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ApackedbeachinSpain:anunlikelyattractionisdrawingthecrowds.ThousandsofmilesfromtheirnativehomeofAfrica,apairoftiny,newlyborncubs,hollow-eyed,weakandmalnourished,areposingfortouristsnapshots.Theyarenervousandstressedbythesoundsandsightstheyareforcedtoendureinthisalienenvironment.Butthen,withnothingbutalifeofmiseryinstore,aremarkablechainofeventssuddenlyturnstheirpitifullivesaround–andlionwhispererKevinRichardsoncomesintoplay. AnanimalrightsorganisationistippedoffthatthetwolioncubsarebeingusedasatouristattractiononSpanishbeaches.Theauthoritiesintervene.Becauseoftheirpoorstateofhealththecubsareeventuallyimpoundedandsenttoasanctuary.AnexpertteamledbywildlifevetDebraMcCauleynowtakescareofthetwofelineyoungsters.Theynowhavenames:YameandGeorge.Numeroustestsandx-raysrevealbacterialinfections,badkidneyandliverfunction,hairloss,liceandanoverallpoorbodycondition.Furtherexaminationsrevealthattheireyesandevenboneshavesufferedfromtheirmaltreatment. Withthecubsfinallyreceivingthecaretheyneed,thebigquestionremains:whatwillhappentotheminthelongterm?BecauseEurope’szoosarealreadyoverpopulatedwithlions,itisdecidedtoapproachKevinRichardson.Despiteroutinelyturningdownrescuedcubsfromthecubpetindustry,heagreestotakeinYameandGeorge.It’salifelongcommitment.EventheirinitialtransferfromSpaintoAfricainvolvesmassiveamountsofpaperwork–andrequiresthecubstobestrongenoughtoenduretheplanetrip. Butthecubsregaintheirstrength;afterthebureaucraticordealsareovercome,theyareofftotheirnewhomeinamorethan1,000hectarebigreserveinSouthAfrica. Ahealthydietforthelionsincludesfeedingfromalargercarcass,withmeattoripoff,bonestochewon,skintobitethrough.Workingfortheirfoodandbeingmovedaroundintodifferentenvironmentsonaregularbasis,keepsthemfitandstimulated.It’ssomethingthatKevinRichardsontakesspecialcarewith. Doctors,scientists,rangersanddedicatedhelpersallplaytheircrucialpartinthisrescuemission.FromamiserableexistenceasatouristsideshowinSpaintothewildplainsofAfrica–‘FromCubstoKings’accompaniestwolioncubsintoabetterfuture. ProducedbyKingdomFilmsinassociationwithAnimalPlanetInternationalandTerraMaterFactualStudios