00:00And when they finally materialize, they arrive in huge numbers.
00:29The problem for wildebeest on the move is that they are always heading forward into
00:35the unknown.
00:42But those who are first to the battlefield and await their opponents are at ease and
00:49have the advantage.
00:53They are artists of deception, pretending to be benign, walking casually as if what
00:59lurks under their skins is not important.
01:16And that, more than anything, is the cheetah way.
01:25Unleashed at 70 miles an hour, this incredible speed leaves no room for mistakes.
01:42The quick turn, the size of the prey, makes it almost an impossibility.
01:51But for this moment in time, nothing else matters, for the predator or for the prey.
02:21And now the brothers are working in unison, collaborating to win this immense battle.
02:52It's hard to know which god selected this wildebeest.
03:01Was it random, or is it his almost imperceptible limp from last year's water crossing?
03:10It is a moment in time, and yet it is timeless.
03:22These epic battles for survival are the result of wave after wave of millions of wildebeest
03:32that pour into the waiting teeth of the just 7,000 cheetahs left on the planet.
03:43Victory is short-lived.
03:57Now each takes turns in defending their meal, while the other four feed up, before the hyenas
04:05can get the true measure of their strengths or weakness.
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