Episode One

The situation becomes critical as wildfires to the north change direction, driving them straight toward the team's camp. It's the biggest fire on the Okavango Delta in five years, and it puts the operation and big cats at risk.

The Xudum Pride mothers must make a kill to feed their young lion cubs. Slowly, they spread out in the tall grass to stalk a large herd of zebras. Hunting as a group helps lions take down much larger prey. When a fourth female joins the lioness mothers in the hunt, their success becomes even more likely.

Thermal cameras capture seven female lions moving in on a herd of tsessebes. With night vision six times greater than humans, the lions quickly spread out under the cover of darkness undetected. This time, the females enlist more help from the pride – three sub-adult males. But that also means less food to go around, and the lionesses and cubs go hungry again despite their successful kill.