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Chasing the Rains

One of the most majestic, unspoiled and rarely filmed areas in Africa is an exploration of how wildlife including cheetahs, hyenas and elephants survive the cycles of draught and rainfall.

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Faith Musembi, Justin Purefoy

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Maramedia,Love Nature

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And at last, the Breakaway Royals head towards - Chasing the Rains

And at last, the Breakaway Royals head towards

In Naboisho, things are looking up for Kuleta. - Chasing the Rains

In Naboisho, things are looking up for Kuleta.

In Laikipia, the drought is deepening. - Chasing the Rains

In Laikipia, the drought is deepening.

On the Highlands of Laikipia, - Chasing the Rains

On the Highlands of Laikipia,

Prey is spreading out in search of water. - Chasing the Rains

Prey is spreading out in search of water.

Fish, are now concentrated into a much smaller area. - Chasing the Rains

Fish, are now concentrated into a much smaller area.

The mother gazelle tries to lure Kuleta away from her baby. - Chasing the Rains

The mother gazelle tries to lure Kuleta away from her baby.

Whereas the stork, has a decent chance... - Chasing the Rains

Whereas the stork, has a decent chance...

A catfish. - Chasing the Rains

Fish eagle seizes the moment... - Chasing the Rains

Fish eagle seizes the moment...

She's out scavenged the scavenger! - Chasing the Rains

She's out scavenged the scavenger!

One dog, the babysitter, leads the pups - Chasing the Rains

One dog, the babysitter, leads the pups

She calls the cubs to her side. - Chasing the Rains

She calls the cubs to her side.

Phoenix, seems torn - Chasing the Rains

Phoenix, seems torn

It may seem impossibly cruel, - Chasing the Rains

It may seem impossibly cruel,

The cubs abandon the fawn and head to Kuleta. - Chasing the Rains

The cubs abandon the fawn and head to Kuleta.

In Samburu, junior matriarch Malka's - Chasing the Rains

In Samburu, junior matriarch Malka's

But for now, there's still enough water to go around - Chasing the Rains

But for now, there's still enough water to go around

The doum palms here, have retained some fruit... - Chasing the Rains

The doum palms here, have retained some fruit...

Three youngsters down below can only dream of reaching - Chasing the Rains

Three youngsters down below can only dream of reaching

The doum fruit, is a welcome change from dry scrub. - Chasing the Rains

The doum fruit, is a welcome change from dry scrub.

Phoenix and her pack, have the advantage of numbers. - Chasing the Rains

Phoenix and her pack, have the advantage of numbers.

It takes a couple of years for young elephants to fully master - Chasing the Rains

It takes a couple of years for young elephants to fully...

Ah! - Chasing the Rains

The baboons may not want to play, - Chasing the Rains

The baboons may not want to play,

It's by no means five-star dining. - Chasing the Rains

It's by no means five-star dining.

They outnumber the hyenas. - Chasing the Rains

They outnumber the hyenas.

On the plains of Laikipia, - Chasing the Rains

On the plains of Laikipia,

Beyond the ridge, the puppies re-join the babysitter. - Chasing the Rains

Beyond the ridge, the puppies re-join the babysitter.

The pack, fans out to surround the prey. - Chasing the Rains

The pack, fans out to surround the prey.

The pack is outnumbered, outgunned - Chasing the Rains

The pack is outnumbered, outgunned

The chase is on. - Chasing the Rains

The chase is on.

But they've picked the wrong impala! - Chasing the Rains

But they've picked the wrong impala!

There is hardly anything to eat. - Chasing the Rains

There is hardly anything to eat.

The hyenas are now in the ascendent... - Chasing the Rains

The hyenas are now in the ascendent...

The dogs must regroup and start again. - Chasing the Rains

The dogs must regroup and start again.

Sand grouse, commute from their distant nests. - Chasing the Rains

Sand grouse, commute from their distant nests.

But elephants can't fly. - Chasing the Rains

But elephants can't fly.

It's a cool, still dawn in Naboisho. - Chasing the Rains

It's a cool, still dawn in Naboisho.

The dikdik tries to hide in the undergrowth. - Chasing the Rains

The dikdik tries to hide in the undergrowth.

And the pride male, proclaims his authority. - Chasing the Rains

And the pride male, proclaims his authority.

Dawn in Naboisho. - Chasing the Rains

Dawn in Naboisho.

Kuleta is just half a mile away. - Chasing the Rains

Kuleta is just half a mile away.

Her plaintive calls reveal a dramatic change. - Chasing the Rains

Her plaintive calls reveal a dramatic change.

As it got a bit later, the elephant family arrived - Chasing the Rains

As it got a bit later, the elephant family arrived

Hunting away from the den has paid off. - Chasing the Rains

Hunting away from the den has paid off.

The remaining cubs take their cue from Kuleta. - Chasing the Rains

The remaining cubs take their cue from Kuleta.

Elephant families have deep bonds - Chasing the Rains

Elephant families have deep bonds

Her search continues past dusk. - Chasing the Rains

Her search continues past dusk.

Kuleta has defeated single hyenas before, - Chasing the Rains

Kuleta has defeated single hyenas before,

She hangs back, allowing the cubs to get ahead. - Chasing the Rains

She hangs back, allowing the cubs to get ahead.

The remaining cubs will need to grow up fast - Chasing the Rains

The remaining cubs will need to grow up fast

Now, many miles away from the safe haven of Samburu, - Chasing the Rains

Now, many miles away from the safe haven of Samburu,

But the youngsters must learn - Chasing the Rains

But the youngsters must learn

It's late October. - Chasing the Rains

It's late October.

Hardly an attractive proposition, - Chasing the Rains

Hardly an attractive proposition,

Even the doum palms have started to dry out - Chasing the Rains

Even the doum palms have started to dry out

The dearth of rain earlier in the year, - Chasing the Rains

The dearth of rain earlier in the year,

Only the scavengers win, in times like these. - Chasing the Rains

Only the scavengers win, in times like these.

On the plains of Samburu, - Chasing the Rains

On the plains of Samburu,

But Shaka and Sheba are losing weight now - Chasing the Rains

But Shaka and Sheba are losing weight now

The bull is hoping for mating rights in return for the favour. - Chasing the Rains

The bull is hoping for mating rights in return for the...

Even the grass is dissolving into dust. - Chasing the Rains

Even the grass is dissolving into dust.

Six weeks into the dry season, - Chasing the Rains

Six weeks into the dry season,

The baby elephants are very vulnerable now. - Chasing the Rains

The baby elephants are very vulnerable now.

Cheetah mother, Kuleta, has made a kill... - Chasing the Rains

Cheetah mother, Kuleta, has made a kill...

People too are suffering. - Chasing the Rains

People too are suffering.

The cubs are ravenous and can't wait to feed. - Chasing the Rains

The cubs are ravenous and can't wait to feed.

The women of Samburu, gather to pray. - Chasing the Rains

The women of Samburu, gather to pray.

But their tiny teeth and jaws, - Chasing the Rains

But their tiny teeth and jaws,

The brewing humidity, - Chasing the Rains

The brewing humidity,

Kuleta stays on high alert, - Chasing the Rains

Kuleta stays on high alert,

In a dry tributary of the Ewaso, they call - Chasing the Rains

In a dry tributary of the Ewaso, they call

Male Thomson's gazelles. - Chasing the Rains

Male Thomson's gazelles.

Nearby, there's little Malka and Latifa can do now, - Chasing the Rains

Nearby, there's little Malka and Latifa can do now,

Two hyenas easily saw off the whole Tano Bora. - Chasing the Rains

Two hyenas easily saw off the whole Tano Bora.

Kuleta is back on form. - Chasing the Rains

Kuleta is back on form.

The hyena is an opportunist - Chasing the Rains

The hyena is an opportunist

She's trying to draw the hyena away from the cubs. - Chasing the Rains

She's trying to draw the hyena away from the cubs.

Remarkably, Kuleta's distraction strategy has worked. - Chasing the Rains

Remarkably, Kuleta's distraction strategy has worked.

The lives of Phoenix and the pack have come full circle. - Chasing the Rains

The lives of Phoenix and the pack have come full circle.

There are few prey animals around and no standing water. - Chasing the Rains

There are few prey animals around and no standing water.

They've singled out a young female. - Chasing the Rains

They've singled out a young female.

At last, the rains have come! - Chasing the Rains

At last, the rains have come!

17 animals strong, they make a formidable team. - Chasing the Rains

17 animals strong, they make a formidable team.

The cubs have never experienced anything quite like this. - Chasing the Rains

The cubs have never experienced anything quite like this.

Samburu is turning to dust. - Chasing the Rains

Samburu is turning to dust.

Across Laikipia and North to Samburu, - Chasing the Rains

Across Laikipia and North to Samburu,

FAITH: We'd been in the throes of this drought for so long - Chasing the Rains

FAITH: We'd been in the throes of this drought for so...

Water is slowly...inexorably creeping back into Samburu. - Chasing the Rains

Water is slowly...inexorably creeping back into Samburu.

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One of the most majestic, unspoiled and rarely filmed areas in Africa is an exploration of how wildlife including cheetahs, hyenas and elephants survive the cycles of draught and rainfall.

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Director: Faith Musembi, Justin Purefoy

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Production: Maramedia,Love Nature

Genre: documentary

Year: 2023

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Homepage: https://www.maramedia.co.uk/chasing-the-rains

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