FEMALE NARRATOR:Meet the Nsefu pride, 女性旁白：见见Nsefu骄傲，
and their newest members. 以及他们的新成员。
Six cubs who feed together 六只幼崽一起喂食
and play together. 一起玩。
(GROWLING) （咆哮）
All except one. 除了一个。
He holds back. 他退缩了。
A misfit. 不合适的人。
This is his story. 这是他的故事。
He's the smallest, the most vulnerable. 他是最小的，最脆弱的。
(SNARLING) （咆哮）
Surrounded by killers, even other lions. 周围都是杀手，甚至其他狮子。
His family is all that stands between him 他的家人是他唯一的障碍
and a violent world. 一个暴力的世界。
(ROARING) （咆哮）
(GROWLING) （咆哮）
(MEOWING) （喵喵叫）
Lost and afraid. 迷失和恐惧。
The smallest cub faces rejection and hardship. 最小的幼崽面临着拒绝和困难。
(GROWLING) （咆哮）
(MEOWING) （喵喵叫）
His only hope is in his determination to survive. 他唯一的希望是他生存的决心。
(OPENING THEME PLAYING) （开场主题播放）
The Luangwa River 卢安瓜河
is the heart of Zambia's South Luangwa National Park. 是赞比亚南卢安瓜国家公园的中心。
It's drying up. 它正在干涸。
It hasn't rained for six months. 已经六个月没下雨了。
Along the bank lives the Nsefu Pride, 河岸边住着Nsefu的骄傲，
a family of twenty lions,including six cubs,born to two sisters. 一个有二十只狮子的家庭，包括六只幼狮，由两个姐妹所生。
The cubs have different characters, some playful, some aggressive. 小熊有不同的性格，有的顽皮，有的好斗。
These two are the twins,a male and a female. 这两个是双胞胎，一男一女。
A couple of weeks younger are four males. 比他们小几个星期的是四只雄性。
One is smaller, holds back, 一个是更小的，可以阻挡，
perhaps a runt. 也许是个矮子。
Even in the womb some cubs get more nutrition than others. 即使在子宫里，有些幼崽也比其他幼崽获得更多的营养。
This little misfit risks being pushed out of meals 这个小混混有被赶出饭桌的危险
by his stronger brothers, and falling further behind. 被他更强壮的兄弟们打败了。
Male cubs need friendships 雄性幼崽需要友谊
that will evolve into coalitions as adults, to start new prides. 这将演变成成年后的联盟，开始新的骄傲。
Playing together is vital to their future. 一起玩对他们的未来至关重要。
(GROWLING) （咆哮）
The older twins set the pace. 大一点的双胞胎走在了前面。
Chasing and fighting are their favorite games. 追逐和战斗是他们最喜欢的游戏。
They're getting stronger all the time. 他们越来越强壮了。
The misfit is missing out. 不合适的人错过了。
(GROWLING) （咆哮）
Cubs want to form bonds. 小熊想结交朋友。
One of the twins approaches the timid cub. 其中一对双胞胎走近胆小的幼崽。
At first the misfit is just scared. 起初，不合群的人只是害怕。
(GROWLING) （咆哮）
He tried, but he finds being part of the gang hard. 他试过了，但他发现加入帮派很难。
(BUFFALO SNORTING) （水牛鼾声）
As the dry season progresses, 随着旱季的发展，
buffalo are drawn to the few streams and lagoons around the river. 水牛被吸引到河边的几条小溪和泻湖里。
(MOOING) （默哀）
(HYENA BARKS) （鬣狗吠叫）
Hyenas follow. 鬣狗跟着。
If hyenas or leopards find the cubs, they'll kill them. 如果鬣狗或豹子发现幼崽，它们会杀死它们。
Keeping them alive is a difficult job for the mothers. 让它们活下来对这些母亲来说是一项困难的工作。
Nine out of ten cubs die in their first few years, 每10只幼崽中就有9只在头几年死亡，
before they're big enough to defend themselves. 在他们大到可以自卫之前。
(HYENA BARKS) （鬣狗吠叫）
(INSECTS CHITTERING) （昆虫叽叽喳喳）
(HOWLING) （嚎叫）
Night is the most dangerous time, 夜晚是最危险的时候，
and the mothers need to persuade the reluctant cubs to hide, and remain hidden. 妈妈们需要说服这些不情愿的幼崽躲起来，继续躲起来。
The mothers can't stay with the cubs. 妈妈们不能和幼崽呆在一起。
As the pride's best hunters,they're needed elsewhere. 作为骄傲的最佳猎手，他们在其他地方是需要的。
Lions hunt cooperatively. 狮子合作捕猎。
(GROWLING) （咆哮）
They run at the herds of impala and puku, hoping to find a weaker individual. 他们跑向黑斑羚和普库，希望找到一个弱小的个体。
Sickness or injury is quickly punished in the African wilderness. 疾病或受伤在非洲荒野中很快就会受到惩罚。
The antelope are fast, built to avoid cheetahs. 羚羊跑得很快，为了躲避猎豹而生。
Buffalo are like tanks, 水牛就像坦克，
slower, but it takes the whole hunting team to bring one down. 慢一点，但整个狩猎队都要把一个打倒。
(SNORTING) (GROWLING) （鼾声）（咆哮）
Few hunts succeed. 狩猎很少成功。
The buffalos just canter away. 水牛只是慢跑。
(ROARING) （咆哮）
While the females hunt, 当雌性捕猎的时候，
the two brothers roar out their ownership 兄弟俩大声宣布他们的所有权
of their 25 square mile territory, 在他们25平方英里的领土上，
broadcasting their strength to rival lions. 向雄狮的对手展示他们的力量。
(ROARING) （咆哮）
(HYENAS LAUGHING) （鬣狗笑）
Roars also intimidate others predators, particularly hyenas. 吼叫也会恐吓其他捕食者，尤其是鬣狗。
(HYENAS YELPING) （鬣狗尖叫）
The clan lives in a lion-proof den. 这个部落住在防狮子的洞穴里。
(YELPING) （尖叫）
A babysitter stays behind while the clan goes hunting. 一个保姆留下来，而氏族去打猎。
(YELPING) （尖叫）
The lion cubs have nobody to guard them. 小狮子没有人看守。
(LIONS ROARING) （狮子吼）
(HYENAS LAUGHING) （鬣狗笑）
With so much chaos, they may panic, and scatter. 在如此混乱的情况下，他们可能会惊慌失措，四散奔波。
That's very risky with the resident leopard out hunting. 这是非常危险的与居民豹子外出狩猎。
She's able to move so quietly that even impala and puku can't detect her. 她能如此安静地移动，甚至黑斑羚和普库都无法察觉到她。
Leopards and lions are rivals, attacking each other's cubs whenever they can. 豹子和狮子是竞争对手，只要有可能，它们就会互相攻击对方的幼崽。
In the cool of the night 在凉爽的夜晚
hippos come out of the river to graze. 河马从河里出来吃草。
Stirring up a cloud of insects for the bats. 为蝙蝠挑起一团昆虫。
The hyenas have found some of the lion pride enjoying the remains of a warthog. 鬣狗发现了一些狮子的骄傲享受着一只疣猪的残骸。
The lionesses are away hunting, 母狮们在外面打猎，
the dominant males roaring and the cubs hiding. 雄狮吼叫，幼崽躲起来。
What remains are the teenagers, 剩下的是青少年，
yearlings to four-year-olds. 一岁到四岁。
Pride and clan skirmish over scraps. 自尊心和宗族之间的小冲突。
(ROARING) （咆哮）
(HOWLING) （嚎叫）
The hyenas back down. 鬣狗后退。
(HIPPOS GRUNTING) （河马咕哝着）
At dawn, the hippos leave the busy plains for the cool safety of the river. 黎明时分，河马离开繁忙的平原，前往凉爽安全的河流。
(SNORTING AND GRUNTING) （鼾声和呼噜声）
The little misfit is in the hiding place, alone. 小不合群的人独自一人躲在隐蔽处。
It's been a night of drama. 这是一个戏剧性的夜晚。
The five other cubs are scattered. 其他五只幼崽已经散开了。
Halfway across the river are two of the missing cubs. 河对岸有两只失踪的幼崽。
This is no-man's land, and very dangerous. 这不是人间天堂，非常危险。
(MEOWING) （喵喵叫）
(GROWLING) （咆哮）
The two mothers are out searching 两位母亲正在外面寻找
and have found the male twin. 找到了双胞胎。
Leaving him alone on the bank, 把他一个人留在银行里，
his mother sets out to rescue his sister 他母亲出发去救他妹妹
and a younger cousin. 还有一个表弟。
(MEOWING) （喵喵叫）
They are half way into another pride's territory. 他们已经进入了另一个骄傲的领地。
(MEOWING) （喵喵叫）
Fortunately, there's no sign of the neighbors. 幸运的是，没有邻居的踪迹。
(MEOWING) （喵喵叫）
She leads them back to safety. 她带他们回到安全的地方。
It's so easy for cubs to wander off and run into trouble in the dark. 幼崽很容易在黑暗中迷失方向，遇到麻烦。
Curiosity and courage may have led them astray. 好奇心和勇气可能使他们误入歧途。
(MEOWING) （喵喵叫）
All the cubs are found, 所有的幼崽都找到了，
they've had their big adventure, 他们经历了他们的大冒险，
learnt their lesson. 吸取了教训。
Except for one, the little loner, 除了一个孤独的小家伙，
who just stayed where he was put. 他只是呆在他被安置的地方。
(MEOWING) (GROWLING) （喵喵）（咆哮）
The bigger cubs have a new game, 更大的幼崽有了新的游戏，
testing the tolerance of the two adult males. 测试两个成年男性的耐受性。
(MEOWING) (GROWLING) （喵喵）（咆哮）
The little misfit wants to make friends 不合群的人想交朋友
and approaches the big males, too. 也接近大公鱼。
The males are his best line of defense and worth befriending. 雄性是他最好的防线，值得成为朋友。
He's ignored as usual, 他像往常一样被忽视了，
so he returns to his mother for milk. 所以他回到妈妈那里去喝牛奶。
Late for breakfast, 吃早饭迟到了，
the teenagers finally saunter in. 孩子们终于悠闲地进来了。
They've been out causing mayhem all night. 他们整晚都在外面制造混乱。
The little cub approaches the adolescents. 小熊走近青少年。
He clearly wants to make friends. 他显然想交朋友。
But the gang on the edge of adulthood are dangerous, 但处于成年边缘的帮派是危险的，
their instincts are muddled, 他们的直觉混乱，
unpredictable, sometimes playful cub, sometimes lethal hunter. 变幻莫测，有时顽皮的幼兽，有时是致命的猎人。
(GROWLING) （咆哮）
Still, perhaps it's something to hang out with the big boys. 不过，也许这是和大男孩们一起玩的事情。
(LIONESS MOTHER CALLS) （母狮子叫）
When his mother calls, he wanders back. 当他妈妈打电话给他时，他就徘徊着回来。
Over time, the pride move around their 25 square mile territory, 随着时间的推移，骄傲在他们25平方英里的土地上移动，
following their prey, and checking for intruders. 跟踪猎物，检查是否有入侵者。
They stop regularly, and snooze for much of each day. 它们经常停下来，每天大部分时间都在打盹。
(GROWLING) （咆哮）
Her growl could be a reprimand for wandering off, 她的吼叫可能是对她离开的惩罚，
or a warning. 或者警告。
(MEOWING) （喵喵叫）
At one resting place are the remains of a puku antelope. 在一个休息的地方是一只普库羚羊的遗骸。
The older cubs are beginning to eat meat, 大一点的幼崽开始吃肉了，
in this case, the stolen scraps of a leopard kill. 在这种情况下，偷来的豹子碎片杀死了。
They're about three months old now, 他们现在大概三个月大了，
and this is mostly about training, 这主要是训练，
developing hunting instincts, and slowly moving their digestion from milk to meat. 培养猎食本能，慢慢地把它们的消化能力从牛奶变成肉。
The loner just needs some confidence to join in and catch up. 孤独的人只需要一些自信，加入进来并赶上。
(SNARLING) （咆哮）
The meat's only a first taster, 肉只是第一次品尝，
and they're suckling more than ever. 他们比以前更爱吃奶。
(GROWLING) （咆哮）
The mothers share the nursing of all the cubs. 母亲们分担照顾所有幼崽的责任。
It's called allo-suckling. 这叫allo哺乳。
But six cubs are hard work. 但是六只幼崽很辛苦。
Each lioness only has four nipples, 每只母狮只有四个乳头，
and the cubs always want to feed together. 小熊们总是想一起吃饭。
(SNARLING) （咆哮）
(GROWLING) （咆哮）
The mothers are getting tetchy. 母亲们变得易怒了。
(GROWLING) （咆哮）
Feeding together is important. 一起吃饭很重要。
As they grow up, the male cubs need to be able to form a coalition and win a territory. 随着它们的成长，雄性幼崽需要能够组成一个联盟并赢得一块领土。
So the friendships formed in shared litters are key. 所以，在同一窝里形成的友谊是关键。
(SNARLING) （咆哮）
After fighting for food, they fight some more, just for the fun of it. 在为食物而战之后，他们又打了一些，只是为了好玩。
(SNARLING) （咆哮）
The little oddball is excluded. 小怪胎被排除在外。
(GROWLING) （咆哮）
The teenagers play too, but their games are really rough. 青少年也玩，但他们的游戏真的很粗糙。
(GROWLING) （咆哮）
The misfit cub is used to being on his own. 这只不合群的幼崽习惯于独自生活。
(SNARLING) （咆哮）
The pride wanders off. 骄傲消失了。
He's forgotten by his mother, brothers and cousins, 他被他的母亲，兄弟姐妹们遗忘了，
even by the teenagers. 即使是青少年。
Once the adult lions are gone, 一旦成年狮子走了，
the other animals relax a bit, and are curious about this little lone lion. 其他动物放松了一下，对这只孤独的小狮子很好奇。
(BIRDS CHIRPING) （鸟儿啁啾）
(MEOWING) （喵喵叫）
Too late, he realizes he needs his pride, and misses his mother. 太晚了，他意识到他需要骄傲，想念他的母亲。
(MEOWING) （喵喵叫）
(HIPPOS SNORTING) （河马鼾声）
(INSECTS CHITTERING) （昆虫叽叽喳喳）
(OWL HOOTS) （猫头鹰的叫声）
Alone and lost, 孤独而迷失，
calling for his family is not a good idea. 找他的家人不是个好主意。
(CUB SQUEALING) （幼崽尖叫）
Others may hear. 其他人可能会听到。
(SQUEALING) （尖叫声）
Even hippos kill cubs occasionally. 即使河马偶尔也会杀幼崽。
They may be vegetarians, 他们可能是素食主义者，
but they're by no means harmless. 但它们绝不是无害的。
The little misfit doesn't panic. 不合群的人不会惊慌。
He's naturally a loner. 他天生是个孤独的人。
(CRICKETS CHIRPING) （蟋蟀啁啾）
The cub comes near impala and puku. 幼崽靠近黑斑羚和普库。
Best to stay still and just listen with the listeners. 最好保持安静，和听众一起听。
In the quiet, a nocturnal cast emerges. 在寂静中，夜幕降临。
A timid savanna hare. 胆小的草原野兔。
And a musky genet, a cousin of the mongoose. 还有一只麝香猫，猫鼬的堂兄。
Much more dangerous, the local leopard. 更危险的是，当地的豹子。
Lions and leopards are locked in an ancient rivalry. 狮子和豹子是一种古老的竞争。
Both kill each other's cubs if they find them. 如果他们发现对方的幼崽，他们都会杀了他们。
One instinctive response to extreme fear in animals 动物对极度恐惧的本能反应
is to shut down the body, even lose consciousness. 就是关闭身体，甚至失去知觉。
It's called a syncope response. 这叫做晕厥反应。
Twenty yards away from the cub, the leopard pauses. 在离幼崽20码远的地方，豹子停了下来。
The genet approaches. genet接近了。
The leopard isn't distracted, locked onto the cub. 豹子没有分心，被锁在幼崽身上。
(SOFT GROWLING) （低声咆哮）
A hippo breaks the spell. 河马打破了咒语。
(SNORTING) （鼾声）
Hippos may hate leopards, 河马可能讨厌豹子，
but are unlikely lifesavers for lion cubs. 但对狮子幼崽来说不太可能是他们的救命稻草。
(MEOWING) （喵喵叫）
(CUB MEOWING) （幼崽喵喵叫）
The teenagers have had their meal, 孩子们吃过饭，
and lost a skirmish with hyenas. 和鬣狗的一场小规模战斗失败了。
They're in the mood for more mayhem. 他们想要更多的伤害。
There's not much hunting strategy yet, 现在还没有太多的狩猎策略，
just run at them. 冲他们跑。
Missed again. 又错过了。
But, just behind the teenager, 但是，就在少年的后面，
(CUB MEOWING) （幼崽喵喵叫）
the cub. 幼崽。
(MEOWING) （喵喵叫）
He's found his pride. 他找到了他的骄傲。
(SOFT GROWLS) （低声咆哮）
It's a rough reunion. 这是一个艰难的团聚。
(MEOWING) （喵喵叫）
The adolescents are away from the main pride. 青少年远离了主要的骄傲。
He's in as much danger with them as he was alone. 他和他们在一起就像他一个人一样危险。
Mouths watering, 垂涎欲滴，
their tentative nips cover him with saliva. 他们试探性地咬了他一口口水。
It's not in his character to fight back. 反击不是他的性格。
Their hunting instincts, Their frustrations. (SQUEALING) 他们的狩猎本能，他们的挫败感。（尖叫声）
could claim a first kill. 可能是第一次杀人。
One of their own. 他们自己的。
The cub, equally confused, tries to suckle. 幼崽，同样困惑，试图吮吸。
(SOFT GROWLING) （低声咆哮）
(MEOWING) （喵喵叫）
The young males grow increasingly hostile. 年轻的雄性变得越来越敌对。
The misfit's desperate to get away. 不合群的人拼命想逃走。
It's only going to get worse. 只会变得更糟。
(SOFT GROWLING) （低声咆哮）
(GROWLING) （咆哮）
His mother is out looking for him. 他妈妈在外面找他。
(GROWLING) （咆哮）
(MEOWING) （喵喵叫）
(MEOWING)(GROWLING) （喵喵）（咆哮）
(GROWLING) （咆哮）
The teenagers want their plaything back. 青少年想要回他们的玩具。
(GROWLING) （咆哮）
Few cubs would have survived this night. 今晚几乎没有幼崽能活下来。
But there's something about this little loner that defies the odds. 但是这个孤独的小家伙有一些东西是可以克服困难的。
(BIRD CAWING) （鸟叫声）
Looking after their vulnerable young 照顾他们脆弱的孩子
is the hardest challenge many animals face. 是许多动物面临的最困难的挑战。
Parents dedicate their lives to the next generation. 父母把他们的生命献给下一代。
It's in everything they do. 他们所做的每件事都是如此。
The little loner is back safe with the pride, 这个孤独的小家伙带着骄傲平安回来了，
and has had his adventure. 经历了他的冒险。
The other five cubs' games are rough. 其他五只小熊的游戏很艰难。
They are gaining in confidence and strength. 他们的信心和力量正在增强。
(SNARLING) （咆哮）
The instinct is to develop adult skills 本能是培养成人的技能
through tag and wrestling, 通过捉迷藏和摔跤，
as well as establishing bonds and hierarchies within the friendships. 以及在友谊中建立联系和等级制度。
It takes a few years of playing to learn how to be a lion. 学习如何成为狮子需要几年的时间。
The little misfit's development is falling behind, 这个小家伙的发展落后了，
but this morning, after his escapade, 但今天早上，在他出轨后，
he has a more immediate problem. 他有一个更直接的问题。
He can hardly walk. 他几乎不能走路。
The other cubs behave as if he wasn't there, 其他幼崽表现得好像他不在那里，
as if he was already dead. 好像他已经死了。
He may have fractured his hip or spine, 他可能是髋部或脊椎骨折，
injured perhaps, by the teenagers. 也许是被青少年伤害了。
Or maybe, he's just bruised and weak. 或者，他只是擦伤和虚弱。
He returns to his mother for breakfast. 他回到母亲那里吃早饭。
(SOFT GROWLING) （低声咆哮）
She growls a warning. 她咆哮着警告。
Something has changed. 有些事情改变了。
He needs milk if he is to heal. 他需要牛奶才能痊愈。
(GROWLS) （咆哮）
He tries his aunt. 他试过他的姑妈。
(CUBS WHIMPERING) （小熊呜咽）
But she also abruptly ends the meal. 但她也突然结束了这顿饭。
The biology of maternal love has an extraordinary exception. 母爱的生物学有一个特别的例外。
Occasionally, mothers turn against their young, 偶尔，母亲们会对自己的孩子产生反感，
neglect or even kill them. 忽视甚至杀死他们。
Scientists are only beginning to investigate how a bond 科学家们才刚刚开始研究
that is so strong can get broken. 那是如此的坚强可以被打破。
And if there's anything a rejected cub can do to win a parent back. 如果一只被拒绝的幼崽能做些什么来赢回父母。
He can't keep up. 他跟不上。
They've disappeared. 他们不见了。
Alone again. 又一个人。
He keeps following the family. 他一直跟着这家人。
He has courage, determination. 他有勇气，有决心。
He finally tracks down his family. 他终于找到了他的家人。
But he's not welcome. 但他不受欢迎。
The injured misfit is weakening, 受伤的不协调正在减弱，
and his limp is worse. 他的跛脚更严重了。
He's now suffering as much from dehydration as injury. 他现在脱水和受伤一样严重。
He can't walk in a straight line. 他不能走直线。
(WHIMPERING) （呜咽）
He has to keep up. 他必须跟上。
His willpower and courage are extraordinary. 他的意志力和勇气是非凡的。
He arrives late, 他迟到了，
but the problem is more than just his timing. 但问题不只是他的时机。
Each time he tries to suckle, 每次他想吮吸的时候，
his mother and his aunt both continue to refuse him. 他的母亲和姑妈都继续拒绝他。
They are making a choice. 他们正在做出选择。
If a lioness can work out which of her cubs is most likely to die, 如果母狮能判断出哪只幼崽最有可能死亡，
it makes sense to concentrate on the others, 把注意力集中在其他人身上是有道理的，
those that have the best chance of surviving. 那些最有可能存活的人。
It's grim, but it's not that unusual 很可怕，但也没那么不寻常
for mothers to abandon ailing young. 让母亲抛弃生病的年轻人。
(PURRING) （咕噜声）
He sits apart and lets the others feed. 他分开坐着，让其他人吃饭。
He tries again. 他又试了一次。
(SQUEALS) （尖叫声）
(GROWLS) （咆哮）
(SQUEALS) （尖叫声）
The adults know a way round and down into a gully where there's water. 大人们知道一条通往沟壑的路，那里有水。
(PANTING) （喘气）
The little misfit is so dehydrated now, he's walking in circles. 这个不合群的小家伙现在脱水了，他在绕圈子。
He's lost the others. 他失去了其他人。
He sees them in the gully below. 他看到他们在下面的沟里。
A crocodile is waiting for any unwary drinker. 鳄鱼在等任何不小心喝酒的人。
(MEOWING) （喵喵叫）
The mothers know the danger from the croc. (GROWLS) 母亲们知道鳄鱼的危险。（咆哮）
and bark out warnings and threats. 发出警告和威胁。
Weak and confused, 虚弱和困惑，
the cub doesn't realize there's a safe way round. 幼崽不知道有安全的出路。
(MEOWING) （喵喵叫）
If a cub, her cub, 如果一只幼崽，她的幼崽，
is in direct danger from outside, 受到外界的直接威胁，
it must appeal to her in a different way. 它必须以不同的方式吸引她。
(MEOWING) （喵喵叫）
At last, a drink of water. 最后，喝点水。
Hesitantly, he approaches his mother. 他迟疑地走近他的母亲。
For the first time since his terrifying night alone, 自从他那可怕的夜晚以来第一次，
she lets him get close, and allows him to suckle. 她让他靠近，让他吮吸。
It's much-needed sustenance. 这是急需的食物。
But he's still the runt, 但他还是个小矮子，
still injured and still unable to keep up. 仍然受伤，仍然无法跟上。
(MEOWING) （喵喵叫）
As the pride walks away, something happens. 当骄傲走开的时候，一些事情发生了。
One of the cubs turns, and waits for him. 一只小熊转过身来，等着他。
Then, one by one, the whole family turns, and waits. 然后，一家人一个接一个地转身等待。
They give him a second chance. 他们给了他第二次机会。
With luck, this is just the beginning of his story. 幸运的是，这只是他故事的开始。