In the deepest, darkest corners of Africa, National Geographic Channel (NGC) goes face to face with deadly predators. Equipped with super senses, cunning strategies, lightning-fast reactions, and remarkable physiological adaptations that have been perfected over millennia, the killing machines in the jungles of Africa are some of nature's best hunters.
　　Cheetahs are a prime example of this. In the 16th century, kings and emperors kept cheetahs as pets and also used them for hunting. These dangerous animals were easily tamed and formed strong bonds with their trainers. As a matter of fact, the cheetahs that made the best pets were the adults because they already knew how to hunt. While searching for game with their handlers, cheetahs would ride with their eyes covered on the backs of horses or in carts. When prey was spotted, the blindfolds would be taken off and the cheetahs would be unleashed. After the kills, the trainers would reward their cheetahs with fresh meats from wooden spoons.
　　Little-known facts about cheetahs and many other menacing animals come to light in Africa's Deadliest, a series on NGC this month. In Africa, numbers are everything, and size doesn't count as much when there is an army on your side. This means that wild dogs working together in a pack can take out animals 10 times their size. The same is true of buffalo herds, especially when they turn the tables on attacking lions and end up devouring them. On Africa's Deadliest, learn how strength in numbers can tip the scales of survival.

非洲致命動物
這片文明起源之地是許多致命動物的棲息地。
　　在非洲最深邃、最黑暗的角落，國家地理頻道要正面對上那些致命的獵食者。具備著超強感官能力、狡猾的策略、閃電般快速的反應能力，及淬鍊數千年的卓越生理適應力，這些非洲叢林的劊子手堪稱是自然界最優秀的獵人。
　　獵豹就是上述最好的例子。在 16 世紀時，國王和皇帝會豢養獵豹當做寵物以及用牠們來打獵。這種危險的動物其實很容易馴服，而且會和訓練師之間形成非常緊密的關係。事實上，最適合拿來當做寵物的是成年獵豹，因為牠們已經知道如何打獵。當跟著馴養者尋找獵物時，獵豹會被矇上眼睛坐在馬背或是馬車上。發現獵物時，就會把獵豹的眼罩拿掉並將牠放開。在獵殺過後，訓練師會用木製的湯匙餵牠新鮮的肉當做獎勵。
　　這些關於獵豹及其他具威脅性動物鮮為人知的真相，將在本月份國家地理頻道的《非洲致命動物》系列中，一一呈現在觀眾眼前。在非洲，當你有一大群同類時，數量決定一切，體型反而不是那麼重要。也就是說，當一大群野狗聚集在一起，牠們是有能力殺掉體型大牠 10 倍的動物。相同的情形也可套用在一群水牛身上，尤其是當牠們反敗為勝，最後把發動攻擊的獅子生吞活剝之時。在《非洲致命動物》系列中，來看看團隊力量如何能在生存遊戲中逆轉勝。