Dynasties II<\/em><\/a>\u00a0consists of four hour-long episodes, and begins airing on Sunday 20th March at 8pm on BBC One, with the first episode focusing on pumas.<\/p>\n Sir David Attenborough returns to narrate Dynasties II<\/em>, having narrated both Dynasties<\/a><\/em> and Dynasties: Meerkat Special<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n The 95-year-old broadcaster is known to billions across the world, with a career spanning more than six decades. His recent work includes The Green Planet<\/a><\/em>, Attenborough\u2019s Wonder of Song<\/em><\/a> and Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/div> <\/section> \u201cDelve into the secret lives of charismatic, captivating animals as they fight for their families against the odds. Get caught up in real life drama,\u201d say the programme makers.<\/p>\n More than eight million viewers watched episode of Dynasties<\/em> in 2018, which followed David the chimpanzee, Charm the lioness, Blacktip the painted wolf and more.<\/p>\n Like the first series and the meerkat special, Dynasties II<\/em>\u00a0takes a closer look at the challenges faced by animal families. For this series, four mammals are focused on, three in Africa and one in South America: Angelina the matriarch African savannah elephant, she-cheetah Kali, Rupestre the puma and spotted hyena clan-leader Suma.<\/p>\n \u201cDynasties II<\/em> will be a gripping look at the lives of four remarkable wild animals as they struggle to build a family against the odds. With characters you fall in love with, and genuine life-and-death stakes, this will be a series every bit as thrilling as the greatest drama,\u201d says Jack Bootle, Head of Commissioning, Science and Natural History at the BBC.<\/p>\n Also known as a cougar or mountain lion, the puma is the second-largest species of cat found in the Americas (after the jaguar), though it is more closely related to smaller cats than the big cats of the Panthera<\/em> genus. Pumas feed mainly on ungulates such as deer, but as generalist hunters, they will catch and eat any animal they can. Their diet can vary across their geographic range. For example, in Monte Le\u00f3n National Park (Patagonia, Argentina), they have adapted to hunt on the Magellanic penguins.<\/p> One of two elephant species found in Africa, the African savanna elephant (also known as the African bush elephant) is a well-known and charismatic mammal. It is the largest terrestrial animal on Earth, and can be found in 23\u00a0countries.<\/p>\nIs David Attenborough narrating Dynasties II<\/em>?<\/h2>\n
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What is Dynasties II<\/em> about?<\/h2>\n
Which animals feature in Dynasties II<\/em>?<\/h2>\n
Puma<\/a> (Puma concolor<\/i>)<\/h3>\n
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