Big Cats 24/7
Follow the lives of lions, cheetahs and leopards in the Okavango Delta, Botswana, a place described as one of Africa's last wildernesses.
Seasons
1. Episode 1
Air Date: 2024-08-25
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.
2. Episode 2
Air Date: 2024-09-01
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.
3. Episode 3
Air Date: 2024-09-08
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.
4. Episode 4
Air Date: 2024-09-15
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.
5. Episode 5
Air Date: 2024-09-22
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.
6. Episode 6
Air Date: 2024-09-29
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.
1. Change Is Coming
Air Date: 2026-02-27
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.
2. The Chase
Air Date: 2026-03-06
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.
3. A Pride Divided
Air Date: 2026-03-13
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.
4. Reunion
Air Date: 2026-03-27
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.
5. New Beginnings
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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.
6. Next Generation
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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.
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Rating
8.4/10
Release Date
2024-08-25
Episodes
12 (2 seasons)
Status
Returning Series
Cast
Videos
Production Companies
BBC Studios Natural History Unit
PBS