The elaborate secrets of nature's design are explored as the finest wildlife photographers in the world travel to Ngorongoro Crater in Northern Tanzania to explore spend a year in the life of the fearsome predator that has truly earned its royal status among beasts. Host Grant Goodeve narrates as filmmakers explore three generations of lions through rare and fascinating imagery detailing the birth of a lion cub, a young adolescent's first hunt, the first interaction between a young cub and the pride that will become his family, and the survival tactics employed by lions during the dry season.