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00:00 Meet the Nsefu pride and their newest members.
00:09 Six cubs who feed together and play together.
00:22 All except one. He holds back a misfit.
00:31 This is his story. He's the smallest, the most vulnerable.
00:40 Surrounded by killers, even other lions.
00:48 His family is all that stands between him and a violent world.
00:55 Lost and afraid.
01:12 The smallest cub faces rejection and hardship.
01:19 His only hope is in his determination to survive.
01:27 The Luangwa River is the heart of Zambia's South Luangwa National Park.
01:34 It's drying up. It hasn't rained for six months.
01:42 Along the bank lives the Nsefu pride, a family of 20 lions including six cubs born to two sisters.
01:52 The cubs have different characters. Some playful, some aggressive.
01:58 These two are the twins, a male and a female. A couple of weeks younger are four males.
02:09 One is smaller, holds back, perhaps a runt.
02:17 Even in the womb, some cubs get more nutrition than others.
02:27 This little misfit risks being pushed out of meals by his stronger brothers and falling further behind.
02:37 Male cubs need friendships that will evolve into coalitions as adults to start new prides.
02:46 Playing together is vital to their future.
02:52 The older twins set the pace. Chasing and fighting are their favorite games.
03:01 They're getting stronger all the time.
03:10 The misfit is missing out.
03:19 Cubs want to form bonds. One of the twins approaches the timid cub.
03:27 At first, the misfit is just scared.
03:39 He tries, but he finds being part of the gang hard.
03:45 As the dry season progresses, the cubs are getting more and more isolated.
04:03 As the dry season progresses, buffalo are drawn to the few streams and lagoons around the river.
04:11 Hyenas follow.
04:27 If hyenas or leopards find the cubs, they'll kill them.
04:35 Keeping them alive is a difficult job for the mothers.
04:41 Nine out of ten cubs die in their first few years before they're big enough to defend themselves.
04:49 The end.
04:53 [music]
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