1 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:19,400 Many tales have been told of Africa... 2 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:24,600 ..but this is our story. 3 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:29,000 A drama set in the heart of our world... 4 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:33,440 ..experienced as we live and breathe it. 5 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:42,720 So far, we've endured a devastating drought... 6 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:45,760 ..confronted the elements... 7 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:51,720 ..seen epic battles and acts of heroism... 8 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:57,360 ..and watched fire lay waste our land. 9 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:01,640 This is the final chapter 10 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:05,560 in our story of a place they call Serengeti. 11 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:41,920 Fire has ravaged our land... 12 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:47,720 ..as it has since the dawn of time. 13 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:05,320 But many survived the inferno. 14 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:15,160 Shani escaped with her foal... 15 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:20,520 ..but a long trek to fresh pasture lies ahead. 16 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:28,920 The baboons are refugees... 17 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:34,280 ..but at least Cheka has her adopted baby. 18 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:41,480 Bakari saved them from the flames... 19 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:46,280 ..but he's still an outcast. 20 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:00,640 The wild dogs were the first to run. 21 00:03:03,920 --> 00:03:06,680 But just when their pups must learn to hunt, 22 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:08,320 their hunting grounds are gone. 23 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:15,440 Kali, too, escaped - but one of her cubs is lost. 24 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:23,200 As she longs for him, 25 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:25,560 we long for the one thing that might save us all. 26 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:34,400 Lightning lit the flames. 27 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:44,320 Now, it signals rebirth. 28 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:55,680 A deluge as powerful as life itself. 29 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:09,200 Streams swell to rivers. 30 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:16,200 Soon, floods quench our land. 31 00:04:28,200 --> 00:04:30,160 From the ashes, 32 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:31,840 water gives life. 33 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:41,000 And our land is reborn. 34 00:04:50,280 --> 00:04:54,240 It's a moment to relish, a time for young to learn, 35 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:56,000 before drought and hunger return. 36 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:02,800 Nalla's baby is discovering more each day. 37 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:16,080 Yet some lessons can never be planned for. 38 00:05:28,520 --> 00:05:32,120 To reach the lush new growth means crossing the swollen river. 39 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:42,320 Her baby's feet can't even touch the bottom. 40 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:55,360 In the raging torrent, Nalla struggles to reach him. 41 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:13,840 The whole family must work together. 42 00:06:22,520 --> 00:06:26,000 But he slips from their grasp and is swept downstream. 43 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:31,480 Even the mighty struggle to fight this current. 44 00:06:51,360 --> 00:06:53,880 Nalla knows these rapids well. 45 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:55,880 The only way to save him is from the land. 46 00:07:06,280 --> 00:07:09,000 His only hope - the bank of the river... 47 00:07:10,520 --> 00:07:13,200 ..and the determination of his family. 48 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:37,040 While he recovers his strength, 49 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:38,600 the whole family will wait. 50 00:07:43,760 --> 00:07:46,160 He will learn from his brush with death. 51 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:04,640 Our land's rebirth is also a chance for learning. 52 00:08:09,960 --> 00:08:13,800 For a short while, there's plenty of time to practise. 53 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:23,000 Kike's cubs are now on the brink of adulthood... 54 00:08:24,120 --> 00:08:25,960 ..but they still rely on their mother... 55 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:29,240 ..and are as playful as ever. 56 00:08:44,880 --> 00:08:47,320 But they're getting bigger and hungrier. 57 00:08:50,480 --> 00:08:52,360 Kike will soon struggle to feed them. 58 00:08:57,640 --> 00:09:00,160 She must prepare them for a life without her. 59 00:09:02,600 --> 00:09:04,480 Her daughter is the keener student... 60 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:08,240 ..much more focused than her brothers. 61 00:09:24,240 --> 00:09:26,200 Cheetah mothers are lone parents... 62 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:30,880 ..and lone providers. 63 00:09:35,560 --> 00:09:37,760 One day, her daughter will be a mother, too. 64 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:46,200 So, she watches everything her mother does. 65 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:04,840 It's her daughter who practises the stranglehold... 66 00:11:06,120 --> 00:11:07,640 ..the one that subdues. 67 00:11:15,560 --> 00:11:18,920 Kike can't provide for three full-grown cubs much longer... 68 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:26,880 ..but they've yet to prove themselves. 69 00:11:34,280 --> 00:11:36,400 And they have so little time. 70 00:11:47,320 --> 00:11:51,080 Bakari exiled himself from his troop after falling out with their leader. 71 00:11:55,640 --> 00:11:58,520 But what has become of Cheka and the baby he left behind? 72 00:12:10,320 --> 00:12:13,000 In the distance, a troop is calling. 73 00:12:24,440 --> 00:12:27,760 To reach them, he must brave the swollen river. 74 00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:54,480 But he's not out of danger yet. 75 00:13:44,400 --> 00:13:46,760 He may have survived this encounter, 76 00:13:46,760 --> 00:13:49,560 but soon he must face the troop he was forced to leave. 77 00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:04,360 In the fire, Kali's family was attacked by the black-maned males - 78 00:14:04,360 --> 00:14:06,240 intent on taking over her pride. 79 00:14:11,120 --> 00:14:14,080 She lost her sister and one of her cubs, too. 80 00:14:19,680 --> 00:14:22,640 But in our land, there are few certainties. 81 00:14:39,760 --> 00:14:43,880 Miraculously, her sister and her family survived the fire. 82 00:14:53,200 --> 00:14:55,680 Kali won't have to grieve for her cub alone. 83 00:15:00,880 --> 00:15:04,000 In fact, she won't have to grieve at all. 84 00:15:19,760 --> 00:15:22,040 He escaped the fire with Kali's sister. 85 00:15:32,960 --> 00:15:36,760 Against all odds, her family is reunited once more. 86 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:46,840 In the fire, all our lives were disrupted. 87 00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:51,320 Bakari's troop were displaced 88 00:15:51,320 --> 00:15:55,040 and their reckless leader brought them to leopard territory. 89 00:15:57,880 --> 00:16:00,320 Bakari may have survived the leopard, 90 00:16:00,320 --> 00:16:03,200 but will his luck desert him just when he needs it most? 91 00:16:13,240 --> 00:16:15,040 Will his troop accept him back? 92 00:16:18,520 --> 00:16:20,640 Will the leader try to kill him? 93 00:16:31,400 --> 00:16:32,880 It's Cheka. 94 00:16:38,920 --> 00:16:42,080 They became close when they raised an orphaned baby together. 95 00:16:45,120 --> 00:16:47,320 Their affection is as deep as ever. 96 00:16:51,080 --> 00:16:54,600 For a few stolen moments, they're family once more. 97 00:17:12,720 --> 00:17:14,400 But what of the leader? 98 00:17:17,360 --> 00:17:18,840 And what of the leopard? 99 00:17:32,360 --> 00:17:36,400 In our land, the powerful deal retribution to the powerful. 100 00:17:41,600 --> 00:17:45,480 The leader who showed so little mercy to others 101 00:17:45,480 --> 00:17:47,720 finally had no mercy shown to him. 102 00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:06,920 With the land reborn, 103 00:18:06,920 --> 00:18:09,480 the wild dog pups are honing their hunting skills. 104 00:18:12,120 --> 00:18:15,520 To survive when the drought returns, they must learn fast. 105 00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:23,680 Their father, Jasari, must switch from provider to teacher. 106 00:18:58,880 --> 00:19:01,200 They've cornered a waterbuck. 107 00:19:04,800 --> 00:19:06,800 Now they must work out what to do with it. 108 00:19:09,840 --> 00:19:13,160 They surround it, just as their father taught them. 109 00:19:13,160 --> 00:19:16,280 But Jasari would never hunt in water. 110 00:19:18,240 --> 00:19:20,080 It's the waterbuck's domain. 111 00:19:28,320 --> 00:19:30,480 Here, he has all the advantage. 112 00:19:47,040 --> 00:19:49,400 Knowing when to accept defeat 113 00:19:49,400 --> 00:19:51,800 is as important as knowing when to pursue. 114 00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:02,080 The lessons of survival are as old as time. 115 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:07,120 Teaching our young to learn is the responsibility of us all. 116 00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:27,280 Some, though, never gain the chance to nurture their young to adulthood. 117 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:42,280 A giraffe is facing the unexplained death of her baby. 118 00:20:56,840 --> 00:20:58,920 She has guarded his body for days. 119 00:21:24,520 --> 00:21:27,040 But all around, life goes on. 120 00:21:28,960 --> 00:21:31,760 Knowledge is being passed down to the next generation. 121 00:21:34,200 --> 00:21:36,640 Kike brought her cubs to the brink of adulthood... 122 00:21:38,080 --> 00:21:40,320 ..but are they ready to fend for themselves? 123 00:21:42,480 --> 00:21:44,680 Today, Kike must test them. 124 00:21:51,560 --> 00:21:53,560 Her daughter has learned to stay back. 125 00:21:58,440 --> 00:22:00,200 The brothers now follow her lead. 126 00:22:36,320 --> 00:22:38,480 Kiki hasn't harmed the fawn. 127 00:22:38,480 --> 00:22:40,240 She has a plan. 128 00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:48,960 Her cubs must master chasing... 129 00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:53,920 ..and tripping. 130 00:23:06,320 --> 00:23:09,200 But this lesson has an observer - 131 00:23:09,200 --> 00:23:10,520 the bereft mother. 132 00:23:19,920 --> 00:23:22,040 Here is no place for bloodshed. 133 00:23:53,720 --> 00:23:56,360 The fawn's mother is spared the grieving... 134 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:08,880 ..and the giraffe returns to her vigil. 135 00:24:26,360 --> 00:24:28,560 The wild dog pups are learning well. 136 00:24:30,360 --> 00:24:34,480 But in our land, catching a meal is not enough - 137 00:24:34,480 --> 00:24:36,160 you have to keep it, too. 138 00:24:39,360 --> 00:24:41,120 Jasari teaches them what to do. 139 00:24:43,360 --> 00:24:44,960 He plays the role of a hyena. 140 00:25:20,560 --> 00:25:22,920 The giraffe's vigil is disturbed once more. 141 00:26:16,040 --> 00:26:17,960 But the wild dogs will not be moved. 142 00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:30,680 THUNDER RUMBLES 143 00:26:30,680 --> 00:26:33,560 LIGHTNING STRIKES 144 00:26:51,880 --> 00:26:55,040 The rains may refresh and renew, 145 00:26:55,040 --> 00:26:57,600 but, soon, the good times will end 146 00:26:57,600 --> 00:26:59,120 and the lean times return. 147 00:27:30,440 --> 00:27:32,160 Lessons must resume quickly. 148 00:27:59,840 --> 00:28:01,720 A hare would be perfect. 149 00:28:19,440 --> 00:28:20,800 This is not for Kike. 150 00:28:23,400 --> 00:28:26,560 It's for her cubs to show what they've learned. 151 00:28:50,600 --> 00:28:51,800 Success. 152 00:28:55,120 --> 00:28:58,080 A landmark on their path to independence. 153 00:29:05,000 --> 00:29:07,840 Their reward - the fruits of their own labour. 154 00:29:23,160 --> 00:29:26,680 Tembo has also had a triumph of his own. 155 00:29:26,680 --> 00:29:29,840 Despite struggling since leaving his mother's care, 156 00:29:29,840 --> 00:29:31,560 he survived the fire. 157 00:29:36,200 --> 00:29:38,480 The friend he made at the water hole is with him. 158 00:29:46,200 --> 00:29:48,520 When males have to leave their family, 159 00:29:48,520 --> 00:29:50,480 they only have each other for company. 160 00:29:56,960 --> 00:29:58,960 Tembo's friend is from a gang of males 161 00:29:58,960 --> 00:30:00,800 who also outgrew their families. 162 00:30:15,200 --> 00:30:16,840 But will they accept a newcomer? 163 00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:28,640 Tembo was forced from his family 164 00:30:28,640 --> 00:30:31,240 when his boisterous nature was getting out of hand. 165 00:30:33,200 --> 00:30:35,440 Here, it's just what's required. 166 00:30:44,280 --> 00:30:46,240 A chance to test his strength 167 00:30:46,240 --> 00:30:48,520 and find his place in this bachelor herd. 168 00:30:59,120 --> 00:31:00,840 For now, he's right at the bottom. 169 00:31:02,040 --> 00:31:03,800 There's always a bigger elephant. 170 00:31:16,080 --> 00:31:19,120 Fights between old tuskers are fierce. 171 00:31:41,480 --> 00:31:43,600 The winning boar has seen the new arrival. 172 00:31:44,880 --> 00:31:46,720 Tembo isn't so confident now. 173 00:31:52,760 --> 00:31:54,840 The tusker will decide if Tembo belongs. 174 00:31:56,560 --> 00:31:58,520 He could be crushed with just one blow. 175 00:32:01,880 --> 00:32:04,120 But there's no real aggression here. 176 00:32:16,360 --> 00:32:18,120 Tembo has been accepted. 177 00:32:31,880 --> 00:32:34,080 He may be the lowest in the pecking order... 178 00:32:35,400 --> 00:32:38,360 ..but he's a step closer to fulfilling his destiny. 179 00:32:48,760 --> 00:32:52,040 For Kike's cubs, the time to leave is long overdue... 180 00:32:53,720 --> 00:32:55,800 ..but they still have more practising to do. 181 00:33:02,640 --> 00:33:05,120 This time, it will all be up to them. 182 00:33:26,160 --> 00:33:27,760 Kike will watch 183 00:33:27,760 --> 00:33:30,560 as they put the skills she's taught them into practice. 184 00:33:47,480 --> 00:33:50,400 Where her daughter leads, her sons follow. 185 00:33:57,920 --> 00:33:59,920 They all have stalking down to an art. 186 00:34:05,120 --> 00:34:06,760 Her daughter selects a target. 187 00:34:15,600 --> 00:34:17,440 Freezing when the gazelle's alert... 188 00:34:22,840 --> 00:34:24,440 ..advancing when it relaxes. 189 00:34:32,760 --> 00:34:35,200 Every move is timed to perfection. 190 00:34:54,400 --> 00:34:57,480 Her son takes over just when he's needed. 191 00:35:19,360 --> 00:35:20,640 Kike's work is done. 192 00:35:24,920 --> 00:35:25,960 They're ready. 193 00:35:31,040 --> 00:35:33,760 Sometimes, the hardest thing to do is the right thing. 194 00:35:36,200 --> 00:35:40,040 For her cubs' sake, Kike must leave them now. 195 00:35:56,720 --> 00:35:58,480 She won't be coming back. 196 00:37:02,760 --> 00:37:05,960 For Bakari, his dreams of being back with his family 197 00:37:05,960 --> 00:37:07,320 appear to have come true. 198 00:37:13,720 --> 00:37:15,920 He's finally allowing himself to believe 199 00:37:15,920 --> 00:37:17,560 the leader is not coming back. 200 00:37:27,560 --> 00:37:29,840 But it's never wise to get too comfortable. 201 00:37:40,840 --> 00:37:46,680 A rival troop, also displaced since the fire, wants the same land. 202 00:38:06,960 --> 00:38:08,960 But Bakari is worn down by conflict. 203 00:38:10,440 --> 00:38:12,000 This time, he holds back. 204 00:38:48,480 --> 00:38:50,360 But the battle isn't going their way... 205 00:38:57,400 --> 00:38:59,520 ..and the onslaught is relentless. 206 00:39:16,840 --> 00:39:21,120 With his troop in trouble, Bakari must do something. 207 00:39:23,000 --> 00:39:24,840 He steps up and takes charge. 208 00:39:30,480 --> 00:39:33,040 True leaders arise when duty calls. 209 00:39:43,600 --> 00:39:46,400 Even Bakari's youngster is inspired by his courage. 210 00:39:49,920 --> 00:39:52,080 Bakari targets the rival leader. 211 00:39:56,440 --> 00:39:58,560 Defeat him and the troop are safe. 212 00:40:24,760 --> 00:40:26,320 Bakari has triumphed. 213 00:40:35,320 --> 00:40:39,160 With the troop secure, Bakari can relax. 214 00:40:43,600 --> 00:40:44,960 But something's changed. 215 00:40:46,600 --> 00:40:48,640 A male comes to show his respect. 216 00:40:52,480 --> 00:40:55,040 And, in time, so do the others. 217 00:41:14,840 --> 00:41:16,640 Then it's the turn of the females. 218 00:41:33,280 --> 00:41:35,040 The new leader is crowned. 219 00:41:39,440 --> 00:41:41,840 It's a role he never coveted. 220 00:41:41,840 --> 00:41:44,920 How will he embrace the power bestowed upon him? 221 00:42:18,320 --> 00:42:21,400 The pups are now a vital part of the wild dogs' hunting team. 222 00:43:33,760 --> 00:43:35,240 Chases rarely fail. 223 00:43:38,160 --> 00:43:41,320 But there's one test in which they've yet to prove themselves. 224 00:43:49,960 --> 00:43:54,640 Zalika has won and lost battles with the wild dogs before, 225 00:43:54,640 --> 00:43:56,640 but now she has support behind her. 226 00:44:13,880 --> 00:44:16,800 Jasari's showed his pups how to deal with hyenas. 227 00:44:29,320 --> 00:44:30,800 He's taught them well. 228 00:44:42,040 --> 00:44:45,240 How better to finish the day than a team celebration? 229 00:46:40,680 --> 00:46:43,640 But success sometimes brings its own problems. 230 00:46:47,240 --> 00:46:50,040 Every meal the cubs catch attracts thieves. 231 00:47:12,440 --> 00:47:14,560 Their mother taught them about jackals. 232 00:47:30,160 --> 00:47:34,000 Fending them off is as exhausting as hunting prey. 233 00:47:49,240 --> 00:47:53,600 But while they waste their energy, they make a beginner's mistake. 234 00:48:03,120 --> 00:48:04,560 Zalika steals their meal. 235 00:48:32,920 --> 00:48:34,880 Cheetahs must be masters of stealth. 236 00:48:36,640 --> 00:48:39,200 But, together, they're too easily seen... 237 00:48:52,240 --> 00:48:53,800 ..especially when a warthog 238 00:48:53,800 --> 00:48:55,920 is revealing their presence to everyone. 239 00:49:08,240 --> 00:49:09,840 Being discovered is one thing. 240 00:49:11,400 --> 00:49:14,440 But when their rivals decide to move in to join them, 241 00:49:14,440 --> 00:49:16,040 things have to change. 242 00:49:21,840 --> 00:49:25,880 All Zalika and her cub need to do is wait for them to go hunting again. 243 00:49:30,000 --> 00:49:31,360 This can't go on. 244 00:49:38,360 --> 00:49:40,040 Just as her mother did, 245 00:49:40,040 --> 00:49:42,480 it's time for Kike's daughter to go it alone. 246 00:49:53,400 --> 00:49:55,160 Solitude is her destiny. 247 00:50:55,320 --> 00:50:58,080 We all take different paths in life, 248 00:50:58,080 --> 00:51:00,440 but, in the end, there's only one certainty. 249 00:51:04,720 --> 00:51:07,840 This elephant died after a life well-lived. 250 00:51:09,400 --> 00:51:11,400 Now, Kali won't have to hunt for a while. 251 00:51:28,000 --> 00:51:31,480 They aren't the only lions drawn to the remains. 252 00:51:38,200 --> 00:51:41,160 The pride she thought she'd lost in the flames is here, too. 253 00:51:44,960 --> 00:51:48,520 In the chaos of the fire, the black-maned males failed 254 00:51:48,520 --> 00:51:50,280 in their bid to take over her pride. 255 00:52:06,560 --> 00:52:10,720 The pride males won the battle, but some laid down their lives. 256 00:52:11,880 --> 00:52:14,560 Sefu fought to the last and survived. 257 00:52:21,680 --> 00:52:24,080 Sometimes, change takes you full circle. 258 00:52:26,760 --> 00:52:30,320 Kali was once cast out from the great pride - 259 00:52:30,320 --> 00:52:33,080 now she'll defend it with her life. 260 00:52:39,400 --> 00:52:42,720 The sight of the circling vultures brought the lions together. 261 00:52:45,640 --> 00:52:49,080 In death, the mighty elephant completes life's circle. 262 00:52:51,280 --> 00:52:53,040 He now sustains the life of others. 263 00:53:03,720 --> 00:53:06,560 Zalika would know better than to take on the great pride. 264 00:53:09,880 --> 00:53:12,200 But, today, something's different. 265 00:53:21,320 --> 00:53:24,120 The hyenas are allowed to share. 266 00:53:24,120 --> 00:53:25,520 There's enough for all. 267 00:53:29,840 --> 00:53:31,400 Even the vultures are welcome. 268 00:53:39,680 --> 00:53:42,720 In death, the great elephant has given birth 269 00:53:42,720 --> 00:53:44,600 to an extraordinary truce. 270 00:53:53,960 --> 00:53:57,360 The cycle of life, captured in a moment of harmony. 271 00:54:13,120 --> 00:54:14,760 And there's more to come. 272 00:54:22,520 --> 00:54:24,240 Another old male arrives. 273 00:54:36,400 --> 00:54:37,760 And all defer to him. 274 00:54:52,640 --> 00:54:55,280 He pays homage to one who was once a rival. 275 00:55:30,320 --> 00:55:32,240 And, now, Nalla's family appear. 276 00:55:40,360 --> 00:55:43,360 Here, we all accept the fragility of life. 277 00:55:48,560 --> 00:55:51,800 Just as our land dies and is reborn each year, 278 00:55:51,800 --> 00:55:56,400 what is learned by one generation is reborn as wisdom in the next. 279 00:56:07,400 --> 00:56:09,560 It was here, on the baboons' great rock, 280 00:56:09,560 --> 00:56:12,200 that the story of our incredible year began. 281 00:56:22,040 --> 00:56:24,680 But the lowliest is now the leader... 282 00:56:27,920 --> 00:56:30,000 ..and Cheka and the baby are safe. 283 00:56:35,880 --> 00:56:37,480 And that's not the only change. 284 00:56:42,480 --> 00:56:45,960 At this time of year, their fig tree comes into fruit. 285 00:56:51,720 --> 00:56:54,360 Last year, the figs were for a privileged few. 286 00:56:59,240 --> 00:57:01,080 Now, all are welcome. 287 00:57:07,920 --> 00:57:10,720 In our land, where all our lives connect... 288 00:57:12,200 --> 00:57:16,080 ..it took the will of one to change the lives of others. 289 00:57:19,280 --> 00:57:22,320 Here, the actions of one can affect us all. 290 00:57:24,240 --> 00:57:28,960 So, although each year the seasons beat to the same rhythm, 291 00:57:28,960 --> 00:57:31,200 their song is never the same.