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00:00 (cubs meowing)

00:02 The cubs are now about four and a half months old

00:06 and growing increasingly adventurous.

00:11 - It's a dangerous stage for these five cubs at the moment

00:18 because they're at that age where they really start

00:20 to wander around and explore.

00:22 They're becoming really, really curious.

00:24 And five cubs is a lot of cubs for the mumps to look after.

00:27 It's a big job for the mumps.

00:28 (cubs meowing)

00:30 - The cubs should have been introduced

00:32 to the whole MK pride already,

00:34 but their nervous mothers, Rosa and Zuri,

00:39 have resisted pride members' efforts to meet them.

00:41 So the two mothers must do all the hunting

00:45 and babysitting themselves.

00:47 The cubs won't be fully weaned for another four months.

00:56 (cubs meowing)

00:58 So most of their nutrition still comes

01:03 from their mother's milk.

01:04 While exhausted Rosa and Zuri nap,

01:10 the male cub, Spotty, hears something moving in the bushes.

01:14 The mischievous cub can't resist investigating.

01:20 He needs to be careful.

01:24 (suspenseful music)

01:27 A leopard wouldn't hesitate to kill a lion cub.

01:32 It's a simple way to eliminate the competition.

01:37 Spotty is far from safe.

01:43 Nathan is back with Sarabi in the MKs,

01:49 not far from last night's feed.

01:51 (cubs meowing)

01:54 - We've just come across the MKs down here on the beach,

02:00 having fed on the buffalo last night.

02:02 There's quite a few of them lying around.

02:05 (lion growling)

02:15 - Sarabi is still in pain.

02:18 (cubs meowing)

02:21 But as Nathan surveys the beach,

02:25 it's not the female that draws his attention.

02:27 - There's actually, there's one of the cubs down there.

02:32 This might be the first introduction.

02:36 - Oh, he's brilliant, he is.

02:37 - Nathan and Sam have been waiting for two months

02:41 for the cubs to meet the whole pride.

02:47 But the excitement quickly turns to confusion.

02:50 - I can only see one, I can only see one cub there.

02:56 I think we might have to just go down there

02:59 and have a proper look.

03:00 - There's no sign of the cub's mother or his siblings.

03:15 This little youngster seems to be alone.

03:18 - I think it might be Spotty,

03:24 who is the cheekier, more adventurous one.

03:26 And so this will be the first time we've seen the cubs

03:29 with the rest of the pride.

03:30 So it'd be really interesting, I think,

03:32 just to see what the interaction is.

03:34 I can't see any of the other cubs.

03:37 I don't know, they might be in the bushes nearby,

03:40 or he has been really cheeky yet again,

03:43 and just come off on his own.

03:45 (suspenseful music)

03:47 - Spotty shouldn't be here without his mother.

03:49 Rosa hasn't introduced him yet.

03:53 So his pride doesn't know him.

03:58 Spotty appears to be looking for a familiar face.

04:05 He doesn't find one.

04:12 (suspenseful music)

04:15 He's soft calling.

04:17 He's obviously a little concerned

04:20 where his mother and siblings are.

04:22 Nathan's anxious to see how Spotty's older relatives react.

04:27 - Quite selective, greeting some of the members

04:35 and skipping others.

04:36 (birds chirping)

04:39 - The females greet him warmly.

04:48 Young mayor, his cousin, is gentle.

04:53 (cubs meowing)

05:04 (birds chirping)

05:07 But the teenage males are showing

05:14 a little too much interest in him.

05:16 Teshi is the oldest teenager,

05:23 and this is the first cub he's ever seen.

05:33 It's getting rough.

05:34 - He's obviously looking quite concerned

05:39 and soft calling for his mom and the other siblings,

05:43 and he's now starting to wander off up the beach by himself.

05:46 - But he's walking into even more danger.

05:51 (cubs meowing)

05:53 The abandoned buffalo carcass has attracted hyenas.

06:02 (cubs meowing)

06:05 I'm a little bit worried for the cub

06:09 wandering all the way off by himself

06:10 'cause we've just watched hyenas run past,

06:14 and he's heading straight towards the kill

06:15 where there's only hyenas and no lions.

06:18 If a hyena does find him, that's the end.

06:23 A hyena will quickly kill a lion cub.

06:25 I mean, I really hope his mom is up there

06:30 or he turns around and comes back

06:31 'cause a little cub by himself is not going to be able to,

06:34 you know, stand a chance.

06:36 Unable to intervene, Nathan can only watch

06:43 as Spotty disappears into the bush.

06:45 The little cub, Spotty,

06:51 has stayed hidden in the bushes for hours.

06:53 There's still no sign of his mother or his siblings.

07:00 (leaves rustling)

07:03 He's now been apart from them all day.

07:06 You can occasionally hear the cub soft calling

07:11 for his mother, and the best thing for him to do,

07:15 I think, is really stay hidden in this bush

07:17 for the rest of the day.

07:18 But Spotty's hungry.

07:21 (cubs meowing)

07:28 Without his mother, Rose's, milk,

07:30 he's in danger of dehydration.

07:32 Thirst drives him out of his hideaway.

07:40 He joins teenager Maya.

07:45 She watches over her little cousin

07:52 as he finally gets a well-needed drink.

07:55 He seems to have touched to Maya.

07:58 She's sort of taken quite a shine to him,

08:00 playing around with him a bit.

08:01 It's welcome company and protection.

08:08 But Maya can't feed him.

08:12 He desperately needs Rosa or Zuri.

08:17 As the daylight fades,

08:22 Spotty faces his first night without his mother.

08:29 (cubs meowing)

08:32 Darkness brings in new kinds of danger.

08:37 It's when predators are most active.

08:42 Nervous Spotty sticks close to injured Surabi on the beach.

08:49 Roars echo down the river.

08:58 Distant territory claims.

09:00 The pride responds.

09:07 Agitated by the faraway calls,

09:16 the emkays set off to patrol their territory.

09:19 Spotty's instinct tells him to stay put.

09:27 (cubs meowing)

09:30 He waits for his pride to return.

09:34 But it isn't the emkays that appear.

09:45 (cubs meowing)

09:49 The hyenas are back.

09:53 (cubs meowing)

09:56 They're after scraps from a beached hippo carcass.

10:21 Spotty desperately tries to climb the tree for safety.

10:25 He only makes it a few feet into the branches.

10:32 Not entirely out of reach.

10:36 It's going to be a long night.

10:43 (birds chirping)

10:50 Dawn.

10:50 And Sam heads south towards Spotty's last location.

10:55 The beach is quiet.

11:04 Sam scours the bushes,

11:12 hoping that somehow Spotty's made it.

11:16 - Wait, wait, there he is.

11:17 I can see Spotty, he's under the bush.

11:19 (door creaks)

11:21 - He's alive, but he's in dire straits.

11:26 He's alive, but he's in dire straits.

11:29 (upbeat music)

11:32 (upbeat music)

11:35 (upbeat music)

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Lost Lion Cub “Spotty” Is on His Own Part 1

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