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Series 1: 3. Renewal

Nalla, the elephant matriarch, is grieving the loss of her sister, but with Kadogo missing there is no time to lose. She sets off to find him. Once the elephants have left Kadogo’s mother’s remains, a new jackal couple, Shavu and Shaba, see an opportunity for a meal. But first they must fight off the vultures, who never waste an opportunity.\n\nAfter the floods, the land is starting the process of renewal. Bakari is enjoying the perks of being an alpha male, with both Cheka and Bibi vying for his attention. He is blissfully unaware of the conflicts going on behind his back.\n\nFor the leopards, the aftermath of the floods allows opportunities for hunting. The leopard cubs decide they can do better than their mother by hunting mongoose, but with lots of holes for them to vanish into, it ends up more like a game of whack-a-mole.\n\nKali has been hunting too, but there is little to go around. As the lion pride argue among themselves, Kali leads her cubs and closest friends away for a life on the run. But when the infamous black-maned males return to the Pride Lands, it seems she has made a terrible decision. \n\nThere is drama among the baboons when Bibi oversteps the mark by grabbing Cheka’s baby. She was trying to show that she too would make a good mother, but the mask slips when she attacks Bakari’s older son. It looks like she will be ostracised by the troop forever.\n\nThe one thing no-one was expecting was an invasion. The aftermath of the floods has caused army ants to leave their nests and march to find a new home. No-one can stand in the way of their biting jaws, including hyenas, the leopard mother and, worst of all, the jackals’ pups. Once the ants decide that the pups’ den would make the perfect home, all they have to do is evict the current owners.\n\nStoryteller Lupita Nyong'o\nCreated & Produced by Simon Fuller\nDirected & Produced by John Downer

Source: BBC 1