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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.

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