NATURE

adult lionesses must protect their cubs well in order to raise them successfully through This is the story of their critical fi rst two years of life. two remarkable — and extremely rare — wild This fi lm follows this family on their journey through the Kruger wilderness. white lion cubs on their The last white cubs to be born here journey to adulthood. Both two years ago were killed by another lion are female, sisters born as pride before they reached six months. As a white lion cub, hiding in the grass is white as snow in May 2009 impossible. To keep their pride alive our in South ’s Kruger two lionesses must also teach their cubs Park. Growing up in this how to hunt. This fi lm follows their efforts, and shows just how crucially important the vast, wild wilderness they parents’ skills and characters are in turning must not only overcome their helpless cubs into little hunters. Amazingly, these lionesses specialise the same survival in hunting Cape buffalo — one of the challenges that all young strongest and most combative of prey. This lion cubs face, they must fi lm features these hunts and shows our cubs getting fi rst hand lessons in the skills also overcome the threats of hunting. their high visibility brings. ‘White Lions — Born Wild’ (Episode 1: ‘Against all Odds’, Episode 2: ‘Fight for n the African bush anything unusual Survival’) is a true wildlife story, featuring stands out strongly and is often elim- strong characters, closely studied. We inated by eagle-eyed predators. Will follow the cubs’ progress as they embark our cubs survive? The odds are stacked on the pathway to adulthood, learning Iagainst them — 80 % of all newborn lion to hunt, to avoid danger, to live in their cubs don’t make it to adulthood. white coats. This is a strong behaviour-led The most important advantage they have fi lm, a coming-of-age story of a very rare is character. They are feisty. They fi ght for and unusual pair of lions. Through their what they want — a very important quality eyes we will learn what it is really like to in a lion. They’re members of a small fami- be a lion in Africa. ly pride, consisting of their tawny-coloured mother and her sister, who has two young tawny male cubs of her own. The two

WHITE LIONS BORN WILD Written and directed by Joe Kennedy 2 × 53 min. + 1 × 90 min. NATURE Executive producers: Andrea Gastgeb, Sabine Holzer HD, 5.1 and Stereo

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