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00:00 (dramatic music)

00:02 Ragged and balding, she's the oldest female in the troop.

00:05 Erica used to rule this troop,

00:10 but she lost her crown to Crystal five years ago

00:14 and fell to the bottom of the female hierarchy.

00:18 Weakened by five years of bullying and hunger,

00:22 she still managed to have a baby, Kit.

00:29 He was born a week ago, like all the other infants.

00:32 Socially outcast, Erica has only one friend

00:37 among the troop mothers, Pam.

00:40 Pam's also at the bottom of the heap.

00:45 She and her infant Jamie wait for food with Erica and Kit.

00:51 Pam and Erica know they can't fight

00:54 the queen and her cronies.

00:57 This is how Crystal rules.

00:59 Get plenty of food to keep most of her troop strong,

01:02 but ration it to keep her would-be challengers weak

01:05 and maintain her iron grip on power.

01:08 Finally, the favorites have had their fill.

01:18 Erica and Pam dive in to finish up the scraps.

01:23 Thanks to Crystal's bullying,

01:26 these two low-ranking mothers are growing hungrier

01:29 and weaker by the day.

01:30 The effect on their babies is clear.

01:34 Kit and Jamie are scrawny,

01:38 while the rest of the troop's infants

01:41 are healthy and alert.

01:43 Isolated and ignored, Pam and Erica are victims

01:49 of the rules that govern a ring-tail gang.

01:52 (birds chirping)

01:55 Erica's off on the sidelines again,

02:02 this time suckling two scrawny babies.

02:08 During the night, her only friend Pam disappeared,

02:13 abandoning Jamie.

02:17 (gentle music)

02:19 Erica's trying to keep him alive

02:25 as well as her own youngster, Kit.

02:27 Jamie calls for his mother.

02:33 A young female responds to his calls.

02:39 It's normal for ring-tails of all ages

02:45 to babysit others' infants,

02:47 and it gives old Erica a break.

02:50 It's not just females who babysit.

02:56 Males do it too, to impress potential mates.

03:01 This one's got his eyes on the prize.

03:03 It's Travis.

03:05 He's a low-ranking male on the fringes of the troop.

03:14 Babysitting Jamie could be a great chance

03:16 to improve his social standing.

03:18 He makes his move,

03:22 but Erica's wary.

03:27 Erica turns her back to sunbathe

03:34 and doesn't notice that the babysitter has abandoned Jamie,

03:39 the infants attracting an unwelcome crowd.

03:43 (gentle music)

03:46 He seeks safety with Travis after all.

03:50 This time, Erica lets him help.

03:57 If Jamie sticks with Travis,

04:04 at least he'll have a ride if the troop moves on,

04:06 but Travis can't give Jamie what he needs most,

04:09 milk.

04:13 Neither can Erica.

04:15 She barely has enough left for her own baby.

04:20 Jamie won't survive the day without his mother.

04:25 Pam has to come back, and soon.

04:27 Jamie's hungry calls are making her anxious.

04:34 Travis is still carrying Pam's little one,

04:38 watched by a trio of curious juveniles.

04:41 Jamie's used to suckling on demand.

04:43 He stumbles off, desperately searching for his mother.

04:49 And totters precariously along the edge

05:00 of the tortoise pen.

05:01 Erica sees the danger

05:05 and calls out a warning.

05:11 Too late.

05:12 He's too little to climb out on his own.

05:17 A hungry sparrowhawk eyes him up.

05:23 (dramatic music)

05:27 Travis leaps to the rescue.

05:38 (gentle music)

05:41 Jamie's still hungry, but at least he's safe.

05:46 Then a familiar figure appears.

05:57 It's Pam.

05:59 At last, Jamie can eat.

06:08 (gentle music)

06:10 With Crystal and her cronies still sleeping,

06:17 Pam snatches a drink.

06:19 While the hero of the hour, Travis, keeps watch.

06:25 The drama's over, and the ruins gang heads out on patrol

06:34 with Pam and Jamie bringing up the rear.

06:37 (gentle music)

06:39 (upbeat music)

06:42 (gentle music)

06:44 [BLANK_AUDIO]

Lemur Mom Abandons Her Newborn Baby to Friend Love Nature

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