LeBrun N. 1989. Script for National Geographic TV show.

Keywords: 1Afr/Acinonyx jubatus/cheetah/Serengeti/TV script

Abstract: Script for National Geographic TV show about cheetahs in the Serengetis. Their prey, their hunt, their enemies.

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A TRANBFORiIAT T OhL

FOR 'JIX IIONTHE. TIIE 1ROPICAL SUN FIAE

IltrlrrH|i8ED rHE 6HcRT CIRASS PLAINS OF

l r"u "rcrt "u*.^ue'r,

I.IITIIIN A FEI,J E'IIEF DAYS. IT Ig AN

INF'IIINIELY hgRE HOSPITABLE I'IOALD -

THE FIEIURN OF ITS

hJ ICH IIAD tlOVED AIIAY

FIIOT1 IIlE DEgENT'LII:E PLAINS 6ENSE

rHAl THF ITAINS HAVE CgfiE. TI']EY EEAIN

FROF TIIE BUgH

r r rA r t suoD l i r I LL AgAIN FE

TI'TiTY IIILE5ITHEY HAVE ANOTNER TI,JEI']TY

TO EO BEIIJRE REACHIIIC TNE 5HOFT OhASS

,l' r,r:,, rrc ceeerors ro,-rot.

ffio''-'TIIE'IHI{tiE tsRl�THEFs ARE ONLV AFdUT sIX

XDNTHS OLDETi THAN TI-]E TIdINS. AlI FAF

NUF LHs. .Hsv *. ^ .,eu$rilEfj; i.+ sr,a'N. * .+;\ ' i " . l t " 'P

)

A1 €IGHTEEN IIUNTfiA OLD. THEY ARE

L]VELY ANI} AFFECTIONAIE, BUT

HAVING 'EEN (ON THEIF

ol,rN?) AIJAY FRol'l Tl.lEtR llOlHER FOR A

TlIi HARE IS LITTLE ENOU6I] FOR THIIE€

EUr rT l.llr-l

1IISY CAN REACB AN

It]IN NOI,] FRDII THE gF'ARSE HUNTIN6 OF

/ r"u ,utu ,n^ro", rHEY {rLL Arrac(I\

* , , * ' ** uH' i rn rHEY hrcrHr

\ r6N0FE rN BErrBI l 1111r i6 .

IO THE EASTI TH€

ILATNS OF THE SEFENCE'] I

2 lruMriEDs oF lHDLrcaNos oFIl rN

rHEs€ F'Rer

luEr SEAB0N. rHls rs rHE sEREN6Err A,r

lTS TOST IDYLLIC, UIHEN ALL LIFE SEEI'I6

11 16 A T I I ' IE FOR

IIHL.. Nrilr!.onN illlltly fllst LEAFN io

J srAN,, r , r r81N

FERHI:JPS ITEAI(ENED FY LAAORI STRU66LES

ir'rE f-Ar,rN TRIa6 TCr gUCKLEt BlT lTS

AI {AY! FTIhOTNE HER EAFY

TO IIIPRI]!E I-I!J FIA],ANCE AND ABlLITY TC

I INY FAIIN CINFRIINTS DEATH.

r 15 irlTH€rr srANtls6,., .1., t .$ .rr. .+s(tt ,L

THI FAIEFF]JL TTFT! ANd cLA S cF THE

* q*Yvf:i'ru"*' ==o,u3\" ^ ^ 18,f"',w.xfl*

]NNOCENT AND CONFUgEO,

rcHflY TRIE5 TO SUCKLE

ONLV THE APPROACII OF A LIONESB GIVES

IHE EAZELLE 1H€ FAINTEgT OF CHANC€S.

HULDS THE UPPER HAND OVIR

IN IILITI] 612€ AND

STRENBIH. lIIE sI4ALLER CAT NOF]'4ALLY

RELTIS qN I19 L,EGENDARY SPEED' FIIT

IH IFJ TENALE RE5T5TS FE1N6 RUN OFF.

I 'IOI'IENY I THE CflEETAH

SURVIVED II5 FIfisT

TR1E€ TO S'IAY HEE( l u / i I , \ ( e l . . r l r n ' !

THIS UHEEIAI-I REFUSE TA

RIDCE. FUT'sIlJ 'S EOI.D ENOIJGH TO

THRENIETi, FEFHAF'g fJ{AA'IISIN6 IHE

RU1NlN6 HER HUNI ,

1.1J,ti.,",""*;'H.l'rrtounn'.tu"o ' ''' '

I , " ' , ; ' " ' " * ' '

THENI FOR AN

INSTANT, TIi€ CHEETAH DROPE I'iER GUARD.

II\t lHE ENDI TIIE LIONESS DECL1NEB TO

PURSUE IHE !iATTER,

SI,IOIL HEG CHANCEg ARE TO OVERTAKE

T9E TUEH SUIFTER CAT. 'HIg UNLIKELY

CONFIION'TAIIO]{ €NDED HELL FOR THE

ARE FAN FROI"I OVER FAR

THE ERfI]IIg|RS HAVE NOW REACIIED lii€

6'TBN-T €RF59'PLA1N6, HAVINB SEEN THE

LI]NI CAlt IHEY I1BVE CLOAER TO

-?

sHE aDoPItr.\ SUaflISslvE BUT I,ATCHFUL

AIiE YOUN6 VE] - AND

PERHAPS NOI SNTII€I-Y SL]RE IIHAI TO DO

NiTH THE OIPO{J ITE SEX.

EHTTNBE NER STRATESY

NA+EIi€'T'€ A TOTAL

BE TREAIED }IERCIFULLY.

UNFORTUNAIELY. gHE SUESA€D {RONS.

EET IS TO gTAY IN ON€ PLAEE'

TRIES TO SN€AX OFF. THE

CALI'ILV SURROUN! HER.

HER CASUAL VACN BELIE3 I'HAT ItUSl BE A

NERVEIIRAbI4INO SITUATION FOR HER.

AOAIN. SH€ TR1E6 10

THE I1ALE6 SAVE flqR

A6AIN IN NO TII.]E.

SHE IR'EC 'O ILI.IFF HER lnAY OUT I'IITII

FEU WELL CHOSEN gNARLg.

CfIANBE6 lrtHEN TH€

E]RtITtsERs ARE DIVERIED EY JACKALS

rN PURSUIT nF A YOUNO THot SOl.l'5

DOUIN IN -lHE 6RAAS

THE HFOTHERs' INT

IJNCi.EARI AUT TflEY

TO D1sI'IISS HER i'U

lEHaErABs HAY r€EFI

c*{,- -

TBf i A IG FOR THE

jAT)(ALS TO FREY UPON ANO DEFEND-IH€IR

YOUNC NIITJNEVER POSEIBLE' THEY CAN

INFL IC I L ITTL€ DAI IABEI EUT UgE THEIR

SHORTI EfiARP HORNS TO BIVE THE

JACI{AL9 5O €T8IN6 TO FEI1EI4BER

HAVE 6EEN AN OPPORTUN11Y

THE ADIIL.-I SAZELLEg ESCAPE. EUT A

YtrJNrj FAT,JN HAs EErl(JtiE CONFUSED lN

1! A CRAVE ERROR.

IAI'EI] ES II][ SN1FTEST ANII'ALS ON

1CAN RUN AS FAAT AS 6N

AI}ULT GA?ELLES IIANABS

]]F IO FOR]V F'!E. EUT HAVE TIORE

I IO I , IEVERI IS A

!]ULI] EIRAI'T,T] TAREET.

SEEI4S TO TIAVE NO

r N rEr . rTror , r cF D!rN6 so.

HOI,]EVEF, H15 BROTHERII ARE i'IIST AS

19 _ THIS IS -iHETR FIRST

SIZEAILE |TLL ON TflE SHORT ERAS5

SI]'4E OI&IANC€ AUIAY I UNDER lHE AHADE

.TREE I A FAR DIFF€RSNT

CIIEETAH 15 REVEALED. -TH€

TITT S ARE II!:STIN€ FEAC€FULLY'

REVELINIs IN THE WARI4 AFRICAN !REEZE5.

II]Ii HALE IE gI ISSFULLY TINAIIARE OF TIIE

scrU0lls THFEA1 r. Hll'1 Tl'1Al EXTSTs DN

F]ERCE ANU AGGFESSJVT:I THE AftOTHE:RE

ARE T II:ELY TO GO 'OF ANY YOUNI! J'IAIE

r Ei cot"rs acRoss. IF THEY SEE TH€

ri,rINs. lrl!:nE

FOR Tr'rE lroflFr{r

AFE T'RE:OCCUPIED UITH INSFECTINS A

]r(oFrE. lN€i oF rHE IgLANDS oF Rocr.

\1r^r nRE corlt'loN IN rHlB aFEA oF 'rH3:

|IFF€R1NG EY TURNg 5HAOEI A VANTAoE

POiNT, SIIN HARI'IED RBCKS! OR

PR4'EE'TIONI XOPJEs AFE A VTTAL PARI

OF THE CTIEETAHg' LIVEE.fiEiE.

A oulcr cHEc|{ ReassLlRES

IHAT TT-5 6AFE ITERE AND

r(ECEN I].Y V191TED BY ANY

ANII'IAIS THAT COULD EE A

| .,,n *ooos, o" ". o'x

I r"u ,o,oon o. o *o '^.

I s"aL.'uo r,u' s'rr5'c'."'

[;;;1** "' '*'^"'

ATTFACT1ON HERE

[l|:gIDI€. AN A6A11A LIZARD PLiIEI{S

IIE TflRNFNTINE FLIEg FROI'I THE MALE

Tr'rIN, HEI PING ITSEI'F TO A

LLl€ ur(lTrrE{5 srr I-L

TNINS. gUI THE T1,IO

IS 9 l I LL FRE1FUL IN THE

90h€rH1N0 cA lcHES H IS

offle.^','

I]NDOUFTEDLY THEY CAN SiELL THE'I. THEY

ITEAVE rHErR or,{N caLLrNB cAiD, a

llHARNrNc r0 rHE I'raLE^rHAT rr€RE aRE

THREE OF THEI'I - l,lfll!€ ONLY ONE Ot'.

sof,lE :ls cEEETAH9 SHAiE Tl'll€ ?OO

9OIIAIIE IIILE AFEA OF THE E€FENBETI.

CHESIAH FAIIILI€€ ARE COItFOSED

oF a tlDl rrER AND cuBsr THE IlaLEs

TFAVEL SEPARAIdLY. THIS FAfiTLY HAS

IHFEE TN IHE LITTER.

ONLY -- I4IIU.I'IES LAIERT IHE EROTHERS

REACH tllE TtrIN'g I€FJE.

THE IUIIN9,HOITIEVER' IAVE VANIAHED

AIION€ THE ORAS6E€.

OHTLE TNO OF 'HE CUB6 NAPI THE TI]IRI)

IS FEELING I'IORE ADVENTUREUA'

5INCE ITA HOTHER IE

REA€EIJRINELY NEARBY,

AN ACAMA LT''ARD IS A PERFECT

PI AY'I]']ING FOR A YOUN6 CHEETAH I,'UB,

UNLL1SS gri cour.gE, YoLl RE aN A6At'14.

FIiR AEI'JVE TNU CUB! THE IIOTHER IS

GRorlIr,16 INEREAAlNGLY IIORRIED'

IHE YL)Llr.l6 CIIEETAH TRrEs rO CLIIE

6.*lM/, 'J

r-HE CUB'S PIRSI]IT OF THE LI?ARD

LEAD5 HIT,| FARThER AND FARTHER AI,]AY

TIEN. HIB I1OTHER

NOIICES 1HAT ONE OF HER LITTER IA

TIi€ CUE 19 OUf OF €I€HT AIIONB THE

ERADIIY ROCK5. ADDING TO TH€ CONFUSIIN

ARE I{IS ECT1OI A CALLSI UTIT€IHFE

Eddner*Fr-*'ir€n€H+lHoctE. HIS

hCTHEK GOES UP FOR A BEIIER V!EId. BUT

SHE STILL CAN'T SE€ HEF CUA' ALL THE

I'IORE FRUSTAATINO 9INES 5HE CAN HEAR

t l l t l ,

AND scAReD. IlE !,rANrERs

OFF TN ANOTHER DIREC'TISNI I']EADINE

AIAY FNI]fl HIB I'IOIHER IN THE

DEEFFN 'N€ 'TUIL I6HT.

HE !]A6 NOT SEEN AGAIN. LOST CUAE I''

EASI !Y FALL V ICT IH TO THE CREATURE5

THE HYE A TS PERHAPS

NTE GREAIE9T -THREAT OF ALL TO A YOI]NIJ

I]OTHER CON11NUED TO

Hlg S IA -TNCs A I IE FAR TON YOUNC TO

UNDERSTAND OHAT HAS HAFPENED.

I :il ::':;,:,"::::.:':"":;^:":::':,[sDr.]E BF rHEr'l !A suRVrvE,

2

FINA] ] Y? UTTf i NO S16N OI I THE 1116 I } INE

.UO OTHER HUNCNY }1gUTHg

I'IOTHER CH€ETAH LEFT IHE

l rHE 'rAINv sEAsaN 1s r,rEARrNG oN rN rrlE

I "**"., rHE fEAr |rouNrs, AND rHE

\DAY9 -ENcr '1FN. 11 r6 Nch (aFRr !?)

rHE l ' ,orlrER oF lHE Losr ctr ' *t""; l : l l11 ur' -'

. ]AREI IL I . . Y NATCHINB SOI1ETHIN6

,'-,-.ts6FEHALE. I|6'

J.L..-I.]I]']' A THREAT, BUT THE

IIOTHER I{ANTS TO AVOID ANY P_ELE

DOI'IPETITION F t]R FOOD-

aUT THE cUBs l,ll Lt.

lHE YfiuN6 ErlEEfaH rqps HELP rN

HuNrrrci Holrr[ivrifrt "o .".("ru"uu" ',".

Eor'rprir{y 0F trr!: orurn anlr'rer"s.)

sr r i . r gHE TRrEs l

,].]J!E€Tr T E YOINE FEMALE ''ERSISTS.

t ^ , * ' . * . . * . * *.I'HE LIGHT NATN5 AFiE NO!

DOINFOIJI*J TIF APIiIL UIT LL

(conrrere)xacnorv

ARE DRIFTINO CLOSEF TO

CHEEIAHS, EUT THI6 IS

AUAY FOR -. HOURS,

TT]E LATE AFTERNOON.

€F THE SIORh! THE

ON AN UNREAL OUALITY.

BIJT THE DAY EECOI'lEg THREATENINB IN

NIIA SEASON OF 9l]DDEN AN' POIIERFUL

6TORI1g. THE AFDTHERS NOVE OFFI BUT

rF :N1E HFAVEN3 OFEN! THERE'S LITJLE

I]IIANCE EF FINDINC SHELT€R IN THE

A ''IIL I1 AWAY, THg TIIINS 51T OI]IETLY

I'NDEII INCREAS1NGLY OI'IINDUS SKTES-

IT I5 I,JEI AND HTSEAAB!€ ON iTIE

FLA'NS. YET TIIE SIORI"I HA6 AAVED

lHe TUINS FRuti lr,HAl COULD HAVE BE!tN

!IsAI!TFOU3 CONFRON'IA.�TON.

/ rN " rE aFTERMA'H

DURTNIJ IHE NTdH-TI THE FLAIi]9 HAVE

IIECOI'IE A DFEAII-LIIG LPND HAIJNTED EY

PALE riHog-rg. lN Ttt€ f4lsrg OF DAI{N! AN

ANCIENT EPECTACLE IS AEOINNING' FOF

IIII,LII]NS OF YEARS' THE LUTIIERINE

!TL.DE!T:E9T6 NAVE RETURNED I']ERE ]THE

NT FL I .S I . THERE A ITE ONLY A FE ! '

THE EHAFES BE61N rO fiULTIPLY' l'rHEN

ALL HAVE ARRIVEDT THFRE ITI1LL BE IIOFE

T'IAN THREE flILLION I]F lHEI'l'

LED TIE [lA'/ " AND l'rERE

THEIR ANCIENI GRIUNDS'

THE UALVES FOLLdNED SOAN1

AFT€F, IHOI ! LONC A" IER?)

YILINE U'ERE BORN IN A

SINGLE 'T I IRF€ UEET SPAN '

lFoF. r , r i BRirTHERS'

H:::" "'*"'*.

6$iRrir THE Cl-ftit f{6

\r0lHrNri ltu AlJUr.r

AN ORPHANED CALF,

THEIII KILLS IIELP IO AgSUFE -THE

V ' IAL I IY OF

b I I !E IH€ CALF

IROIHERS XEEFS THE

IT9 TI.,'CKED TAJ L

FERHAP5 CIANAI.LING

THE HUCII NIIIII]EII$ SURROUND1NG IT.

F* ""t*

_I:,t#;t^fi";;5iia['5-r'"-'",,""*'):l."Ii A ATi!:NF$Iii OF A IILL gFREADS SOON

€i{ourrH 0N , H!:' Pt'l '<

r,lHrcB cAN EEE a GHALL

14ILEg AUAY" VUL.IU'l€i:; AFE

"on",,n, ra ,"rn' , , ,rrao ura"r".

F1ELIPE AFPEARSI A FENALE

I )HLETA l l ! P I tO !AFLY

r . JOIN IN lHE I I€AL .

[" ',n. u s."*"" FEcEPrrvE! EHE

luro"o" o ".tt." cHANcE oF A Po€rrrv'

l*."oo".. o*o" t*. toto'

tft€ t"taLEs! tHou6H! DON r EVEN EOTHEF

rTENt sHE OVdRSTEPI5 HER BOUNDS'

THEY g'VE I,IER A 5URPRISINCLY ROU6H

O O T N G O V I h . I H f V J L 1 U F E 5 U A g ' E L I I I L E

T!]IE I'.I SEIZINE THE I"IOI1ENT.

\lll.JNrLLtNG ro RISK air ArrAcx FRor'r

JrFEln FouTERFUL FEA<B oF -- INcH

\ral.urus" tHE cfrcEraHs RETREAT '

lIE FEI1ALE IS IN A BAD I"IAY ' 9HE'5

TAHFN A DIJEF 6ASH EN gEN AAC( LE6'

flJgTAl.E LIHEN €HE

rRtED 10 tt\t'ltP AUAY: Sl'lE lrrOULD HAVE

Ul iE ! I :T fEF OFF NOT MOVINB'

Iti0olrEs ToTALLy

TI]EY hELENT'

!€fI I,IOUND 19 gERIOUS. FUT sHE I5

r lKL , t To REcOVEr l .

THL 6ROTHER€ I'1AFKIT BY SPRAYINC IHE

r'B€ POI,IFIIFUL TR1O CAN

HAVE T-ITTLE TO FSAR'

+'il:'irl"'::["';i']iHE€raHs nErarN

rlr\ Ar.rirRE OF EACII orHFR'

srILL, THE tr'irlfls tlovE Ir'l1O THE OPEN

II'TII I]ABITI]AI. CAUT TON '

AREA, S INCE THEY 'VF

ONL{ E€IEN BACI' OI{ THE FLAINE FOR A

FEu raYs. 11'�€ lllPoRTANf FdR rHEl"l lo

IiT OI4 I'HA1 OliHEII ANII'1A19 Af{E tN THE

AFEA - AND UITERE TlFY i1T6],]T FTI,]D

fiALES I'IARK AS OFTEN

ETTHER 10 CLAII'I THE

I.ARN ET}1ERS OF THE1F

PLAINgi 1lE l'�ttrllNg I{AVE DIBEOVEREI)

vlsrloRs at tiNE

AF THElR FAVDRI IE KOPiIES.

3 . -lQ+ttto'tt"

'rHti TlrrINs DsN r

IJA'III APPROACH, FORC€D TO STAY OUT IN

VI-JLNERAFLE 10 AITACK.

oL ->

frAvL i!r'r vET

[]EvlrriBLY, THE PFIDATORS l,iERE NoT

IAF !EH1ND. IN I1I!:IE FE4 SOLARE

r iH HRO1HERS. T IL

t*-\1/*r/-:-aiD Tr'L h€:F+€R--iNr--€sE5 '� -

I'IAV: ALL CIJNVERBED.

VALI-E!| r,lHERE THE 6RASES{,

YCIUNC fEIIALE II/'ID FEEN

BY 1+lE l101Htr aND Cr.-rBe.

t"..".1"\,

t+ :---=7

iiW ur" I t

| .di!|]ELY HER

FUr r.lo f10R€,

SECUhE. ONE OF THE

CIJES II"gAD9 AFTER HER, AEtl*Y9 ''€'I!€IJ€.

1 E IrEIIALE SEEI]S D€TEFII1NED TO

IJONOUER THE RI]CK FACEI AND

1N]]TI FEI1ENT TO HEII AUDIENCE.

!HI':'iJ IiIVEN gE CANFFONIE

A :ilalr liftevttE kHrcH sEliili ro

iJI]I'IFLEIELY BEFI]D!I,E HgR,

IHE EUB rlEAN!trfllLE, HAS 9[,00EEDED

N. I ] : I I I HTS ADOFTCD S ISTER FAILEO"

JI] THE FET4ALE.

TO HEAI' 'TOR SAFER

r rL hurHEF AND rru o-r .* " , r "6"u.

, r ! .veD INIC rre onoss ro r . r ,v ; )

l l*'**"*'u.1o5r

cr"EF ca,st oNLy LroNs HAVE

la { . , rsEft s . i : rL lY.

l

ftsE EIITES] AINdENT OVER.'/r.-&. n ".-cu8 rek#rr-ir!-iEfiE*

srJDDsNt_f I ']1lE aDopTED FE|ALE FREEZES,

AI"L F]Eh BUFFI'ONERY

BROTIIFIT!i AFPROACII.

1HE FAI]ILI IANIEIi A

lkofHERg ARE 9r1Lr

EVAPORATEg A5 THF

tRouBL€, THri irtorHER

. ' \

T9i'Y'RE I{O MATCII PUfl THE AROTHERS- IN

A t El,r frotrENIE. TllE liAtill-Y Is

ST IRROUNOFD. THEY S IT tS !A I ] IEs IVE I

NEXT r'lovE. TtE "1'art'€R o!/ t"'

EAN OFFER LITTLE D€FENgEI -IHOUBH THE

I iS ITNTI TO PROIFCT HER YOLING IA

..IIE IIiiOTHERg SNIFT iHE 5RA55E5 TO 6EE

iF THEFE ARE ANY €ETUALLY RECEPTIVE

Fl:r'lALds aMOl'16 tHE tiaPTlvEs '

AtsENRBED lN TIIE1I1

NALES LET IHEM 60'

\ 'ur. : er,, trurrs, r-t "e

\ s re r ' " " o ra+ ' � n

i oF rHE lRrRrE ,aRE

THE FAIIILY HEADS

TII'1E HUNTINBT HALF

THF UJ]lDEEEE5l EALF HAA SiRAYED

TOO TtrAN FROT1 -lHE HEFiDI IIA(INS IT

OIIE 15 PI j I ] !NG UF A BRAVE FIEI IT '

UNI{ITTIN€I'YJ TT HALf'S BY THREE

.!JINI6'IEF TAILS UIAVING JUST ABOVE THE

II]E ERD1IIERS NAI'I UNTIL TH€ CALI HAS

PASSED .]'HEI4J 50 THEY CAN I1OUIIT A

SUTiTRISE ATTACI: FNON BEITIND '

THE NILD€BEESI CALVES HAVE GRCNNi

- ^- !r CANNOT FOOSIBI_Y

::::.:: :i:il ^ HYENA ARF'VF'

A$ 1F FRL]I1 NOV$ERE'

II]I: IIiILDE9EEST'€ NARAOId ISCAPE,I6

srloRr LtvED. EXHAUSTEDT rT Fr6HTlr

OI! HERI]ICALI.II BUT THS END 16 NEAR IN

IHE I]ARgHI INDJFFERENCE OF TH€ AFRICAN

FDIT THH IIOIIIiNT. IHE HVENA HAS T]SURFED

THI.: I-'IIE€IAJTS. CUNNINBJ I€UOT ANI)

EI,L€NTLESS, fHE HYENA I1J A TOP

I'r! ^i:ta,t6 aND jIaNGEROLJST TH!- vu!TURE6 Ajv\dt€s

(^ " ' * * . . "ENr

rrfrEAt(s o0T. tiuT r!r{€N AN OppoFluNrjry

OOhES ALONL}i ]-]1E FIgtT 16 FORGOTTEN.

IHF HYENA 'lAY BE T!U6I-]- EIJT TT IIi NC.I

IIfiLD AIID f]q!9TBAIEDI IHE BRoTHEFis

!]LL HAVI! 10 REIYAIN HUNORY FOR

SACITIFTCES STATI' NAFOR t-t!s spEEor |,iosr EHASES 1.A61 oNLy

AI I lU l T ENTY SE[OND3, rN ANY CFgE"T]IE ADUL.T IiJII-DEBCESTS ARE FAR TOO DIGFI]II THEII I€ EVEN] CONSIDFF.

Nf]I I/JO FAR ABAY ,lRE T8E IllINS.

F'III+FFS I] I{AS II{F:VITABLE- rN THIS

) / n i r r E v d n u - D n , ! ^ , r3! Ff)KCFD 10 CONFNONT }HE ERCJTH€F($.

iHI! IIALE TIIIN SEES THEII FIRST. HE

ITI.IOIIJS ti'6 LIFE IS IN DANEER AND

EREEFS TEIARD H'S SI,STER! BUI THE^EI5 NOIIHERts iO RUN AND TI{EY'RE

YOUNCENI EA(€RI AND OUTNUIISERED.

EO RIETIT FOII THE I.]ALEI

H I6 STFTER 'S 6 ]D€ .

THI:V HEAN BU6T|]!'SS.

H15 NEA , ONE GOESFOR IiFI1ELE

BECoilE SEPARATEo! SHE

BEE IS SHE'6

FRO-T{EF AIID gISI€F LlE PAS9IVELY!

I IA tT lNC" HOI iTA€E TO TH€ S ITUA ' ION '

[r*:i]fi;

fr"***EI6AU5' TIEY ARE 50 YOUN6!

F'JR SDdE OTHER I1ORE

OUS REASON. tH€ THREE BROTHERS

A BA!|{!IARD CI.AN'L

\""hr 0 I&'41'"''

sr"a\r + /

*Sil)*(xs*:6r"*

.Les,,r' '" AND THE t{E' €EAEON IS

IHE I.]ERDU AiE AII6INNINO IO iOVr:fooaRDl -fHE EUS

arJlJNTRy, |.EAVINGI]I.HIND THE RAP]DI-Y SHRTVELIN€ €RA€SESOF iHE SERE1NGETI PLATXS.

1ltE E'toTHEnSt TOO)aRe LEAVTN6" THEY

FAf][ A LON6 HAhIJ SEASONT AUT I4ILL

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Dear Ms. Marker-Kraus:

Enclosed is the scr ipt fon the cheetah f i ln t te discussed on the phone.T've narked the sect ions I 'd especial ly appreciate your con,nents on.

I i1 l cal l ear. ly next week to discuss any research concerns yot miEhthave about the scr lpt Thanks aAain for your help.

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