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(wind rustling)
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(thunder)
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NARRATOR: There's a particular
kind of wind in Africa.
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(thunder)
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It changes everything
in its path.
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♪ ♪
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It has drops of tears
streaking down its face.
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It shape-shifts like
an apparition in a storm,
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confusing, disappearing,
causing bewilderment,
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until it does materialize.
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♪ ♪
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Tear-streaked hunters create
tension across the plains.
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Hunters that strike
apocalyptic figures
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with a certain look,
a poise, a certain way.
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It is The Way of the Cheetah.
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♪ ♪
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(antelope grunting)
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Five male cheetahs stride in.
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Their way is
the way of the wind.
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♪ ♪
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(thunder)
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♪ ♪
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(antelope grunting)
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♪ ♪
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(antelope grunting)
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♪ ♪
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Cheetahs are
the shadow hunters.
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They'll always try
to muffle any cries
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in soft but lethal mouths.
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(antelope snorting)
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It's hard to keep secrets
out here.
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(hyenas whooping)
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(yipping)
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(shrieking)
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While it's not the way
of the cheetah
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to fight a fight
you cannot win,
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just handing over a kill
is always hard.
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Hyenas are
three times their weight
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and quick to turn
the delicate eland
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into a blood spot in time.
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(thunder)
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Wherever these five
highly efficient males go,
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their presence ripples
through the savanna,
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to everyone up the food chain.
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(lion growling)
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(hyena squealing)
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(growling)
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(hyenas whooping)
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♪ ♪
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In the wake of each success,
the danger escalates.
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♪ ♪
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(growling)
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(thunder)
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It explains so much
about cheetahs
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and how they're different
to the mobbing hyenas,
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in their own eternal battles
with robust lionesses.
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Cheetahs just aren't
built like that.
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But this small band
of brothers is unique.
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Their coalition gives them
strength in numbers.
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Their synchrony in all things
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makes these males
extraordinary killers.
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They can kill and eat fast
and move on,
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as perpetual wanderers.
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♪ ♪
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They must be careful, though.
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Even a short hard rain
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can quickly cause
the rivers to swell.
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♪ ♪
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Behind them, the prey
has been hunted hard.
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For cheetahs there is always
tension in the water.
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They aren't robust
or strong swimmers.
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♪ ♪
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(hippo grunts)
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♪ ♪
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With careful planning
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the five males find
rocky stepping-stones
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that unlocks a gateway
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to the high ground
beyond the rivers.
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♪ ♪
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(quacking)
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♪ ♪
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Out here the possibilities
are boundless
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because this is the Maasai Mara
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as they look south
towards the Serengeti Plains.
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♪ ♪
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And each of these
new dry plateaus
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needs a reminder of which
cheetahs claim ownership.
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Cheetah marking posts
are quite obvious,
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and they've saved up enough
capacity to make it count.
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(wind howling)
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♪ ♪
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(wildebeest grunts)
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♪ ♪
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Also on the higher ground,
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a single female cheetah doesn't
have the luxury of a coalition.
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♪ ♪
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Her name is Imani,
meaning "faith" in Swahili.
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♪ ♪
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(birds chirping)
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♪ ♪
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Her way is different.
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She will only ever
be hunting alone.
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She's more stealthy.
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(panting)
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(snort)
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(snort)
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♪ ♪
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(snort)
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And a lot more vulnerable.
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♪ ♪
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The complexities
of being a cheetah
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vary from one individual
to the next.
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The reason
for Imani's risky tactic
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lies in the dewy grass at dawn.
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(purring)
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(mew)
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♪ ♪
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Four new cubs are a good reason
for her to be anxious.
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Cheetahs are the smallest of
the big cats, the most fragile.
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(purring)
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(suckling)
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(purring)
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(cubs mewing)
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♪ ♪
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And her cubs trust
her instincts implicitly,
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faithfully.
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♪ ♪
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As soon as the cubs
are fed to drowsiness,
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Imani makes her move.
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♪ ♪
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The confused cubs,
tucked away in thick grass,
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can only hear what she's up to.
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(chirp)
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The quiet bleat,
the birdlike chirp,
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tells them where to locate her,
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but from the start one cub
takes a different path.
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(chirp)
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It's time to start introducing
meat to their diet.
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But something's wrong.
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♪ ♪
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A stranger!
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An aggressive stranger,
a large pregnant female
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expecting her own cubs
very soon.
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♪ ♪
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Now Imani has to make
the impossible choice.
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Defend her kill
or protect her cubs,
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and get them out of the focus
of those eyes,
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filled with fire.
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(chattering)
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Three of the cubs
stand back in fear.
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♪ ♪
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But then the male cub,
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not quite as ready
to be cheated so easily,
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steps forward.
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NARRATOR: The bold little male
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is not reading
the stranger's body language.
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(hiss)
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Now it's clear.
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♪ ♪
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The young male brushes it off
for the next adventure,
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pausing only briefly
to harasses Imani.
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♪ ♪
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Next he joins in
at a slippery tuft
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to disrupt his siblings' games.
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To say he's a troublemaker
may be too much.
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They all are!
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They're almost identical,
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a reminder that all cheetahs
are genetically similar.
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This has nearly caused their
extinction twice in the past.
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(chittering)
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♪ ♪
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(squeaking and mewing)
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♪ ♪
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And her instinct is
to keep on the move,
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away from the prying eyes,
and the gangs of males.
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Especially the five brothers.
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♪ ♪
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(antelope snorts)
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♪ ♪
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(horns clattering)
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♪ ♪
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The way of the hunt
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is to appear from where
they least anticipate,
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and to do it fast.
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♪ ♪
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(zebra braying)
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♪ ♪
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No one expects the wind to come
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from three different
directions at once.
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Let alone five.
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♪ ♪
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These brothers are not
attacking like cheetah at all,
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but more like lions.
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They're succeeding
in cooperating
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to bring down an animal
more than twice their size,
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and that is what lions do.
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♪ ♪
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Usually cheetahs
are gentle killers,
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if there are such things,
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and normally feed
peacefully, sharing.
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(hiss)
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But more and more,
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the five males are abandoning
their cheetah ways.
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(hissing)
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This infighting will not
serve them well.
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Cheetah coalitions must stay
well bonded to succeed.
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(cub cries)
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(animal hooting)
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(jackal howls)
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(purring)
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Imani has to be careful now
and keep her cubs well hidden
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from the ever more
emboldened males
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as they patrol,
even through the night.
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These thermal
night-vision images
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reveal just how at ease
they are in the dark,
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while she is tense, moving
and hiding constantly.
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(hyenas whooping)
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(chirp)
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(hyenas whooping)
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(baboons grunting)
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(shrieking and howling)
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(bark)
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(shrieking)
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(snort)
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(grunting)
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(baboons chattering)
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Daylight is her realm,
her niche,
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and Imani has a short window
in which to work it hard.
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Today she has
a Thompson's gazelle
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fixed in her sights.
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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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(snort)
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♪ ♪
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(grunt)
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Imani, in full flight, is
the very picture of elegance.
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An animal doing exactly
what it is born to do.
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Floating, defying gravity,
as she cuts through the air,
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half animal,
half magical being.
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♪ ♪
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Hunting Thompson's gazelle
is a real risk,
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not just because
of the sharp little horns,
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but because of the attention
the hunt might attract.
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(baboon barks)
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(bark)
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Especially from the large male
olive baboons
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at the head of enormous troops.
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(shrieking)
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(barking)
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(growling)
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(barking)
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Each male is not much smaller
than the cheetah itself,
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but collectively
there's no contest.
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But the reason
for their boldness
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is because these baboons
are after her kill.
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(zebra braying)
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♪ ♪
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These East African plains
dance a dance
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that unveils many colors
and faces
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in the land of the cheetahs.
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An ever-changing world
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that keeps flooding
new innocent prey her way.
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♪ ♪
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It keeps Imani on her toes.
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♪ ♪
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The scent of zebras
arriving in the area
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is a dazzling intoxication.
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♪ ♪
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(braying)
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With her cubs tucked away
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she takes the hunt
to the arriving zebras.
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(braying)
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♪ ♪
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Zebras have evolved
to be a visual chaos.
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And in that chaos Imani
is suddenly not alone;
278
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the brothers are alongside her.
279
00:18:29,280 --> 00:18:30,960
(braying)
280
00:18:31,040 --> 00:18:33,400
♪ ♪
281
00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:34,920
(braying)
282
00:18:35,000 --> 00:18:38,720
It's time for her
to quietly bow out
283
00:18:38,800 --> 00:18:41,000
while the males are focused
284
00:18:41,080 --> 00:18:42,960
on the taste of blood.
285
00:18:43,040 --> 00:18:48,600
(zebra braying)
286
00:18:48,680 --> 00:18:51,320
A kill is never secure
for cheetahs.
287
00:18:51,400 --> 00:18:54,720
Even vultures
can drive them off.
288
00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:56,040
(groaning)
289
00:18:56,120 --> 00:18:59,760
But the males adopt the art
of attacking first.
290
00:18:59,840 --> 00:19:04,080
The way of physical display.
291
00:19:04,160 --> 00:19:08,320
It buys them some time to
gobble up as much as possible.
292
00:19:08,400 --> 00:19:09,360
(growling)
293
00:19:09,440 --> 00:19:11,880
(chittering)
294
00:19:15,720 --> 00:19:19,560
This tactic, a stand
against many opponents,
295
00:19:19,640 --> 00:19:21,280
is an ancient one.
296
00:19:21,360 --> 00:19:22,760
When the sun fades,
297
00:19:22,840 --> 00:19:27,120
the vultures will have to stay
in the treetops for safety.
298
00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:30,040
But if the males stay too long,
299
00:19:30,120 --> 00:19:34,680
other larger scavengers
will emerge from the darkness.
300
00:19:34,760 --> 00:19:41,120
(roaring)
301
00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:46,880
Cheetahs are the only big cats
in Africa that can't roar.
302
00:19:46,960 --> 00:19:48,160
So for the five brothers
303
00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:50,600
to maintain
their boundary markers,
304
00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:54,200
they need healthy bladders
and some creativity
305
00:19:54,280 --> 00:19:56,600
to spray paint their ownership.
306
00:19:56,680 --> 00:19:59,480
(sniffing)
307
00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:04,000
At one of these marking posts
308
00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:08,640
they smell
the fresh sign of Imani.
309
00:20:08,720 --> 00:20:10,080
(distant howling)
310
00:20:10,160 --> 00:20:12,560
It's probably
the first indication
311
00:20:12,640 --> 00:20:17,600
of who the extra cheetah
in the hunt was.
312
00:20:17,680 --> 00:20:20,280
And that alone requires
313
00:20:20,360 --> 00:20:25,120
some significant
group urination therapy.
314
00:20:25,200 --> 00:20:26,520
You'd think, with all this,
315
00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:30,120
that they'd need to get
to a waterhole to top up,
316
00:20:30,200 --> 00:20:34,320
but no, they're on a quest
to find her
317
00:20:34,400 --> 00:20:38,720
somewhere in their
30 square miles of territory.
318
00:20:41,920 --> 00:20:48,800
(bird calling)
319
00:20:48,880 --> 00:20:54,000
(rustling)
320
00:20:56,320 --> 00:21:01,480
NARRATOR: The dawn sharpens
the scent of a female at last.
321
00:21:03,280 --> 00:21:04,640
(sniffing)
322
00:21:04,720 --> 00:21:07,120
They can smell a female's
marking from weeks ago,
323
00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:10,320
but today, this is fresh.
324
00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:12,720
(sniffing)
325
00:21:12,800 --> 00:21:18,200
Their problem is that her
scent trail has some obstacles.
326
00:21:18,280 --> 00:21:32,200
(buffalo lowing)
327
00:21:32,280 --> 00:21:33,520
(grunt)
328
00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:36,560
(bellowing)
329
00:21:38,280 --> 00:21:39,920
(grunting)
330
00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:44,440
(bellowing)
331
00:21:44,520 --> 00:21:45,400
(snort)
332
00:21:46,320 --> 00:21:49,200
This tactic is a shadow dance,
333
00:21:49,280 --> 00:21:54,680
where you appear to attack with
just enough leeway to escape
334
00:21:54,760 --> 00:21:58,800
as you watch what
your opponent is capable of.
335
00:22:00,760 --> 00:22:02,560
With the confidence
of a matador
336
00:22:02,640 --> 00:22:06,280
he knows his flight distance
and the terrain,
337
00:22:06,360 --> 00:22:09,080
vital knowledge
for any warrior.
338
00:22:09,160 --> 00:22:11,320
This butterfly-like lightness
339
00:22:11,400 --> 00:22:15,880
allows all cheetahs
that air of superiority.
340
00:22:15,960 --> 00:22:22,120
(buffalo lowing)
341
00:22:22,200 --> 00:22:25,920
Hidden across the valley,
Imani leaves the resting cubs,
342
00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:31,200
because somehow, she seems
to know what'll happen next.
343
00:22:31,280 --> 00:22:34,080
There's a perfect
climbing tree up ahead,
344
00:22:34,160 --> 00:22:36,560
and she needs to check it out.
345
00:22:36,640 --> 00:22:42,600
The shape and height make it
irresistible to the cubs.
346
00:22:42,680 --> 00:22:45,040
And of course, she's right!
347
00:22:45,120 --> 00:22:49,560
It's an absolute scramble,
but that cheetah elegance
348
00:22:49,640 --> 00:22:54,640
seems to be limited
to the plains, not up a tree.
349
00:22:56,800 --> 00:23:00,720
Now the young male starts
to distinguish himself
350
00:23:00,800 --> 00:23:02,680
in other ways.
351
00:23:02,760 --> 00:23:04,920
It's not because
of his balance,
352
00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:07,760
which he happens to be
quite bad at.
353
00:23:07,840 --> 00:23:12,680
But somehow he always seems
to land on his feet. Just.
354
00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:17,320
After each embarrassing episode
355
00:23:17,400 --> 00:23:21,200
he seeks comfort
at Imani's side.
356
00:23:21,280 --> 00:23:25,920
But today that may be
a big mistake.
357
00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:29,480
She's right next to the path
being cut by the siafu:
358
00:23:29,560 --> 00:23:32,800
ants that can deliver
fierce, stinging bites.
359
00:23:32,880 --> 00:23:35,880
And he is right in their path.
360
00:23:35,960 --> 00:23:41,560
(screeching)
361
00:23:41,640 --> 00:23:50,400
♪ ♪
362
00:23:50,480 --> 00:23:53,920
(screeching)
363
00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:56,720
♪ ♪
364
00:23:56,800 --> 00:23:58,160
(chirp)
365
00:23:58,240 --> 00:24:00,840
His paws are on fire.
366
00:24:00,920 --> 00:24:03,800
♪ ♪
367
00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:07,240
But there's a new danger
on the horizon.
368
00:24:07,320 --> 00:24:09,680
The five males.
369
00:24:09,760 --> 00:24:12,320
♪ ♪
370
00:24:12,400 --> 00:24:14,560
When Imani bolts with her cub,
371
00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:16,960
it may be as a decoy
to draw the males away
372
00:24:17,040 --> 00:24:20,760
from the much more vulnerable
cubs in the trees.
373
00:24:20,840 --> 00:24:24,920
It sparks a cat-and-mouse game,
and the chase is on.
374
00:24:25,000 --> 00:24:28,520
♪ ♪
375
00:24:28,600 --> 00:24:31,440
They have her cornered
against a stream.
376
00:24:31,520 --> 00:24:32,600
(screech)
377
00:24:32,680 --> 00:24:36,560
Then, suddenly the cub turns
378
00:24:36,640 --> 00:24:39,800
to face the attackers.
379
00:24:39,880 --> 00:24:45,920
The male's aggressive slap is
met with unexpected defiance.
380
00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:48,000
(screeching)
381
00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:53,120
And when Imani submits, it is
only to give her cub an escape.
382
00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:58,400
♪ ♪
383
00:24:58,480 --> 00:25:01,760
But at the spindly tree,
he and the others are witness
384
00:25:01,840 --> 00:25:06,040
to a very different side
to their mother's character.
385
00:25:06,120 --> 00:25:11,040
She's a ball of fury, with
fangs and razor-sharp claws.
386
00:25:11,120 --> 00:25:14,320
♪ ♪
387
00:25:14,400 --> 00:25:18,080
(growling)
388
00:25:18,160 --> 00:25:20,840
♪ ♪
389
00:25:20,920 --> 00:25:21,960
(hissing)
390
00:25:22,040 --> 00:25:24,240
She's amped up the tension,
391
00:25:24,320 --> 00:25:28,120
and suddenly the males
start turning on each other.
392
00:25:28,200 --> 00:25:38,240
♪ ♪
393
00:25:38,320 --> 00:25:41,880
The coalition
of five brothers collapses,
394
00:25:41,960 --> 00:25:45,240
each one now only for himself,
395
00:25:45,320 --> 00:25:49,560
and it all erupts into a brawl.
396
00:25:49,640 --> 00:25:53,000
Their courtship is in chaos.
397
00:25:53,080 --> 00:25:56,440
And that gives Imani the one
desperate hope she needs.
398
00:25:56,520 --> 00:25:57,480
(chitters)
399
00:25:57,560 --> 00:26:02,040
♪ ♪
400
00:26:02,120 --> 00:26:05,240
With the romance of the moment
completely ruined,
401
00:26:05,320 --> 00:26:07,520
the bruised suitors agree
402
00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:11,360
that this was never going to be
a match made in heaven.
403
00:26:11,440 --> 00:26:16,760
And they leave for distant
pursuits, all together again.
404
00:26:16,840 --> 00:26:19,560
♪ ♪
405
00:26:27,960 --> 00:26:31,440
The young male is at it again.
406
00:26:31,520 --> 00:26:34,800
He's struggling
with some rear end issues
407
00:26:34,880 --> 00:26:40,400
that started off
as a backwards descent.
408
00:26:40,480 --> 00:26:41,960
(chittering)
409
00:26:43,920 --> 00:26:45,040
(cub mews)
410
00:26:47,240 --> 00:26:48,520
(chitter)
411
00:26:48,600 --> 00:26:49,880
(mew)
412
00:26:57,080 --> 00:27:00,000
Her example is clear
to all the others,
413
00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:03,720
and the small family
is on the move again.
414
00:27:05,520 --> 00:27:10,480
But he still has his own
particular nuanced approach
415
00:27:10,560 --> 00:27:12,600
to getting out of trees.
416
00:27:12,680 --> 00:27:15,920
(chittering)
417
00:27:16,960 --> 00:27:19,120
Imani must keep on the move
418
00:27:19,200 --> 00:27:22,440
in the opposite direction
to the males.
419
00:27:22,520 --> 00:27:27,280
Her only safe zone now
will be in the hills.
420
00:27:27,360 --> 00:27:29,120
(hissing)
421
00:27:36,840 --> 00:27:38,080
(cub chittering)
422
00:27:38,160 --> 00:27:39,560
NARRATOR:
The cubs' lives are filled
423
00:27:39,640 --> 00:27:42,280
with explosive
and energetic play,
424
00:27:42,360 --> 00:27:45,440
on and around
their loving mother.
425
00:27:51,960 --> 00:27:52,960
♪ ♪
426
00:27:53,040 --> 00:27:54,720
After a day like he's had,
427
00:27:54,800 --> 00:27:59,120
the adventurous little male is
more in need of rest than play.
428
00:27:59,200 --> 00:28:01,720
♪ ♪
429
00:28:01,800 --> 00:28:04,040
(squeal)
430
00:28:04,120 --> 00:28:09,800
For him, a more sedate day,
or two, is just want he wants.
431
00:28:09,880 --> 00:28:14,760
♪ ♪
432
00:28:14,840 --> 00:28:17,640
But every time he drops off
for a just moment,
433
00:28:17,720 --> 00:28:22,120
his ever-alert mother takes
the chance to scan the horizon.
434
00:28:22,200 --> 00:28:23,160
♪ ♪
435
00:28:23,240 --> 00:28:27,840
Her way is to be still
and yet alert.
436
00:28:27,920 --> 00:28:30,480
To be at rest without resting.
437
00:28:30,560 --> 00:28:31,800
♪ ♪
438
00:28:31,880 --> 00:28:36,120
Every mirrored look
is all about Imani's way,
439
00:28:36,200 --> 00:28:41,000
transferring to them
to eventually become their way.
440
00:28:41,080 --> 00:28:42,960
♪ ♪
441
00:28:43,040 --> 00:28:47,960
His nap disturbed, he's attuned
to her movements now,
442
00:28:48,040 --> 00:28:50,680
not distracted by his siblings.
443
00:28:57,960 --> 00:29:00,200
(distant zebras braying)
444
00:29:08,120 --> 00:29:10,320
The hunt is on!
445
00:29:10,400 --> 00:29:12,840
And he is determined
to keep up.
446
00:29:16,280 --> 00:29:18,440
She is successful!
447
00:29:18,520 --> 00:29:24,720
And now is their long-awaited
first taste of meat.
448
00:29:24,800 --> 00:29:28,560
The cubs can smell blood,
but when they hold back,
449
00:29:28,640 --> 00:29:31,480
it's because someone else
can smell it, too.
450
00:29:31,560 --> 00:29:34,720
And that threat confuses them,
scares them.
451
00:29:34,800 --> 00:29:48,400
♪ ♪
452
00:29:48,480 --> 00:29:51,040
(chirping)
453
00:29:51,120 --> 00:29:53,120
♪ ♪
454
00:29:53,200 --> 00:29:54,360
(chirp)
455
00:29:54,440 --> 00:30:02,880
♪ ♪
456
00:30:02,960 --> 00:30:05,560
(barking)
457
00:30:19,080 --> 00:30:23,200
At first, the cubs are unsure
what this is all about,
458
00:30:23,280 --> 00:30:24,920
what to do with it.
459
00:30:25,000 --> 00:30:29,320
And then, instinct kicks in.
460
00:30:29,400 --> 00:30:32,200
As the first tint of red
colors their lips,
461
00:30:32,280 --> 00:30:35,120
they transform
into innocent killers.
462
00:30:40,400 --> 00:30:44,240
The young male stares down
possible prey,
463
00:30:44,320 --> 00:30:47,640
feeling he can take on
anything now.
464
00:30:54,600 --> 00:30:59,960
Learning how to eat meat is
just a part of today's study.
465
00:31:00,040 --> 00:31:02,920
It's Imani's response
to the jackals
466
00:31:03,000 --> 00:31:04,920
that provides the real lesson.
467
00:31:05,000 --> 00:31:07,040
(jackal barking)
468
00:31:08,640 --> 00:31:11,120
On the very next return
of the jackals,
469
00:31:11,200 --> 00:31:15,240
the bold little male cub tries
the technique out for size.
470
00:31:15,320 --> 00:31:19,800
♪ ♪
471
00:31:19,880 --> 00:31:22,840
It seems to work.
472
00:31:22,920 --> 00:31:26,360
So effectively
that he gives it another try,
473
00:31:26,440 --> 00:31:28,360
with even more enthusiasm.
474
00:31:28,440 --> 00:31:29,760
(hissing)
475
00:31:29,840 --> 00:31:31,360
His ground-slapping technique
476
00:31:31,440 --> 00:31:34,200
is barely noticed
by his family,
477
00:31:34,280 --> 00:31:37,080
but at this moment
he's starting to show
478
00:31:37,160 --> 00:31:42,600
the same defiance that might be
expected of an adult cheetah.
479
00:31:42,680 --> 00:31:44,200
♪ ♪
480
00:31:44,280 --> 00:31:48,440
When Imani leads them away,
he's reluctant.
481
00:31:48,520 --> 00:31:51,360
His blood is up,
but ultimately,
482
00:31:51,440 --> 00:31:56,120
it's not the jackals who are
the worst enemy of cheetahs.
483
00:31:56,200 --> 00:31:59,080
When he begrudgingly
gives up his spoils,
484
00:31:59,160 --> 00:32:02,400
it's because the real threat
is steadily advancing on them,
485
00:32:02,480 --> 00:32:04,520
as it does each day.
486
00:32:04,600 --> 00:32:07,880
A dark force.
The twilight.
487
00:32:07,960 --> 00:32:18,000
♪ ♪
488
00:32:18,080 --> 00:32:21,880
(zebra braying)
489
00:32:21,960 --> 00:32:28,000
♪ ♪
490
00:32:28,080 --> 00:32:33,760
It's that bewitching hour
for cheetahs.
491
00:32:33,840 --> 00:32:39,160
Where lions and their prides
emerge from the hills here
492
00:32:39,240 --> 00:32:44,960
and seek excitement,
opportunity and challenges.
493
00:32:45,040 --> 00:32:48,560
♪ ♪
494
00:32:48,640 --> 00:32:49,800
(buffalo lowing)
495
00:32:49,880 --> 00:32:52,680
These hellish nights
just serve to highlight
496
00:32:52,760 --> 00:32:55,360
how difficult it is
to be a cheetah,
497
00:32:55,440 --> 00:32:57,000
with lions to the left,
498
00:32:57,080 --> 00:32:59,320
male cheetahs
never far behind her,
499
00:32:59,400 --> 00:33:01,800
and unknown threats ahead.
500
00:33:01,880 --> 00:33:07,440
All with growing cubs
at her feet.
501
00:33:07,520 --> 00:33:08,560
(chirp)
502
00:33:10,880 --> 00:33:13,640
(lions growling)
503
00:33:13,720 --> 00:33:16,680
(hippos grunting)
504
00:33:18,720 --> 00:33:21,560
And yet, it is paradise.
505
00:33:21,640 --> 00:33:23,600
(wildebeest grunting)
506
00:33:23,680 --> 00:33:28,080
Imani senses something
about to change.
507
00:33:28,160 --> 00:33:32,560
Something from beyond
the horizon.
508
00:33:32,640 --> 00:33:35,120
The five males sense it, too.
509
00:33:35,200 --> 00:33:39,560
(purring)
510
00:33:39,640 --> 00:33:56,080
♪ ♪
511
00:33:56,160 --> 00:33:59,400
And when they finally materialize,
512
00:33:59,480 --> 00:34:03,920
they arrive in huge numbers.
513
00:34:04,000 --> 00:34:07,120
♪ ♪
514
00:34:07,200 --> 00:34:09,720
The problem for wildebeest
on the move
515
00:34:09,800 --> 00:34:14,120
is that they are always heading
forward, into the unknown.
516
00:34:14,200 --> 00:34:19,440
(wildebeest bleating)
517
00:34:19,520 --> 00:34:22,240
But those who are first
to the battlefield
518
00:34:22,320 --> 00:34:24,600
and await their opponents
519
00:34:24,680 --> 00:34:28,400
are at ease
and have the advantage.
520
00:34:30,760 --> 00:34:35,200
They are artists of deception,
pretending to be benign,
521
00:34:35,280 --> 00:34:38,240
walking casually as if what
lurks under their skins
522
00:34:38,320 --> 00:34:39,880
is not important.
523
00:34:39,960 --> 00:34:45,560
♪ ♪
524
00:34:45,640 --> 00:34:49,760
(bleating)
525
00:34:49,840 --> 00:34:53,080
♪ ♪
526
00:34:53,160 --> 00:34:57,200
And that, more than anything,
is the cheetah way.
527
00:34:57,280 --> 00:35:02,600
♪ ♪
528
00:35:02,680 --> 00:35:05,400
Unleashed at 70 miles an hour,
529
00:35:05,480 --> 00:35:09,120
this incredible speed
leaves no room for mistakes.
530
00:35:09,200 --> 00:35:11,960
♪ ♪
531
00:35:12,040 --> 00:35:15,120
(wildebeest snorting)
532
00:35:15,200 --> 00:35:19,920
♪ ♪
533
00:35:20,000 --> 00:35:22,720
The quick turn,
the size of the prey,
534
00:35:22,800 --> 00:35:25,600
makes it almost
an impossibility.
535
00:35:25,680 --> 00:35:27,040
(snort)
536
00:35:28,920 --> 00:35:30,760
But for this moment in time,
537
00:35:30,840 --> 00:35:35,400
nothing else matters for
the predator or for the prey.
538
00:35:35,480 --> 00:36:12,120
♪ ♪
539
00:36:12,200 --> 00:36:14,960
And now the brothers
are working in unison,
540
00:36:15,040 --> 00:36:17,560
collaborating to win
this immense battle.
541
00:36:17,640 --> 00:36:19,320
(bellowing)
542
00:36:19,400 --> 00:36:22,120
♪ ♪
543
00:36:22,200 --> 00:36:23,600
(bellowing)
544
00:36:23,680 --> 00:36:24,960
♪ ♪
545
00:36:25,040 --> 00:36:28,040
(growling)
546
00:36:28,120 --> 00:36:36,120
♪ ♪
547
00:36:36,200 --> 00:36:39,840
It's hard to know which god
selected this wildebeest.
548
00:36:39,920 --> 00:36:43,640
Was it random, or is it
his almost imperceptible limp
549
00:36:43,720 --> 00:36:45,920
from last year's
water crossing?
550
00:36:48,040 --> 00:36:52,240
It is a moment in time,
and yet it is timeless.
551
00:36:52,320 --> 00:37:00,000
♪ ♪
552
00:37:00,080 --> 00:37:03,080
(groaning)
553
00:37:03,160 --> 00:37:05,880
These epic battles for survival
554
00:37:05,960 --> 00:37:10,680
are the result of wave after
wave of millions of wildebeest
555
00:37:10,760 --> 00:37:13,160
that pour into
the waiting teeth
556
00:37:13,240 --> 00:37:17,280
of the just 7,000 cheetahs
left on the planet.
557
00:37:17,360 --> 00:37:21,360
♪ ♪
558
00:37:21,440 --> 00:37:24,040
Victory is short lived.
559
00:37:24,120 --> 00:37:27,320
(hyena whooping)
560
00:37:27,400 --> 00:37:31,760
(growling)
561
00:37:31,840 --> 00:37:33,320
(hissing)
562
00:37:33,400 --> 00:37:35,320
(growling)
563
00:37:35,400 --> 00:37:39,200
Now each takes turns
in defending their meal
564
00:37:39,280 --> 00:37:42,200
while the other four feed up,
565
00:37:42,280 --> 00:37:44,720
before the hyenas
can get the true measure
566
00:37:44,800 --> 00:37:47,880
of their strengths or weakness.
567
00:37:47,960 --> 00:37:57,240
♪ ♪
568
00:37:57,320 --> 00:38:00,280
The one constant
in their lives, however,
569
00:38:00,360 --> 00:38:04,120
is the darkness at the end
of each day.
570
00:38:04,200 --> 00:38:08,120
The cheetahs' way is usually
to yield to that good night
571
00:38:08,200 --> 00:38:10,320
and walk towards tomorrow.
572
00:38:10,400 --> 00:38:12,080
(hyenas whooping)
573
00:38:12,160 --> 00:38:15,000
The question is whether
they can keep on
574
00:38:15,080 --> 00:38:20,000
outrunning these obstacles
day after day.
575
00:38:20,080 --> 00:38:21,480
(hyenas yipping)
576
00:38:25,320 --> 00:38:34,440
♪ ♪
577
00:38:34,520 --> 00:38:38,520
NARRATOR: By the next season
Imani is still surviving,
578
00:38:38,600 --> 00:38:40,320
and success for her
579
00:38:40,400 --> 00:38:45,160
means bringing up at least
some of her cubs.
580
00:38:45,240 --> 00:38:47,040
But she's lost one.
581
00:38:47,120 --> 00:38:50,560
♪ ♪
582
00:38:50,640 --> 00:38:54,360
One of the survivors
is the curious young male.
583
00:38:54,440 --> 00:38:57,920
♪ ♪
584
00:38:58,000 --> 00:39:01,640
As he grows, he becomes
even more intrigued
585
00:39:01,720 --> 00:39:05,080
by everything that moves.
586
00:39:05,160 --> 00:39:09,560
The secretary birds' display
of an early summer courtship
587
00:39:09,640 --> 00:39:11,560
grabs his interest.
588
00:39:15,760 --> 00:39:19,880
To those engaged, it's
a subtle and complex dance,
589
00:39:19,960 --> 00:39:24,360
but for the cubs it's
an irresistible curiosity.
590
00:39:24,440 --> 00:39:25,480
♪ ♪
591
00:39:25,560 --> 00:39:26,880
(croaking)
592
00:39:26,960 --> 00:39:31,160
Still timid, they're as
inquisitive as all young cats.
593
00:39:31,240 --> 00:39:35,080
(wings flapping)
594
00:39:35,160 --> 00:39:37,440
♪ ♪
595
00:39:37,520 --> 00:39:40,400
As we'd expect, he's the first
to give it a go.
596
00:39:40,480 --> 00:39:43,440
♪ ♪
597
00:39:43,520 --> 00:39:45,720
And they're pleased
that he's the one
598
00:39:45,800 --> 00:39:48,080
willing to make mistakes.
599
00:39:51,400 --> 00:39:53,600
It seems the birds
and the cheetahs
600
00:39:53,680 --> 00:39:56,120
have traded places.
601
00:39:56,200 --> 00:39:58,160
He's the first to summit
602
00:39:58,240 --> 00:40:02,840
and to see Imani
about to spring a hunt.
603
00:40:11,320 --> 00:40:13,600
He and the other cubs
have watched her do this
604
00:40:13,680 --> 00:40:17,080
dozens of times
in the last few months.
605
00:40:17,160 --> 00:40:20,480
It's an enviable ability
she has
606
00:40:20,560 --> 00:40:23,600
that they are yet to learn.
607
00:40:23,680 --> 00:40:36,200
♪ ♪
608
00:40:36,280 --> 00:40:39,480
Imani is like liquid amber.
609
00:40:39,560 --> 00:40:42,840
Perfection they can learn from,
610
00:40:42,920 --> 00:40:47,920
but watching can only
take them so far.
611
00:40:48,000 --> 00:40:51,440
Today they're eager
to take the next steps.
612
00:40:51,520 --> 00:41:01,440
♪ ♪
613
00:41:01,520 --> 00:41:04,800
It's time to graduate
from obedient pupils
614
00:41:04,880 --> 00:41:06,800
to participants,
615
00:41:06,880 --> 00:41:10,520
and her selection is designed
for this perfectly.
616
00:41:10,600 --> 00:41:13,800
Live but small prey.
617
00:41:15,800 --> 00:41:17,800
And right here, right now,
618
00:41:17,880 --> 00:41:22,200
the young male and his siblings
learn their own way--
619
00:41:22,280 --> 00:41:27,280
the real way of the cheetahs
they will become.
620
00:41:27,360 --> 00:41:31,800
Imani watches
but doesn't interfere.
621
00:41:31,880 --> 00:41:33,960
This is the single
most important thing
622
00:41:34,040 --> 00:41:36,200
in the cubs' lives
at this stage.
623
00:41:36,280 --> 00:41:40,000
If they can't kill to eat,
they will simply starve.
624
00:41:42,320 --> 00:41:43,680
(mew)
625
00:41:43,760 --> 00:41:48,760
In time as they grow, they will
face a thousand obstacles.
626
00:41:50,160 --> 00:41:52,080
Genetic bottlenecks aside,
627
00:41:52,160 --> 00:41:57,480
where they do thrive,
so do lions.
628
00:41:57,560 --> 00:42:01,960
And it's those half-grown
teenagers with playful energy
629
00:42:02,040 --> 00:42:06,240
that Imani must steer
her cubs away from.
630
00:42:06,320 --> 00:42:09,360
But today she does
just the opposite.
631
00:42:09,440 --> 00:42:12,840
She leads them to the lions
for a look,
632
00:42:12,920 --> 00:42:16,160
but stays just outside
of their range.
633
00:42:19,200 --> 00:42:21,160
They're playing with fire.
634
00:42:21,240 --> 00:42:25,720
The odds of cheetah cubs
surviving are less than 10%,
635
00:42:25,800 --> 00:42:29,040
and lions play a very large
part in that.
636
00:42:29,120 --> 00:42:42,400
♪ ♪
637
00:42:42,480 --> 00:42:46,320
It's a vital lesson for Imani's
adventurous male cub,
638
00:42:46,400 --> 00:42:49,960
because he won't always
have her at his side.
639
00:42:50,040 --> 00:42:53,080
For him, the biggest threat
in the future
640
00:42:53,160 --> 00:42:56,040
will not be lions, though.
641
00:42:56,120 --> 00:42:59,000
As the cubs grow
and form new coalitions,
642
00:42:59,080 --> 00:43:03,880
they'll need prey to hunt
on gracile legs.
643
00:43:03,960 --> 00:43:06,760
Tactics that make
best use of claws,
644
00:43:06,840 --> 00:43:08,600
ready to jab into the ground,
645
00:43:08,680 --> 00:43:10,520
or propel them
at the fastest speeds
646
00:43:10,600 --> 00:43:13,400
of any animal on Earth.
647
00:43:13,480 --> 00:43:16,080
And to fly like the wind
648
00:43:16,160 --> 00:43:19,600
with a delicacy unrivaled
on these plains.
649
00:43:19,680 --> 00:43:24,520
♪ ♪
650
00:43:24,600 --> 00:43:28,720
But most of all
they'll need space.
651
00:43:28,800 --> 00:43:33,440
Space to live on their own
terms without fear.
652
00:43:33,520 --> 00:43:36,680
To co-exist, with us.
653
00:43:36,760 --> 00:43:42,360
♪ ♪
654
00:43:42,440 --> 00:43:45,480
Without that,
the young male's future,
655
00:43:45,560 --> 00:43:49,320
after he finally leaves
his mother to find his own way,
656
00:43:49,400 --> 00:43:51,840
will be uncertain.
657
00:43:51,920 --> 00:43:54,800
And those dark tears
on his face
658
00:43:54,880 --> 00:43:58,560
would be
our collective tragedy.
659
00:43:58,640 --> 00:44:05,480
But that, let us hope,
will not be our way.
660
00:44:05,560 --> 00:44:07,120
♪ ♪
661
00:44:07,200 --> 00:44:09,080
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