Big Cats 24/7

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.

Big Cats 24/7 Series 1 release dates →

1. E6

   6. Episode 6

   Finale 2 years ago

   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.

2. E5

   5. Episode 5

   2 years ago

   The Big Cats 24/7 team witnesses a baby boom in the Delta. Lioness Matho must protect her cubs alone; whilst leopard mum, Xudum, reveals her newborns with danger looming nearby.

3. E4

   4. Episode 4

   2 years ago

   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.

4. E3

   3. Episode 3

   2 years ago

   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.

5. E2

   2. Episode 2

   2 years ago

   The team continue following the Okavango Delta's lions, leopards and cheetahs. After a huge wildfire, Gordon Buchanan and Vianet Djenguet trail the lion pride's dominant males, Big Toe and Madumo, as they reinstate their burnt-out boundaries and fight with intruder males. Brad Bestelink follows Xudum the leopardess as she learns to hunt from trees after the fire wipes out her cover. And Anna Dimitriadis sticks with hungry resident cheetah Pobe day and night as she tries to hunt.

6. E1

   1. Episode 1

   2 years ago

   The team begins a six-month expedition following lions, leopards and cheetahs in the Okavango Delta. Wildlife filmmakers follow lions, leopards, and cheetahs in Botswana's Okavango Delta.

Big Cats 24/7 is back in the Okavango Delta, revealing the dramatic lives of its big cats.

Big Cats 24/7 Series 2 release dates →

1. E6

   6. Next Generation

   Finale 7 months ago

   A new generation of big cats is coming of age. Lion cub Mathata steps up to help feed the pride. Cheetah cub Bo helps Pobe hunt, and Lediba’s young leopard cub grows in confidence.

2. E5

   5. New Beginnings

   7 months ago

   An opportunistic group of young Xudum lionesses surprises the crew with newborn cubs. Tragedy strikes cheetah mum Pobe, and Lediba the leopard must provide for her growing cub.

3. E4

   4. Reunion

   7 months ago

   Reunited, the Xudum pride mums struggle to feed so many mouths, and one cub is close to starving. Lediba and Pobe battle to keep their cubs safe from intruding male leopards.

4. E3

   3. A Pride Divided

   8 months ago

   Under attack from intruders, the mums with young cubs must find the rest of the pride. Leopard Lediba risks it all for a meal, and the cheetahs face danger during sprint training.

5. E2

   2. The Chase

   8 months ago

   The pride’s mums flee as intruder males threaten their cubs. Leopard Lediba searches for her lost cub, while cheetah mum Pobe confronts a male leopard to protect her offspring.

6. E1

   1. Change Is Coming

   8 months ago

   The Big Cats 24/7 team is returning to the Okavango Delta. With bigger cubs to feed, the lions hunt around the clock. New female leopard Lediba has cubs, and cheetah Pobe is back.