Chasing the Rains

An exploration of how wildlife, including cheetahs, hyenas and elephants, survive the cycles of draught and rainfall.
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The Fickle River
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In Samburu, matriarch Anastasia turns her elephant herd north after a local river dries up; cheetah mom Kuleta evades a crafty pack of hyenas in Naboisho; checking in on wild dog Phoenix and her new litter in Laikipia.

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Blood and Dust
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How elephants dig wells; a sudden river-filling downpour; cheetah Kuleta loses one of her cubs to lions; wild dog Phoenix faces off with a hyena mob.

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Praying for Rain
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Anastasia's herd splits to protect two precious elephant calves; Kuleta retakes territory for her remaining cheetah cubs; Phoenix searches for a new mate; the skies open up and rain begins to heal the parched land.