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Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale

Uprooting far more than they can eat. But over-pruning can clog the waterways, halting the...

uprooting far more than they can eat. But over-pruning can clog the waterways, halting the water's spread

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uprooting far more than they can eat.
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But over-pruning can clog the waterways,
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halting the water's spread.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
45
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:09
Uploaded
May 06, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Freeborne Media,Wild Space Productions

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Movie Summary

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.
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.