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00:00 (birds chirping)
00:02 The pride wanders off.
00:07 He's forgotten by his mother, brothers, and cousins,
00:21 even by the teenagers.
00:24 (gentle music)
00:54 Once the adult lions are gone,
00:56 the other animals relax a bit
00:59 and are curious about this little lone lion.
01:01 (gentle music)
01:14 (water dripping)
01:43 Too late, he realizes he needs his pride
01:47 and misses his mother.
01:48 (birds chirping)
01:56 (gentle music)
01:58 (lion growling)
02:19 (lion growling)
02:22 (birds chirping)
02:27 (crickets chirping)
02:42 (lion growling)
02:45 (lion growling)
02:47 (birds chirping)
03:16 Alone and lost, calling for his family is not a good idea.
03:21 Others may hear.
03:46 Even hippos kill cubs occasionally.
03:49 They may be vegetarians, but they're by no means harmless.
03:53 The little misfit doesn't panic.
03:57 He's naturally a loner.
03:59 The cub comes near Impala and Puku.
04:05 Best to stay still and just listen with the listeners.
04:15 In the quiet, a nocturnal cast emerges,
04:19 a timid savannah hare,
04:21 and a musky genet, a cousin of the mongoose.
04:28 Much more dangerous, the local leopard.
04:43 Lions and leopards are locked in an ancient rivalry.
04:46 Both kill each other's cubs if they find them.
05:10 One instinctive response to extreme fear in animals
05:15 is to shut down the body, even lose consciousness.
05:19 It's called a syncope response.
05:21 20 yards away from the cub, the leopard pauses.
05:40 The genet approaches.
05:42 The leopard isn't distracted, locked onto the cub.
06:10 A hippo breaks the spell.
06:11 Hippos may hate leopards,
06:16 but are unlikely lifesavers for lion cubs.
06:19 (elk bugles)
06:21 (elk bugles)
06:24 (elk bugles)
06:27 (upbeat music)
06:30 (elk bugles)
06:42 (upbeat music)
06:44 (elk bugles)
06:47 (upbeat music)
06:49 (elk bugles)
06:52 (upbeat music)
06:54 (elk bugles)
06:57 (upbeat music)
06:59 The teenagers have had their meal
07:27 and lost a skirmish with hyenas.
07:30 They're in the mood for more mayhem.
07:32 There's not much hunting strategy yet.
07:44 Just run at them.
07:45 (elk bugles)
07:48 Missed again.
08:09 But just behind the teenager, the cub.
08:16 (elk bugles)
08:18 He's found his pride.
08:43 (elk bugles)
08:46 It's a rough reunion.
08:53 (gentle music)
08:58 (elk bugles)
09:00 The adolescents are away from the main pride.
09:24 He's in as much danger with them as he was alone.
09:27 (gentle music)
09:30 Mouths watering, their tentative nips cover him with saliva.
09:39 (elk bugles)
09:42 It's not in his character to fight back.
09:52 (gentle music)
09:54 Their hunting instincts, their frustrations
10:19 could claim a first kill.
10:22 One of their own.
10:24 The cub, equally confused, tries to suckle.
10:34 (gentle music)
10:43 (elk bugles)
10:46 The young males grow increasingly hostile.
11:10 The misfits desperate to get away.
11:13 It's only going to get worse.
11:15 (elk bugles)
11:24 His mother is out looking for him.
11:41 (dramatic music)
11:44 (elk bugles)
11:47 (dramatic music)
11:49 (elk bugles)
11:52 (elk bugles)
12:03 (elk bugles)
12:09 (elk bugles)
12:19 (dramatic music)
12:21 (elk bugles)
12:28 The teenagers want their plaything back.
12:35 (elk bugles)
12:47 (dramatic music)
12:50 Few cubs would have survived this night.
13:13 But there's something about this little loner
13:17 that defies the odds.
13:19 (upbeat music)
13:29 (upbeat music)
13:32 (upbeat music)