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00:03we've picked up the rogue boys intruding to the max oh my gosh they are making a racket
00:14we're right in the center of the quiddum pride territory and that i can't exaggerate that enough
00:21four intruding male lions the rogue boys are advancing towards the quiddum pride
00:30this is the greatest threat so far these boys could very easily kill all the cubs
00:42the okovango delta in botswana we are in a pristine environment right now one of africa's last
00:50wildernesses the magnitude of life here is unparalleled and it's a haven for africa's big cats
01:00lion cheetah and leopard big cat country armed with the latest filming technology
01:11the big cats 24 17 is following individual big cats for six months this is a unique opportunity
01:20to follow these cats around the clock through the day
01:24i used to think i'd have a fair fight with a lion not so sure now and the night we've
01:32got the most
01:33sophisticated thermal imaging technologies capturing their behavior 24 hours a day i have never seen
01:42anything like this
01:56go down go down for great yeah go ahead the intruder males are roaring and causing so much raucous and
02:05just
02:05full on drama the rogue boys are asserting their presence in the quiddum pride territory okay we're
02:13just gonna look for the cubs gordon is searching for the pride's most vulnerable members
02:20it's young cubs we've got some lines up ahead
02:26the rogue boys the rogue boys roars travel five miles when they hear these rogue males and intruder
02:33males calling there's concern there's this threat and there's danger the females with cubs they are
02:39moving out of the core part of the territory this is the furthest south that i've seen them
02:48it's unusual at this time of day for any lions to be wandering around separating from the rest of the
02:59pride
03:00and keeping so many cubs on the move is dangerous
03:06and stopped but these mums with young cubs have no choice
03:13a good position they're up on this termite mound here probably you can see about two kilometers in
03:19that direction one in that direction another kilometer in that direction so anything that
03:25is coming through this area what they're gonna see
03:30you're just doing a little count
03:34we've got nine nine cubs
03:41i first saw these cubs when they were a week to 10 days old they were tiny little bundles of
03:49a guinea
03:51pig size maybe very fluffy the eyes hadn't even opened and now they've got a lot more life about them
04:04these eight month old cubs belong to just three kudum pride mothers
04:12naledi sebi and mato
04:17they're all hanging out together because they've all got cubs of the same ages
04:22my respect goes to these females because they're doing all the hard work
04:27keeping these cubs alive while big toe and madumo the heads of the kudum pride they're the dominant males
04:37they're nowhere to be seen
04:40it's been a week since i've seen madumo and for big toe that's three weeks since anyone has seen them
04:50so when it comes to invading males like the rogue boys the burden of protecting the cubs
04:57just lands on the shoulders of the females
05:02right they're on the move
05:06the best thing we can do is just stick with them
05:12water levels are now at their lowest in this 150 square miles of the okovango delta
05:23the annual flood will soon arrive
05:27making it harder for mato naledi sebi and their cubs to move freely
05:36every single one of them walking in the same direction they must put distance between themselves
05:44and the rogue boys who are just three miles to their north while they still can
05:52greg greg for gordon go ahead all those cubs are still alive and well that is amazing
06:00we're gonna stick with the rogue boys
06:10sets is joining greg to keep track of the rogue boys
06:15oh my goodness they're on a buffalo kill
06:18three sub-adults and the big male is right here in front of me
06:24oh my gosh really interesting update they've killed the buffalo in the center of the kutum lion territory
06:37it means they are willing to challenge bigton mudumo our dominant males
06:43they really shouldn't be this brazen to have the nerve to make a large kill
06:50they really seem to be making themselves at home
06:55the rogue boys are staking a claim to kudum pride territory
07:00and everything in it
07:06dude what is going on i have no idea this is truly insane
07:10they're not even trying to hide no they're not
07:12they're all made a kill to prove a point yeah they're a very interesting coalition of one
07:20huge male with three sub-adults
07:25adult male lions form coalitions lifetime partnerships for protection and strength
07:35typically you don't find coalitions like this
07:39with vastly different age in the same coalition i wonder if it's a father and sons potentially
07:47they've got a huge coalition leader he's in his prime
07:53we decided to call him demo demo just means a giant
07:58he is probably the biggest male lion i've ever seen
08:04looks scary as
08:09this coalition looks like it's been fighting quite a lot
08:14can take example of this youngster here he has a lot of battle scars on his face
08:21with no pride of their own the rogue boys are looking for one to take over
08:28these rogue boys they're going to want to mate with the females
08:32and that'll mean killing cubs they want those mothers to come back into easter so that they can
08:38have their own cubs
08:42and no one is defending this territory it's crazy hey it's going to be really hard to to fight off
08:49these rogue boys
09:01just
09:01just from
09:04leopard specialists brad and tristan have found new mum ladiva
09:28just too cute
09:31the deba has two cubs three and a half months old
09:37really quite sweet
09:40they've got this whole nursery area that the mother's put them into
09:44and she'll walk in and call and then they'll reveal themselves to her
09:51ladiva's cubs are too young to go with her when she hunts
09:55so the nursery keeps them hidden
09:59it's a perfect nursery here it's thick thick sage you know it's a lot of places these cubs can learn
10:07play and run around there's nowhere really better suited to a leopard raising their cubs than
10:16an area quite like this
10:23i love that interaction between a mom and a cub
10:28something so gentle and beautiful about it
10:34the deba is suckling this one cub it's a pretty little thing
10:40it's a busy time for a mom two cubs that are highly mobile and needing to be fed
10:46she'll have a good session of feeding and then she'll do her long hunting forays
10:55ladiba must hunt every two to three days traveling miles from the nursery
11:03she can't be there all the time
11:05other cubs have very high mortality rates they don't have somebody else to look after them
11:14this is one of the most vulnerable times in a leopard cub's life
11:27sun's just stepping behind the tree line and her diva is now on the move
11:37she's heading off on another hunter
11:43as brad follows ladiba away from the nursery
11:48she hides in some bushes there's a male sitting here on the road
12:05and he's definitely interested
12:14male leopards are notorious for killing cubs
12:20we were just so happy with her having cubs in this area because there's very little male traffic
12:28through here and just when you say that her big male rocks up
13:00he can see the way his tail is twitching
13:05he's definitely on her scent i just hope that she doesn't lead him back to where she's keeping those cubs
13:20just letting ladiba know that he's here
13:43the lion mums are still moving their young cubs south
13:50to their north the intruding rogue boys have left their buffalo carcass unguarded
14:04oh this is ballsy
14:09some other members of the kudum pride have found it
14:13these two boys are enjoying a free meal
14:17it's the pride's two sub-adult males
14:22this is really bold of him
14:26the rogue boys they are heading to have a drink at a nearby
14:30waterhole not far from here about 500 meters
14:36he's quite nervous looking around because he knows when those males come back it is not going to be pretty
14:46these two youngsters might look almost fully grown
14:51this i'm guarantee
14:58that's demo but the rogue boys leader demo is almost twice their weight
15:08the big boy he is about uh 50 meters behind me he's advancing
15:24you can see how massive he is he is showing signs of aggression his body posture
15:36oh he's chasing he's chasing
15:39ah the lines have run off
15:43they ran like hell out of there hopefully they're safe
15:58the
15:59demo is victorious
16:01he is going to feel a sense of pride and accomplishments
16:06two sub-adults are no match for demo
16:11the absence of big toe and madumo
16:15is leaving the pride defenseless
16:22it just shows how bored he is
16:26it's a clear challenge
16:34demo and the rogue boys are now taking more ground
16:40moving south towards the mums and young cubs
16:46just begs the question where ab did turn to do more when all of this is happening
16:52it's a clear challenge
17:12Cheetah team, cheetah team.
17:14Got Bobby and the Cubs.
17:17Excellent.
17:18I will be there ASAP.
17:29Raya and Anna are with Cheetah mum, Bobby, and her five-month-old cubs.
17:40Pretty cool to watch these guys.
17:42I mean, when we're following them every single day, you literally see their development.
17:46It's like having your own baby.
17:48Going from crawling to walking, it's a feel of accomplishment watching your little children
17:53grow up.
17:55Now Raya and Anna know the Cubs.
17:58They've named them Kia and Bo.
18:05Only a few weeks ago, they were reliant on their mum's milk, but now they are full-blown
18:13carnivores.
18:19Cubs are looking pretty hungry.
18:20Hey, their bellies are concave.
18:24Kia and Bo must now eat at least half a kilo of meat a day.
18:33Cubs are really far in the distance.
18:38This could be a moment for Bobby to get a successful hunt in without her cubs distracting her.
19:08She went, she went, she went, she went for them.
19:10They should be coming out to your side.
19:14Where is she?
19:30She's done it.
19:32Well done, Pobbe.
19:34Well done, Pobbe.
19:34What an absolute genius.
19:38Guys, she's got one.
19:39She's got one.
19:41I'm...
19:42My hands are shaking.
19:44Everything is shaking.
19:46But it was incredible.
19:48And, you know, she's done that for her cubs.
19:53And I can see them coming in.
19:59This is going to be an absolute feast for these two.
20:05What Kia and Bo need is for mummy to open up this carcass so they can have a meal.
20:11The cubs' teeth won't be sharp enough to tear through skin for another two months.
20:19Pobbe needs to catch her breath a little bit.
20:22But cheetahs need to cool down before they can eat.
20:29Cheetah's main tactic for hunting is a full-on sprint.
20:34Sometimes being able to go up over 100km per hour.
20:38Very hard for cheetahs.
20:39They're not really able to sweat properly.
20:41You can see her right now.
20:42She's having a very heavy pant.
20:45Ha!
20:45Ha!
20:46Ha!
20:48That's just to help with cooling.
20:53This is a really dangerous time for a cheetah because there was quite a lot of commotion when that all
20:59went down.
21:00A lot of alarm calls.
21:01What Pobbe really doesn't want now is the vultures coming in in huge numbers.
21:08They are like a beacon in the sky to other predators.
21:11It's like dropping a pin.
21:14Here's your food packets just below.
21:20Cheetahs lose one in ten of their meals to other predators.
21:25Pretty much every single predator can chase our lovely cheetahs off this kill.
21:32Sadly for them, amongst all our big cats, they are the underdogs.
21:37Being such a small cat like a cheetah, you really are down the pecking order.
21:43The challenge for Pobbe now is keeping hold of their meal.
21:49Best case scenario really is that Pobbe and Kya and Bo get through this kill as fast as possible.
22:08The girls, we have run into the mums and cubs.
22:13Greg has found the pride's mums and young cubs.
22:18This is Naledi, Sebe and Mato with their crew of cubs.
22:23At the southern limit of Kudum Pride territory.
22:29The lionesses are all very much on edge about male lions.
22:33And there's just anxiety and stress and built up tension.
22:44Hold on, I think we have another lion there.
22:50Oh, it's big male.
22:56Who is this?
22:59Here comes Mato.
23:04Mato is approaching as if this could be one of the intruders.
23:15Oh, she's upset.
23:26Wait a minute.
23:28I think that this is Maduma.
23:32They don't seem to recognize each other very well.
23:35Maybe because he has been MIA for a while.
23:46I'm so pleased to see Maduma back looking strong and healthy.
23:51At a time when we've had so much upheaval from the rogue boys.
23:59Mato looked so angry.
24:02She was ready for battle.
24:05She was just assuming that every male that approaches her is about to go after her cubs.
24:10That was amazing, just aggression from her.
24:13Even Maduma has to approach with caution.
24:19Now that the mums, including Mato, have calmed down, everyone's approaching Maduma.
24:30Oh, it's a snuggle with Dad.
24:33The cubs are so excited.
24:35That's so sweet.
24:40Gordon, Gordon, for great.
24:42Hey, Greg, go.
24:43Maduma is back in town.
24:46Wow.
24:47Maduma, my boy.
24:49Okay, see you soon at the camp.
24:59Maduma.
25:00Where's he been?
25:01Last time I saw him, he was severely skinny.
25:05Look at him.
25:06He's put on a lot more weight.
25:12One question I always have whenever I see Maduma on his own is,
25:17he's with his big toe.
25:20Lately, Maduma has been seen with the pride from time to time.
25:25But his coalition partner big toe has now been missing for almost a month.
25:32Since we've been following the pride, I've never had it that the big boys have been separated for so long.
25:40They were practically inseparable last year.
25:45They ate together, they walked together, they patrolled together.
25:49They were joined at the head.
25:51The power that Maduma has is the power that comes from being in this partnership.
26:01Alone, Maduma is no match for the full advancing road boys.
26:09No matter how determined and how strong and how big he is, he's not going to win against multiple lines.
26:15So, until we find big toe, it's still a very precarious moment for the pride.
26:43What I hope is it's not the male she bumped into.
26:47What I hope is it's not the male she bumped into.
26:49After finding a male leopard close to her nursery.
26:54The diva's back in the nursery area.
26:57One cub's showed up.
27:00Looks like mum might be trying to pick up the second one now.
27:03And she seems to be getting a little bit concerned.
27:21She's calling, searching, broadcasting her presence.
27:34The male cub is missing.
27:44I've never seen this amount of vocalisation coming from a single leopard in such a short space of time.
28:01She's just desperate for a response.
28:04And she's just not getting it.
28:12She's soaring.
28:21This call, known as sawing, is unique to each individual leopard.
28:28And can travel nearly two miles.
28:32The fact that she's trying this hard really starts to scare me, to be honest.
28:39It's not a good sign.
28:44The longer it's missing, the lower it's chances drop.
28:53Less than 50% actually survive.
28:56Because they do get left alone.
28:58They do have to fend for themselves.
29:03Now she's high up.
29:04She's increasing her, the throw of her core.
29:08She's throwing caution to the wind now.
29:11She may draw other predators in.
29:14I think what we're seeing is a very desperate mother.
29:29It's looking more and more likely that we've lost a cabaret.
29:46What's going on?
29:48This is the report of the flood coming in.
29:51So I'm just heading up to see how far it is.
29:56Life for all the big cats of the Okovango Delta is about to change.
30:04Actually, by the flood.
30:08The annual flood has arrived.
30:11We're expecting it to be here within the next week, but it's here now.
30:17This is now.
30:19Oh yeah, look at that.
30:27This is beautiful.
30:31This is the first time seeing the flood come in, in real time.
30:39This is exciting, I'm so excited.
30:49Go ahead and go ahead and do you copy?
30:51Yeah, go ahead and go ahead and do you copy?
30:53Yeah, go ahead and go ahead and have something amazing to show you.
30:57I'm intrigued.
30:59We're on the right road, I can see your tracks, so yeah, I'll bump into you soon.
31:07The waters of the Okovango have come a long way, close to 600 kilometers from the highlands
31:17of Angola through three countries, finally ending up in Botswana.
31:24It goes from a dry flood plain to a flood river within a matter of hours.
31:32To create a spectacle that's beyond words.
31:40Whoa, whoa, whoa.
31:46I don't need to ask what you've got to show me.
31:48Oh yeah, you can see it already.
31:51The speed.
31:52I was here yesterday and it was just bone dry.
31:54Yeah, it was completely dry.
31:56Yeah.
31:56It's really going to affect the lions.
31:59It really is.
32:00The territory is going to shrink.
32:02These waters, they are dangerous for them.
32:05Yeah.
32:07For the mums and smaller cubs, they'll be restricted.
32:11They can't really move around.
32:12It's three years they used to before the flood has arrived.
32:16There's less dry ground.
32:18Yeah.
32:23The rising flood waters mean the mums and cubs are running out of safe space.
32:31And the rope boys are now just a mile away.
32:36I don't know if anyone else heard that, but I heard some roaring.
32:40It's demon.
32:41This is a sign that these boys mean business.
32:49The mums and cubs can't rest.
32:55On a still night like this, demons roar will carry throughout this whole territory.
33:02What he's saying is, be afraid, be very afraid.
33:20This is when it all starts to get a little bit scary for tutors, especially when they're on a fresh
33:25kill.
33:28Anna is with Pobé and her cubs.
33:34They still have the kill.
33:35Nothing's coming to take it.
33:37I think that could be something to do with her smart tactics, which involve basically covering the carcass with dust.
33:46She's trying to cover the scent.
33:49Because when it turns to night, things start to get a little bit dangerous around here.
33:56At this vital growth stage, it's essential the cubs eat as much as possible.
34:05Pobé needs to be on high alert all of the time.
34:11Who knows what predators could be lurking in the shadows.
34:21I wonder if there's something there.
34:25This cub looks really glued to something sage.
34:31Anything could come out of there.
34:35This is quite creepy.
34:45Oh, jackal.
34:48The cubs are essentially learning how to guard their food against animals.
34:54And level one is the lovely jackal.
35:00The jackal doesn't really pose much of a threat for these cubs.
35:13It's just...
35:19Running, running, running.
35:37I am super chuffed that Pobé and the cubs have managed to keep hold of this meal.
35:46Looks like they've got pretty full bellies.
35:49But it's when the big things come in, like lions and leopards,
35:53that's when it's going to get really real for these cubs.
36:14Lion Team mission.
36:16We're going to head through the bush for a long, long way.
36:21The flood is making it harder for the mums with young cubs to escape.
36:30Nothing quite like crashing through a floodplain.
36:34To stop the advancing rogue boys, the pride needs both of its dominant males.
36:42Loads of vultures here.
36:44What's going on?
36:44So Greg is searching for big toe.
36:51We've looked in all the regular spots for big toe and come up completely short.
36:57So we're starting to get a little bit desperate and we're going to look in areas that we would never
37:02normally go.
37:15Let's go.
37:22I think we've got big toe tracks.
37:25Yes!
37:26Finally!
37:29Ha!
37:29Ha!
37:29Ha!
37:30Ha!
37:30Ha!
37:33He must be not far from here.
37:36Let's go and find him.
37:44Oh!
37:45Oh!
37:45Oh!
37:46Oh!
37:46Oh!
37:48Somebody's up ahead of us.
37:51This is a big male lion just in front of me.
37:57Who is this?
38:01Charlotte.
38:03Oh, my gosh.
38:06Please!
38:07Please!
38:07Please!
38:07Please, please!
38:14Come on, it's big toe!
38:17Yes!
38:20Finally!
38:21What?
38:28The mighty Big Toe, he's back in the game.
38:36This is an area where I've, in fact, never seen any of the Quiddum Pride before.
38:42And it begs the question, you know, where has Big Toe been this whole time that he's
38:49been missing?
38:53He's had some food recently.
38:56He's looking healthy, he's looking strong.
38:59Not even a scratch on him, so he hasn't gotten anywhere near any of the intruders.
39:04But he's definitely on some sort of mission here.
39:10It looks like he's about to cross the water.
39:14I haven't seen him for weeks.
39:18And it seems like I'm only going to have him for a few minutes.
39:26Come on, Big Toe, don't do this to me now.
39:30Please.
39:33I'm just not sure how I'm going to follow him, because I don't want to get stuck.
39:41All right, we're going to have to do a big water crossing here.
39:47All in the name of following the mighty Big Toe.
39:52I'm going to have to get my feet wet.
39:54Oh, that's not ideal.
40:02Oh, it's deep.
40:07It's flowing.
40:12Not too bad.
40:14And we're through.
40:17This is wild.
40:19Trying to keep up with Big Toe through the fresh flood is not for the faint hearted.
40:31He's just picked up a scent and is following it very intently, sniffing, sniffing, sniffing.
40:39He's trying to find another lion.
40:52Okay, we've just got visual of other lions now.
41:01Who are these lions?
41:04What's going on here?
41:07It's very, very strange.
41:18I can't believe this.
41:20This is not the Kudum prod.
41:26This is a whole different prod.
41:28It appears that Big Toe has another pride.
41:35Well, that was unexpected.
41:38At a time when the Kudum prod needs them the most.
41:43That is a problem.
41:46That is a big problem.
41:50Gordon, Gordon for Greg.
41:53Go, Greg.
41:54Gordon, you are not going to believe this, but I finally found Big Toe.
41:58He's busy fooling around with other lionesses.
42:01You are kidding me.
42:04Not good.
42:04Not good at all.
42:13Wait a minute.
42:16It looks like there's actually another male here as well.
42:21Oh no.
42:22No.
42:24This is in fact.
42:27Maduma.
42:33That is unbelievable.
42:39The dominant males have been dividing their time between the Kudum pride and this new pride.
42:48What's happening is our big males are mating with other lions and that's why we don't see them very often.
42:59While Maduma has been coming and going, Big Toe has been here.
43:06What's potentially at play here is the fact that amongst the Kudum pride lionesses, all the older lionesses have cubs
43:13at the moment.
43:14And there's a fair chance that all the younger lionesses are related to Maduma and Big Toe.
43:20In fact, they could be their daughters.
43:22So the mating opportunities within the pride are limited.
43:27That might explain why the boys have gone outside to look for the chance of siring more cubs.
43:37The problem is if they're paying so much attention to other lionesses, they're neglecting the Kudum pride.
43:43And that's why we've had so much drama and chaos.
43:48And that is going to be a very serious risk to those cubs.
43:58The Kudum pride mums have been left to defend their cubs alone from the advancing rogue boys.
44:27Ladeeba the leopard has been searching for her missing cub for almost two days.
44:41Well, she's led us back to one cub.
44:58She is entirely, that one's wild.
45:23Just one.
45:26I think she's moving it to a new space.
45:32And now, down a cub.
45:39But the resolve I was hoping for.
45:47I just hope now, with all her attention focused on a single individual, that cub stands a better chance of
45:54staying alive.
45:57It's still a miracle in itself that she has one healthy, surviving and thriving really.
46:04And it's a testament to her abilities as a mother.
46:09Ladeeba's surviving cub will soon pass this most vulnerable age and leave the nursery with her when she hunts.
46:27We're going to do our best to follow and watch how her and her cub develop.
46:32She's a proven mother and more than ready for the challenge.
46:50I think she's going to die.
47:08Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go.
47:19Yep, she's done it again.
47:26These two cubs are insanely lucky that they've got Pobbe as their mum.
47:36Cheetah mum Pobbe has secured her cubs another meal, as long as she can keep it through another
47:47night.
48:01I am really, really chuffed for Pobbe and the cubs.
48:05She's doing an incredible job at feeding them.
48:12Wait a second.
48:16What has she seen?
48:21Pobbe looks like she's getting into, like, a weird stalk mode. She's seen something.
48:32There is something...
48:38..sat about 100 metres from that.
48:44That is big.
48:48Oh, God, I think that is a leopard. That is a male leopard.
48:58Look at me.
48:59It's running in. It's running in.
49:20I think she's trying to lure this leopard away from the cubs.
49:24This feels like a mad move from Pobbe.
49:30This male leopard is one and a half times Pobbe's weight.
49:35If he catches her, he could easily kill her.
49:47She's just jumped at it.
49:49She just jumped on the floor to try and make a sound to lure it away.
49:54She's so, so clever.
49:59Pobbe's night vision is not as good as a leopard's.
50:06But she has one clear advantage.
50:10Pobbe is not at her max effort in terms of speed,
50:13but that leopard is really struggling to keep up with her.
50:16This is crazy.
50:50Pobbe has diverted the leopard's attention from the cubs.
50:57Okay, this leopard is going to the kill.
51:00But not from her meal.
51:06Couldn't catch anything yourself,
51:08just stealing from a mum and two kids.
51:15He's almost tripping on it as he drags it.
51:18I mean, that is the image of greed right there,
51:22tripping on his food.
51:25Off he goes.
51:33That's so annoying.
51:37That must have been terrifying for those cubs.
51:42But as we've seen tonight,
51:44Pobbe is capable of essentially fighting off a male leopard
51:49to protect her cubs.
51:54These are the lengths that a mother cheetah will go to.
52:00What an incredible cat she is.
52:02Bye.
52:04Bye.
52:19OK, up ahead we have a cluster of lions.
52:27Gordon is also on the night shift.
52:30We can put the drone up, hopefully spot it from the air.
52:35The Rogue Boys are closing in on the Cudum Pride mums and cubs.
52:42But Dumo and Big Toe, they're out of the equation,
52:47hanging out with a second pride.
52:50And at some point, these Rogue Boys,
52:53they are going to push towards these cubs,
52:56and that could be tonight.
53:00So wherever Dumo goes,
53:01I'm just going to keep up with them as best I can.
53:11He's on the trail.
53:13The Rogue Boys are now close enough
53:16to be picking up the female's scent.
53:20Now things are serious.
53:23Dumo is making his presence known in sound and in scent.
53:38Yeah, he's belting it out with all his might.
53:55A roar like that just gets you in the belly.
54:02Things are going to escalate.
54:13They're running.
54:16Aye, aye, aye.
54:18I don't want to lose them.
54:22Where have we gone, pals?
54:25Dumo just ran off into this forest.
54:31So at the moment, I've lost them.
54:37The Rogue Boys have vanished.
54:39Just 500 meters from the mums and young cubs.
54:47They've disappeared into this forest.
54:50This is really bad.
55:06After losing the Rogue Boys in the night,
55:09the whole team is out at dawn,
55:12searching for lions.
55:15Oh, my gosh.
55:17Mums.
55:20What a relief.
55:23Anna has found the mums and young cubs.
55:29OK.
55:30We're all safe.
55:31I can't believe it.
55:33What incredible mums.
55:42OK.
55:45Everyone's coming to say hi.
55:50Morning, Sebba.
55:52Hi, gorgeous girl.
55:54Well, beautiful, aren't you?
55:57Well done for keeping your club safe.
56:01Oh, my God. Back.
56:12What an amazing morning.
56:16Anna, Anna, are you reading me?
56:19This is such, just like a dreamy, tranquil scene.
56:24Anna, Anna, do you copy?
56:26Anna, Anna, Anna, Anna, Anna, Anna,
56:28the Rogue Boys are coming towards the mums.
56:33Oh, my God.
56:34Oh, my God.
56:34Right here, right with Anna?
56:35Yeah, Anna, the emo's the right here,
56:37and the three sub-adult males.
56:41They're looking super keen in your direction.
56:46The Rogue Boys are heading straight towards the mums and cubs,
56:51and this is exactly what we don't want to happen.
56:53This is really, really dangerous.
56:58They're trying to pick up scent.
57:01They're trying to pick up scent.
57:02You can see them right now with their noses, their mouth,
57:05and then they put their head up and go.
57:10There's absolutely no chance that these lionesses with this amount of cubs
57:16are going to be able to outrun the Rogue Boys.
57:18There's no way.
57:27Rhea, Rhea, do you have an update?
57:31Like 100 metres, they're super close.
57:33I see them, I see them.
57:34I see them.
57:43Okay, so I've seen them.
57:44She's seen them.
57:46Oh, they're coming in, they're coming in.
57:57Come on.
58:16I've never heard a noise like that, ever.
58:20Where are the clubs?
58:24Please don't be good.
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