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<i>After two nights</i>
<i>alone in the South African bush…</i>

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<i>the little lion cubs</i>
<i>are finally reunited with their mother.</i>

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<i>But their sister Kaya is still missing.</i>

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<i>More careful than her brothers,</i>

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<i>this clever little cub has been hiding,</i>

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<i>waiting to ensure the coast is clear.</i>

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<i>But this moment of tenderness</i>
<i>must be brief.</i>

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<i>With a strong scent</i>
<i>of leopard in the area,</i>

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<i>mom has to keep her cubs moving.</i>

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<i>Their survival depends on it.</i>

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<i>Babies born wild</i>
<i>must often be on the move.</i>

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<i>They need to find food,</i>

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<i>seek safety,</i>

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<i>or simply move home.</i>

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<i>Kaya and her brothers</i>
<i>are on their way to a new den site.</i>

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<i>Each new hideout</i>
<i>will keep them safe from their enemies.</i>

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<i>But traveling by day is risky.</i>

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<i>They need to stay close to their mom.</i>

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<i>Until now, their world has been restricted</i>
<i>to a little rocky outcrop.</i>

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<i>So the journey</i>
<i>is an eye-opener to their African home.</i>

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<i>Kaya gets her first real view</i>
<i>of the MalaMala Pride Lands.</i>

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<i>And the neighbors she'll share them with.</i>

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<i>But this guinea fowl</i>
<i>is not quite as pleased to see Kaya.</i>

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<i>The little cub doesn't yet understand</i>
<i>she's Africa's top-ranking predator…</i>

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<i>…and everyone's afraid of them.</i>

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<i>It's been a long walk.</i>

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<i>And being the smallest…</i>

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<i>Kaya's feeling tired and hungry.</i>

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<i>She's beginning to lag behind.</i>

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<i>There's only one thing for it.</i>

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<i>It's tough as a single mom</i>
<i>traveling with kids.</i>

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<i>Suddenly, out in the grasslands…</i>

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<i>…there's a familiar call.</i>

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<i>The cubs keep low.</i>

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<i>Any strange lion is a threat.</i>

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<i>But she's one of the family.</i>

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<i>Mom's younger sister.</i>

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<i>Lionesses are the heart</i>
<i>and soul of the pride.</i>

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<i>They form lifelong attachments</i>

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<i>and share the duties</i>
<i>of bringing up the cubs.</i>

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<i>In this first meeting with their aunt,</i>

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<i>straightaway, the bond is clear.</i>

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<i>Now, they have help</i>
<i>to get to their new den site.</i>

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<i>It's close to the shores</i>
<i>of the Sand River.</i>

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<i>Stretching for 15 miles</i>
<i>through the center of their territory,</i>

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<i>this river is the lifeblood</i>
<i>of the MalaMala pride.</i>

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<i>Its precious water is a magnet</i>
<i>for the animals that lions like to hunt.</i>

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<i>Mom hasn't made a kill in days.</i>

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<i>But now, with backup from her sister,</i>

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<i>she might have more success.</i>

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<i>Unless she eats soon,</i>
<i>her cubs won't make it.</i>

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<i>Together, they hide the cubs</i>
<i>in the shelter of the bushes</i>

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<i>and set off</i>
<i>on a vitally important hunting trip.</i>

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<i>Newborns usually need time</i>
<i>to grow strong enough to travel.</i>

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<i>But some babies face a journey</i>
<i>from the very first moment of birth.</i>

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<i>The tropical coast of Central America.</i>

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<i>For thousands of sea creatures,</i>
<i>it marks the start of a journey.</i>

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<i>These are olive ridley turtles.</i>

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<i>Every one, an expectant mother.</i>

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<i>They've swum a whole ocean to get here.</i>

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<i>To the beach where their lives began.</i>

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<i>Each year, they come back to nest.</i>

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<i>And produce</i>
<i>the next generation of sea turtles.</i>

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<i>It's known as the arribada, or arrival.</i>

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<i>Over just a few days,</i>

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<i>millions of eggs will be buried here.</i>

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<i>This mom is one of the last to arrive.</i>

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<i>She heads to the back of the beach,</i>
<i>beyond the tide line…</i>

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<i>where her clutch of 100 eggs</i>
<i>will be safe from the waves.</i>

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<i>With her babies all tucked in,</i>

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<i>it's time to leave.</i>

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<i>But her mission hasn't gone unnoticed.</i>

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<i>A hunter is stalking the sands.</i>

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<i>A jaguar.</i>

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<i>With his own forest home shrinking,</i>

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<i>he's been forced to hunt further afield.</i>

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<i>He's discovered</i>
<i>there's food to be found on the beach.</i>

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<i>If mom can reach the surf,</i>

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<i>she might just make it.</i>

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<i>Coming here,</i>

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<i>she's paid the ultimate sacrifice</i>
<i>a mother can make</i>

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<i>for the offspring she'll never meet.</i>

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<i>But in a matter of weeks…</i>

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<i>her story will be continued.</i>

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<i>Being on the move</i>
<i>doesn't always involve a journey.</i>

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<i>Sometimes, it's about taking</i>
<i>those first tentative steps</i>

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<i>towards independence.</i>

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<i>This is Indonesia's dense tropical jungle.</i>

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<i>Up in the canopy, 70 feet high,</i>

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<i>an orangutan.</i>

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<i>A mother with her tiny baby.</i>

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<i>Few have a stronger bond</i>
<i>in the animal world.</i>

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<i>Mina, her daughter,</i>
<i>is just a few months old.</i>

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<i>She's been clinging</i>
<i>to her mom since birth.</i>

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<i>Using her body as a climbing frame…</i>

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<i>…to feed…</i>

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<i>even to sleep.</i>

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<i>But now, Mina's at the age</i>
<i>when she wants more freedom.</i>

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<i>After all, in the jungle,</i>
<i>there's a lot to explore.</i>

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<i>A sheer variety of animals and plants.</i>

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<i>But which trees are safe to climb?</i>

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<i>What's on the menu?</i>

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<i>And where?</i>

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<i>That's why every minute</i>
<i>of her first seven years</i>

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<i>will be spent with mom.</i>

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<i>It'll take that long</i>
<i>to acquire all her knowledge and wisdom.</i>

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<i>But Mina's got a problem.</i>

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<i>Her mom's first baby</i>
<i>died suddenly in infancy.</i>

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<i>It seems the memory</i>
<i>of her firstborn has left her fearful.</i>

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<i>Every attempt Mina makes to leave her side</i>

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<i>is thwarted.</i>

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<i>She's not allowed to climb.</i>

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<i>Or try things out.</i>

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<i>Even when they're tantalizingly close.</i>

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<i>This overprotectiveness</i>
<i>is holding Mina back.</i>

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<i>But this baby is a bit of a rebel.</i>

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<i>Desperate for some freedom,</i>
<i>she starts pushing against the boundaries.</i>

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<i>Her constant fidgeting</i>
<i>wears her mother down.</i>

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<i>She never gives her a break.</i>

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<i>And, of course, there are downsides</i>
<i>to keeping your baby this close.</i>

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<i>Mom's finally got the message.</i>

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<i>It's just a small win for Mina.</i>

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<i>Hardly the freedom of the forest.</i>

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<i>But it's a milestone for her mom.</i>

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<i>In letting Mina take her first steps…</i>

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<i>she's realized</i>
<i>that part of being a good mom</i>

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<i>is letting your loved ones go.</i>

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<i>It's a warm, clear night in Costa Rica.</i>

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<i>And new life is stirring.</i>

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<i>Under cover of darkness,</i>

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<i>tiny olive ridley turtles</i>
<i>crawl from their buried nests.</i>

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<i>Each of these baby hatchlings</i>
<i>is driven by instinct,</i>

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<i>following the brightest horizon</i>
<i>to reach the sea.</i>

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<i>There's just 70 feet of sand to cross.</i>

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<i>But if you're less than two inches long,</i>

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<i>that's a marathon.</i>

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<i>As thousands begin to emerge…</i>

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<i>the synchrony of the hatching</i>
<i>becomes clear.</i>

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<i>This midnight flight</i>
<i>has been widely anticipated.</i>

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<i>Predators have turned up to take</i>
<i>advantage of a feast.</i>

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<i>Even an old enemy is back.</i>

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<i>Picked off one by one,</i>

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<i>thousands won't make it.</i>

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<i>But of those who run the gauntlet,</i>

145
00:19:42,883 --> 00:19:47,723
<i>some will get through</i>
<i>to reach the safety of the sea.</i>

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<i>Up beyond the tide line,</i>

147
00:19:58,363 --> 00:20:00,323
<i>the last to emerge.</i>

148
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<i>The hatchlings have reached the surface</i>
<i>of their late mother's nest.</i>

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<i>For this baby female,</i>

150
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<i>a first view of dawn.</i>

151
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<i>But now, in the clear light of day,</i>
<i>it's the very worst time to run.</i>

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<i>With no one to guide her,</i>

153
00:20:33,403 --> 00:20:36,483
<i>the plucky hatchling makes her move.</i>

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<i>Tangled tree roots</i>
<i>must seem like a mountain range</i>

155
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<i>to a tiny turtle.</i>

156
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<i>Her siblings find a way through.</i>

157
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<i>While with one tumble,</i>

158
00:21:08,283 --> 00:21:09,683
<i>she's a sitting target.</i>

159
00:21:24,163 --> 00:21:26,203
<i>But she's not done yet.</i>

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00:21:32,163 --> 00:21:34,003
<i>It's a straight sprint ahead.</i>

161
00:21:36,803 --> 00:21:38,123
<i>But out in the open,</i>

162
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<i>there's nowhere to hide.</i>

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<i>Black vultures stalk the sands.</i>

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<i>And up above,</i>

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<i>frigate birds mount relentless attack.</i>

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<i>On this beach…</i>

167
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<i>…it seems there are a hundred ways to die.</i>

168
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<i>She's almost</i>
<i>within striking distance of the surf.</i>

169
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<i>Now,</i>

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<i>it's all down to luck.</i>

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<i>Where her mother's journey ended…</i>

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00:22:51,723 --> 00:22:54,323
<i>could hers be just beginning?</i>

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<i>In reaching the ocean,</i>

174
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<i>this baby turtle</i>
<i>will spend the next 15 years at sea,</i>

175
00:23:22,643 --> 00:23:24,763
<i>before finding her way back</i>

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<i>to this same beach to lay her own eggs</i>

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<i>and continue her mother's legacy.</i>

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<i>With a new dawn in Southern Africa,</i>
<i>comes excitement.</i>

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<i>Their mother has a tasty treat</i>
<i>for Kaya and her brothers.</i>

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<i>During the night,</i>
<i>she and her sister finally made a kill.</i>

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00:24:04,123 --> 00:24:09,043
<i>Now she has the chance to give the cubs</i>
<i>their first taste of meat.</i>

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<i>But to get there,</i>
<i>they have to cross the Sand River.</i>

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<i>Like most cats…</i>

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<i>…Kaya's afraid of water.</i>

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<i>It's the darkness of it.</i>

186
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<i>The strange creatures</i>
<i>lurking in the depths.</i>

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<i>It's not safe</i>
<i>for little Kaya to attempt to swim.</i>

188
00:25:01,723 --> 00:25:05,003
<i>Whereas her big brothers</i>
<i>must fend for themselves.</i>

189
00:25:26,443 --> 00:25:29,443
<i>The cub's aunt has been guarding the kill,</i>

190
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<i>waiting for their arrival.</i>

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<i>The brothers are the first to approach.</i>

192
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<i>They've never had solids before.</i>

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00:25:50,163 --> 00:25:51,523
<i>They soon tuck in,</i>

194
00:25:52,723 --> 00:25:55,883
<i>while Kaya is typically wary.</i>

195
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<i>But there's something</i>
<i>about that smell that's irresistible.</i>

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<i>This fresh meat, full of protein,</i>

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<i>will be a nutritious supplement</i>
<i>to mom's milk.</i>

198
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<i>But they've got visitors.</i>

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<i>Hooded vultures.</i>

200
00:26:45,123 --> 00:26:49,123
<i>Scavengers, forever on the lookout</i>
<i>for their next meal.</i>

201
00:27:01,083 --> 00:27:03,923
<i>The adults know this is very bad news.</i>

202
00:27:07,883 --> 00:27:09,803
<i>Because where there's one vulture…</i>

203
00:27:13,323 --> 00:27:16,323
<i>soon, there will be dozens.</i>

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<i>To any predator,</i>
<i>circling vultures advertise a kill.</i>

205
00:27:32,083 --> 00:27:33,843
<i>And the MalaMala pride</i>

206
00:27:35,043 --> 00:27:38,603
<i>happen to be on patrol close by.</i>

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00:27:46,723 --> 00:27:50,003
<i>Mom's unsure</i>
<i>how they'll react to her cubs.</i>

208
00:28:06,483 --> 00:28:09,123
<i>But they're only interested</i>
<i>in the carcass.</i>

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<i>As the pride rush in,</i>

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<i>these are the very worst circumstances</i>

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<i>for the cubs' first meeting</i>
<i>with their family.</i>

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<i>Getting between a lion and food</i>
<i>can be fatal for a vulnerable youngster.</i>

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<i>In all the commotion…</i>

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<i>…their mom loses her hard-won kill.</i>

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<i>But worst of all,</i>

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<i>as they run for cover,</i>

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<i>she loses sight of her cubs.</i>