1
00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:16,840
[rustling]
2
00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:19,200
[uplifting music plays]
3
00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:25,760
[Helena Bonham Carter] Every
living creature starts life as a baby.
4
00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:26,840
[squealing]
5
00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:31,760
For each,
there's a whole new world to discover.
6
00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:35,360
There'll be joy,
7
00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:38,200
and friendship.
8
00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:43,240
But life also brings challenges.
9
00:00:43,320 --> 00:00:45,160
[uplifting music continues]
10
00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:49,080
Some have devoted parents to protect them.
11
00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:53,880
Others must fight every step of the way.
12
00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:56,160
[uplifting music continues]
13
00:00:56,240 --> 00:00:59,600
[growling]
14
00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:03,080
These newborns
will never be more vulnerable.
15
00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:07,800
The journey toward adulthood will be hard.
16
00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:13,240
To survive takes courage,
17
00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:15,480
determination...
18
00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:18,920
and above all...
19
00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:21,920
love...
20
00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:26,880
for babies born wild.
21
00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:34,040
[uplifting music fades]
22
00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:43,520
The windswept shores of the Namib Desert,
23
00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:49,480
where barren sand dunes
run down to the icy sea.
24
00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:53,880
[dramatic music plays]
25
00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:04,520
It doesn't seem possible
for life to exist here.
26
00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:08,720
And yet...
27
00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:12,240
[dramatic music continues]
28
00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:21,560
...a colony of Cape fur seals.
29
00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:25,520
Around 4,000 of them.
30
00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:33,360
These marine mammals
spend most of the year at sea.
31
00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:42,920
But now, in summer,
females gather on land to give birth.
32
00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:44,160
[baby seal whimpers]
33
00:02:44,920 --> 00:02:46,920
[jaunty music plays]
34
00:02:47,920 --> 00:02:49,400
[seal grunts]
35
00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:52,360
Amorous males are here too.
36
00:02:53,640 --> 00:02:59,560
They've turned this isolated beach
into one noisy, chaotic seal hub.
37
00:02:59,640 --> 00:03:00,800
[grunting]
38
00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:02,880
[dramatic music plays]
39
00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:06,360
In the midst of it all...
40
00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:10,280
after eight months of pregnancy...
41
00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:12,360
[dramatic music continues]
42
00:03:14,640 --> 00:03:15,960
...a new life
43
00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:18,400
is about to begin.
44
00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:22,840
[seal croaks]
45
00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:35,840
[dramatic music fades]
46
00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:38,280
[tranquil music plays]
47
00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:49,000
At last, making his entrance
into the world,
48
00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:52,080
little Tabo.
49
00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:54,160
[tranquil music plays]
50
00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:03,360
[baby seal squeals]
51
00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:09,080
[baby seal whimpers]
52
00:04:09,160 --> 00:04:12,800
A male, weighing just 13 pounds.
53
00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:16,360
[baby seal whimpers]
54
00:04:16,440 --> 00:04:18,120
In these first seconds,
55
00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:23,800
his senses are flooded
by the rowdy colony around him.
56
00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:25,840
[tranquil music continues]
57
00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:33,240
[whimpering]
58
00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:36,560
But his only focus right now
is on his mom.
59
00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:39,320
[tranquil music continues]
60
00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:42,840
For her, it's love at first sight.
61
00:04:45,320 --> 00:04:48,560
She's naturally protective
of her precious new baby.
62
00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:49,720
[baby seal whimpers]
63
00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:58,880
Giving Tabo his first wash,
she takes in his distinct smell.
64
00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:02,800
[tranquil music continues]
65
00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:09,280
And their unique calls
will help them recognize each other
66
00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:12,240
against the clamor of the colony.
67
00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:13,360
[seals croak]
68
00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:19,760
[seal croaks]
69
00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:26,880
[seals grunt]
70
00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:31,480
Until he can swim, in six weeks' time,
71
00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:36,640
he's totally dependent on her
for all his food and protection.
72
00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:46,320
Right now, he's ready for his first milk.
73
00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:49,080
[tranquil music plays]
74
00:05:55,240 --> 00:06:01,400
High in calories and full of fat,
it will help Tabo grow and put on weight.
75
00:06:05,960 --> 00:06:07,800
But it won't last forever.
76
00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:14,440
To keep him healthy, soon his mom
must return to sea to find food.
77
00:06:14,520 --> 00:06:15,800
[seal croaks]
78
00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:22,960
It will mean leaving Tabo
alone and defenseless.
79
00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:25,040
[tranquil music continues]
80
00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:28,920
Here in the colony,
there's safety in numbers,
81
00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:33,360
but this is far
from being one big, happy family.
82
00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:38,640
Other mothers only have eyes
for their own pups.
83
00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:41,200
[seal grunts]
84
00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:46,200
And amongst these bulls,
there's no such thing as fatherly care.
85
00:06:46,280 --> 00:06:52,760
[seals croak]
86
00:06:52,840 --> 00:06:54,720
[tranquil music continues]
87
00:06:54,800 --> 00:06:59,280
Tabo will have to face life
in this large crowd of strangers
88
00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:00,720
all by himself,
89
00:07:02,440 --> 00:07:05,480
as his precious time
with his mom grows short.
90
00:07:06,840 --> 00:07:07,840
[baby seal grunts]
91
00:07:11,840 --> 00:07:13,080
[baby seal squeals]
92
00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:14,880
[tranquil music fades]
93
00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:19,400
For new arrivals,
it's hard to start life out in the open.
94
00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:25,160
Other babies are wisely hidden
from the moment of birth,
95
00:07:26,520 --> 00:07:32,400
especially when they're destined
to be rulers of the African savanna.
96
00:07:32,480 --> 00:07:34,480
[jaunty music plays]
97
00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:39,240
In a palm thicket hideout,
98
00:07:40,480 --> 00:07:41,560
new life.
99
00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:43,640
[jaunty music continues]
100
00:07:45,280 --> 00:07:46,840
Three lion cubs.
101
00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:49,760
Two sons and a daughter,
102
00:07:51,480 --> 00:07:53,400
only four weeks old.
103
00:07:53,480 --> 00:07:55,480
[jaunty music continues]
104
00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:02,600
With eyes just opened,
105
00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:08,560
they take their first faltering steps
in this big new world.
106
00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:10,640
[jaunty music continues]
107
00:08:13,880 --> 00:08:15,360
While the boys explore...
108
00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:22,000
Kaya, the little female,
hangs back with Mom.
109
00:08:22,080 --> 00:08:24,080
[jaunty music continues]
110
00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:29,760
Unlike her brothers,
111
00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:33,080
she'll spend her whole life
with her pride.
112
00:08:37,440 --> 00:08:38,920
[jaunty music fades]
113
00:08:40,280 --> 00:08:44,520
The bond between lionesses
is strong from the very start.
114
00:08:50,840 --> 00:08:52,080
[cub squeals]
115
00:08:56,280 --> 00:08:59,840
Her elder brother
is already displaying confidence.
116
00:09:06,320 --> 00:09:08,560
But Kaya is more reserved.
117
00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:12,880
[cubs squeal]
118
00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:18,320
She'll have to be brave
119
00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:21,920
if she's to overcome
the dangers these cubs face.
120
00:09:22,960 --> 00:09:24,880
[whimpering]
121
00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:28,200
Their spotty coats
camouflage them for a reason.
122
00:09:31,560 --> 00:09:33,680
In this dog-eat-dog world,
123
00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:37,880
every other predator here
would kill these newborn cubs.
124
00:09:40,920 --> 00:09:43,080
[quiet dramatic music plays]
125
00:09:43,160 --> 00:09:45,640
That's if they can get past Mom.
126
00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:47,360
[cub squeals]
127
00:09:48,760 --> 00:09:49,760
[cub squeals]
128
00:09:49,800 --> 00:09:52,760
She's their fiercest protector.
129
00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:55,240
[quiet dramatic music continues]
130
00:09:55,960 --> 00:09:56,800
[whimpering]
131
00:09:56,880 --> 00:09:58,320
For the next four weeks,
132
00:09:59,480 --> 00:10:03,280
she'll do everything she can
to keep her babies hidden
133
00:10:05,040 --> 00:10:08,720
until they're strong enough
to join their pride.
134
00:10:12,240 --> 00:10:14,320
[quiet dramatic music fades]
135
00:10:15,560 --> 00:10:17,360
For many new arrivals,
136
00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:21,760
the protection of a family
is the only thing keeping them safe.
137
00:10:25,680 --> 00:10:30,680
But sometimes, family decisions
can also lead to trouble.
138
00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:40,360
Meet little Jasiri,
139
00:10:41,640 --> 00:10:44,840
an elephant calf just a few weeks old.
140
00:10:47,640 --> 00:10:50,800
He's so young,
he's still finding his feet.
141
00:10:53,640 --> 00:10:56,000
Born in the dry grasslands
of Northern Kenya...
142
00:10:56,080 --> 00:10:58,520
[tranquil music plays]
143
00:10:58,600 --> 00:11:02,920
...life for this little calf
will mean constant traveling...
144
00:11:04,280 --> 00:11:05,760
[elephant trumpets]
145
00:11:05,840 --> 00:11:10,480
...while trying to keep up with his mom
in a sea of tree trunks.
146
00:11:10,560 --> 00:11:12,560
[tranquil music continues]
147
00:11:15,280 --> 00:11:20,360
In their search for fresh grass,
this family can walk over ten miles a day.
148
00:11:23,320 --> 00:11:26,920
But with a baby in tow,
they'll always slow down.
149
00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:29,000
[tranquil music continues]
150
00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:36,080
Like most babies,
little Jasiri needs regular milk and rest.
151
00:11:41,040 --> 00:11:43,040
But they can't stop for too long.
152
00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:45,120
[tranquil music continues]
153
00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:56,240
It's time to go.
154
00:11:58,480 --> 00:12:03,640
But keeping such little legs on the move
sometimes requires gentle persuasion.
155
00:12:07,040 --> 00:12:08,160
[baby elephant trumpets]
156
00:12:11,960 --> 00:12:15,560
[low growling]
157
00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:20,360
After their morning's grazing,
the herd move on to the river.
158
00:12:21,440 --> 00:12:23,440
[tranquil music plays]
159
00:12:26,240 --> 00:12:27,480
[elephant trumpets]
160
00:12:30,320 --> 00:12:33,960
All that fiber for breakfast
leaves them thirsty.
161
00:12:34,040 --> 00:12:36,040
[tranquil music plays]
162
00:12:40,080 --> 00:12:43,240
But the river is key to their lives
for another reason.
163
00:12:45,640 --> 00:12:46,880
[elephants trumpet]
164
00:12:46,960 --> 00:12:48,760
[uplifting music plays]
165
00:12:48,840 --> 00:12:50,640
It's where the clans gather.
166
00:12:51,920 --> 00:12:53,920
[uplifting music continues]
167
00:12:59,920 --> 00:13:02,640
- [elephant trumpets]
- Old friends catch up.
168
00:13:08,320 --> 00:13:12,400
And youngsters get together
for a pool party.
169
00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:13,680
[elephants trumpet]
170
00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:16,920
In fact, everyone has fun,
171
00:13:18,560 --> 00:13:20,080
whatever their age.
172
00:13:20,880 --> 00:13:23,000
[uplifting music continues]
173
00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:31,880
All except Jasiri.
174
00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:35,960
He could easily get lost
in a crowd this big.
175
00:13:39,360 --> 00:13:41,880
After nearly two years of pregnancy...
176
00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:44,080
[elephant grunts]
177
00:13:44,160 --> 00:13:48,400
...Mom keeps her precious baby
as close as possible.
178
00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:55,920
Some of the family are wading further out.
179
00:13:57,720 --> 00:14:00,720
Elephants crisscross this river every day,
180
00:14:01,240 --> 00:14:03,880
driven to find fresh grass.
181
00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:10,360
But Mom's instinct tells her
that today's conditions aren't right.
182
00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:18,800
Stored in her remarkable memory
is almost every crossing she's ever made.
183
00:14:21,800 --> 00:14:25,160
She knows the water holds many dangers.
184
00:14:26,800 --> 00:14:30,560
Shifting sands create
deep channels of turbulent water...
185
00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:36,560
that can sweep a tiny calf
186
00:14:38,120 --> 00:14:39,720
right off its feet.
187
00:14:46,600 --> 00:14:47,920
She'll have to decide.
188
00:14:48,960 --> 00:14:50,680
Either she follows her family
189
00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:53,880
and risks her calf's life...
190
00:14:56,440 --> 00:14:58,960
or they get separated from the herd,
191
00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:03,200
where neither is likely to survive.
192
00:15:15,640 --> 00:15:17,160
For every new arrival,
193
00:15:19,160 --> 00:15:21,440
some of the hardest lessons occur
194
00:15:22,320 --> 00:15:25,480
when one of the simplest
rules of survival is broken.
195
00:15:27,640 --> 00:15:30,280
Staying where it's safe.
196
00:15:34,480 --> 00:15:36,840
On the desert sand in Namibia,
197
00:15:36,920 --> 00:15:40,320
Tabo's been lapping up
all his mom's attention.
198
00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:42,400
[tranquil music plays]
199
00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:48,960
One week old,
he's looking fat and healthy.
200
00:15:49,040 --> 00:15:51,040
[tranquil music continues]
201
00:15:55,880 --> 00:16:00,440
But he's blissfully unaware
that life is about to change.
202
00:16:05,880 --> 00:16:08,520
His mom must go and feed at sea.
203
00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:10,880
[melancholy music plays]
204
00:16:12,880 --> 00:16:18,600
Until she returns,
little Tabo must be brave and stay put.
205
00:16:18,680 --> 00:16:19,680
[seal croaks]
206
00:16:23,760 --> 00:16:25,760
[whimpering]
207
00:16:28,840 --> 00:16:30,600
[croaking]
208
00:16:30,680 --> 00:16:32,680
[melancholy music continues]
209
00:16:54,320 --> 00:16:56,960
Alone for the very first time.
210
00:16:58,920 --> 00:17:00,200
[baby seal whimpers]
211
00:17:02,160 --> 00:17:04,000
He desperately looks for her...
212
00:17:08,880 --> 00:17:12,120
and immediately breaks Mom's first rule.
213
00:17:13,480 --> 00:17:15,480
[suspenseful music plays]
214
00:17:15,560 --> 00:17:17,400
"Don't wander off."
215
00:17:17,480 --> 00:17:19,400
[croaking]
216
00:17:20,720 --> 00:17:21,880
[seal grunts]
217
00:17:21,960 --> 00:17:23,160
[baby seal squeals]
218
00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:27,440
No other mother here will care for him.
219
00:17:30,800 --> 00:17:32,520
It's a tough lesson to learn.
220
00:17:34,320 --> 00:17:36,320
[suspenseful music continues]
221
00:17:39,680 --> 00:17:43,280
[baby seal whimpers]
222
00:17:47,360 --> 00:17:51,680
His searching puts him right in the path
of some heavy traffic.
223
00:17:51,760 --> 00:17:55,840
[seal croaks]
224
00:17:55,920 --> 00:18:01,000
These 500-pound males
have just one thing on their mind.
225
00:18:01,520 --> 00:18:03,680
To mate with females.
226
00:18:03,760 --> 00:18:07,040
[seals grunt]
227
00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:12,200
They steamroll over anyone
who gets in their way.
228
00:18:14,360 --> 00:18:16,960
[seals grunt]
229
00:18:17,040 --> 00:18:19,520
Tabo's had a lucky escape.
230
00:18:21,160 --> 00:18:23,240
But with every step he takes...
231
00:18:26,640 --> 00:18:28,760
he's wandering further into trouble.
232
00:18:31,800 --> 00:18:33,360
[seal squeals]
233
00:18:33,440 --> 00:18:35,880
It might be scary inside the colony...
234
00:18:38,200 --> 00:18:41,480
but it's even more dangerous outside.
235
00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:44,000
[tense music plays]
236
00:18:46,520 --> 00:18:52,560
Stray pups like Tabo are exactly
what this predator is looking for.
237
00:18:54,040 --> 00:18:56,040
[tense music fades]
238
00:19:02,200 --> 00:19:04,280
[tranquil music plays]
239
00:19:13,480 --> 00:19:16,120
A new day in the African bush...
240
00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:24,720
and the cubs are being shown
the boundary of their secret hideaway.
241
00:19:29,040 --> 00:19:31,560
While her brothers
stick close to their mom,
242
00:19:31,640 --> 00:19:34,840
Kaya is struggling to keep up.
243
00:19:38,040 --> 00:19:40,880
That's why,
until they're a couple of months old,
244
00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:43,720
cubs are kept separate from their family.
245
00:19:43,800 --> 00:19:45,800
[tranquil music continues]
246
00:19:48,040 --> 00:19:51,200
Lions cover huge distances following prey.
247
00:19:52,760 --> 00:19:57,400
And not too far away,
that's exactly what their family is doing.
248
00:19:58,280 --> 00:20:00,280
[dramatic music plays]
249
00:20:02,480 --> 00:20:06,120
This is the MalaMala pride...
250
00:20:09,480 --> 00:20:13,760
rulers of a prime spot of territory
along the Sand River.
251
00:20:14,400 --> 00:20:16,400
[dramatic music continues]
252
00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:23,560
Six lionesses and 14 teenage cubs,
253
00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:27,680
led by a powerful coalition of brothers.
254
00:20:27,760 --> 00:20:29,000
[dramatic music stops]
255
00:20:34,880 --> 00:20:38,160
But right now, this pride has a problem.
256
00:20:38,240 --> 00:20:40,280
[tense music plays]
257
00:20:45,320 --> 00:20:47,320
A herd of buffalo.
258
00:20:47,920 --> 00:20:51,760
[buffalo snort]
259
00:20:51,840 --> 00:20:56,240
Each one, half a ton of aggression
with razor-sharp horns
260
00:20:56,320 --> 00:20:58,760
that can easily kill a lion.
261
00:21:01,080 --> 00:21:05,760
So the pride must surround them
and single one out.
262
00:21:05,840 --> 00:21:07,840
[tense music continues]
263
00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:16,400
But
264
00:21:17,720 --> 00:21:19,160
the tables have turned.
265
00:21:20,680 --> 00:21:22,600
[growling]
266
00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:26,200
These teenagers are nervous,
incompetent hunters.
267
00:21:26,280 --> 00:21:28,280
[tense music continues]
268
00:21:29,920 --> 00:21:32,640
They're messing it up
for the rest of the pride.
269
00:21:32,720 --> 00:21:34,000
[buffalo snort]
270
00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:36,920
[tense music fades]
271
00:21:38,320 --> 00:21:42,600
As another hunt fails,
tempers are running high.
272
00:21:45,360 --> 00:21:46,360
[lion roars]
273
00:21:50,520 --> 00:21:53,760
Soon, Kaya and her brothers
must join this family.
274
00:21:55,680 --> 00:21:59,680
[growling]
275
00:21:59,760 --> 00:22:01,400
But when fights break out...
276
00:22:03,520 --> 00:22:06,880
young cubs can get injured
if they're caught in the line of fire.
277
00:22:06,960 --> 00:22:08,360
[tense music plays]
278
00:22:08,440 --> 00:22:11,520
- [lion growls]
- [cub whimpers]
279
00:22:11,600 --> 00:22:13,840
It's a risk Mom can't take.
280
00:22:16,360 --> 00:22:19,160
She'll have to keep Kaya
and her brothers hidden for now.
281
00:22:23,320 --> 00:22:26,280
But life is tough being a single mom.
282
00:22:29,480 --> 00:22:31,000
She'll have to hunt alone,
283
00:22:32,160 --> 00:22:35,240
and there's no guarantee
that she'll find enough food
284
00:22:35,320 --> 00:22:37,360
to keep her cubs alive.
285
00:22:40,720 --> 00:22:42,720
[tranquil music plays]
286
00:22:44,120 --> 00:22:45,760
For a baby born wild,
287
00:22:45,840 --> 00:22:49,560
survival often depends
on the decisions of your family.
288
00:22:53,040 --> 00:22:57,680
In Kenya, little Jasiri
is about to get a valuable first lesson
289
00:22:57,760 --> 00:22:59,720
on trust and judgment.
290
00:23:05,120 --> 00:23:08,560
While he's enjoying
a closely supervised paddle...
291
00:23:11,400 --> 00:23:13,760
his mom seems anxious.
292
00:23:13,840 --> 00:23:16,080
Her family intend to cross the river.
293
00:23:16,160 --> 00:23:21,160
[elephants trumpet]
294
00:23:24,800 --> 00:23:26,880
As they finally decide to go...
295
00:23:38,960 --> 00:23:41,520
she has no option but to follow.
296
00:23:41,600 --> 00:23:44,040
[elephant growls]
297
00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:49,040
[tense music plays]
298
00:23:52,480 --> 00:23:56,920
Ahead, it's suddenly clear
the family have made a rash decision.
299
00:23:57,640 --> 00:23:59,560
[tense music intensifies]
300
00:24:05,560 --> 00:24:07,960
Some of the older calves are in trouble.
301
00:24:08,040 --> 00:24:09,560
[tense music continues]
302
00:24:15,400 --> 00:24:18,720
And Jasiri's mom
is having second thoughts.
303
00:24:18,800 --> 00:24:20,800
[tense music continues]
304
00:24:26,160 --> 00:24:28,440
But as the calves find their footing...
305
00:24:37,240 --> 00:24:39,360
she's forced to try again.
306
00:24:39,440 --> 00:24:41,440
[tense music continues]
307
00:24:44,480 --> 00:24:47,760
Using her trunk,
she gauges the speed of the current...
308
00:24:50,160 --> 00:24:52,880
and tests the stability of the sand.
309
00:25:02,120 --> 00:25:05,400
Jasiri shelters nervously beneath her.
310
00:25:16,080 --> 00:25:17,720
But he's caught by the current.
311
00:25:17,800 --> 00:25:19,800
[tense music plays]
312
00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:34,880
Her worst nightmare has come true.
313
00:25:39,880 --> 00:25:41,880
[tense music plays]
314
00:25:51,760 --> 00:25:54,960
She just about manages
to support him with her trunk.
315
00:25:56,800 --> 00:25:58,800
[tense music continues]
316
00:26:03,720 --> 00:26:05,840
But they're still a distance
from the bank.
317
00:26:14,680 --> 00:26:16,560
The current takes Jasiri again.
318
00:26:16,640 --> 00:26:18,640
[tense music continues]
319
00:26:23,800 --> 00:26:25,080
She's only got seconds.
320
00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:30,120
Ahead, the rapids
will sweep him away for good.
321
00:26:30,200 --> 00:26:32,200
[tense music continues]
322
00:26:40,480 --> 00:26:41,600
Just in time,
323
00:26:43,360 --> 00:26:44,360
she catches him.
324
00:26:44,400 --> 00:26:45,400
[elephant trumpets]
325
00:26:45,440 --> 00:26:47,840
[tense music continues]
326
00:26:52,600 --> 00:26:54,040
[trumpeting]
327
00:26:54,120 --> 00:26:56,240
Family help is on the way.
328
00:26:56,960 --> 00:26:58,960
[tranquil music plays]
329
00:27:04,880 --> 00:27:09,160
Together, they form a wall of bodies
to block the current...
330
00:27:11,360 --> 00:27:13,920
and Jasiri is guided across.
331
00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:16,000
[tranquil music continues]
332
00:27:33,840 --> 00:27:34,840
At last...
333
00:27:37,720 --> 00:27:39,720
weak and exhausted,
334
00:27:40,360 --> 00:27:41,280
he's safe.
335
00:27:41,360 --> 00:27:43,360
[tranquil music continues]
336
00:27:51,640 --> 00:27:53,400
On his journey through life,
337
00:27:54,520 --> 00:27:56,600
there'll be many rivers to cross,
338
00:27:57,840 --> 00:28:01,320
but this first one
will never be forgotten.
339
00:28:01,400 --> 00:28:03,400
[tranquil music continues]
340
00:28:05,600 --> 00:28:09,680
Only time will tell
if this harrowing experience
341
00:28:09,760 --> 00:28:15,040
will affect Jasiri's trust in his family
in the months to come.
342
00:28:25,280 --> 00:28:26,280
In Namibia,
343
00:28:28,040 --> 00:28:31,360
it's been 48 hours
since Tabo's mom went to sea.
344
00:28:35,120 --> 00:28:37,800
In searching for her, he's become lost.
345
00:28:41,280 --> 00:28:43,560
With no friends in the colony to turn to,
346
00:28:45,440 --> 00:28:46,480
he's vulnerable.
347
00:28:47,200 --> 00:28:49,200
[tense music plays]
348
00:29:02,920 --> 00:29:04,320
A brown hyena...
349
00:29:07,840 --> 00:29:11,800
drawn in by the irresistible smell
of seal pups.
350
00:29:12,400 --> 00:29:14,400
[tense music continues]
351
00:29:18,000 --> 00:29:21,160
She's looking for those
that have been left on their own.
352
00:29:24,960 --> 00:29:27,000
[baby seal whimpers]
353
00:29:28,320 --> 00:29:31,880
Tabo's only chance
is to get back inside the colony.
354
00:29:34,080 --> 00:29:35,760
[baby seal squeals]
355
00:29:38,480 --> 00:29:42,080
But his wanderings
have left him hot and dehydrated.
356
00:29:42,160 --> 00:29:43,960
[baby seal croaks]
357
00:29:44,600 --> 00:29:46,600
[tense music plays]
358
00:29:52,400 --> 00:29:53,960
He makes it close to the shore...
359
00:29:59,960 --> 00:30:01,640
but that's as far as he can go.
360
00:30:05,400 --> 00:30:07,280
[tense music continues]
361
00:30:23,520 --> 00:30:25,080
Tabo has been spotted.
362
00:30:26,120 --> 00:30:28,120
[tense music continues]
363
00:30:35,560 --> 00:30:37,520
Wary of an adult's bite,
364
00:30:39,160 --> 00:30:41,200
the hyena checks for Mom.
365
00:30:42,160 --> 00:30:44,160
[tense music continues]
366
00:30:58,440 --> 00:31:00,640
Tabo needs her now more than ever.
367
00:31:02,680 --> 00:31:04,680
[suspenseful music plays]
368
00:31:26,280 --> 00:31:28,640
[baby seal squeals]
369
00:31:29,360 --> 00:31:30,360
[squealing]
370
00:31:31,560 --> 00:31:33,520
She hears her son's desperate cries.
371
00:31:34,640 --> 00:31:36,440
[tense music plays]
372
00:31:47,280 --> 00:31:49,520
[tense music intensifies]
373
00:31:49,600 --> 00:31:51,440
[baby seal squeals]
374
00:31:51,520 --> 00:31:55,440
[seal grunts]
375
00:31:55,520 --> 00:31:57,520
[tense music fades]
376
00:32:00,880 --> 00:32:02,880
[tranquil music plays]
377
00:32:11,920 --> 00:32:14,520
Tabo is safe for now.
378
00:32:15,160 --> 00:32:16,320
[baby seal squeals]
379
00:32:17,440 --> 00:32:19,440
[tranquil music continues]
380
00:32:20,440 --> 00:32:23,320
But with the pupping season in full swing...
381
00:32:25,480 --> 00:32:28,680
other predators are on the prowl.
382
00:32:29,400 --> 00:32:30,440
[tense music plays]
383
00:32:33,640 --> 00:32:38,840
Soon, Tabo will need all the courage
and bravery he can muster
384
00:32:38,920 --> 00:32:41,640
when more danger comes calling.
385
00:32:41,720 --> 00:32:43,720
[dramatic music plays]