♪ ♪
[hissing]
[growling]
Phefo'’s cubs sharpen their survival skills...
♪ ♪
...relishing freedom
while their mother hunts away from home.
♪ ♪
But freedom has its risks.
[barking]
♪ ♪
Baboons.
Merciless killers.
[barking]
The boy races for cover.
His sister takes a different route.
[barking]
Not a good move.
[barking]
Baboons climb trees, too.
♪ ♪
[screeching]
You'’re on your own.
♪ ♪
Phefo is well beyond earshot.
[grunting]
Forced by the drought
to travel further and further in search of food for her cubs.
♪ ♪
[bird screeching]
♪ ♪
Another hunter has eaten well.
♪ ♪
[bird screeching]
♪ ♪
It'’s only skin and bone.
Anxious not to be away too long,
Phefo begins the long journey home.
♪ ♪
She senses danger.
[cub screeching]
Her daughter.
[cub screeching]
♪ ♪
Trapped, the cub can only climb higher.
♪ ♪
[barks]
[screeching]
♪ ♪
[growling]
Phefo'’s mind races.
Outnumbered, outmaneuvered, out of luck.
[barking]
♪ ♪
[screeching]
[baboons barking]
♪ ♪
[baboon barking]
The baboons are finally done with the cub.
♪ ♪
Is she injured?
Is she even alive?
♪ ♪
[grunt]
The Savage Kingdom deserves its name.
[grunt]
But today is an exception.
♪ ♪
Scared, but unscathed.
♪ ♪
Nothing a mother'’s love cannot soothe.
♪ ♪
But there'’s still no sign of her son.
♪ ♪
[growl]
♪ ♪
[growl]
♪ ♪
Silence.
♪ ♪
[cub growling]
♪ ♪
It'’s him.
♪ ♪
[hissing]
♪ ♪
Until the rains come and bring prey closer,
your cubs will never be safe Phefo.
♪ ♪
[low growl]
♪ ♪
[elephant grumbles]
♪ ♪
Time heals all wounds.
♪ ♪
As the land turns to dust,
Thata and her sister teach the teenagers to hunt...
with a special respect for what a warthog can do.
♪ ♪
Rebels no more, the boys study the sister'’s every move.
♪ ♪
Stealth.
♪ ♪
Patience.
♪ ♪
The attack.
[warthog squealing]
[squealing]
♪ ♪
A masterclass in the art of hunting.
♪ ♪
The kill quells their pangs of hunger.
♪ ♪
But one little pig won'’t feed a hungry pride...
♪ ♪
especially if it'’s stolen.
♪ ♪
Hyena.
[yipping]
♪ ♪
[growling]
♪ ♪
Thata used to face these thieves alone.
♪ ♪
[snarling]
♪ ♪
But not this time.
♪ ♪
[growling]
[yipping]
♪ ♪
Whatever the boys lack in hunting skills...
[yipping]
...they make up for in raw power.
♪ ♪
[growling]
♪ ♪
The teens show their loyalty to Thata and the pride.
♪ ♪
Now, boys, prove you can hunt.
♪ ♪
[squeaking]
Wame leads her pack north,
away from the hyena and the endless drought
and into the water-filled flood plains.
♪ ♪
Here, the pack bathes in success.
♪ ♪
Wame knows her pups are hungry.
♪ ♪
And this is unfamiliar territory.
♪ ♪
Time to test the waters.
♪ ♪
[snorting]
♪ ♪
Wame leads the charge.
♪ ♪
[antelopes snorting]
♪ ♪
[yipping]
♪ ♪
[barking]
♪ ♪
The water, it'’s too deep.
♪ ♪
Marshes are exactly where
these swamp antelope evolved to survive.
♪ ♪
Poor Wame, out of your depth, and now you have company.
♪ ♪
[barks]
♪ ♪
Lions punish trespassers.
♪ ♪
[growling]
♪ ♪
Wame has led her pack straight into lion country.
♪ ♪
[barking]
♪ ♪
The party is over.
♪ ♪
Better by far to face the drought
than live in a den of lions.
♪ ♪
But Tsebe has no interest in chasing pesky dogs.
♪ ♪
She only wants to be with her sister...
and their five cubs.
[cubs growling]
After escaping the three brothers,
they, too, are refugees.
[cubs mewing]
♪ ♪
[growling]
♪ ♪
[growling]
♪ ♪
Tsebe can'’t afford to relax for long.
[cubs growling]
♪ ♪
She has land to conquer.
♪ ♪
[cub mewing]
And her sister to help her.
♪ ♪
The huntresses are new to this flooded fortress.
[elephant grumbling]
[trumpeting]
♪ ♪
But together, they lay claim to Mombo'’s jewel in the crown.
[grumbling]
♪ ♪
It'’s hard to be silent in a world of water.
♪ ♪
But Tsebe and her sister are in perfect sync.
♪ ♪
Watch those tusks, Tsebe.
♪ ♪
[warthog squealing]
[squealing]
♪ ♪
Even the greatest empires begin with a single step.
♪ ♪
[growling]
♪ ♪
[mewing]
♪ ♪
[growling]
♪ ♪
The cubs can'’t wait to fill their bellies,
and this meal is special.
♪ ♪
It'’s their first taste of meat.
♪ ♪
And it couldn'’t be more delicious.
♪ ♪
For Tsebe, it'’s proof that joining her sister
was the right thing to do.
♪ ♪
And nothing can stop them from ruling this land.
♪ ♪
[chattering]
♪ ♪
In the infernal heat of the south,
Thata also makes a kill.
♪ ♪
But she has much bigger mouths to feed and many more of them.
♪ ♪
[growling]
♪ ♪
The teenagers now share,
but there'’s still not enough to go round.
♪ ♪
[squawking]
[growling]
Thata spurs the boys into action.
♪ ♪
Can they turn what they learned into lunch?
♪ ♪
As Thata leads, the boys take their positions.
♪ ♪
[warthog squealing]
It'’s crucial they stay hidden.
And do exactly as Thata taught.
♪ ♪
Timing is everything.
♪ ♪
[warthogs squealing]
[squealing]
They'’re too hasty.
[grunting]
The boys must curb their enthusiasm.
♪ ♪
But they are starting to show promise.
♪ ♪
Thata'’s heart soars...
her pride pulling together at last.
♪ ♪
[elephant roars]
[trumpets]
♪ ♪
[barking]
♪ ♪
Phefo is in luck.
A vervet monkey.
♪ ♪
In the drought-ridden south, it'’s not half bad.
♪ ♪
Once again, the search for prey takes her far from home.
♪ ♪
And she longs to get back to her cubs.
♪ ♪
Having stashed her kill,
Phefo is anxious to check they are well.
[grunting]
♪ ♪
[grunt]
♪ ♪
The cubs are slow to appear.
♪ ♪
[cub growls]
♪ ♪
But better safe than sorry.
♪ ♪
Phefo can breathe easy.
♪ ♪
[purring]
♪ ♪
Her cubs can'’t live on love alone; they need food.
♪ ♪
The feisty little girl is first to eat...
[hissing]
and boldly refuses to share with her mother.
[hissing]
♪ ♪
Once she'’s had her fill, it'’s her brother'’s turn.
♪ ♪
Phefo settles for the scraps.
♪ ♪
And even these, she lets her son steal back.
♪ ♪
Phefo is willing to sacrifice anything
for the good of her precious cubs.
♪ ♪
But will the rains come and bring her a proper meal
before she gets too weak to hunt?
♪ ♪
[elephants trumpeting]
[splashing]
In the flooded north,
Tsebe and her sister stake their claim.
♪ ♪
[squealing]
[growling]
[squealing]
♪ ♪
The perfect team.
♪ ♪
[growling]
The abundance of food means their cubs are growing fast.
[cooing]
For Tsebe, forced to give up her family once before,
it'’s a second chance at happiness.
♪ ♪
[growling]
Suddenly that chance looks fragile.
♪ ♪
Tsebe'’s heart pounds.
♪ ♪
Terrified. He could kill her cubs
or force her to give up her family once more.
[growls]
♪ ♪
Over my dead body.
♪ ♪
A lone male, capable of anything.
But as he draws near, Tsebe recognizes him.
♪ ♪
It'’s the father of her cubs.
♪ ♪
Tsebe remains wary.
♪ ♪
He'’s hardly been the model of reliability.
♪ ♪
She leaves her sister to babysit.
♪ ♪
And greets the weary traveler.
♪ ♪
Perhaps he'’s changed.
♪ ♪
He seems calmer now.
♪ ♪
More mature.
♪ ♪
[low growling]
More regal.
♪ ♪
She'’ll let him stay,
but she doesn'’t have time to flirt all day.
♪ ♪
She has an empire to build.
♪ ♪
[bird shrieks]
♪ ♪
[zebra braying]
♪ ♪
[squeaking]
♪ ♪
Wame leads the pack away from Tsebe'’s water-soaked land...
and back to the infernal drought.
A land of famine and scavengers.
♪ ♪
But at least a land Wame understands.
♪ ♪
With her pups hungry and the hyena nowhere to be seen,
she leads a hunt.
♪ ♪
Through the searing heat.
♪ ♪
The dogs run mile after mile.
♪ ♪
Finally, they can run no more.
♪ ♪
But a true leader never sleeps.
♪ ♪
The time for rest is over.
♪ ♪
[snorts]
♪ ♪
It'’s time now for dinner.
♪ ♪
Back on firm ground, Wame'’s dogs run freely once more.
♪ ♪
[bleating]
♪ ♪
A feast at last.
♪ ♪
[hyena whooping]
♪ ♪
It was only a matter of time
before their nemesis turned up.
Hyena--
never knowingly late to a party.
[yipping]
♪ ♪
Body snatchers...
and pup killers.
♪ ♪
Hyena, robbers from hell.
Wame and the pack fled north to escape them.
[growling]
[snarling]
This time, Wame'’s not going anywhere.
[growling]
The pack rallies behind her.
[growling]
[yipping]
[dogs squeaking]
♪ ♪
[squeaking]
♪ ♪
The dogs give everything they have.
Even Wame'’s pups join the fray.
Big enough to hold their own at last.
♪ ♪
A credit to their incredible mother.
[squeaking]
After everything,
Wame'’s leadership is finally set in stone.
♪ ♪
Never to be challenged again.
♪ ♪
[squeaking]
♪ ♪
[thunder]
♪ ♪
Rain.
Finally, here to quench the land'’s bitter thirst.
♪ ♪
[grumbling]
♪ ♪
Bringing solace to all.
♪ ♪
[squeaking]
♪ ♪
No one welcomes the change of season more than Phefo.
♪ ♪
All she wants is to feed her tiny cubs.
♪ ♪
Thankfully, her forest now teems with prey
of the easiest kind.
♪ ♪
No time for mercy, Phefo.
You have your cubs to feed.
♪ ♪
[antelope barks]
♪ ♪
[squawking]
♪ ♪
That proper meal at last.
Enough for all the family.
♪ ♪
You just have to get it to them Phefo, that'’s all.
♪ ♪
[yipping]
♪ ♪
Phefo boldly goes where no hyena can follow.
♪ ♪
But what goes up will eventually come down...
where hell'’s teeth are waiting.
♪ ♪
Phefo clings to her cubs'’ meal.
♪ ♪
She knows hyena have little patience.
♪ ♪
Just hold out, Phefo.
[yipping]
♪ ♪
Free at last.
♪ ♪
[mew]
♪ ♪
This time, there'’s more than enough to go round.
♪ ♪
So even you, Phefo, get a share of the feast.
♪ ♪
[mew]
♪ ♪
Having brought her family
through the toughest of droughts
and the most dangerous period of their lives,
Phefo can now enjoy a time of plenty
with her two precious cubs.
♪ ♪
Thata is ready.
Lured by the promise of water, the heavyweights arrive.
[groaning]
♪ ♪
Enormous beasts with enormous thirst
and enormous horns.
♪ ♪
Thata can'’t take them on alone.
She won'’t have to.
♪ ♪
The teens are primed and ready.
♪ ♪
Time to see what the boys can do.
♪ ♪
[bellowing]
♪ ♪
Under Thata'’s guidance,
the teens isolate a pair of buffalo...
♪ ♪
female and calf.
Perfect.
♪ ♪
The teacher creates a distraction.
[bellowing]
♪ ♪
[bellowing]
While her students go in for the mother of all prizes.
[growling]
♪ ♪
A banquet for a hungry pride.
♪ ♪
The teens finally show their true worth.
♪ ♪
All thanks to Thata.
♪ ♪
She transformed a broken pride into a mighty dynasty.
♪ ♪
A dynasty to match that of the awe-inspiring Tsebe.
♪ ♪
Each now reigns over their own promised land.
♪ ♪
Thata, queen of the south. Tsebe, queen of the north.
♪ ♪
Together, they rule the mighty Savage Kingdom.
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