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00:00 Night is the most dangerous time,
00:03 and the mothers need to persuade the reluctant cubs to hide
00:07 and remain hidden.
00:09 The mothers can't stay with the cubs.
00:15 As the pride's best hunters, they're needed elsewhere.
00:29 Lions hunt cooperatively.
00:32 They run at the herds of impala and puku,
00:37 hoping to find a weaker individual.
00:40 Sickness or injury is quickly punished in the African wilderness.
00:46 The antelope are fast, built to avoid cheaters.
00:51 Buffalo are like tanks, slower,
00:57 but it takes the whole hunting team to bring one down.
01:01 Few hunts succeed.
01:12 The buffaloes just canter away.
01:15 While the females hunt,
01:21 the two brothers roar at their ownership of their 25-square-mile territory,
01:27 broadcasting their strength to rival lions.
01:31 Roars also intimidate other predators,
01:41 particularly hyenas.
01:44 The clan lives in a lion-proof den.
01:50 (Cubs squeal)
01:52 A babysitter stays behind while the clan goes hunting.
01:57 The lion cubs have nobody to guard them.
02:16 (Cubs squeal)
02:19 With so much chaos, they may panic and scatter.
02:25 That's very risky, with the resident leopard out hunting.
02:36 She's able to move so quietly that even impala and puku can't detect her.
02:43 Leopards and lions are rivals,
02:46 attacking each other's cubs whenever they can.
02:49 In the cool of the night, hippos come out of the river to graze,
03:00 stirring up a cloud of insects for the bats.
03:04 (Lion roars)
03:07 The hyenas have found some of the lion pride enjoying the remains of a warthog.
03:14 The lionesses are away hunting,
03:17 the dominant males roaring,
03:20 and the cubs hiding.
03:23 What remains are the teenagers,
03:26 yearlings to four-year-olds.
03:29 Pride and clan skirmish over scraps.
03:33 (Lion roars)
03:36 (Cubs squeal)
03:39 The hyenas back down.
03:47 The lionesses are still hunting,
03:55 but the hyenas are back.
03:58 (Lion roars)
04:01 At dawn, the hippos leave the busy plains for the cool safety of the river.
04:07 The little misfit is in the hiding place, alone.
04:22 (Birds chirping)
04:25 It's been a night of drama.
04:35 The five other cubs are scattered.
04:38 Halfway across the river are two of the missing cubs.
04:44 This is no man's land, and very dangerous.
04:49 (Lion roars)
04:52 The two mothers are out searching, and have found the male twin.
04:57 Leaving him alone on the bank,
05:03 his mother sets out to rescue his sister and a younger cousin.
05:07 They are halfway into a long night of hunting.
05:17 They are halfway into another pride's territory.
05:21 (Cub meows)
05:26 Fortunately, there's no sign of the neighbors.
05:31 (Cub meows)
05:36 She leads them back to safety.
05:46 (Cub meows)
05:49 It's so easy for cubs to wander off and run into trouble in the dark.
05:54 Curiosity and courage may have led them astray.
05:58 (Cub meows)
06:01 All the cubs are found.
06:08 They've had their big adventure, learned their lesson.
06:13 Except for one, the little loner,
06:17 who just stayed where he was put.
06:21 (Cub meows)
06:25 (upbeat music)
06:28 (upbeat music)
06:31 (upbeat music)