Dynasties

An alpha male named David leads a group of chimpanzees in Senegal. He has been alpha for 3 years and has no allies to help him defend his leadership. As the dry season sets in, he is surrounded by rivals who all want his crown.

Emperor penguins battle for survival against the worst winters in the world. They work together to protect and feed their chicks till they reach adulthood.

The leader of a once mighty lion pride must now battle for the group's very survival. The extraordinary lioness struggles hard to save her family from disaster.

The leader of a great painted wolf family is growing old and her power to keep the peace is waning. A feud with an ambitious daughter, who leads an expanding, neighboring pack, threatens to bring the dynasty down.

A tigress, Raj Bhera, has four new cubs. She must protect them while battling rivals who want to steal her lands and overthrow her. Will she hold on and raise her cubs to adulthood?

Every animal is on an extraordinary journey through life with one goal: To produce the next generation - life's great story. This is a diarised account of the making of the natural history series Dynasties.