[CHEETAHS GROWLING AND BIRDS CAWING]
[music playing]
JEREMY IRONS (VOICEOVER): And when they finally materialize,
they arrive in huge numbers.
[wildebeests running]
The problem for wildebeest on the move
is that they are always heading forward into the unknown
[wildebeests braying]
[water splashing]
But those who are first to the battlefield
and await their opponents are at ease and have the advantage.
They are artists of deception, pretending to be benign,
walking casually as if what lurks under their skins
is not important.
[MUSIC PLAYING AND ANIMAL NOISES]
And that, more than anything, is the cheetah way
[GRASS RUSTLING AND MUSIC PLAYING]
Unleashed at 70 miles an hour, this incredible speed
leaves no room for mistakes.
[ANIMALS ROMPING AND MUSIC PLAYING]
[ANIMALS BRAYING AND MUSIC PLAYING]
The quick turn and the size of the prey
makes it almost an impossibility.
[wildebeest braying]
[animals romping]
But for this moment in time, nothing else
matters for the predator or for the prey.
[ANIMALS ROMPING AND MUSIC PLAYING]
And now the brothers are working in unison, collaborating
to win this immense battle.
[ANIMAL NOISES AND MUSIC PLAYING]
It's hard to know which God selected this wildebeest.
Was it random?
Or is it his almost imperceptible limp
from last year's water crossing?
[animals braying]
It is a moment in time, and yet, it is timeless.
[music playing]
[animals braying]
These epic battles for survival are the result
of wave after wave of millions of wildebeest
that pour into the waiting teeth of the just 7,000
cheetahs left on the planet.
[cheetahs feeding]
Victory is short-lived.
[hyena barking]
[cheetah growling]
Now, each takes turns in defending their meal
while the other four feet up before the hyenas
can get the true measure of their strengths or weakness.
[ANIMAL NOISES AND MUSIC PLAYING]