I wonder if she'll ever learn futility.

Maybe, but I hope not. The show also focused on the people that lived there and how the lioness has now become a part of their storytelling tradition. (I didn't read the link - I just saw the subject so if the article covers this, sorry.) They believe that she's barren but God has given her a way to be a mother.

From upthread:

Every time you mention Franny, it makes me smile.

Me, too! I have an Aunt Franny (about 60 years old), who's one of the coolest ladies ever, so seeing her name pop up here makes me happy.

I had a fun kid encounter on Sunday, too--my stepbrother's daughters (Kylee, 7 y.o., and Kari, 4 1/2 y.o.) seemed to be thrilled to have someone new to play with, so they stuck to my side the whole day. I told them about my cat, so we played kitty and owner while they chased each other around the pool table, meowing at full volume. Then, we pulled out their rather large bankroll that they got from the Easter egg hunt (my stepmom hides about 80 eggs in the backyard and everyone redeems them for varying amounts of cash, from a quarter to $25 depending on the egg color), and we played bank. I was able to get the older one thinking mathematically while we counted out money, subtracting and adding various denominations together. Then, we topped it off with writing (names and ages), and I drew a picture of my cat for them.

Oh, and while Kari and I played house, I managed to threaten her toy house with a giant stuffed Simba--almost as good as Godzilla!

Maybe, but I hope not.

But they're dying ... and I fear they get very hungry before they're eaten. However, is Oryx #6 going to tell Leona that she wants to see her birth mother? Never gonna happen!

Of course herbivores are food. Maybe she's farming.

and I fear they get very hungry before they're eaten.

Okay, but it's not like the Oryxs (Oryxi?) depend on the lioness to feed them grass, do they?

Random Annoyance:

There is this new substitute weatherman on the Today Show. His name is Sean pronounced "seen". Today, he referred to his brother Shaun. I can't stand it.

If they're five days old, they're still on milk, not grass.

I saw the tail end of the special Aimee saw. It caught my attention, because it was narrated by the woman who's on Big Cat Diary. The lioness has basically disappeared.

There is this new substitute weatherman on the Today Show. His name is Sean pronounced "seen".

I really have to kill this guy.

I had enough problems with my friggin' name when I was growing up.

but it's not like the Oryxs (Oryxi?) depend on the lioness to feed them grass, do they?

They're not weaned yet.

They're not weaned yet.

Hmm. Yeah. That could be a thing.

It's an entrancing story, but she's not even rescuing -- she's kidnapping. It's very, very weird.

Maybe it's the end times.