0:00:31 > 0:00:36Hello, or jambo, as we say here.
0:00:36 > 0:00:41Welcome to the wide grassy plains of Africa
0:00:41 > 0:00:45and a very special place called the Masai Mara.
0:00:45 > 0:00:49This is home to all of our little big cats
0:00:49 > 0:00:53and it's a land full of stories.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55For the animals that live here,
0:00:55 > 0:00:59the Masai Mara is just like a big, fun playground.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02Already the gazelle are dancing and leaping,
0:01:02 > 0:01:06playing tig in the long grass.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10The mongoose have been sleeping in an old tree trunk.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13Now they are up and ready for another day of fun.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17While the elephants are splashing and splishing
0:01:17 > 0:01:20as they enjoy their early morning swim.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25Everyone just loves to play games.
0:01:27 > 0:01:32But which of our little big cats will be playing games today?
0:01:32 > 0:01:37Will it be the lazy lions?
0:01:37 > 0:01:41The speedy cheetahs?
0:01:41 > 0:01:44Or the lonesome leopards?
0:01:47 > 0:01:48It's the...
0:01:49 > 0:01:52Wait a minute!
0:01:52 > 0:01:54Where is everyone?
0:01:55 > 0:01:59Oh, I see, it's time to play hide and seek!
0:02:02 > 0:02:07The long grass is a good place for our little big cats to hide.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09But who is hiding today?
0:02:12 > 0:02:15Oh, there's something moving.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19Could that be a leopard cub?
0:02:22 > 0:02:27Hmmm, no, no. Not enough spots to be a leopard.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Hee hee hee!
0:02:30 > 0:02:33But it's definitely one of our cubs.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36Ha ha ha ha!
0:02:36 > 0:02:37Ah, yes!
0:02:37 > 0:02:41Ha ha ha ha, yes!
0:02:41 > 0:02:44It's Neema, our lion cub.
0:02:44 > 0:02:45Jambo, Neema.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48Hee hee. I love playing hide and seek.
0:02:48 > 0:02:53I've been hiding from my sister for ages and she still can't find me.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57I'm going to sneak up behind her and surprise her.
0:02:58 > 0:02:59Boo!
0:03:01 > 0:03:03Right, sis, it's your turn.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07Go on. You go and hide and I'll come and look for you.
0:03:09 > 0:03:141, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7...99, 100!
0:03:16 > 0:03:19Coming, ready or not.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29I know she's round here somewhere.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34Ha ha! Found you!
0:03:36 > 0:03:38Hey, that was great fun.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41I love hide and seek.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45Wait, where's Mama going?
0:03:45 > 0:03:48Oh, that tickles!
0:03:48 > 0:03:51Stop it! Come on, we don't want to lose her.
0:03:51 > 0:03:57Oh dear, I can't see anything through this long grass.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01Neema's sister begins to worry. She can't see their mama.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03Don't forget to look for her tail.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06She said she would hold it high above the grass
0:04:06 > 0:04:09so we will always know where she is.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11There! There! There! Look!
0:04:11 > 0:04:14There's her tail, just like she told us.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19Mama, Mama, wait for us!
0:04:19 > 0:04:21We thought we'd lost you.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25Thank goodness your tail is so long.
0:04:26 > 0:04:32This long grass may be great for hiding but it's not good for finding.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35But that's perfect for their game of hide and seek.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39They just need to keep an eye out for their mama's tail
0:04:39 > 0:04:41so they don't lose her.
0:04:41 > 0:04:42HISSING
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Hey, what's that noise?
0:04:45 > 0:04:46HISSING
0:04:46 > 0:04:48There it is again.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52No, Mama, look down here.
0:04:52 > 0:04:53It's Nyoka the snake.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55Hi, Nyoka!
0:04:55 > 0:04:58Are you playing hide and seek too?
0:04:58 > 0:04:59Ssss...
0:04:59 > 0:05:05No, I'm keeping cool in the shade of the tall grassssss.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09We're playing hide and seek. You can play too if you like.
0:05:09 > 0:05:14- Right, sis, whose turn is it to hide? - I think it's mine.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18You hid last time. You count and I'll go and hide.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21While Neema has fun playing hide and seek,
0:05:21 > 0:05:25let's see if any of our other little big cats are still hiding
0:05:25 > 0:05:27in the long grass.
0:05:27 > 0:05:28Goodbye, Neema.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32Or kwaheri, as we say here.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34Kwaheri!
0:05:34 > 0:05:37Our little big cats are hiding so well today
0:05:37 > 0:05:39that no-one can see them.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42Not the ostrich.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45The zebra.
0:05:46 > 0:05:47The baboon.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50Or even the elephant.
0:05:50 > 0:05:56Ah, I know. Maybe the giraffes can see them with their big, long necks.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58They can see high above the grass.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04They can see a big, stripy herd of zebra.
0:06:04 > 0:06:10The wildebeest eating the long, long grass.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14But they can't see any of our little big cats.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18The grass is just too long.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20It was kind of the giraffes to have a look
0:06:20 > 0:06:26but I think our little big cats may be a little harder to find.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29Oh, hold on a minute!
0:06:29 > 0:06:31Who is that?
0:06:31 > 0:06:34Is it Kito, our cheetah cub?
0:06:35 > 0:06:38I wonder what he's doing.
0:06:38 > 0:06:44Sssh! I'm hiding from that big, scary baboon!
0:06:44 > 0:06:47Mama says to stay away from baboons
0:06:47 > 0:06:54so I'm keeping very still and quiet so he can't find me.
0:06:54 > 0:06:59I've been here for ages and he hasn't even come close.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02Aaatchoo!
0:07:02 > 0:07:05Oh no! I've given myself away!
0:07:05 > 0:07:07No?
0:07:07 > 0:07:10No, he's walking away.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13Pheweee!
0:07:14 > 0:07:19Hey, Mama, I stayed hidden from that big baboon just like you said.
0:07:19 > 0:07:25Look, he's gone now and none of the other animals found me either.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28I'm the best at hiding.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30It's been great fun.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33I love hide and seek!
0:07:33 > 0:07:36Can we play again tomorrow? Can we? Can we?
0:07:42 > 0:07:44Oh, Mama, where have you gone?
0:07:44 > 0:07:48I keep losing you in all this grass.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51Oh, there you are!
0:07:51 > 0:07:53Hi, Mama.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57Our little big cats have had great fun hiding today
0:07:57 > 0:08:00and it's all good practice for the cubs.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03They are learning how to hide for fun
0:08:03 > 0:08:07but if they ever need to, they can also hide from danger.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10Lots of animals are arriving here now
0:08:10 > 0:08:12because they like to eat the long grass.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15So next time we come to the Masai Mara,
0:08:15 > 0:08:19it should be a lot easier for us to find all our little big cats.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23But, for now, it's time to say goodbye.
0:08:23 > 0:08:28Kwaheri from the wide, grassy plains of Africa.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31Goodbye, gazelle.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33Kwaheri, gazelle.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37Goodbye, mongoose.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39Kwaheri, mongoose.
0:08:42 > 0:08:43Goodbye, elephants.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45Kwaheri, elephants.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50Goodbye, Neema.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53Kwaheri, Neema.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56Goodbye, Kito.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59Kwaheri.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04Africa is a land full of stories.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08Whose story will we hear next time?
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