Episode Three Preview
Preview: Season 1 Episode 3 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
After fighting intruders, the dominant male lions disappear, leaving their family exposed.
A fight with intruders leaves the lion pride males injured and the mothers with cubs vulnerable to attack. Xudum, the female leopard, takes risks to find a mate.
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Episode Three Preview
Preview: Season 1 Episode 3 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
A fight with intruders leaves the lion pride males injured and the mothers with cubs vulnerable to attack. Xudum, the female leopard, takes risks to find a mate.
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(lionesses roaring) It's a war zone.
(lion roaring) This situation has been brought about by the fire, (flames roaring) by the flood.
(water rushing) - [Speaker 1] It's gonna transform the whole place.
- [Speaker 2] Oh, that is crazy.
- Have you got visual of him?
- [Speaker 3] These intruders are walking straight into trouble.
(lioness roaring) Another pride will kill those cubs.
- [Speaker 4] It looks like there's only five cubs.
(intense music continues) (crickets chirping)
Intruding Male Lions Threaten the Xudum Pride Cubs
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Clip: S1 Ep3 | 3m 6s | With Big Toe and Madumo missing in action, will the lionesses be able to protect their cubs? (3m 6s)
The Risks are High for Inexperienced, Young Male Lions
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Clip: S1 Ep3 | 1m 58s | Sub-adult males may be physically larger than cubs, but intruder lions still pose a big threat. (1m 58s)
Showdown: Intruding Male Lions Threaten Young Males of the Xudum Pride
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Clip: S1 Ep3 | 4m 41s | One lioness and two juvenile males are left to defend Xudum Pride territory from intruding lions. (4m 41s)
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