0:00:33 > 0:00:35Hello! Or "Jambo" as we say here.
0:00:36 > 0:00:40Welcome to the wide, grassy plains of Africa
0:00:40 > 0:00:44and 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 > 0:00:52and it's a land full of stories!
0:00:52 > 0:00:55Being in a family is really important
0:00:55 > 0:00:57to lots of the animals in Africa.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00They always like to stick together!
0:01:00 > 0:01:05Already, the elephant family are out for an early morning stroll.
0:01:07 > 0:01:12The baboon family are gathering for their favourite morning exercise -
0:01:12 > 0:01:13tree-climbing -
0:01:13 > 0:01:17while the large mongoose family hide in a tree trunk.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20The perfect place to spy on their neighbours!
0:01:23 > 0:01:25I wonder which of our little big cats
0:01:25 > 0:01:29would like to introduce us to their family today?
0:01:29 > 0:01:31Will it be...
0:01:31 > 0:01:32the lazy lions...
0:01:33 > 0:01:36..the speedy cheetahs...
0:01:37 > 0:01:41..or the lonesome leopards?
0:01:44 > 0:01:47It's MY story!
0:01:48 > 0:01:50It's Kumi's story!
0:01:50 > 0:01:52Kumi the lion cub.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55Jambo, Kumi!
0:01:55 > 0:01:56Jambo!
0:01:58 > 0:02:01I would like you to meet MY family.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04We live here, in the Masai Mara.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07And there are lots...and lots...
0:02:07 > 0:02:10and lots and lots of us!
0:02:11 > 0:02:16Sometimes, I try to count my family to practise my numbers.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21I have...one, two,
0:02:21 > 0:02:24three, four...
0:02:24 > 0:02:28Oh! I wish they would stand still, I'm trying to count!
0:02:28 > 0:02:30I'll start again.
0:02:30 > 0:02:36One, two, three...
0:02:36 > 0:02:38Oh! And her...
0:02:38 > 0:02:40And them...and...
0:02:40 > 0:02:43Oh, I've lost count again!
0:02:43 > 0:02:46Anyway, there are lots and lots of us in my family.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52All that counting has made me sleepy!
0:02:56 > 0:03:00We always have a rest in the middle of the day, when the sun is so hot.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06My aunties are snoring already!
0:03:06 > 0:03:10But I prefer to roll in the grass, cooling off!
0:03:11 > 0:03:14I get to spend a lot of time with my family...
0:03:15 > 0:03:18..which I love!
0:03:21 > 0:03:22This is my mama.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24Mama Ishi.
0:03:28 > 0:03:33She's great! But she's always trying to keep my face clean.
0:03:33 > 0:03:38And behind my ears. Oh, Mama, stop it!
0:03:38 > 0:03:39That tickles!
0:03:41 > 0:03:43Oh, look, my aunties are waking up.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47There's Auntie Sako.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49And that's my auntie too...
0:03:49 > 0:03:50I think!
0:03:52 > 0:03:55Oh, you see, because that's another auntie
0:03:55 > 0:03:58and it all gets so confusing!
0:03:58 > 0:04:00I have a lot of aunties here.
0:04:04 > 0:04:09But this...this is my dad.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12I call him Baba!
0:04:14 > 0:04:20He's so big and brave and strong and handsome!
0:04:20 > 0:04:26And he has the biggest, softest, hairiest mane all around his face.
0:04:26 > 0:04:31Bigger than any other lion's mane in the Masai Mara.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36One day, I will look like him!
0:04:36 > 0:04:40But I have a lot of growing to do first!
0:04:41 > 0:04:44My baba is so old!
0:04:44 > 0:04:45HE SQUEALS
0:04:49 > 0:04:52Can I have a piggyback, please, Baba?
0:04:52 > 0:04:54Just a quick one?
0:04:55 > 0:04:58That baby baboon is getting a ride!
0:04:59 > 0:05:03Wow! It's a good view from up here!
0:05:03 > 0:05:06There's a family of big, lazy hippos.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11My mama likes to laze around too...
0:05:12 > 0:05:14..which isn't much fun for me.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20I can't even chase her tail when she's lying down!
0:05:22 > 0:05:25But hold on a minute. I have my own tail!
0:05:27 > 0:05:28Wheeeeeee!
0:05:29 > 0:05:30Wheeeeeee!
0:05:32 > 0:05:35Oh...oh...
0:05:35 > 0:05:37I feel a little bit dizzy!
0:05:37 > 0:05:39I think that's enough of that.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43Mmm. Who else is out playing?
0:05:43 > 0:05:47There's the mongoose family, looking around as usual.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51Mama says it's because they're nosy.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Everyone is with their family.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56Just like me!
0:05:59 > 0:06:01It looks like we're on the move!
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Now it's not so hot, we can walk!
0:06:06 > 0:06:09Come on, Baba, we'd better get going!
0:06:12 > 0:06:14I'm always at the back!
0:06:14 > 0:06:18My legs are so short, and I can't keep up!
0:06:21 > 0:06:25But my family always wait for me to catch up.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32And one day, I will have long legs too!
0:06:42 > 0:06:45Some of the time, I just like to watch, and listen!
0:06:45 > 0:06:49I look at my family, and learn from all the things I see.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55Sometimes, Baba will give me roaring lessons.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58BABA ROARS
0:07:00 > 0:07:05His voice is so deep and strong, you can hear it for miles around!
0:07:06 > 0:07:08ROARING IN DISTANCE
0:07:08 > 0:07:11It lets the other animals know
0:07:11 > 0:07:14that my baba is the king of the Masai Mara!
0:07:17 > 0:07:20Baba says I have to practise my roar
0:07:20 > 0:07:23if I want to be as loud and as scary as he is one day!
0:07:23 > 0:07:25KUMI ROARS WEAKLY
0:07:25 > 0:07:27I'm trying my hardest!
0:07:27 > 0:07:30It's getting louder...
0:07:30 > 0:07:32KUMI ROARS WEAKLY
0:07:32 > 0:07:34..I think!
0:07:37 > 0:07:40KUMI ROARS WEAKLY
0:07:45 > 0:07:50One day, I'll be able to roar like my baba!
0:07:56 > 0:07:59Right now, though, I'm happy just being young.
0:07:59 > 0:08:05I get to play all day, and all of my family look out for me.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10Kumi has a lot of growing to do
0:08:10 > 0:08:14before he's as big and strong and loud as his dad!
0:08:14 > 0:08:20But for now, he'll just enjoy long, happy days with his family.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23And as the lazy lions get back to being lazy,
0:08:23 > 0:08:27it's time for us to say goodbye...
0:08:27 > 0:08:28"kwaheri"...
0:08:28 > 0:08:31from the wide, grassy plains of Africa.
0:08:33 > 0:08:34Goodbye, baboon!
0:08:34 > 0:08:37Kwaheri, baboon!
0:08:37 > 0:08:40Goodbye, mongoose!
0:08:40 > 0:08:43Kwaheri, mongoose!
0:08:44 > 0:08:47Goodbye, hippos!
0:08:47 > 0:08:49Kwaheri, hippos!
0:08:49 > 0:08:52Goodbye, lions!
0:08:52 > 0:08:54Kwaheri, lions!
0:08:55 > 0:08:58Oh, goodbye, Kumi!
0:08:58 > 0:09:00Kwaheri!
0:09:01 > 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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