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[dramatic music sting]
- [insects buzzing] - [man pants]
[dynamic action music plays]
[pants] What weighs 400 pounds,
can run at 50 miles an hour and is trying to eat me?
[roars, snarls]
Yep. A lion!
[lion snarls]
This side's locked!
[snarls]
[adventurous music playing]
[snorts]
- [walkie-talkie static] - Bear to ranger station.
[man 1] This is mission control. Go ahead, Bear.
The fence has been breached. I've even got some lion hair on this.
Looks like we've got a lion loose.
That's terrible.
How could the lion have breached the fence? It's electrical.
There's no electricity going through the fence.
Bear, this lion is a danger to other animals
and any people in the area.
[Rogan] This is Ranger Rogan on the south side of the fence.
There's no power here either, guys, and Thimba the baboon is missing.
[man 1] There must be a damaged powered relay station somewhere.
[Bear] Okay. Roger that.
Welcome to one of the wildest animal sanctuaries in South Africa.
The protective fence that surrounds the sanctuary has mysteriously lost power.
A lion and a baboon have already gone missing,
and there could be more lost animals out there.
We've got three urgent missions.
To the north, we must track down that loose lion
and protect any people that might be in the area.
To the south, we must rescue Thimba the baboon
from the jagged sea cliffs of hungry predators.
[animal growling]
And to the east, we've got to fix a damaged hydro-electric relay station
that powers the fence using water at the bottom of that gorge.
But it looks like a storm is moving in, and that could flood our path.
If we don't get that power back on, more animals could get out.
Okay, backpacks and rope.
Radio.
And then, I'm going to take some of these smoke emergency flare canisters.
And if I'm in trouble, you pop that, bright orange smoke.
The rangers will see it. They come and get us.
Only got three of them, though.
Once we're out of those,
then rescue ain't coming.
So, time is ticking.
And on these adventures, time has big consequences.
[adventure music playing]
I ditched the truck for a helicopter,
so that we can get to those sea cliffs faster.
This chopper is going to take me to where Thimba was last spotted.
But it's difficult terrain down there.
This is the Horn of Africa,
some of the most dangerous seas in the whole world.
Powerful currents,
huge waves and sea full of great white sharks.
Our priority is to get down there and pick up the trail of Thimba.
But there's no way that the chopper is going to be able to land.
So, I'm going to use a technique that the Special Forces use.
It's called fast-roping.
A little bit closer.
Okay, I'm good here.
[adventurous music playing]
[grunts]
Chopper gone. Down on the ground.
Now to find Thimba. Come on.
[thrilling music playing]
Oh, look, some fruit.
These are edible.
Look, num-num berry. They actually taste good.
Mm.
Sweet, juicy. Good hit of energy.
So, let's take some more of these.
You never know when these berries might come in handy.
Oh, look at this. Here's some tracks.
But, look, these aren't baboon.
These are cheetah.
See that? One, two, three, four, boom.
Which for our baboon, for Thimba, is not good news.
Cheetahs and baboons are enemies in the wild.
If they cross paths, it could turn deadly.
So, we've got to find Thimba before that cheetah does.
This beach is surrounded by sea cliffs in both directions.
So, Thimba must have headed inland,
but that baboon could be hiding anywhere, and so could that cheetah.
So, we better keep a good lookout.
Look, these are baboon prints here,
heading that way.
[distant grunting]
[whispering] Look at that! Look. There's Thimba.
Not a care in the world.
Look. Big yawn.
They're so human-like, really, you know, and they're very social, baboons.
They'll often be in a group of up to 50.
Close bond between mother and child always,
but don't be deceived, you know, when they need to fight,
they can be super aggressive.
And especially to defend themselves and their young.
[birds squawking]
[Bear grunts]
Why did they take off?
That is why they took off.
[ominous music playing]
That cheetah is in hunting mode,
and probably picked up the scent of Thimba.
And that is bad.
We do not want that cheetah…
hunting Thimba.
[whispers] Oh, no. Look, he's getting closer.
Okay, I don't know whether we try
and set up some sort of lure
to get Thimba over towards us.
Protect him from the cheetah that way.
Okay, look at these. Nice and juicy.
So, we use that on a long bit of string.
Throw that in front of Thimba.
Time to find out how much baboons like num-num berries.
Okay, let's try this.
[thrilling music playing]
Hey, Thimba.
[Thimba grunts]
There you go, boy.
There you go. Come on. Keep coming. Keep coming.
- [Thimba grunts] - He loves that.
Come on, plenty more of these. Come on.
[Thimba grunts]
He's loving this.
Come on.
He's taken most of the berries.
- [Thimba squeals] - Come on, there are more here. Come on…
There we go. Come on. Come on.
No, no, don't take that last one.
I need to keep you moving towards me. Come on.
Come on, Thimba. Here we go.
Come on.
Okay, here we go. Last one. Last one.
- [Thimba shrieks] - Ah!
[chitters]
[groans]
Well, he's got the last of the num-num berries.
That was a good idea until he scratched me.
Guess we got a little too close.
Sharp nails.
They're smart, these baboons. Look, all the num-nums gone.
And Thimba gone.
He doesn't play by the rules, this baboon.
It doesn't look like there's any sign either of the cheetah, which is good.
We need to get back on Thimba's trail.
[percussive music playing]
Now, which way did he go?
Tracks come this way.
The tracks are heading south.
It looks like Thimba is circling back
to those dangerous sea cliffs along the shore.
Look, you got tracks on that bit.
Much windier down here.
You can actually see… It looks like a storm coming in as well.
I'm going to get a jacket on.
The thing is, baboons can climb so well
on sort of rocky, craggy cliffs like this.
Follow this around and have a look.
Be careful. These rocks are getting a lot more slippery.
Keep an eye out for Thimba. He's going to be somewhere around here.
Look at all this trash.
You know, even in a remote, beautiful part of Africa…
trash.
You know, I see it so often in really wild places
just how much garbage and plastic gets washed up.
And that's why you got to be so careful with…
using as little plastic as you need in life,
just 'cause it takes hundreds of, sometimes thousands of years
to disintegrate.
Otherwise, you see it everywhere.
[thrilling music playing]
Wow, look. There's a big old surf coming in here.
Have to be a bit careful.
See if we can see Thimba up on any on these headlands.
Look, I think that's him.
There's Thimba, sitting right on that rock pinnacle.
Either we try and keep coasteering round and go up this cliff.
But this is all going to be razor sharp.
I've got a little bit of rope, but not much.
I've got no guaranteed way of securing that either.
Or maybe try and swim it.
That is rough, dangerous seas.
Sharks, powerful currents.
But it's probably the most direct way to get to him.
Probably the easiest way of doing this
is to make a monkey fist, a big knot in the end of the rope,
and then get it up there and try and jam it in a little crevice,
and then climb up it.
And they call it a monkey fist because you just get a big knot of rope
and it looks like a little monkey fist.
Really, it should be called a baboon fist.
Okay. The Thimba fist. Here we go.
Big old bundle of knots.
Like that.
We'll throw it, see if we can get it jammed in a little rock crevice.
Wow, that was close.
[tense music crescendoes]
Got it.
Okay, so that's caught.
And just pray like hell that that baboon fist holds.
And then this jumar will allow me to go up the rope, but not fall back.
Got to time it with the waves.
Here we go.
[tense music playing]
This surf is getting pretty bad.
But the monkey fist is holding.
[grunts] Almost there.
[grunts] Come on.
Never give up.
[exhales]
Oh, look what the monkey fist wrapped around, the roots of this bush.
Oh, look. Figs.
Baboons love figs.
Get a few of these.
That will help me entice Thimba to come closer.
[whispering] He's just around the corner.
Okay, I don't want to make the same mistake I made before
of scaring him off.
I'm going to use these figs,
try and lure him in.
[Thimba chitters]
Okay, we're going to dig a little pit here,
put the figs in it,
and make a slip knot.
And then, hopefully, Thimba will come along,
reach down to grab the figs.
Baboons are smart, but they're also greedy.
And then, when he reaches down,
I can pull that slip knot, catch his hand,
get him, get him back to the reserve, get him safe.
Okay, we're going to dig it here.
[gibbers]
Okay, so pretend my finger is Thimba's arm.
And once the snare's in place, pull the line tight.
And the great thing about slip knots is once they're tightened,
they're not going to loosen.
Okay, so that's the snare.
Okay, now to be patient and wait.
[tense music playing]
Thimba.
Go on, eat.
[gibbers]
- [Thimba screeches] - We got him.
[panicked grunting]
Hey, Thimba, calm down.
Calm-- Here you go, have a fig.
There you go.
Hey, guys.
[man 1] Got you loud and clear, Bear. Go ahead.
So, Thimba is happy, eating figs.
You can come and collect him from this cave.
That's great news. Well done.
We're sending the chopper to pick you and Thimba up right now.
Roger that.
[Bear] Nice work rescuing Thimba. Mission accomplished.
Check it out.
We just got word from the rangers.
They think the power was cut on purpose.
But why? And by who?
Okay. We've still got two urgent missions.
We've got to restore the power by fixing that relay station in the gorge.
And it looks like that storm is getting closer.
But let's not forget about finding that loose lion.
He's on the move,
and there are reports of an animal researcher working in the area.
He might need our help.
The gorge is located in a dense jungle, and there's no roads.
So, we're gonna have to use a machete and cut our own path.
[man 1] Ranger station to Bear. Do you copy?
Yeah. Copy that.
Bear, when you reach the relay station,
you need to make sure to reset the terminals
before restarting the power.
The correct order is negative, positive, negative. Got it?
Roger, got it. Bear out.
Okay. You've gotta remember that. Negative, positive, negative.
And, you know, sometimes having a good memory in the wild
can make the difference between life and death.
And I always remember things by thinking of, like,
a phrase or a story that relates to that letter.
So, if it's negative, positive, negative,
N, P, N, maybe we could do, like,
"No panthers in Nigeria." N, P, N.
We'll remember that. Okay, let's keep going.
[thunder rumbling]
That storm's getting close.
And if it's raining upriver, that gorge is going to flood.
So, we better hurry.
This gorge here is classic flash flood territory.
You do not wanna get caught in this.
But the relay station we're trying to reach
is straight down in this direction.
But this water's flowing faster every second
because of that storm upriver.
We need to climb down there, though, before it's too late.
Let's do this.
The water level is definitely rising here.
That's gonna make this much more dangerous.
[thrilling music playing]
Here we go.
[strains]
It's getting pretty hard to hold on here.
Getting hard to hold on.
Starting to lose my grip.
[grunting]
[suspenseful music playing]
[yelling]
[groans] My leg!
Oh, trying to fight the power of that water was a mistake.
I held on as long as I could, but then it just, like,
catapulted me down this gorge.
When I landed on the bottom, I really whacked my leg as well.
Oh, boy. [groans]
[pants, exhales]
I knew I'd hurt myself from that.
It's just a cut along the outside of the leg.
The problem is, really,
it's a nightmare environment to try and clean
a wound in this sort of thing.
I think I'm gonna have to leave it for now and then deal with it later.
It really needs to get cleaned and then dry.
Okay, but we need to keep going now.
We've managed to cover a lot of ground so far.
We've made our way down into the gorge.
But the hydroelectric relay station
is still several miles from our current location.
It's the only way to restore power and protect those animals.
So, we need to keep moving through the gorge until we find it.
Oh, look, I'm bleeding from--
Oh, it's a leech.
Oh, look at this guy.
And what they do, they inject an anticoagulant into your skin
and that just stops your blood clotting.
And that's why it bleeds so much.
There we go.
Oh, my God! Look at the size of that one.
And that is just full of blood.
You can, though, eat leeches.
And that will have good protein in it.
Either you try and just swallow it whole…
You just wanna be a bit careful with them, though.
Don't want them stuck in your mouth, or you bite it
and you're gonna get mouthful of all of the insides and the blood.
Okay, it's gonna be like nature's sausage,
full of blood.
[grunts]
[exhales]
Done. Protein hit.
Time to keep going.
Ugh! Gotta wash that leech taste out of my mouth.
Just remember, in the wild,
you never wanna be drinking water that you just come across.
You don't know what's in it.
You know, this even looked pretty stagnant and dirty,
but even if the water is clear,
it doesn't mean you can drink it.
You know, clear water is not clean water.
If you drink this sort of stuff, it makes you sick,
dehydrated, you vomit, and then you end up in trouble.
Always boil water before you drink it.
[tense music playing]
[groaning]
Constrictor.
Once they get a grip around,
they can be really hard to get off.
Especially around the neck.
[groaning]
[tense music playing]
[hissing]
Actually, look, he's releasing, look.
- [grunts, exhales] - [hissing]
There he goes.
Boas can hold their breath for a long time,
but the shock of being thrust underwater forced him to release me.
Oh, God.
I hate snakes.
Between the leeches and the snakes, I'm taking a beating.
Luckily, we've traveled several miles
and are getting much closer to that damaged electrical relay station.
So, keep your eyes peeled.
Yeah, look.
Here we go.
It's a relay station and the fuse box.
Look at these wires.
You know, that's not an animal,
that's intentionally been severed. Hmm.
This confirms that someone has definitely cut the power on purpose here.
You know, why would they do this?
Okay, we need to get this power back on,
so no more animals can escape.
Okay, before we start messing around with live wires,
I'm making sure the power is a hundred percent shut off.
This red switch is the power.
Down is the off position.
Off. Yep, okay.
So, I'm reconnecting the severed pieces of wire,
so then the electricity can just flow back through.
Okay, now all we need to know is the fuse sequence,
and then, hopefully, power is reinstated.
Okay, so three switches.
These blue switches operate the terminals.
Each one can be either negative or positive.
So, if the switch is down, it's negative.
If the switch is up, it's positive.
They told me over the radio, the sequence.
N, P, N.
Was it negative, positive, negative?
"Panthers…" "Panthers, no--"
"No panthers in Nigeria."
N, P, N. Definitely.
Negative, positive, negative.
And now to flick that master switch.
Here we go.
[triumphant music playing]
The power is back on,
and that is gonna protect the animals down here.
Good job.
"No panthers in Nigeria," but power in the relay box.
Okay, let's get out of here.
The rangers were excited to hear the power is back on.
Mission accomplished. Nice work.
The rangers still don't know who cut the power,
but they think it could be either poachers or hunters.
But what are they after?
Poachers hunt protected animals for their hides and tusks.
If there's poachers in the area,
I'm glad we restored power to that protective fence.
Okay, time to find that loose lion.
He's on the move
and there are reports of an animal researcher working in the area.
He might need our help.
We've got to move fast.
We've got a lot of ground to cover.
And when you're on open savannah,
one of the best ways to travel is on horseback.
It's fast, it can go anywhere, which is great,
because we've got no idea where this lion could be.
[horse snorts]
Definitely smoke over there.
Huh.
Looks like someone's camping there,
and it smells like they're cooking food.
That's gonna be like ringing the dinner bell
for this escaped lion.
Come on, we need to get over there. Come on.
Okay, I'm gonna tie up my horse over here,
where it's safe, and also,
it's far away from the smell of that cooking food.
Oh, man. It looks like we're too late.
This camp has totally been destroyed. Look.
Probably by the lion.
Yeah.
And that means it could still be nearby.
Hold on, hold on, hold on. Stand by, stand by, stand by.
Stay back.
- Hey! - [man] Ow! Ow. Hello?
- [chuckles in relief] - Hello?
All right. You're safe. Get out.
Oh, I thought that was the lion.
Heart rate through the roof.
You all right, buddy?
Is the lion gone? Where is it?
The lion is gone.
Okay, you gotta go that way.
Horse, a few hundred meters straight through the trees there.
Follow the ridgeline. Get yourself safe, all right?
- Thank you. - Yeah, keep going.
Okay. Now, to find this lion.
Okay, we're gonna head this way to start with. Come on.
It's getting late, and once the sun sets,
we'll have no chance of finding that lion.
So, we need to hurry.
[squawking]
- Look at that, look. - [squawks]
Birds taking off there.
Look, a little springbok.
I don't see any injuries.
Must have died of dehydration, just not enough water.
And that's not uncommon in a harsh environment like this.
Yeah, I'm gonna take some of this meat
and then move away from here.
Okay.
And then maybe we can use some of this meat
either to eat,
or as bait later on if we need it.
One thing about doing all of this and carrying meat
is that I've now got the scent of that on me.
And really, out here,
that makes me just as much prey
as this springbok.
[thrilling music playing]
As we move across the savannah,
I'm keeping my eyes peeled for signs of that lion.
I think we're getting close.
[whispering] Okay, look, that's the lion over there.
And it looks like he's more settled now.
I just wonder if I can make, like, a natural corral
out of some of these bushes around here.
It's called a boma.
Normally, what you use a boma for is to protect a camp.
You put lots of thorny bushes and branches around your camp,
and it keeps predators out.
But you could also use it
to keep a predator in.
Hundred meters away.
I reckon we can lure him back here.
Either we use some of that meat from the carcass,
set a trail and try and hope that the lion will follow it in,
we can close off the entrance.
Or we go for the live bait option,
and I use myself as that bait
and try and entice and get that lion to chase me,
run in, and then shut the entrance off.
It may be difficult to get the lion's attention, though,
and to keep him focused on the trail.
Yeah, he's not moving now.
Okay. So, I'm gonna be the bait.
Oh, boy. First, we need to build this boma.
Okay, come on.
You use a bunch of these branches.
Put the thorny ones lower down here
to really stop the lion getting out,
and then these bushes are just all intertwined
to make a barrier.
Then once the lion's in there,
all I've gotta do is drop it into place.
Like this.
Okay. Now to try and go and lure the lion in.
[thrilling music playing]
Come on. [whistles]
Come on! Come on! Come on!
Come on! Want something to eat?
Look at this! Come on! Come on!
Come on!
The lion's not taking any notice at the moment.
Maybe if I limp.
You know, in the wild, if you're vulnerable
and you're weak and you've got an injury,
that's always a trigger to a predator
that there's a potential meal on the horizon.
Maybe I just need to play more injured.
[mimicking whimpering]
Look, that's got his attention.
- [yelps loudly] - [growls]
He's on his feet.
[groans] My leg!
- [groans] - [growls]
I'll be a delicious lunch. Come on!
- [growls] - Oh, here we go.
- [thrilling music playing] - [growling]
Okay, now get over the fence.
[pants]
Okay, let's get that door closed.
[snarls]
One lion contained.
Now all we've gotta do is get the rangers in.
They can relocate him back to the reserve.
Phew! Good job. Heart thumping. Mission successful.
[exhales]
Nice work finding and capturing that lion.
Mission accomplished.
Hang on. We just got word
that a herd of elephants is missing from the sanctuary.
Could it be that whoever cut that power was after the elephants?
That means poachers.
So, we've gotta hurry.
They were last seen heading further north.
We've gotta find those elephants before the poachers do.
Let's go.
[thrilling music playing]
So, we're heading to the last place that the elephants were spotted,
to try and find them.
We're pretty far out, but we're not gonna give up.
Those elephants need help.
Look.
Yeah. Wow, look at the size of that.
If there's dung this size,
there's elephants around.
Okay.
Wow, look, elephant dung here.
Looks like they're moving this way. Okay.
- [distant trumpeting] - Oh, yeah. Look at that.
There are the elephants.
Oh, just so beautiful.
Majestic and very big.
[engine rumbling in distance]
Oh, no. Look, there's a vehicle moving fast.
And that could well be the poachers.
[growling]
[thrilling music playing]
- [snarls] - Oh, no.
Not another the lion!
Not again!
[panting]
[growling]
This side's locked.
Okay, under the truck!
[snarling]
[thrilling music playing]
Maybe we could trap the lion in the back.
[grunts]
Now's our chance.
This is risky. Careful now.
[growls]
[snarling]
The lion's secure.
Now, to go and help the elephants.
I've told the rangers to retrieve the lion,
so we can stay on the trail of those elephants.
They're on an old dirt road on the other side of a massive canyon.
It'll take too long to drive around,
so we've taken the truck as far as we can.
Now, we've gotta get across that canyon, fast.
So, from here on in, we're on foot.
Poachers are probably only a mile or so from those elephants.
We need to find a way across this canyon.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, stop, stop.
This is the edge of the canyon.
[tense music playing]
And look at this.
Runs all the way across.
It's an old ranger line.
They're used to transport equipment back and forth across this canyon.
It's just whether we use that, try to shin across it.
[tense music playing]
This is gonna be physical.
Not one to get wrong.
Let's go.
[thrilling music playing]
[breathing heavily]
[pants] This is hard.
And that is a long drop.
[exhales]
Okay. Keep hauling.
[breathing heavily]
[grunts]
Gotta keep the legs up,
and take my weight,
and then haul with the hands.
[in distance] Haul with the hands.
[breathing heavily]
Keep pulling.
Keep pulling. Come on. Come on.
[straining] Never give up.
[exhales, grunts]
[breathing heavily]
Almost there, last bit.
Come on.
Keep pulling.
Keep pulling. Come on.
Whoa. [exhales]
Oh, boy. [exhales]
That was hard work. Wow.
[panting]
It's amazing the strength you can find when there's no choice.
Okay. Get moving.
Try and reach those elephants. Pronto!
[thrilling music playing]
[elephants grunt]
There, the elephants there.
[trumpeting]
Come on.
[trumpets, grunts]
Poachers.
And what they want are the elephants.
Okay. So, we've found the elephants, which is good.
If we can get them down to the watering hole now,
hidden by these bushes and all of the scrub,
and hopefully, the poachers will stay on the road,
and the bushes and the terrain will hide the elephants.
Let's get them right down there.
Come on, guys. Here we go.
- Keep moving. - [trumpeting]
Down to the water. Come on. Down to the water.
Keep going. Come on.
We need to get them down there fast
and hide them from the poachers. Come on. Come on. Keep moving.
Keep moving. Keep moving. Come on.
Down to the water. Come on.
Down to the water.
Keep going. Come on.
Come on. Keep moving.
- Keep going. Come on. - [trumpeting]
- [tense music playing] - [vehicle approaching]
Here we go.
[elephants groan, trumpet]
Shh!
Trying to keep elephants quiet is not easy.
[tense music playing]
Well done, the elephants. Good job!
That's the poachers gone.
And they didn't see us down here.
Phew! Nice job.
We bought some time for the rangers to get down here
and bring these elephants back safely to the sanctuary.
And I, for one, feel pretty proud of what we've done, and so should you.
When you work hard to protect something vulnerable and beautiful,
that's a great thing.
[soft trumpeting, grunting]
[chitters]
[snorts]
[closing theme music playing]