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the show a breathtaking drama the00:00:04
location a river in Africa the main00:00:06
protagonists crocodiles00:00:11
supporting actors involved everything00:00:13
Africa's Wildlife has to offer00:00:19
the expansive stage of the Maasai Mara00:00:22
in Kenya is an ideal location for some00:00:25
stunning combat us00:00:30
heavyweight conflicts00:00:32
and touching family scenes00:00:37
the show centers on the age-old theme of00:00:41
the hunted and the hunters life and00:00:45
death00:00:47
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but none of the other protagonists can00:00:53
match this one the killer that comes out00:00:56
of the water00:00:58
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thank you00:01:08
foreign00:01:14
hardly any other region in Africa is00:01:16
home to a greater multitude of animals00:01:18
than the Maasai Mara this region in the00:01:22
southwest of Kenya is the land of the00:01:24
Maasai00:01:25
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is our semi-nomadic pastoralists who00:01:30
live off their herds of cattle and are00:01:32
known to be excellent Warriors00:01:35
the Maasai Mara National Park lies in00:01:38
the southwest of Kenya in East Africa00:01:40
and borders on the Serengeti in Tanzania00:01:44
when the dry period begins in June in00:01:46
the southern Serengeti innumerable herds00:01:49
of wildebeest join up to migrate over00:01:51
800 kilometers to the Maasai Mara00:01:54
Forever on the lookout for fresh00:01:56
pastures during this migration they have00:01:59
to cross several Rivers00:02:05
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and that has to be crossed is the mara00:02:10
River it flows from Kenya through the00:02:12
Masai Mara region and continues on00:02:15
across the border into Tanzania and the00:02:17
Serengeti00:02:19
at first sight it may not look00:02:21
particularly threatening and it is00:02:24
indeed the main artery that keeps the00:02:26
Maasai Mara alive00:02:28
these heat-sensitive hippos rely00:02:31
completely on the river to secure their00:02:33
very existence in the savannah00:02:36
nowhere else does the vegetation offer00:02:39
such a wealth of food for the elephants00:02:41
depending on their size these pachyderms00:02:44
also require from 70 to 250 liters of00:02:47
drinking water a day00:02:51
foreign00:02:54
s choose from such a well-stocked table00:02:57
provided they're ready to wait a bit00:03:04
the mara river is the only River in this00:03:07
region that carries water all year round00:03:09
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can the yellow build stalk troll the00:03:16
bottom of the river shallows for an00:03:17
endless supply of fish00:03:19
only here can the heavy hoofed animals00:03:22
of the Maasai Mara find drinking water00:03:24
in plenty00:03:27
the banks are often crowded with00:03:29
Wildlife for that very reason00:03:33
that slip could have ended in tragedy00:03:39
because for many animals the mara river00:03:42
that meanders for nearly 400 kilometers00:03:45
through the Savannah is the most00:03:47
hazardous river in the whole of Africa00:03:50
because of these fellows00:03:53
crocodiles spend the majority of their00:03:55
lives just lying around in their armored00:03:58
skins doing nothing as cold-blooded00:04:01
animals they can only regulate their00:04:04
body temperature through their own00:04:05
activities they have to enjoy extensive00:04:08
sunbathing sessions to enable them to00:04:11
carry out their sorties underwater00:04:13
the webs between their toes on the rear00:04:16
feet help them to swim00:04:24
tail that makes up around half of their00:04:27
six meter length is what drives them but00:04:30
can only work if the animal's operating00:04:32
temperature has been reached00:04:34
if it falls below 30 degrees the reptile00:04:37
will return to land to warm up00:04:42
half submerged half above the water line00:04:46
is a popular position that way one can00:04:49
keep warm and look as harmless as a00:04:51
large piece of wood00:04:54
but can mutate into an underwater00:04:56
torpedo in an instant00:05:03
the moment though there is little prey00:05:06
to go for so a more leisurely pace is00:05:08
perfectly acceptable walking along the00:05:11
riverbed uses less energy than those00:05:14
powerful flicks of the tail00:05:23
what looks like boredom induced yawning00:05:25
is in fact temperature regulation by00:05:29
opening its mouth the reptile prevents00:05:31
its brain overheating00:05:34
foreign if it's still too hot it moves00:05:38
into the water00:05:39
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a lunchtime doze underwater is only00:05:45
possible for a crocodile if the water is00:05:47
very warm the geographical range of00:05:49
their existence is restricted to00:05:51
Tropical and subtropical regions00:05:55
they can't afford to waste too much00:05:57
energy00:06:01
most of the time throughout the year00:06:03
they just wait ready to attack with00:06:06
their fearsome Jaws containing more than00:06:08
70 teeth00:06:10
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crocodiles share their habitat with00:06:23
hippos00:06:26
in the Masai Mara there are especially00:06:29
large numbers of hippos these socially00:06:32
orientated animals form small herds of00:06:35
up to 30 individuals00:06:38
underwater these heavyweights even look00:06:41
elegant thanks to the buoyancy effect of00:06:43
the water rather than actually swimming00:06:46
they tend to walk underwater00:06:50
they spend most of the day in the water00:06:53
because their sensitive skin would crack00:06:55
in the intense summer heat00:06:58
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they can stay underwater for up to five00:07:02
minutes before they have to come up00:07:04
again for air00:07:12
as a rule one older bull will live00:07:15
together with a group of females and00:07:17
they're young the animals are generally00:07:19
related and maintain friendly contact00:07:22
with one another00:07:30
as long as there is sufficient water in00:07:32
the river there are no grounds for00:07:34
rivalry00:07:47
elephants also like to congregate around00:07:49
the mara River00:07:54
the smaller ones are best off keeping00:07:56
close to the adults that way they're00:07:59
less likely to become a crocodile's next00:08:01
lunch00:08:04
elephants are among the most socially00:08:07
orientated animals in the world00:08:12
this little elephant has not yet learned00:08:14
how to use its trunk to drink with that00:08:17
muscular appendage is still in the way00:08:28
it takes a while for baby elephants to00:08:31
learn what useful tools their trunks are00:08:37
the older adults can use their muscular00:08:41
trunks as a most versatile multi-tool00:08:43
during meal times it fulfills both the00:08:46
grab and the cutlery functions00:08:50
this little one can't start learning a00:08:52
moment too soon even if it is kept fed00:08:55
by its mother's milk for many months00:09:04
in greetings the trunk acts as a00:09:06
handshake appendage and the mutual00:09:09
smells tell the other party the identity00:09:11
of the caller00:09:14
and if it's not quite long enough to00:09:16
scratch with one can always use a00:09:18
termite Hill00:09:29
this mother cheetah and her three almost00:09:32
fully grown young and two younger males00:09:34
have made their way down to the river00:09:37
the brothers share the remains of the00:09:39
gazelle they caught00:09:44
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but the female cheetah also has to get00:09:51
some fresh food in for the family00:09:57
the youngsters follow her hopefully00:10:10
the brothers are so involved that they00:10:12
don't even notice the family00:10:17
this one has been distracted one00:10:20
youngster has discovered the hidden00:10:21
camera00:10:24
but the mother has her sights on00:10:26
something else00:10:28
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what is that thing that neither runs00:10:32
away nor attacks00:10:35
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but what she has discovered does indeed00:10:41
run away she Begins the hunt00:10:44
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a hair can accelerate up to 7000:10:54
kilometers an hour but the cheetah is00:10:57
even faster this big cat can even reach00:11:00
speeds of a hundred kilometers an hour00:11:01
over short distances00:11:03
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foreign00:11:12
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ERS are famous for their zigzag running00:11:16
strategy but the cheetah is nearly as00:11:19
smart00:11:23
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the big cats strategy is to cause the00:11:34
prey to trip up with a carefully aimed00:11:37
hit of the poor and yet00:11:39
foreign00:11:47
despite that particular failure no other00:11:50
Predator has such a high success rate as00:11:53
the cheetah half of its hunting sorties00:11:56
result in a catch00:11:57
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after hunting the mother needs a long00:12:02
break to protect herself against00:12:04
overheating00:12:06
the brothers also need time to recover00:12:08
full stomachs make one feel sleepy00:12:14
it's not only the main stretch of the00:12:16
mara River that is attractive to animals00:12:18
its stagnant oxbows are a Haven for00:12:21
thriving aquatic vegetation which which00:12:24
has a regular supply of fertilizer00:12:26
thanks to the hippos00:12:28
the ibises make use of the heavyweight00:12:30
creatures as Platforms in their search00:12:33
for insects some of which they find on00:12:36
the hippos heads00:12:41
the crocodiles are even better00:12:43
camouflaged here than in the clear00:12:44
waters of the main river00:12:51
out on an inaccessible Sun spit the next00:12:55
generation is making its first moves00:13:00
the female will have laid the eggs here00:13:02
three months ago in a nest made of sand00:13:05
and vegetation residues the brooding00:13:08
temperature determines the sex of the00:13:10
young ones in Nile crocodiles the young00:13:13
will only be male if the eggs are00:13:15
maintained at a temperature of 32 to 3500:13:18
degrees00:13:21
above or below that temperature range00:13:24
the young will be female00:13:26
the cores they produce while still00:13:28
inside the eggs appear to stimulate The00:13:30
Brood they all hatch at the same time00:13:33
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hardly have they left their nest when00:13:40
they are approached by a cavernous mouth00:13:42
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just hatched and their short lives00:13:50
already at an end00:13:52
thank you00:13:54
but not a single scale will be damaged00:13:56
their mother heard them calling and is00:13:59
transporting them safely to the water00:14:01
female crocodiles are extremely caring00:14:04
mothers and keep a watchful eye on their00:14:06
young for quite a while00:14:09
these miniature lizards demonstrate00:14:12
their talent at surprising their prey00:14:15
a fully grown giraffe may not need to00:14:18
worry much about a crocodile but the act00:14:20
of drinking is still quite awkward it's00:14:23
not only the fact that they almost have00:14:25
to kneel down to drink the animal has to00:14:28
apply considerable muscular effort to00:14:31
move its head downwards giraffes have a00:14:34
powerful tendon that keeps their head00:14:36
and neck upright when at rest00:14:39
the river and its Green Banks attract00:14:42
many giraffes for a long time it was00:14:44
felt that these animals had developed00:14:46
their long necks simply to give them00:14:48
unrivaled access to the higher leaves on00:14:50
the trees however they often eat00:14:53
vegetation at half their height00:14:58
an alternative Theory suggests that the00:15:01
long neck was used for a completely00:15:02
different purpose to give the balls an00:15:05
advantage when fighting over a female00:15:10
foreign00:15:13
these two young Bulls are merely00:15:15
practicing00:15:18
they're gauging their strikes very00:15:20
carefully00:15:26
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they live in Loosely structured Bachelor00:15:32
groups but later become loners00:15:40
foreign00:15:44
if they then meet a rival during the00:15:47
mating period there will be no00:15:48
consideration for the other they will00:15:51
then apply full power to their strikes00:15:53
and their rudimentary horns or00:15:55
aussicones become dangerous weapons00:15:58
the objective is to knock one's opponent00:16:01
off its feet00:16:02
many contests of this kind have left the00:16:04
loser dead00:16:07
these two are not in any way intending00:16:10
to injure each other let alone kill but00:16:13
practice makes perfect00:16:17
afternoon in the Masai Mara not quite00:16:21
the ideal hunting time for the Lions00:16:24
this group of banded mongooses is quite00:16:26
safe to pass by these diurnal animals go00:16:30
hunting as a group the leader of the00:16:32
pack is one of the older females00:16:36
still time for a little nap before work00:16:38
starts in Earnest in a couple of hours00:16:47
the mongooses scour the terrain for00:16:50
beetles larvae and other insects00:16:54
now and again they dig down a little to00:16:57
unearth a particularly tasty morsel00:17:03
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even if they go out as a group each00:17:12
Mongoose searches for itself00:17:15
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occasionally a mother and her young will00:17:19
dig together but normally mongooses hunt00:17:22
individually for food00:17:31
there are nevertheless close ties within00:17:34
the group which will usually consist of00:17:37
three to four pairs and they're young00:17:40
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in the Masai Mara this results in groups00:17:45
of around 35 animals00:17:48
foreign00:17:51
are seldom seen alone00:18:00
this very young male is still allowed to00:18:02
be in the herd the female is presumably00:18:05
its mother otherwise these herds consist00:18:07
of females and a few of the older males00:18:10
who will fight each other for mating00:18:12
rights during the mating period00:18:20
the dominant male will change from time00:18:23
to time at the top of the field Outside00:18:25
The Mating period they graze peacefully00:18:28
together00:18:31
in contrast to the wildebeest and zebras00:18:33
Impalas do not migrate outside the00:18:36
national park so the Lions have always00:18:38
got a steady source of food00:18:41
that's an important point because lions00:18:43
in contrast to crocodiles can't go00:18:46
without fresh food for long periods00:18:48
especially when they have young00:18:51
there may not be babies anymore but00:18:53
they're not able to hunt for themselves00:18:55
and rely completely on the adults00:19:00
but it can take a while before they00:19:02
actually manage to deliver the goods00:19:04
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lions are the only big cats that form a00:19:14
pride and maintain close social contacts00:19:18
by contrast the hippopotamus morphs00:19:22
every evening from socially orientated00:19:24
family member to Lone individual each00:19:27
grazing on its own00:19:30
the hippos have to graze at night unlike00:19:33
the diurnal zebras hippos would not00:19:36
survive extended grazing periods in the00:19:38
blazing sun00:19:41
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the king of the Savannah still does not00:19:57
appear to be in a hunting mood00:20:02
but soon he will set off on that errand00:20:07
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Masai Mara have to be constantly on the00:20:14
lookout00:20:16
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the fact that hippos have skin that is00:20:34
so sensitive to the sun making them00:20:36
nocturnal grazers may be linked to their00:20:39
ancestors they're related to whales00:20:46
these massive creatures need not fear00:20:49
the dark they have no predators00:20:54
and anyway the Buffalo is busy with00:20:57
something else00:21:05
it's in particular the smaller Hunters00:21:07
like the mongooses that rely on the00:21:10
cover of Darkness00:21:15
the hippo has to devour at least 4000:21:18
kilograms of vegetation every night00:21:20
which only accounts for one to one and a00:21:23
half percent of its body weight00:21:30
lions and crocodiles will generally00:21:32
avoid each other00:21:39
generally00:21:44
Lions will indeed protect their young or00:21:47
their dinner carcasses against00:21:49
crocodiles but don't normally consider00:21:52
them to be prey perhaps these lions were00:21:54
just after an adrenaline kick00:22:00
foreign00:22:01
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s and with it the start of the greatest00:22:11
drama of the Maasai Mara00:22:13
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the first wildebeest reached the River00:22:22
Region00:22:29
behind them is an 800 kilometer energy00:22:32
draining migration00:22:33
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foreign00:22:41
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ER here than in the overgrazed Serengeti00:22:54
in the Masai Mara the rain and drought00:22:57
periods are less extreme than in the00:22:59
southern Serengeti00:23:02
heavy thunderstorms keep ensuring a00:23:04
supply of fresh water which benefits the00:23:07
green vegetation00:23:10
before the animals embark on the most00:23:12
difficult part of their Journey crossing00:23:14
the river they enjoy a rest and take the00:23:17
edge off their hunger00:23:19
they specialize in Short Grass it00:23:22
replenishes itself relatively quickly00:23:24
but is graced to nothing in a short time00:23:26
which is why these animals keep00:23:28
searching for new pastures00:23:31
their broad mouths large incisors and00:23:34
mobile lips make them the perfect lawn00:23:36
mowers00:23:40
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for some though the Luscious green came00:23:45
too late and it doesn't take long before00:23:47
they're discovered00:23:52
for the vultures will the beasts that00:23:54
die of exhaustion are a feast00:24:02
ripples vultures specialize in large00:24:05
carriers such as wildebeest00:24:11
the Marabou may be larger than them but00:24:14
the vulture's sharp curved beaks are far00:24:16
superior both as meat cutting tools and00:24:19
weapons00:24:21
thank you00:24:26
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it's feathered scavengers do not like00:24:36
sharing00:24:41
some are so involved in infighting they00:24:44
forget to eat00:24:47
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but these quarrelsome creatures provide00:25:00
an important service to the Maasai Mara00:25:03
by stripping carcasses often right down00:25:05
to the Bare Bones they prevent the00:25:08
spread of epidemic diseases00:25:17
[Applause]00:25:20
when they're not fighting ripples00:25:22
vultures can devour as much as a fifth00:25:25
of their own body weight in one sitting00:25:27
that can be one to two kilograms00:25:33
having eaten there Phil they find taking00:25:36
off a bit cumbersome00:25:49
together with the first wildebeest we00:25:51
see many zebras arriving the Masai Mara00:25:54
zebras eat the longer tougher grass00:25:57
which opens up the way for the00:25:58
wildebeest to get to the shorter grass00:26:01
that's rich in nutrients00:26:04
and as compensation the enormous herds00:26:07
of wildebeest provide protection for the00:26:09
zebras against attackers00:26:13
it's normally the zebras that go down to00:26:15
the river first00:26:18
and they have been waiting for this00:26:20
moment crocodiles know from experience00:26:23
where the animals will cross the river00:26:28
driven by thirst the exhausted Travelers00:26:31
make their way to the water00:26:34
as long as the Crocs are moving they00:26:36
will be detected in good time00:26:42
the Lions have also taken up their00:26:44
positions and have already had a00:26:46
successful hunt00:26:55
but it's not enough for the full Pride00:26:59
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the Lions know exactly which points on00:27:08
the river are the easiest for the zebras00:27:11
and wildebeest to cross00:27:15
all right00:27:18
while some of the lionesses keep a00:27:20
watchful eye on the young others are00:27:23
closely watching out for the arrivals by00:27:25
the river00:27:28
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the lionesses mostly mothers and00:27:35
daughters sisters aunts and nieces form00:27:37
The Hunting Party00:27:44
crocodiles may not be quite as social00:27:46
but later they will need each other as00:27:49
well00:27:57
more and more wildebeests gather on the00:27:59
opposite Bank00:28:04
they're facing the greatest challenge of00:28:06
their long journey00:28:08
the Steep Banks alone that line the00:28:10
marrow in many places are hard to00:28:12
overcome00:28:13
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but the wildebeest have no choice00:28:23
I'm by the river the life-saving herd00:28:25
becomes a liability hundreds of animals00:28:28
push their way forwards leaving no00:28:30
opportunity for escape00:28:33
the underwater Hunters are on their way00:28:37
[Applause]00:28:44
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there is simply no end to this Sumptuous00:28:50
meal00:28:53
the wildebeest are well aware of the00:28:55
dangers00:28:58
but they have to get through00:29:02
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the river literally puts obstacles in00:29:13
their way and those rocks are often00:29:16
deceptively slippery00:29:22
foreign00:29:24
once the first animals have dared to00:29:26
enter the water there's nowhere to go00:29:28
but forward00:29:32
the crocodiles try to attack the open00:29:34
flanks if they get too close to the00:29:37
thick of it they're at risk themselves00:29:52
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now the wildebeest have to run the00:29:56
gauntlet00:29:57
foreign00:29:58
they have managed to reach the safety of00:30:01
the bank00:30:10
but some didn't make it00:30:15
the wildebeest summoned their last00:30:17
reserves of strength their ability to00:30:20
LEAP is their only chance00:30:26
the safety of the individual lies in the00:30:28
sheer mass of the herd00:30:30
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but the crocodiles are not alone00:30:38
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once one of them has grabbed a00:30:46
wildebeest it attempts to drag it00:30:48
underwater the other crocodiles will00:30:50
help00:31:04
foreign00:31:06
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each byte has the force of 2 000 kilos00:31:14
crocodiles are merciless opponents00:31:17
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and the animals that passed the first00:31:26
hurdle are faced with the next Ambush00:31:29
the lion attempts to immobilize the00:31:32
wildebeest by biting into its throat00:31:36
foreign00:31:37
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the river they can still be trampled00:31:44
underfoot00:31:45
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the youngest wildebeest born only a few00:31:54
months before in the Serengeti are00:31:56
experiencing this terrifying migration00:31:58
for the first time they need to get back00:32:01
up to strength00:32:03
but the Trek Must Go On00:32:07
driven on by the stressful experience00:32:10
the animals quickly take control of00:32:12
their new Terrain00:32:15
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this large-scale Partnership of00:32:20
convenience will now separate into00:32:22
smaller herds until it's time to return00:32:25
to the Serengeti in two months time00:32:28
following well trodden ancestral paths00:32:35
the battle of the mara is over for the00:32:37
time being and the vultures will finish00:32:39
what the crocodiles could not00:32:47
they're still living in the lap of a00:32:49
rare luxury even if a crocodile didn't00:32:52
manage to cook its own wildebeest there00:32:54
are plenty of fallen and drowned animals00:32:57
floating right past their noses00:33:01
after a few days the carcasses are00:33:03
easier for the crocodiles to tear apart00:33:06
than freshly killed ones despite their00:33:09
Armory of teeth crocodiles can't bite00:33:12
off bits of their prey they have to rip00:33:14
them to Pieces by shaking them from side00:33:16
to side00:33:19
even though they cooperated in the hunt00:33:22
they do not like sharing00:33:35
for the Lions the Riverside Hunt is now00:33:38
over00:33:43
but the pride had a successful hunting00:33:45
trip00:33:50
there's plenty for everyone and even the00:33:53
chance for the youngsters to practice00:33:55
dismembering the kill00:34:06
and practicing the Fatal bite to the00:34:10
throat00:34:20
for the youngest it's all just a game00:34:23
their teeth are not yet powerful enough00:34:26
to tear the skin they still need the00:34:29
adults for that00:34:31
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foreign00:34:38
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stomach feels good both the adults and00:34:48
their young feel playful00:34:51
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but this unconcerned rollicking can't00:35:13
last long00:35:17
adult Lions know that if they leave the00:35:19
carcasses unattended for long there will00:35:22
soon be nothing left00:35:24
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so they dragged them to a safe ladder a00:35:30
tough task even for a fully grown00:35:32
lioness00:35:36
hunting and eating are thirsty work00:35:40
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Lions do not scoop up water with their00:35:45
tongues the rough surface of the tongue00:35:47
binds the drops of water and that causes00:35:50
a pillar of water to follow through the00:35:52
adhesive action between the water00:35:54
molecules00:35:55
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the surface area of the Maasai Mara is a00:36:09
mere tenth of the size of the Serengeti00:36:14
foreign00:36:16
and yet it provides sufficient food for00:36:19
both the new arrivals and the00:36:21
long-established indigents00:36:26
most of the steps zebras and wildebeest00:36:29
are migrants00:36:33
these common Sesame live here00:36:35
permanently00:36:38
the males like to stand on raised00:36:40
hammocks to keep an eye on their00:36:42
territory and their females00:36:44
since both sexes look very similar the00:36:47
females often copy this Behavior to00:36:49
confuse male Intruders00:36:57
giraffes have an even better view of the00:37:00
surroundings which is why zebras like to00:37:02
stay close to the giraffes00:37:04
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in the Searing midday heat every00:37:13
unnecessary movement is avoided00:37:17
even the Jackal can't summon the energy00:37:20
to hunt00:37:22
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the hyenas are no different00:37:31
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despite their reputation hyenas are not00:37:38
merely dim scavengers00:37:43
these youngsters will grow up into00:37:45
skilled Hunters capable of attacking00:37:48
even large hoofed animals such as00:37:50
wildebeest or zebras individually or as00:37:53
a pack00:37:54
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but that time is still some way off00:38:04
mother hyenas suck all their young for a00:38:06
year longer than most other Hunters00:38:17
hyenas live in Clans controlled by the00:38:20
females and with a clearly defined00:38:22
hierarchy the mother will pass her role00:38:25
onto her cub00:38:29
common Sesame are the preferred prey of00:38:32
hyenas but not in the merciless midday00:38:35
Heat00:38:37
nevertheless even after the Great00:38:40
Migration the drama of life and death is00:38:42
replayed over and over again in the00:38:45
Maasai Mara00:38:49
an African Buffalo has died and has not00:38:52
yet been discovered by scavengers its00:38:55
companions tried to protect it and it00:38:57
looks as if all of them feel the need to00:38:59
reassure themselves that their fellow00:39:01
Buffalo really is dead the herd is00:39:04
looking confused and disorientated00:39:06
perhaps the dead animal was a dominant00:39:09
mature female00:39:15
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related cows form a group with a very00:39:23
strict hierarchy00:39:28
if a high-ranking animal dies the herd00:39:31
first has to reorganize itself00:39:34
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the saddle build stork is also a carrion00:39:39
eater but has to wait until others have00:39:41
ripped open the carcass00:39:43
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the young Tony Eagle is much better00:39:48
equipped00:39:54
as pure vegetarians elephants are most00:39:57
definitely not interested in carrion00:40:02
in contrast to popular belief however00:40:05
they do not only eat leaves in the00:40:08
savanna they eat almost exclusively00:40:10
grass and lots of it an adult elephant00:40:14
will devour 200 to 300 kilograms of00:40:17
vegetation a day00:40:20
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they eat for as much as 17 hours a day00:40:27
but this does not stop them having a00:40:30
little tiff00:40:37
even the babies try to work out how00:40:39
mummy does it00:40:45
but this little one has chosen the wrong00:40:47
place00:40:48
[Music]00:40:55
despite gorging themselves in this way00:40:57
The Adolescents need a long time before00:41:00
they're fully grown not until they are00:41:03
20 years old are the Bulls in a position00:41:05
to take on other competitors00:41:09
the herd is not alone00:41:13
the rare hook-lipped rhinoceros is known00:41:16
to be one of the most dangerous animals00:41:18
in Africa00:41:21
this herd of elephants is relatively00:41:24
vulnerable because of the young calves00:41:26
they're not able to run away very fast00:41:30
[Music]00:41:36
the aggressive rhinoceros ball considers00:41:39
the elephants to be a threat00:41:43
well the lead cow wastes no time and is00:41:46
ready to protect her herd00:41:48
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even a rhinoceros is unlikely to take on00:42:00
a three-ton heavyweight00:42:16
the herd relaxes again the younger ones00:42:19
are practicing contests for later life00:42:23
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but they're back in someone's sights00:42:33
again [Music]00:42:37
the cows Remain unperturbed the young00:42:39
are safe as long as they are close00:42:42
[Music]00:42:48
as usual working out what a useful tool00:42:51
the trunk is is fun00:42:53
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however peaceful the scene may appear to00:43:03
be the elephants face an uncertain00:43:05
future00:43:06
poachers are still keen on killing these00:43:09
Majestic animals for their tusks every00:43:12
year the population of African elephants00:43:15
drops by eight percent00:43:18
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foreign00:43:23
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River there are many smaller Woodland00:43:33
areas and the Impalas love to retreat to00:43:36
these places00:43:42
one story higher up and a newbies baboon00:43:45
keeps a watchful eye00:43:49
on the ground its fellow baboons are00:43:51
searching for tidbits00:43:55
the baboons dig in the ground for00:43:58
insects and roots00:44:01
[Music]00:44:03
to be able to ride piggyback an infant00:44:06
has to be at least six weeks old until00:44:09
then the babies cling to their mother's00:44:11
furry underbelly00:44:12
and once they are a year old they have00:44:15
to fend for themselves00:44:21
at an age of around three months the00:44:24
young begin to take an interest in each00:44:26
other and play together00:44:34
The Watchman issues a warning00:44:41
[Music]00:44:43
the lion has no chance00:44:52
strong males hold their posts until the00:44:55
danger has passed ready at a moment's00:44:58
notice to attack if the hariom is00:45:00
jeopardized00:45:04
he is a far more dangerous risk for the00:45:07
baboons leopards attack from an ambush00:45:15
the martial eagle has already found its00:45:18
prey00:45:28
it's still too hot for the leopard big00:45:31
cats do not go hunting until dusk00:45:35
but they are already being watched00:45:41
Raptors often stay close to larger00:45:44
Hunters because there's a good chance00:45:46
that a successful hunt will leave00:45:48
something for them00:46:00
but it's looking as if they'll have to00:46:02
wait a bit00:46:13
or will they00:46:26
no this leopard has a rather different00:46:28
aim00:46:32
he uses a secretion from an anal gland00:46:35
to Mark out his territory the powerful00:46:38
smell is a clear warning to rivals00:46:41
keep your distance00:46:45
the blackback jackals did not want to00:46:48
wait any longer00:46:52
foreign00:46:54
a tough time keeping those annoying00:46:56
vultures at Bay00:47:06
[Music]00:47:14
the moderate or sized Hunters are00:47:16
clearly outnumbered by the vultures and00:47:19
a fair amount of their freshly replaced00:47:21
energy gets used up again00:47:29
even a successful hunt in the Maasai00:47:32
Mara does not mean that the spoils are00:47:35
all one's own00:47:36
frequently the jackals will have to00:47:39
relinquish their hard-won carcass to00:47:41
larger Hunters like lions and hyenas00:47:45
jackals leopards Lions cheetahs they all00:47:49
make sure that the life and death drama00:47:51
here is a continuous daily cycle the00:47:57
each of them has its own way to play the00:47:59
game and each produces a slightly00:48:02
different often unexpected result00:48:05
[Music]00:48:15
but none of them plays the game in the00:48:18
same dramatic and unusual way as these00:48:21
animals00:48:28
they're waiting for the day when once00:48:30
again they play the leading role in the00:48:33
greatest drama of the Maasai Mara00:48:36
[Music]00:48:44
the day the wildebeest crossed the river00:48:52
until that day there will always be more00:48:54
modest roles to play00:49:04
whether the prey is big or small the00:49:08
director's instructions are always the00:49:10
same00:49:13
has this yellow build stalk not noticed00:49:16
the living tree trunk00:49:22
or is that tree trunk still full up from00:49:25
its last wildebeest supper00:49:32
whichever way it goes00:49:35
there's permanent tension in the air00:49:38
[Music]00:49:47
and whatever happens00:49:51
[Music]00:49:56
the result is not known in advance00:50:02
[Music]00:50:05
foreign00:50:10
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Maasai Mara - The Big Hunt | Wildlife Documentary Watch 'Cheetahs: Fastest Hunters in Africa' here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psPj_hqxp0I When food supply in the Serengeti dwindles, the Maasai Mara is a paradise for predators. As the black wildebeests, gazelles, zebras and antelopes make their yearly trip from the south of the Serengeti to the north, nature’s best laid trap, the Mara River in Kenya is waiting ahead. Captivating shots filmed underwater show how crocodiles prepare for the Big Hunt while other predators lurk on the banks awaiting their bounty. The biggest problems for the migratory animals are the Mara and the Tarek River, where they have to put their lives at risk to get to the other side. A great number of them die as they jump into the river and break their legs, while others are carried away by the drift or drown. Those who are not victims of the river itself risk falling prey to the crocodiles. We entered this uncharted territory, the crocodile domain by heading under water. Follow these predators in and around their habitat and watch prides of lions map out their game plan. In slow-motion, we show you the final showdown between predator and prey. Will it be a successful hunt or will the hoofed animals persevere? ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Subscribe Free Documentary - Nature Channel for free: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQtW2oz8ec8pHjjxawujNjg?sub_confirmation=1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unsupportedbrowser Twitter: https://bit.ly/2QlwRiI ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Free Documentary is dedicated to bring high-class documentaries to you on youtube for free. With the latest camera equipment used by well-known filmmakers working for famous production studios. You will see fascinating shots from the deep seas and up in the air, capturing great stories and pictures from everything our beautiful and interesting planet has to offer. Enjoy stories about nature, wildlife, culture, people, history and more to come.
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