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Preview: S1 | 30s | Follow lions, leopards and cheetahs day and night In Botswana’s wild Okavango Delta. (30s)

Big Cat Experts Answer Questions About Lions, Leopards and Cheetahs

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Clip: S1 | 5m | The Big Cats 24/7 experts tackle the most common questions about lions, cheetahs and leopards! (5m)

Hungry Lions Battle A Crocodile for a Meal

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Clip: Ep6 | 3m 12s | Tsebe’s desperate hunger leads to a dangerous battle against a crocodile for a much-needed meal. (3m 12s)

Female Leopard Defending Cubs from Male Leopard Caught on Thermal Camera

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Clip: Ep6 | 2m 52s | A male leopard grabs Xudum’s cub after a harrowing confrontation. (2m 52s)

Competition for Food Increases with More Mouths to Feed

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Clip: Ep6 | 6m 17s | A large litter of cubs can indicate a healthy pride, but it also means more mouths to feed. (6m 17s)

Thermal Cameras Reveal Leopard Cubs

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Clip: Ep5 | 3m 6s | A revolution in low light camera technology offers a rare glimpse of leopard cubs in their den. (3m 6s)

A Lost Lion Cub Faces Nighttime Alone

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Clip: Ep5 | 3m 11s | Filmmaker Gordon Buchanan fears the worst for Matho’s lost lion cub. (3m 11s)

Lions Steal a Starving Leopard's Kill

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Clip: Ep5 | 3m 14s | This situation gets critical for Xudum the leopard who desperately needs to feed. (3m 14s)

A Male Leopard Has A Surprising Hunting Style

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Clip: Ep4 | 5m 36s | A male leopard enters the floodplain, taking everyone by surprise. (5m 36s)

A Herd of Buffalo Force the Pride Into Deep Water

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Clip: Ep4 | 3m 7s | The lions escape a herd of buffalo by heading into deep water, only to risk attracting crocodiles. (3m 7s)

Showdown: Intruding Male Lions Threaten Young Males of the Xudum Pride

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Clip: Ep3 | 4m 41s | One lioness and two juvenile males are left to defend Xudum Pride territory from intruding lions. (4m 41s)

The Risks are High for Inexperienced, Young Male Lions

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Clip: Ep3 | 1m 58s | Sub-adult males may be physically larger than cubs, but intruder lions still pose a big threat. (1m 58s)

Intruding Male Lions Threaten the Xudum Pride Cubs

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Clip: Ep3 | 3m 6s | With Big Toe and Madumo missing in action, will the lionesses be able to protect their cubs? (3m 6s)

Wildfires Threaten the Operation and Big Cats

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Clip: Ep1 | 3m 3s | The situation becomes critical as wildfires sweep across the Delta, straight toward the team's camp. (3m 3s)

Thermal Cameras Capture Lions On a Midnight Hunt

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Clip: Ep1 | 3m 7s | Thermal cameras capture the pride using their profound night vision to hunt tsessebes. (3m 7s)

Life in a Lion Pride

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Clip: Ep2 | 5m 21s | The survival of a lion pride comes down to its experienced mothers and dominant males. (5m 21s)

A Leopard's Treetop Hunting Skills Pay Off

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Clip: Ep2 | 2m 14s | Hunting from trees takes time and skill, but this leopard’s patience finally pays off. (2m 14s)

Female Lions on the Hunt

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Clip: Ep1 | 4m 54s | The Xudum Pride mothers must make a kill to feed their young lion cubs. (4m 54s)

A Cheetah Takes Down an Impala After a Dramatic Chase

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Clip: Ep2 | 3m 10s | The pressure is on for Pobe to make a kill. Fortunately, lying low is the perfect hunting strategy. (3m 10s)