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Episode Six

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.

Episode Six

54m 31s

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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  • Competition for Food Increases with More Mouths to Feed: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    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.

  • Female Leopard Defending Cubs from Male Leopard Caught on Thermal Camera: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    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.

  • Hungry Lions Battle A Crocodile for a Meal: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    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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