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Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale

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As the Kalahari Desert faces a worsening dry season, prides, packs and herds of all kinds must rely on the power of family to survive.
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Renée Godfrey, Matt Meech
Year
2022
Genre
documentary
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Freeborne Media,Wild Space Productions
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https://www.netflix.com/title/81353947

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In this land, - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:06
In this land,
It's the bonds within the pride, - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:39
It's the bonds within the pride,
All drawn to the immense oasis that lies at the desert's very heart. - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:06
All drawn to the immense oasis that lies at the desert'...
Home to more wildlife than any other wetland on Earth… - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:05
Home to more wildlife than any other wetland on Earth…
it is seeing some of the most extreme seasonal change - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:06
it is seeing some of the most extreme seasonal change
Through the chaos and hardship of the coming year… - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:17
Through the chaos and hardship of the coming year…
And even with the land itself. - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:04
And even with the land itself.
For a two-year-old lioness, - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:13
For a two-year-old lioness,
…and their lead male reigns as warrior king. - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:05
…and their lead male reigns as warrior king.
But in the Delta, change can come suddenly - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:09
But in the Delta, change can come suddenly
The chink in her pride's armor is the king himself. - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:05
The chink in her pride's armor is the king himself.
Years of fighting to defend his family and territory - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:06
Years of fighting to defend his family and territory
His weakness puts the lioness at risk. - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:04
His weakness puts the lioness at risk.
And presents an opportunity - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:06
And presents an opportunity
The old warrior marks his territory. - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:04
The old warrior marks his territory.
Every year in the Okavango is a new and dangerous journey, - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:12
Every year in the Okavango is a new and dangerous journey,
Every family confronts the challenges of the Delta - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:05
Every family confronts the challenges of the Delta
A pack of painted wolves, 24 strong. - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:12
A pack of painted wolves, 24 strong.
She's trained them to think and hunt as one. - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:05
She's trained them to think and hunt as one.
Her team will lose their leader, - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:08
Her team will lose their leader,
It's May. - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:08
It's May.
Thousands of animals are fleeing the parched outer regions… - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:08
Thousands of animals are fleeing the parched outer regions…...
All drawn here for one reason. - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:04
All drawn here for one reason.
Rainwater that fell four months ago - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:13
Rainwater that fell four months ago
Over nine trillion liters of fresh water - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:07
Over nine trillion liters of fresh water
creating - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:06
creating
In the flood's wake come the great herds… - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:05
In the flood's wake come the great herds…
joining those who live here year-round. - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:04
joining those who live here year-round.
Everyone has a role to play - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:06
Everyone has a role to play
Even a six-month-old elephant - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:11
Even a six-month-old elephant
With endless floodplains to munch their way through, - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:07
With endless floodplains to munch their way through,
uprooting far more than they can eat. - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:11
uprooting far more than they can eat.
What the gardeners have blocked up, - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:11
What the gardeners have blocked up,
And in their wake, leave hippo-sized highways… - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:05
And in their wake, leave hippo-sized highways…
that connect rivers to pools and pools to floodplains… - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:05
that connect rivers to pools and pools to floodplains…
allowing the water to keep flowing, - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:07
allowing the water to keep flowing,
But the flood isn't good news for all. - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:16
But the flood isn't good news for all.
Whether he fled or was killed, - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:07
Whether he fled or was killed,
Only lionesses of breeding age are allowed to stay now. - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:05
Only lionesses of breeding age are allowed to stay now.
To these new males, she's just an extra mouth to feed, - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:08
To these new males, she's just an extra mouth to feed,
Banished and alone, - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:07
Banished and alone,
The alpha female has been housebound for weeks. - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:04
The alpha female has been housebound for weeks.
Because… - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:05
Because…
At four weeks old, her pups venture out for the first time. - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:05
At four weeks old, her pups venture out for the first time.
Unable to hunt for herself, she must rely on her pack - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:09
Unable to hunt for herself, she must rely on her pack
Sweeping out the den… - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:08
Sweeping out the den…
Her pack is on patrol… - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:08
Her pack is on patrol…
And the floodwaters are slowing them down. - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:04
And the floodwaters are slowing them down.
Just one would feed the entire pack. - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:05
Just one would feed the entire pack.
With splayed hooves and powerful legs, - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:07
With splayed hooves and powerful legs,
Without the guidance of the alpha, - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:06
Without the guidance of the alpha,
He lacks the paddle-like hooves and long legs of the lechwe. - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:05
He lacks the paddle-like hooves and long legs of the lechwe.
They finish the job quickly to avoid a clash with competitors. - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:05
They finish the job quickly to avoid a clash with competitor...
The pack often take out the weak or injured in a group, - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:10
The pack often take out the weak or injured in a group,
The hunters deliver their meals in the safest way possible. - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:08
The hunters deliver their meals in the safest way possible.
Until the pups can hunt themselves, - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:15
Until the pups can hunt themselves,
Retiring to the den with your very first piece of meat - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:07
Retiring to the den with your very first piece of meat
With water levels at their highest, - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:06
With water levels at their highest,
Aquatic life from the surrounding rivers and swamps - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:07
Aquatic life from the surrounding rivers and swamps
Branches and trees knocked down by elephants - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:07
Branches and trees knocked down by elephants
During peak flood, - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:10
During peak flood,
Water fig trees provide perfect nesting - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:07
Water fig trees provide perfect nesting
For these families, it's not so much about where you build. - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:07
For these families, it's not so much about where you bu...
Only the finest construction materials will do. - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:04
Only the finest construction materials will do.
If you can't find the exact fabric you're looking for… - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:04
If you can't find the exact fabric you're looking ...
Finally, - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:11
Finally,
Eggshell? Snail shell? - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:07
Eggshell? Snail shell?
Everyone is in a race to raise their young - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:11
Everyone is in a race to raise their young
The lioness has been struggling to make a kill. - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:04
The lioness has been struggling to make a kill.
In drier conditions, a reedbuck or lechwe would be a good bet. - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:06
In drier conditions, a reedbuck or lechwe would be a good be...
But not in the flood, - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:04
But not in the flood,
It's pure intimidation. - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:05
It's pure intimidation.
The pack would be wise not to test her patience again. - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:05
The pack would be wise not to test her patience again.
By September, the temperatures rise, - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:11
By September, the temperatures rise,
The adults get to work… - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:08
The adults get to work…
New pools form each day as the flood recedes. - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:04
New pools form each day as the flood recedes.
Everyone has their own special technique - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:06
Everyone has their own special technique
Pied kingfishers… - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:07
Pied kingfishers…
Openbill storks have snail-plucking down to a science. - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:05
Openbill storks have snail-plucking down to a science.
And the rather theatrical black egret - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:08
And the rather theatrical black egret
Different approaches with one purpose. - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:04
Different approaches with one purpose.
To build up their chicks' strength - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:05
To build up their chicks' strength
They need up to 30 feeds a day. - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:04
They need up to 30 feeds a day.
The tireless adults all know - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:06
The tireless adults all know
The stronger your young, the greater their chances of survival. - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:06
The stronger your young, the greater their chances of surviv...
As the floodwaters recede - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:23
As the floodwaters recede
To complicate matters, - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:10
To complicate matters,
Including those she most wants to avoid. - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:05
Including those she most wants to avoid.
The young males who destroyed her family. - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:04
The young males who destroyed her family.
But with the hunting grounds opening up, - Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale 00:08
But with the hunting grounds opening up,
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As the Kalahari Desert faces a worsening dry season, prides, packs and herds of all kinds must rely on the power of family to survive.

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Director: Renée Godfrey, Matt Meech
Writer: Edward Allen, David Fowler
Production: Freeborne Media,Wild Space Productions
Genre: documentary
Year: 2022
MetaScore: N/A/100
ImdbRating: 7.5
BoxOffice: N/A
Released: 03 Mar 2022
Awards: N/A
Homepage: https://www.netflix.com/title/81353947

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