Heartbreaking tale of the reality of 2 cat moms with cubs living (and dying) in the wild
Beautiful footage, I must say, but the tale of hardships following a mama cheetah & her cubs, a lioness & her cub- I had to leave the theater because I was so upset when things went awry (which happened throughout the hour I saw). Mom cats crying for lost young, attacks targeting terrified young -- the incredible bond between mom & cub makes it even more heartbreaking because the mom will stop at nothing to protect them. When that fails? Water works. Terrified lost or endangered young, the devastation of the mother when young are consumed by a predator, I kept crying!! If you are or your children are animal lovers sensitive to the brutalities of nature, I don't recommend. My animal loving daughter was hurting over the sadness. An hour in with obvious additional impending doom looming, we bailed out before having to choke back tears yet again!! I'll wait for the DVD when I can fast forward.. And an hour in, no leopard at all as the synopsis states, Lion and cheetah only.