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Big Cats 24/7

In Botswana’s wild Okavango Delta, the Big Cats 24/7 team of local and international filmmakers follows lions, leopards and cheetahs day and night. Using the latest filming technology they reveal the cats’ lives like never before.

Succession

54m 48s

A new generation of big cats rises in the Okavango Delta. First-time lion mom Serami protects her cubs while Mathata steps up to feed the pride. Pobe and Bo return, and as Lediba’s cub grows in confidence, she vanishes.

Episodes

  • Succession: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Succession

    S2 E6 - 54m 48s

    A new generation of big cats rises in the Okavango Delta. First-time lion mom Serami protects her cubs while Mathata steps up to feed the pride. Pobe and Bo return, and as Lediba’s cub grows in confidence, she vanishes.

  • New Beginnings: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    New Beginnings

    S2 E5 - 54m 48s

    The core of the Xudum Pride has fled south, but a group of its young females surprises the team in the north. Meanwhile, tragedy strikes the cheetah mother, Pobe, and Lediba, the leopard, struggles to provide for her ever-growing cub.

  • Reunion: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Reunion

    S2 E4 - 54m 47s

    Reunited, the Xudum Pride lionesses struggle to feed their young — one cub is starving. As male leopards are pushed closer together by rising floodwaters, leopard mom Lediba and cheetah mom Pobe each fight to keep their cubs alive.

  • A Pride Divided: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    A Pride Divided

    S2 E3 - 54m 48s

    Under attack from a growing number of intruder male lions, the moms with young cubs must find the rest of the pride. Leopard mom Lediba risks it all for a meal, and the cheetah cubs face danger during a vital lesson in survival.

  • Under Siege: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Under Siege

    S2 E2 - 54m 48s

    With the dominant males gone, trouble looms as intruder lions close in on the Xudum pride’s young cubs. Leopard Lediba searches for her missing cub after a tense encounter, while Pobe the cheetah must defend her family’s food from bigger cats.

  • The Rogue Boys: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Rogue Boys

    S2 E1 - 53m 35s

    The "Big Cats 24/7" team returns to the Okavango Delta. With older cubs to feed, the lionesses must hunt around the clock. Leopardess Xudum moves away, so the team focuses on new leopard mom Lediba. Pobe the cheetah returns with two cubs of her own.

Extras + Features

  • Cheetah's Epic Takedown: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Cheetah's Epic Takedown

    S2 E2 - 3m 10s

    Pobe’s cubs are no longer reliant on her milk; now weened, they need meat to sustain them. Rea and Anna follow in behind and as the cubs play, Pobe takes an opportunity to hunt. Zebra and antelope scatter as she charges out of cover to successfully bring down a meal for the three of them.

  • Episode 2 Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Episode 2 Preview

    S2 E2 - 30s

    With the dominant males gone, trouble looms as intruder lions close in on the Xudum pride’s young cubs. Leopard Lediba searches for her missing cub after a tense encounter, while Pobe the cheetah must defend her family’s food from bigger cats.

  • Lions Steal a Leopard Kill: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Lions Steal a Leopard Kill

    S2 E1 - 3m 10s

    Brad has located the Xudum pride mums and cubs on the move. Led by their noses, hungry mothers Magogo, Nosi and Mmakgosi locate an unexpected opportunity — a leopard with its meal high in a tree. Taking advantage of their uncommon tree climbing ability, the lionesses give the leopard no choice but to abandon its kill. Mmakgosi, first up the tree, is not forthcoming with sharing the prize.

  • Season 2 Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Season 2 Preview

    S2 - 30s

    An elite team of wildlife filmmakers returns to Botswana’s Okavango Delta to follow the dramatic lives of its lions, leopards and cheetahs. Following the cats day and night, the team reveals brand-new insights into their lives.

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