Earth at Night in Colour — S01E06 — Cheetah Plains

00:00:18 The night.

00:01:15 Alien landscapes.

00:02:34 the cheetah.

00:04:05 But he has a brother.

00:05:26 With low-light cameras...

00:06:26 In house cats, it's a sign of contentment.

00:07:49 Prey animals usually keep as far from predators as possible.

00:09:19 - -

00:11:27 His brother is there to protect him.

00:12:55 And 1 in 10 cheetah kills are stolen.

00:14:07 By day, hippos are notoriously lazy river dwellers.

00:15:23 shaping the grasslands

00:16:48 Under clear skies and a full moon...

00:17:45 All she wants to do now is keep them safe.

00:19:18 The hyenas close in...

00:20:48 She's running out of options.

00:22:14 their persistence has paid off.

00:23:20 The two rivals accept an uneasy truce.

00:24:55 was one of the Earth at Night team's hardest challenges.

00:25:36 A cheetah's biggest habit is going from one tree to the next tree...

00:26:18 how close these extraordinary predators are to living with people.

00:26:49 Even in one of the most protected wild places on Earth,

00:27:42 You gotta be so quick and hope

00:28:19 to these iconic African cats.