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AnimalsTranscript
00:00 This mother is about to have a baby.
00:03 After a pregnancy of eight months, the newborn hippo's journey begins.
00:17 As he catches the first breeze of air, the first sun kiss that gently caresses his body,
00:22 he is given the grace of joining the eternal cycle of life.
00:27 The calf usually weighs around 100 pounds, so giving birth is not easy for the female,
00:32 who secluded herself to this lake to get some privacy.
00:38 After the birth, this small hippo is up for grabs from hungry lions, who tried to secure
00:44 themselves an easy meal.
00:47 But the little one stood his ground against the predators.
00:50 The lions are trying to prey on the calf, until the mother, who is suffering from birth
00:57 labors, defends her baby and ferociously attacks one lioness.
01:06 The lions' pride won't easily give up.
01:09 They are skilled predators.
01:11 Together they can take down anyone.
01:15 They circle the hippo, firmly watching its movements until night falls upon.
01:21 The lioness takes advantage of the tired hippo.
01:24 One of them jumps over her.
01:25 Unsure what to do next, she tries to sink her teeth into the prey's flesh.
01:32 Unsuccessful as it seems, the hippo strikes again.
01:37 She brutally catches one of the lioness.
01:40 She opens her mouth at a 180 degrees angle and grabs the head of the predator, who desperately
01:45 seeks escape from the 2,000 pounds bite on her skull.
01:59 She manages to get away, leaving the hippo tired from the attack, succumbing to the wounds
02:04 that she is enduring.
02:08 The mother has surrendered to the attack.
02:11 She had no force left to fight back.
02:14 Each one of the lions takes his part of the hippo's cadaver floating over the river.
02:21 The last quantity of gas is coming out of her stomach as her guts were cut out.
02:33 (water sloshing)
02:36 (slurping)