getting hotter and hotter.

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(GAZELLES CALLING IN ALARM)

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As Luka and Kovu's world
becomes a hostile tinderbox,

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guarding their patch
is more crucial than ever.

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So their rules are clear:

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intruders keep out, or be killed.

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But eight kilometres away...

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...at their territory's
western boundary...

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...there's been a breach.

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A gang of four powerful sons,

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led by their imposing mum,

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known as the Solaro family.

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They have swagger and strength
in numbers.

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Even the hyenas seem
to sense their power.

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(HYENA CALLING)

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Watching Mum stalk gazelle,

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the sons are fast learning
the ways of the hunter.

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(GAZELLES SHRIEK)

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(GAZELLES GRUNTING AND CALLING)

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(GAZELLE SHRIEKS)

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(CHEETAH GROWLS, BITES)

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For now, the four sons
remain at Mum's side.

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But any day now,

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this band of brothers
will leave as a coalition,

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to stake their own territory.

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(ANIMAL CALLING IN ALARM)

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There's no way Luka and Kovu
can allow the Solaro sons

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to share their patch.

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In this drought, there won't be
enough food to feed them all.

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But against four males,

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they'll be dangerously outnumbered.

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The one thing that could help them

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is far from here...

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...160 kilometres to the north,

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over rivers, and valleys...

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(GRUNTING)

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...a mega-herd of 1.5 million wildebeest...

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and zebra are on the move.

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The pregnant females need to
graze constantly to make milk.

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(GRUNTING)

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When the rains return,

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the plains
in Luka and Kovu's territory

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are where the sweetest grasses
will grow,

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so the herd must travel there.

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When the herds arrive, there'll
be enough zebra and wildebeest...

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(SNIFFS)

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...to feed all the cheetahs
across this region...

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...and no need for the Solaro sons
to encroach.

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(GRUNTING)

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But it's not that easy.

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Blocking the herd's path
like a slick, black serpent...

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...the Mara River.

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Steep banks...

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...deep water...

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...no way round.

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As the bankside swells with bodies,

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their migration may
have reached its limit.

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If the herd can't reach
the southern plains,

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Luka and Kovu won't just go hungry,

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they may face a turf war
with the Solaro brothers.

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But right now,

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the boys have a bigger problem...

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Smoke.

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(CHEETAH GROWLS)

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(CHEETAH GROWLS)

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TOM HARDY: The drought
has left the grass bone dry.

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It ignites with terrifying ease.

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Luka and Kovu
have seen wildfires before.

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They know they can spread
with devastating speed.

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(INTENSE MUSIC)

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As the heat rises,

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they can only watch
the inferno in disbelief.

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There's nothing they can do.

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They need to retreat to a safe haven.

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As the fire blazes unchecked,

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those who can't run, hide...

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(ALARMED HIGH-PITCHED CALLS)

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...while white storks descend

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to make a quick meal of the
insects escaping the blaze.

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(ALARMED HIGH-PITCHED CALLS)

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(STORKS SQUAWKING)

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The flames tear through the heart of
Luka and Kovu's hard-won territory.

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Everything they have worked for
may be about to slip away.

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By morning,
the fire's burned itself out,

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and their entire territory
is transformed.

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Just scorched earth remains.

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A hyena, singed
and blistered by the fire,

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slurps at a nest
of baked ostrich eggs.

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(CALLING SOFTLY)

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The mongoose emerge
to an empty landscape.

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The last of the gazelles have left.

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Until the rains return,

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this once-rich territory
will remain barren.

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The boys have no choice
but to abandon it.

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With no territory,

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finding food will be
a huge challenge.

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And their ability to attract females
is now near to none.

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They must try to find a new ground,

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but it's a crowded landscape.

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If they head east,

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they'll go beyond
the boundary of the grasslands,

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to where farmers kill cheetahs
to protect their livestock.

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So their only option
is to head west,

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deep into the Serengeti's heart.

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A place ruled by hyenas,

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lions and rival cheetahs,

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all vying for the same food.

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The duo's fate now rests
more than ever

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with the arrival
of the wildebeest and zebra.

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(GRUNTING)

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140 kilometres to the north,

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the herd calculates its next move.

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For their survival,
they need to cross.

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(HERD GRUNTING)

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But a flotilla of crocodiles
is lying in wait.

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They are the apex predator
of this water world,

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and they've not eaten for months.

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The elders who have run this gauntlet
before know timing is everything.

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(GRUNTING)

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There are no second chances.

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The wet rocks become a perilous slick

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that can snap legs and crack bones.

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The walking wounded limp to safety.

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Those too badly injured

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are defenceless against
the advancing crocodiles.

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(WILDEBEEST GRUNTS IN PANIC)

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But while the crocodiles
have their mouths full...

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...hundreds of thousands more
make it through.

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(HERD GRUNTING)

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With their noses to the wind,
they push on south.

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(GRUNTING)

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For Luka and Kovu,
these herds can't arrive soon enough.

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(WHOOSHING)

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It's now September,

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and the drought
is tightening its grip.

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Lions shelter from the midday sun...

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marauding hyenas patrol the plains...

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(GIGGLING AND SHRIEKING)

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...and the Solaro Family
are closing in,

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now skirting past
the scorched territory

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once held by Luka and Kovu.

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Oblivious to the threat
trailing them,

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the pair are now trying
to adapt to life on the move,

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as they continue searching
for a new home.

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(PANTING)

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Ordinarily,
they'd get the water they need

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from the prey they eat.

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But with hunting opportunities
so scarce,

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the boys are desperately thirsty.

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The problem is,

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the few watering holes
that haven't dried

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are now crawling with lions.

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There's no way the pride will share
this precious resource with cheetahs.

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Eventually, they reach
an unoccupied pool.

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But the drought
has impacted everything.

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A single drop is enough to tell Luka
that the water is putrid

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and not safe to drink.

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There's nothing for the boys here.

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(INTENSE MUSIC)

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Dust chokes the air...

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...and giraffes scour the trees
for the remaining green leaves.

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The duo's search for a new territory

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brings them to a barren plateau.

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There's no sign of the large gazelles
they would ideally hunt,

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but it's no time to be picky.

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These hungry boys will eat
whatever they can catch.

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Kovu senses there's food hiding here.

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(INSECTS CHIRPING)

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(SOFT SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

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(GRUNTING SOFTLY)

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They both scan the scrub,
searching for clues.

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The black stripes beneath their
eyes absorb the sun's glare,

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enhancing their vision.

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Their hunting instinct is triggered
by the slightest movement.

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So if the hare keeps still...

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...it could go unnoticed.

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Close call.

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But Kovu clocks it!

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(INTENSE DRAMATIC MUSIC)