Previously on Kingdom,,,
,,there were devastating floods,
Tenta the hyena, together with her twin cubs,
managed to survive,
But now she has to re-establish her family's position,
LOW GROWL
The lions, however,,,
TRUMPETING
,,lost their cubs,
MEWLING
Can their family recover?
PANTS
All the wild dogs, led by Storm,
retreated from Nsefu,
GROWLS, YELPING
But now the lion pride has been seriously weakened,
can Storm manage to return?
And Olimba the leopard
has competition for her territory,,,
,,from her own daughter,
Only one can prevail,
Mutima can either flee,,,
,,or turn,,,
,,and fight,
GROWLS
Five years,,,
,,four families,,,
,,who will rule this kingdom?
SNARLING
GROWLING
SNARLS
LOW GROWLING
HISSES
LOW GROWLING
Mutima is forced to concede,
She must leave her mother's territory -
the only home she's ever known,
She will now start a new life as a solitary leopard,
BIRDS CHIRP
SOFT GROWLING
In a secluded corner of Nsefu,
almost hidden from sight,,,
,,a den,
YIPPING
Storm, the leader of the wild dogs,
has been hiding here,
And she's been busy,
She has 11 new puppies,
Storm's largest litter ever,
To keep the pack fed,
the adults must hunt twice a day,
But one dog is struggling to keep up,
This is Flint, Storm's oldest son,
He has been injured in a poacher's trap,
Unable to hunt for himself,
Flint has rejoined his mother's pack,
Even though he is the last to arrive at the kill,,,
,,he won't go hungry,
Wild dogs care for pack members who are weak or injured,
And when it's time to head for home,,,
,,they all go a little slower,
Few animals have stronger bonds than wild dogs,
Storm is waiting for the pack's return,
YIPPING
Her puppies are hungry,
They're still too young to leave the safety of home,
so the pack bring back food for them,
Even Flint shares what he has,
Old or injured wild dogs can still be valuable members
of the pack,
Flint's experience makes him acutely aware of dangers
that might threaten the pups,
And that is a great help to Storm
as she tries to raise a litter as large as this,
INSECT BUZZES
Tenta's hyena clan are slowly getting back together,
And at last,,,
,,Tandala has found her way back to her family,
But she has lost her only cub,
Tenta's twins may offer some comfort,
SNUFFLING
Play strengthens the clan's bonds,
And it seems no-one wants to miss out,
SQUEALS
But this isn't just fun and games,
Amongst hyenas, clan unity brings power,
Evening,
As the light fades,
Tenta leads her family in search of food,
The lionesses have made a kill,
LOW GROWLS
It could feed many hungry hyenas,
HYENAS CHATTER AND LAUGH
GROWLS
But there are not enough of the clan here
to challenge the lions,
So Tenta calls for reinforcements,
WHOOPING
Her whooping calls are amplified by the ground,
WHOOPING ECHOES
They can be heard from far and wide,
DISTANT WHOOPING
The other members of the clan respond immediately,
DISTANT WHOOPING
HYENAS YELP
HYENAS SCREECH
GROWLING
SCREECHING, GROWLING
With these numbers,
the hyenas are now more powerful than the lions,
HYENAS SCREECH
LION GROWLS
DULL HOOTING
The strength of the reunited hyena clan
could have consequences throughout Nsefu,
TRILLING
After losing the fight with her mother,
Mutima, the leopard,
is searching for a territory of her own,
But almost immediately, she runs into danger,
Mutima is no match for Storm's pack,
MURMURS
Mutima is now on unfamiliar ground,
SQUAWKING
What is more,
this is the territory of leopards she doesn't know,
And this female,,,
,,has her own problems,
Best move on,
There are no signs of leopards here,
Perhaps this is a place where she could settle,
But wherever she tries,,,
,,other animals have got there first,
ANIMALS CALL
BARKING
Baboons don't tolerate predators of any kind
in their trees,
CACOPHONY OF BARKS
LOW SNARL
SCREECHING
BARKING
GROWLS
SCREECHING
A leopard can take only so much harassment,
She must keep searching,
Wild dogs live in families
which have their own affectionate rituals,
CHATTERING
Every day, as soon as they wake,
Storm's pack get together,,,
,,and reaffirm their kinship,
Everyone joins in,,,
,,old and young,
The puppies are not yet big enough
to join in an actual hunt,
So Storm and Flint stay behind to watch over them,
Baby-sitting is a job Flint manages to do lying down,
The pups, meanwhile, practise the skills needed
for a wild dog's life,,,
,,courtesy of the local vultures,
Stealth,
Persistence,
And working together as a team,
Teamwork is particularly important,,,
,,when it comes to hunting for food,
ANIMALS CALL
A kill,
But, unfortunately,
a hyena,,,
,,and a big male leopard,,,
,,have also spotted it,
With so many pups to feed,
the dogs won't abandon this opportunity,
SNARLING
BARKS
SCREECHING
That has dealt with the hyena,
Now the dogs must take on the leopard,
SNARLS
GROWLING
LEOPARD SNARLS, WILD DOG WHINES
YELPING
GROWLS
Success,
DISTANT WHOOPING
But other hyenas have discovered Storm's den,
DISTANT WHOOPING
WHINING
DISTANT WHOOPING
Flint stands guard
while Storm tries to lead the pups away,
WHIMPERING
Flint has little chance alone,
GROWLING
LAUGHING
But the pack are back,
Together, they manage to drive off the hyenas,
SCREECHES
The wild dogs have shown their strength is back,
ELEPHANT TRUMPETS
For this family, power has been slipping away,
The lionesses have no cubs
and they've been beaten by their rivals,,,
,,and they have no males to protect them,
But there are two new males in Nsefu,
GROWLING
Male lions are often hostile and aggressive,
but their power is just what the lionesses need,
So they attempt to recruit the males as allies
and potential mates
by flirting with them,
LOW GROWL
SNARLS
And gradually, day by day, they become regular companions,
The lionesses now have two strong protectors,,,
,,and, with them, there is a chance
their fortunes may change,
In the centre of Nsefu,
the streams and gullies have run dry,,,
,,and are now an excellent site for an ambush,
Not for a baboon,,,
,,but for Olimba,
After pushing her daughter away,
she once again has this territory to herself,
Normally, she makes a meal out of any trespassers,
SCREECHING
But she's not quite as fast as she used to be,
And perhaps she doesn't command the respect,,,
BARKING
,,she once did,
BIRDS CACKLE
Even hamerkops don't leave her in peace,
Life is getting hard for Olimba,
BIRDS SQUAWK
BIRD CALLS
She's now nearly 13,,,
,,and that's old for a leopard,
Although she mated several months ago,
she's not yet produced any cubs,
Mutima will probably be her last,
She is on the far side of Nsefu,,,
,,many miles from her mother,
At last, she has found a potential territory,,,
,,but she doesn't yet know whether it can provide enough food for her,
ANIMALS CALL, CHIRRUPING
A troop of baboons, They have got the better of her before,
But now, at night, Mutima has an advantage,
Her eyes are extremely sensitive
and can detect even the tiniest glimmer of light,
The baboons can't see her coming,
But as she gets closer,
they can hear her,
BABOONS BARK
SCREECHING AND BARKING
Some of the baboons stay out of reach
by clinging to the far ends of the smallest branches,
On the sturdier limbs, Mutima can move with extraordinary speed,
BARKING AND SCREECHING
SCREECHING
BARKING RECEDES
BARKS
This place can certainly provide food,
But there is a problem,
Another leopard is already here,
By climbing higher,
Mutima finds a position where she can defend herself,
SNARLING
But she is not welcome here,
The rival has made that very clear indeed,
Mutima is left licking her wounds,
YIPPING IN BACKGROUND
The rival female has a young cub,
That is why she is protecting this place so fiercely,
Mutima cannot stay here,
So where CAN she find a home?
Nsefu's last remaining pools
attract animals from all around,
SNORTING
LOW GRUMBLING
This water hole is already taken,
And the hippo is not willing to share,
GROWLS
WHIMPERING
The dogs must find somewhere else to drink,
But they need to be careful,
It's Flint,
WHIMPERING
In spite of the danger,
Storm and Flint's brother risk
trying to pull him to safety,
But the crocodile's grip is unbreakable,
Flint's only chance is that the water may be too shallow
for the crocodile to drag him under,
Astonishingly, Flint finds the strength to escape,
And his brother continues to protect him,
But Flint has been gravely injured,
The family don't leave Flint's side,,,
,,until he has taken,,,
,,his final breath,
THUNDERCLAPS
The rains return,,,
,,and a new chapter begins for all four families,
At the very edge of Nsefu, far away from their rivals,,,
,,a litter of tiny cubs has been born,
MEOWING
They're just a few days old,,,
PURRING
,,and they are only one part of a baby boom in the lion pride,
Five of the lionesses have produced cubs,
These youngsters have the protection of the whole family,
SPLASH
The lions, for the first time in years,
seem likely to regain their full strength,,,
,,and this will surely bring change throughout Nsefu,
But even these most powerful creatures,,,
,,will have to cope with dangers,,,
,,that are beyond their control,
FLAMES ROAR