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A family of meerkats

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living among the dunes
of Africa's Kalahari Desert

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Over the past 10 years,

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this group has been studied
in such exquisite detail

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that we now have an amazing insight
into meerkats' way of life

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We know that for meerkats,
family is everything

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Mothers and sisters,

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sons and uncles, allies and enemies

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Their families are much like ours

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So when it comes to juggling
the bonds and rivalries of family life

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perhaps we can imagine what it's like
to be part of the meerkats' world

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Meet Ella,

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a young female, 2 years old

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This is the world she lives in

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and this is her extended family

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This may all seem idyllic

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but for Ella,
there is trouble in paradise

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Ella is an increasing threat
to her own mother

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a simple fact that could lead her to
being banished from the group forever

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Our story starts one cold spring morning

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As the family emerge,

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they go through their usual routine

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But Ella's life has changed dramatically

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She's given birth to three pups:

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Django, Max and Charlie

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The result of a fleeting liaison
three months ago

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Ella is the eldest daughter of
the family's despotic ruler Flower

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and next in line to her mother's throne

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But for now,

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breeding rights and the radio collar
belong to Flower alone

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With food and water always scarce,

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the entire family cooperates
to rear her young

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Ella's pups are an unwelcome addition

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For Django, Max and Charlie,

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the first 36 hours were critical

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at this stage,

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they were at risk of being killed
and eaten by their grandmother

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They are lucky
to have survived this far

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Some time in the next few weeks,

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Flower may banish Ella into exile

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Grooming her mother
may help to placate her

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and right now, it is all Ella can do

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This morning, just like any other

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Flower leads most of the group
out to forage for food

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Her own youngest pups stay behind,
cared for by babysitters

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including Ella

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At least by helping suckle Flower's pups

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Ella can stay close to her own 3 boys
who are still hidden underground

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They are still totally dependent on her

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Ella's pups are incredibly vulnerable

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and danger can come in many forms

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Yossarian, the family¡¯s recently
deposed dominant male

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He can be unpredictable

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and what he does next
is very much true to form

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Suddenly, Yossarian disappears
underground

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and reappears with Ella's youngest
pup Charlie, clasped in his jaws

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Dumping the tiny youngster
on the scorching earth,

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he heads below again and fetches Max

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Ella seems powerless to act

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For some reason,
he's initiated a den move

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Without Flower's authority,

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he has even managed to enlist
the help of the young babysitters

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Blind and helpless,

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Ella's pups will not survive long
in the baking sun

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Charlie tries to crawl back to the den

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but Yossarian grabs him once again

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Ella can't rescue him
from Yossarian's grip

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as panic spreads,
the babysitters scatter

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even Flower's precious pups
risk of being trampled under foot

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Ella finds Charlie,

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but Yossarian and the babysitters
have made off with Django and Max

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Ella returns to Charlie

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but she can't let Yossarian
get too far away

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He and his companions
arrive at their new hideout

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but they don't seem sure
what to do next

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and now Flower and the rest
of the group are back

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and Yossarian is in big trouble

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Yossarian drops Max and flees

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Ella rushes to check on her boys

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They seem to have survived unscathed

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but where is little Charlie

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Night is falling

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and the temperature is dropping fast

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While Flower is reunited
with her own pups,

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Ella's youngest is still missing

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Charlie is out there somewhere
in the cold, alone

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much too weak to make his own way back

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For Ella, it's a mother's nightmare

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Charlie is missing,

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but how can she leave Django and Max

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Next morning it's clear Yossarian
has been ostracized

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and forced to spend a long,
cold night alone

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and tragically, he's not the only one

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Charlie's little body is still lying
where he was abandoned

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Left out in the desert night,

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he didn't stand a chance

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As the day warms up,

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the group gathers
at a derelict cattle ranch

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which offers some useful amenities

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a personal water supply
is a luxury in their desert world

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Flower decides where
the group forages each day,

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depending on where the best food
is to be found

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Although Ella may want to
stick close to Django and Max

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sometimes hunger forces her out
to forage with the group

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and she has no choice but to leave
them in the babysitters' care

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Flower's privileged pups
are growing fast

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becoming more boisterous by the day

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They are a real handful
for the babysitters

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Play fights are becoming more aggressive
and tantrum's more commonplace

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Django and Max are tiny by comparison

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After the Yossarian incident,

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can Ella really entrust them
to anyone else's care?

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As Flower's pups grow,

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their babysitters deliver live snacks
to start the weaning process

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a juicy legless lizard is so tempting
that everyone wants a piece

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This meal time free for all,
is no place for little Django

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but his curiosity
is bigger than he is

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and he can't resist a closer look

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When one of Flower's pups
loses his prize,

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he takes it out on the one pup
smaller than himself

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Ignored by the babysitters,

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Django is left shocked and all alone

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When the group finally returns home,

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Ella rushes to Django's side

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She's already lost Charlie,

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now Django could easily have died too

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She seems to be the only one
who cares about her tiny illicit pups

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If they are going to survive,

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she'll have to keep them
with her all the time

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but how?

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Next morning,
Ella makes a brave decision

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This time when she heads off
with the group to forage,

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she takes Django and Max along

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At only 2 weeks old,

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they are really much too small
to leave the den

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but it's Ella's best hope
of keeping them alive

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Flower's pampered pups
run rings around Django and Max

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They are big enough
to relish exploring the outside world

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But for Ella's boys,
it is a terrifying experience

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While Max is tough enough
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Django always seems
to need a helping hand

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She'll need a huge amount of luck,
as well as dedication

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if she's going to keep her pups alive

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Flower is an ever present
threat for Ella

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Even her own pups feel the brunt
of her aggressive nature

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How much longer will she tolerate
her rival daughter in the group?

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Ella knows she might
be evicted at any time

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With predators all around,

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Ella and her boys will have
to be especially vigilant

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The greatest risk is from the skies,

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a snake eagle will quickly home in
on the softest targets below

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In this case - Django and Max

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The best hope is to melt into the crowd

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Somehow Django just about keeps up

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but now there is danger
up ahead as well

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The group is straight off their home turf

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They've crossed an invisible boundary

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constantly in dispute
with their rival group

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And their trespassing
hasn't gone unnoticed

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Suddenly they are running in fear

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It's a nightmare scenario
for Django, Max and Ella

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If the pups get separated
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they'll be torn apart

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Flower's group mount a counter charge

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but in all the confusion,

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Django and Max have got cut off
from their mom

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After some posturing,

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the outnumbered enemy turn tail and run

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but where are Ella's boys?

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Amazingly she's found them
safe and sound

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It's the end of an exhausting and
traumatic day for Django, Max and Ella

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Ella took a huge risk
in taking them foraging,

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but it paid off

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Given their lowly rank and tiny size

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everyday, Django and Max survive
is a miracle

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and a triumph for their devoted mother

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But this long day is not over yet,

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there is another surprise in store

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The rival group has left a calling card

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Carlos, a young male

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but he hasn't stayed
to pick another fight

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This time his intentions are romantic

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and he's got his eye
on Ella's younger sister Daisy

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With her family distracted
by the stranger,

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Daisy creeps away
for an illicit rendezvous

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Ella watches her younger sister's antics

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Daisy sneaks back to the group

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but she can't hide the smell
of Carlos's distinctive scent

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First Ella, and now Daisy
have managed to find a secret mate

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Could Flower's eye and grip
on the group be slipping?

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A month has passed, and Ella's pups
are thriving against all the odds

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but they still got a lot to learn
about the ins and outs of meerkat life

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Max is a steady character,
and keen to please,

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but Django has a short attention span

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and better things to do
than pay attention to his mom

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And right now, Ella's pups
are in more danger every day

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Flower is pregnant again

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and as the birth
of her new litter approaches

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she becomes increasingly intolerant
of her older daughter's presence
in the group

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Her hormone levels are pushing her
towards a tipping point

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she could snap at any time

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Instinct drives her
to eradicate any possible danger
to her own unborn pups

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particularly old female, such as Ella
who may try to kill her young

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A showdown with her daughter
is now unavoidable

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Ella receives the full force
of her mother's wrath

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This time, Ella has no choice
but to run for her life

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Django and Max try to follow
but their mother is gone

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For the first time in her life,
Ella is all alone

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As evening falls,
the family huddles as usual

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Ella has never been
more than a touch away

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Now she seems worlds apart

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and she faces
a cold night sleeping alone

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During the next month,

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Flower gives birth
to 3 more healthy pups

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while Ella lives in solitary limbo

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Drawn towards the safety of the group,

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but also repelled by the threatening
presence of her mother

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Django and Max manage
to live off their wits,

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they have learnt just enough
from their mother to get them through

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but another bizarre twist of fate
is on its way

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One morning, Ella wakes
to find that something's changed

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She can still see her mother,

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but it seems her entourage has shrunk

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Instead of around 40 meerkats,

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she has only a few adults and 2
of her new pups by her side

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Where in the world
is the rest of the group

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Django and Max are now too old
for Flower to kill them,

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but what has happened to them?

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Yossarian, Daisy and the others
seem to have vanished into thin air

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For some reason,
the group has split in two,

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leaving Flower in charge of
only a handful of animals

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Are Django and Max still alive?

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Ella sets off to seek the rest
of her family

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The answer is not too far away

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Django and Max are absolutely fine,

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right in the heart
of the rest of the family

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Ella tracks the large group,

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her instinct's pulling her towards
the warmth and safety she has missed

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It seems just too good to be true

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Now that her mother's gone

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might Ella get a second chance
to join her family?

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While Ella was away,

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Django and Max have grown

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and seemed to be doing fine

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They have the usual brotherly squabbles

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and now Django is no longer
the baby of the family

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He gets his own back
by bullying Flower's new pup

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As Ella watches though,

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it becomes clear
that no one is in charge

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no one is showing any inclination
to take over the burden of leadership

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But if there is trouble to be found

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Django and Max are never far away

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and Ella isn't close enough
to rescue them

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After a few days,

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it really seems that dice
have rolled in Ella's favor

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Her tyrannical mother's gone,

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there is a vacancy for a new leader

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Ella seizes her chance
and rejoins her family

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After so many weeks alone,

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she's finally reunited
with Django and Max

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And as she is now leader

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and likely to be in the group
for the long term

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Ella has received
her very own radio collar

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What an extraordinary day for Ella

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At sunrise, she awoke cold and alone

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and now, as dusk falls,

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she's back in the bosom
of her family as their leader

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Freed at last
from Flower's dictatorship

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the next few weeks
are magical for the group

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and Ella is in meerkat heaven

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But what of Flower

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As Ella's star is rising,

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Flower seems to be fading fast

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a combination of small group size
and two hungry pups

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is putting Flower's group
under intense pressure,

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forcing them to forage
in all weather conditions

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As Flower becomes more desperate,

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will she try to reclaim
what she's lost?

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Then another twist of fate

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Flower's group has returned

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Ella's mother watches and waits

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Is Ella about
to lose everything once again?

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Flower throws down the gauntlet

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she's not going to back down

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There's just too much at stake

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If Ella's group supports her now,

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they'll easily defeat
her mother's challenge

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But will they back their old leader
or their new?

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everything in just their loyalty

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Ella desperately tries
to spread her scent,

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signaling to Flower
that she is now dominant

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Flower and her group war dance forward
across no man's land

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For Ella, this is the moment of truth

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Face to face
with her ruthless mother once again

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For both of them,
the stakes are now sky high

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The sight of Flower sends
ripples of panic through Ella

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And one by one,
her family leave her side

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It's clear that Flower
still has the strongest hold

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and Ella doesn't have the stomach
for a fight

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Once again, Ella's mother
has turned her life upside down

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Flower's spell is so strong,

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not even Django and Max can resist

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Deserted by her family,
even her sons

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it seems that Ella's last chance
has been snatched away

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and she's alone again

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The family now find themselves
under a fresh assault:

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a sudden storm

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Only just reunited, the group
are running in blind panic

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Disorientated, they charge
from one bolthole to the next,

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desperate to reach a den site
with sufficient shelter
to sit out the storm

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In their confusion though,

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they've crossed into hostile territory

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With nights now upon them,

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they bed down behind enemy lines

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Now Flower's family is in real danger

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Ella has tracked them as they fled

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still shocked and confused
of being deserted

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Damp and bedraggled,

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and without her family's body warmth,

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she faces yet another cold
and uncomfortable night

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Next morning after the rain,

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the desert feels like the garden of Eden

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But the reality is that the group
is in forbidden territory

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It would be best
to head home straight away

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but everyone seems more concerned
with getting their place in the sun

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to warm off the night's chill

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Ella remains close by,

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a silent shadow
on the fringes of the group

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Once their little bodies have warmed up

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the group slowly begins
to head back home

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With earth still stuck to their damp fur,

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Django and Max look as if
they've been dipped in coco powder

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But the family has slept
in someone else's beds

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and they've been spotted
by their arch rival's border patrol

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Last time, their rivals ran,

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but they won't take this lying down

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From her position on the perimeter,

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Ella can see
that danger developing

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Caught between two factions,
with no friends on either side,

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she is in a dangerous position

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Flower finally spots the danger,

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her group closes ranks and both sides
prepare for the battle of their lives

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After a vicious fight,

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Flower's group is victorious,
but at a price

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There are many walking wounded

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Ella herself bears the scars of battle

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Django is limping but he seems okay

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but so far, there is no sign of Max

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As the battle weary family regroup,

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Max too turns up alive and well

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but someone else is missing in action

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Ella can't see Flower

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She usually leads from the front

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perhaps her age's finally caught up with her

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Was this one fight too far?

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Has Ella got her second chance
to take her place?

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It's not to be

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Flower has survived

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She seems invincible

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This time, for her rejected daughter

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there is no going back

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Her last hope of reprieve is gone

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Ella makes her choice

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Turning her back on her family
for a final time,

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Ella heads into the wilderness

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Stripped of her family's protection,

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she is now entering a dangerous
and solitary twilight world

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But Ella's not alone

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She's been watched

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She's caught the attention of Carlos,
the roving male

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He may not offer Ella
an instant solution to her problems

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but he could be a part of her future

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For Ella, a whole new life
may be about to start

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She is free
from her mother's influence at last

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Her old life has come to a close

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She may never see Django and Max again

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00:47:02,600 --> 00:47:05,850
but she succeeded in keeping them alive

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and now they are old enough
to survive without her

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Leaving her family
was a high price to pay

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but there sure to be more evicted females

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If any of her sisters join her,

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they'll have the foundations
of a new group

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And maybe this will be Ella's future

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a family all of her own

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