The Fastest Animal Fails To Escape The Jungle King
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00:00 [BIRDS CHIRPING]
00:03 She's known as Anzuri, speed queen of the Serengeti,
00:10 0 to 100 kilometers an hour in under three seconds.
00:13 Head to toe, she's designed for this.
00:21 An oversized heart pumps huge amounts of blood.
00:29 But sometimes, being fast isn't enough.
00:32 In the dry season, catching prey is easy on these open grasslands.
00:40 But keeping it is the problem.
00:43 To provide food for her youngsters and keep them safe,
00:47 she must first protect herself.
00:49 The mother may believe that by hiding them in the bushes,
00:52 they would be secure.
00:54 However, with predators lurking on all sides,
00:57 nothing is ever guaranteed.
01:00 This lioness has already noticed them,
01:02 and they are now a target, a target whose survival is
01:06 a jeopardy.
01:09 The mother is terrified, since it is not an ordinary enemy.
01:13 And attacking it means putting its own life in peril.
01:16 It's a game between them, and the loser
01:24 may lose its life as a result.
01:27 [COWS MOOING]
01:32 The terror of the cubs will never save them.
01:37 Leaving the bushes was the mistake
01:38 the predator was looking for.
01:40 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:43 The game finished with a lioness murdering one of the cubs.
01:51 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:54 While the other was lucky enough to flee behind its mother.
02:03 92 days passed.
02:09 Another lioness noticed this female cheetah.
02:12 Getting rid of other predators may provide more opportunities
02:19 to provide food.
02:20 This is the end for Ansari.
02:32 Unfortunately, there is a new beginning.
02:47 Her cub has grown, and now he has to rely on himself
02:52 in an unforgiving nature.