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Episode Three

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.

Episode Three

54m 33s

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.

Previews + Extras

  • Showdown: Intruding Male Lions Threaten Young Males of the Xudum Pride: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Showdown: Intruding Male Lions Threaten Young Males of the Xudum Pride

    S1 E3 - 4m 41s

    Two intruding male lions on patrol slowly enter Xudum Pride territory. With no sign of the pride’s dominant males, Big Toe and Madumo, a lone female and two juvenile males must defend it alone. But, at only half the weight of an adult male, it’s a dangerous risk for the young lions to take.

  • The Risks are High for Inexperienced, Young Male Lions: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Risks are High for Inexperienced, Young Male Lions

    S1 E3 - 1m 58s

    The threat from intruder lions is particularly high for the sub-adult males in the Xudum Pride. Nkgonne and Colin may be physically larger than cubs, but these inexperienced two-year-olds hardly act like nearly independent male lions. Instead, the siblings clown around together, even taking their outlandish behavior into the trees.

  • Intruding Male Lions Threaten the Xudum Pride Cubs: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Intruding Male Lions Threaten the Xudum Pride Cubs

    S1 E3 - 3m 6s

    Two intruding male lions appear in Xudum Pride territory, putting the lion cubs at risk. Intruding males will often kill unrelated lion cubs to establish dominance over the pride. Will the lionesses be able to defend their cubs from the intruders long enough for Big Toe and Madumo to return?

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