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Get up close to Africa's magnificent felines. Across dramatic Botswanan landscapes meet the lions, cheetahs and leopards at home in the wilderness - and those filming their lives.

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Series 1 · Episode 1
Series 1: Episode 1
The team begins a six-month expedition following lions, leopards and cheetahs in the Okavango Delta. A huge wildfire threatens both the big cats and the team.
⏱ 59 mins
Your Time
Tue 05 May · 14:30
UK
Tue 05 May · 14:30
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Series 1 · Episode 2
Series 1: Episode 2
The team follow lions, leopards and cheetahs after a huge wildfire. The dominant male lions fight intruders, while the leopards and cheetahs struggle to get a meal.
⏱ 59 mins
Your Time
Wed 06 May · 14:30
UK
Wed 06 May · 14:30
Channel
Repeat
Episode
Series 1 · Episode 1
The team begins a six-month expedition following lions, leopards and cheetahs in the Okavango Delta. A huge wildfire threatens both the big cats and the team.
⏱ 59 mins
Time
Your Time
Tue 05 May · 14:30
UK
Tue 05 May · 14:30
Channel
Repeat
Episode
Series 1 · Episode 2
The team follow lions, leopards and cheetahs after a huge wildfire. The dominant male lions fight intruders, while the leopards and cheetahs struggle to get a meal.
⏱ 59 mins
Time
Your Time
Wed 06 May · 14:30
UK
Wed 06 May · 14:30

Available for Streaming

Series 1 Episode 1

Episode 1

The team begins a six-month expedition following lions, leopards and cheetahs in the Okavango Delta. A huge wildfire threatens both the big cats and the team.
Duration: 59 mins First broadcast: 25 Aug 2024
Availability: Available for over a year (until 25 Aug 2029)
Series 1 Episode 2

Episode 2

The team follow lions, leopards and cheetahs after a huge wildfire. The dominant male lions fight intruders, while the leopards and cheetahs struggle to get a meal.
Duration: 59 mins First broadcast: 25 Aug 2024
Availability: Available for over a year (until 25 Aug 2029)
Series 1 Episode 3

Episode 3

A fight with intruders leaves the lion pride males injured and the mothers with cubs vulnerable to attack. Xudum the female leopard takes risks to find a mate.
Duration: 59 mins First broadcast: 25 Aug 2024
Availability: Available for over a year (until 25 Aug 2029)
Series 1 Episode 4

Episode 4

The Okavango Delta is transformed by the arrival of the flood, bringing new challenges for the big cats. The lion cubs experience water and the danger it brings for the first time.
Duration: 59 mins First broadcast: 25 Aug 2024
Availability: Available for over a year (until 25 Aug 2029)
Series 1 Episode 5

Episode 5

The team witness a baby boom in the delta. Lioness Matho must protect her cubs alone, whilst leopard mum Xudum reveals her newborns with danger looming nearby.
Duration: 59 mins First broadcast: 25 Aug 2024
Availability: Available for over a year (until 25 Aug 2029)
Series 1 Episode 6

Episode 6

Lion numbers continue to grow, but there’s not enough food to go around. A lioness mum risks her life to feed her five cubs. And Xudum’s newborn leopard cubs face a deadly threat.
Duration: 59 mins First broadcast: 25 Aug 2024
Availability: Available for over a year (until 25 Aug 2029)

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