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00:00 The MKs hold prime territory on the banks of the Luangwa River.
00:05 Five miles to the north is the neighboring pride of six lionesses, the Hollywoods.
00:12 Both prides are vulnerable now that the four nomad males have invaded the valley.
00:18 The prey comes down here, it's very rich, so there's always a strong possibility of pride takeovers.
00:26 Anything can happen. You can't ever drop your guard.
00:30 While Nathan's filming one pride, Sam Davis will cover the other.
00:36 I know Nathan's quite excited because he's filmed here quite a lot and he's always only been following one pride.
00:42 So with me being here too, we can actually follow both prides throughout the season and see how the whole story develops.
00:50 [Music]
00:53 At first light, Sam's out looking for the four sisters and two daughters that make up the Hollywood pride.
01:05 She heads to the kill where they were last seen.
01:11 So there's the kill. You can see a whole lot of vultures but no sign of any lions.
01:18 Only yesterday, this was the site of a vicious attack.
01:22 The invading nomads and two female accomplices beat up all six of the Hollywood females.
01:29 Ava, the group's leader, was singled out and badly injured.
01:38 [Growling]
01:41 So, I mean, it's a good thing that the Hollywoods aren't here, that they've left to get away from the nomads.
01:54 But not great for us because we can't find them.
02:05 Sam's anxious to check on Ava.
02:08 But after such a beating, there's no way of knowing where the group might have fled.
02:14 Three hours of searching and there's still no sign of them.
02:26 She decides to head back to camp.
02:30 But then...
02:32 Ava, the line's off.
02:35 Four...
02:36 Five...
02:38 Yeah, where's Ava?
02:41 Oh, no girls.
02:43 One, two, three, four, five.
02:48 There's another one here. Six.
02:50 After a morning of driving and looking everywhere, we end up finding the Hollywoods up the side of the road.
02:57 And they've hardly actually moved off.
03:00 We thought that they would have run further north to get away from the nomads, but it turns out these girls hardly moved.
03:05 And to be honest, that could be because of the injuries that they sustained in the fight.
03:10 Ava is still suffering terribly.
03:14 Wow, look at that elbow.
03:17 You can actually see some blood on the grass near her elbow.
03:21 She really, really was beaten up yesterday.
03:27 I'm really glad to see that she's still alive, obviously.
03:32 I am interested to see how she is when she gets up.
03:36 Nova, the pride's youngest female, and Ava's daughter, looks okay.
03:45 But Nova's older sister, Zina, is also injured.
03:49 Oh man, she was in the fight too. Her back is quite scarred.
03:56 Quite a kink in the back of her tail.
03:58 So I'm wondering if maybe she's broken her tail in the fight.
04:03 Tails are important for balance.
04:07 If Zina's tail is broken, she could find hunting a challenge.
04:13 A closer look at Ava shows some nasty scratches on her back.
04:23 And there's another serious wound on her thigh.
04:26 She could have internal injuries too.
04:32 There's no knowing what's actually going on inside her body at the moment.
04:39 Time will tell if Ava is fine and if nothing internally was damaged.
04:51 Ava's injuries affect not just her, but the whole pride.
04:55 She's the most experienced lioness in the group, and their best hunter.
05:02 The others look to her to take the lead.
05:07 Now, she's out of action.
05:12 Looking at some of the hollywoods here, some of them don't look like they've fed enough.
05:19 So they'll probably need to eat within the next two days.
05:22 And that would be interesting considering a lot of them have got injuries.
05:27 Whether the injured pride can successfully hunt without Ava remains to be seen.
05:48 The four powerful young nomads, led by Thor, are still wandering through the hollywoods' territory.
05:55 They've parted company with the two rogue females who joined in the attack on Ava, so the brothers are now on their own.
06:05 They're on a mission to take over a pride and gain a territory.
06:14 So far, they've directed their aggression toward the hollywoods.
06:18 But they're on the move on a potential collision course with the MKs.
06:26 In the far south of the MK territory, Nathan can't tear himself away from Rosa and her cubs.
06:38 [Cubs meowing]
06:40 But there's a surprise in store.
06:49 It's Rosa's younger sister, Zuri, with two cubs of her own in tow.
07:02 This careful, first-time mother has kept them hidden until this moment.
07:07 Oh, I'm ecstatic. Five cubs. I mean, brilliant.
07:12 This is great news.
07:15 Having an aunt as well as a mother to protect them will give all the cubs a better chance of surviving.
07:28 Especially while they're apart from the rest of the pride.
07:32 Rosa and Zuri will share childcare and even nurse the others' cubs.
07:43 It means that if anything happens to one sister, her cubs could still survive.
07:50 [Music]
07:52 All mothers need a break from time to time.
08:06 Zuri leaves Rosa in charge.
08:13 But she needs a rest too.
08:18 [Music]
08:20 While she's sleeping, Spotty seizes the chance to explore.
08:25 But wandering alone at this age is not a good idea.
08:34 Antelope and baboons aren't a threat.
08:45 [Birds chirping]
08:47 But Zuri is well aware of other dangers out there, including roaming male lions.
08:57 She returns in time to take the little explorer back to his mother.
09:11 No matter how careful these mothers are, the cubs will only survive if the invading males, the nomads, don't find them.
09:20 Ultimately, it will be up to the cubs' fathers, the punks, to make sure the nomads keep their distance.
09:28 [Cubs growling]
09:31 [Cubs growling]
09:33 [Cubs growling]
09:35 [Cubs growling]
09:37 (dog barking)
09:39 [BLANK_AUDIO]