Episodes
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Episode Four
S1 E4 - 54m 31s
The Okavango Delta is transformed by the arrival of the flood, bringing new challenges for the big cats. The lion cubs experience water and its dangers for the first time.
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Episode Three
S1 E3 - 54m 33s
A fight with intruders leaves the lion pride males injured and the mothers with cubs vulnerable to attack. Xudum, the female leopard, takes risks to find a mate.
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Episode Two
S1 E2 - 54m 33s
The team follows lions, leopards and cheetahs after a massive wildfire. Witness the dominant male lions fight intruders while leopards and cheetahs struggle to secure their next meal.
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Episode One
S1 E1 - 54m 33s
The Big Cats 24/7 team begins a six-month expedition following lions, leopards and cheetahs in the Okavango Delta. A huge wildfire threatens the big cats and the team.
Extras + Features
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Female Leopard Defending Cubs from Male Leopard Caught on Thermal Camera
S1 E6 - 2m 52s
Shortly after Xudum returns to her young cub, she detects another leopard at the den site. It’s Musweo, nearly double her size and believed to be the dominant male in the area. She confronts him head-on to protect her baby, but in the harrowing encounter, Musweo manages to grab the cub and carries it off into the night.
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Episode Six Preview
S1 E6 - 30s
As lion numbers rise, the competition for food becomes fierce. A lioness risks her life to feed her five cubs and Xudum’s newborn leopard cubs face a deadly threat.
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Hungry Lions Battle A Crocodile for a Meal
S1 E6 - 3m 12s
Food is running low for Tsebe, and she’s always on the lookout for a meal. As a nursing mother, producing enough milk for her large litter of five cubs leaves her constantly hungry. When the female lion hears a lechwe struggling in the water nearby, her hunger leads to a desperate and dangerous battle against a crocodile to steal its prey.
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Competition for Food Increases with More Mouths to Feed
S1 E6 - 6m 17s
Tsebe’s large and very rare litter of five cubs indicates a healthy pride. But survival isn’t guaranteed. A young cub must consume more than 20 fluid ounces of milk each day, and a nursing mother needs food to supply it and remain healthy. In reality, Xudum Pride’s growth is outpacing its food supply. As prey becomes less available, Tsebe and her five cubs will be the first to go hungry.
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Thermal Cameras Reveal Leopard Cubs
S1 E5 - 3m 6s
Xudum has yet to successfully rear cubs, but she’s reaching an age where experience should help her raise at least one to adulthood. Nearly two years after losing her last litter, she gives birth again. Female leopards keep their cubs concealed at this time, but a revolution in low light camera technology offers a glimpse of the den. At around four days old, they’ve rarely been filmed this young.
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A Lost Lion Cub Faces Nighttime Alone
S1 E5 - 3m 11s
Matho’s lost lion cub has been alone for 14 hours. As night approaches with no sign of his mother, he starts to wander off into the tall, dense grass. At this age, a young cub has little chance of survival on its own, and filmmaker Gordon Buchanan fears the worst.
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Lions Steal a Starving Leopard's Kill
S1 E5 - 3m 14s
Xudum the leopard is hunting again. Now pregnant, she desperately needs a successful kill and makes a risky decision to strike from the treetops. The gamble pays off, and Xudum takes down an impala. But her victory is short-lived when she attracts the attention of the lioness mothers, and they move in and steal her meal.
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Episode Five Preview
S1 E5 - 30s
The team witnesses a baby boom in the Delta. Lioness Matho must protect her cubs alone, while leopard mum, Xudum, reveals her newborns with danger looming nearby.
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A Herd of Buffalo Force the Pride Into Deep Water
S1 E4 - 3m 7s
The Xudum Pride finds itself in a tough spot when it gets stuck between a large herd of buffalo and a river channel. Lions may eat buffalo, but a herd of this size has the upper hand. When a bull charges, the lions flee into the water. Panic drives the cubs into deeper water, and the risk of attracting crocodiles increases. Even dominant male, Big Toe, is in jeopardy.
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A Male Leopard Has A Surprising Hunting Style
S1 E4 - 5m 36s
A male leopard moves onto the floodplain, heading straight toward Xudum. This poses a great risk to the female leopard, who is close to giving birth to cubs. But Metsi isn’t on Xudum’s trail. Instead, he’s picked up the scent of a young lechwe lamb – and his hunting style takes everyone by surprise.
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Episode Four Preview
S1 E4 - 30s
The Okavango Delta is transformed by the arrival of the flood, bringing new challenges for the big cats. The lion cubs experience water and its dangers for the first time.
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Showdown: Intruding Male Lions Threaten Young Males of the Xudum Pride
S1 E3 - 4m 41s
Two intruding male lions on patrol slowly enter Xudum Pride territory. With no sign of the pride’s dominant males, Big Toe and Madumo, a lone female and two juvenile males must defend it alone. But, at only half the weight of an adult male, it’s a dangerous risk for the young lions to take.
Schedule
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Big Cats 24/7
Wednesday
Oct 9
1 Hour
A flood brings new challenges for the big cats; for the first time, the lion cubs experience water and the danger it brings. -
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Big Cats 24/7
Wednesday
Oct 9
1 Hour
The team witnesses a baby boom in the Delta; lioness Matho protects her cubs while the leopard Xudum reveals her newborns as danger looms nearby. -
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Big Cats 24/7
Wednesday
Oct 9
1 Hour
The team witnesses a baby boom in the Delta; lioness Matho protects her cubs while the leopard Xudum reveals her newborns as danger looms nearby. -
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Big Cats 24/7
Thursday
Oct 10
1 Hour
The team witnesses a baby boom in the Delta; lioness Matho protects her cubs while the leopard Xudum reveals her newborns as danger looms nearby. -
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Big Cats 24/7
Thursday
Oct 10
1 Hour
The team witnesses a baby boom in the Delta; lioness Matho protects her cubs while the leopard Xudum reveals her newborns as danger looms nearby. -
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Big Cats 24/7
Thursday
Oct 10
1 Hour
The team witnesses a baby boom in the Delta; lioness Matho protects her cubs while the leopard Xudum reveals her newborns as danger looms nearby. -
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Big Cats 24/7
Thursday
Oct 10
1 Hour
The team witnesses a baby boom in the Delta; lioness Matho protects her cubs while the leopard Xudum reveals her newborns as danger looms nearby. -
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Big Cats 24/7
Sunday
Oct 13
1 Hour
The team witnesses a baby boom in the Delta; lioness Matho protects her cubs while the leopard Xudum reveals her newborns as danger looms nearby. -
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Big Cats 24/7
Sunday
Oct 13
1 Hour
The team witnesses a baby boom in the Delta; lioness Matho protects her cubs while the leopard Xudum reveals her newborns as danger looms nearby. -
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Big Cats 24/7
Sunday
Oct 13
1 Hour
The team witnesses a baby boom in the Delta; lioness Matho protects her cubs while the leopard Xudum reveals her newborns as danger looms nearby. -
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Big Cats 24/7
Sunday
Oct 13
1 Hour
The team witnesses a baby boom in the Delta; lioness Matho protects her cubs while the leopard Xudum reveals her newborns as danger looms nearby. -
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Big Cats 24/7
Monday
Oct 14
1 Hour
The team witnesses a baby boom in the Delta; lioness Matho protects her cubs while the leopard Xudum reveals her newborns as danger looms nearby. -
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Big Cats 24/7
Monday
Oct 14
1 Hour
The team witnesses a baby boom in the Delta; lioness Matho protects her cubs while the leopard Xudum reveals her newborns as danger looms nearby. -
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Big Cats 24/7
Wednesday
Oct 16
1 Hour
The team witnesses a baby boom in the Delta; lioness Matho protects her cubs while the leopard Xudum reveals her newborns as danger looms nearby. -
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Big Cats 24/7
Wednesday
Oct 16
1 Hour
Competition for food becomes fierce as lion numbers rise; a lioness risks her life to feed her five cubs; Xudum's newborn leopard cubs face a deadly threat. -
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Big Cats 24/7
Wednesday
Oct 16
1 Hour
Competition for food becomes fierce as lion numbers rise; a lioness risks her life to feed her five cubs; Xudum's newborn leopard cubs face a deadly threat. -
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Big Cats 24/7
Thursday
Oct 17
1 Hour
Competition for food becomes fierce as lion numbers rise; a lioness risks her life to feed her five cubs; Xudum's newborn leopard cubs face a deadly threat. -
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Big Cats 24/7
Thursday
Oct 17
1 Hour
Competition for food becomes fierce as lion numbers rise; a lioness risks her life to feed her five cubs; Xudum's newborn leopard cubs face a deadly threat. -
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Big Cats 24/7
Thursday
Oct 17
1 Hour
Competition for food becomes fierce as lion numbers rise; a lioness risks her life to feed her five cubs; Xudum's newborn leopard cubs face a deadly threat. -
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Big Cats 24/7
Thursday
Oct 17
1 Hour
Competition for food becomes fierce as lion numbers rise; a lioness risks her life to feed her five cubs; Xudum's newborn leopard cubs face a deadly threat.
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