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Hungry Lions Battle A Crocodile for a Meal

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.

Hungry Lions Battle A Crocodile for a Meal

3m 12s

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    Big Cats Unleashed - Can we save Africa's Big Cats?

    6m 20s

    Lions, leopards and cheetahs are threatened across their ranges. Man-made factors are driving their declines - from habitat loss to poaching. But in the Okavango, all three species are thriving due to the protection that this unique place offers.

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    Big Cats Unleashed - Why Are Africa's Big Cats Climbing Trees?

    6m 31s

    Leopards spend a lot of time up trees, with some of them even hunting from above. What’s less common is seeing lions and cheetahs up in the branches. But in the Okavango Delta, all three of these big cats are taking advantage of an aerial position - and there are various theories as to why they do it.

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    Episode Six

    S1 E6 - 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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