The Xudum pride’s mums and young cubs flee south as four dangerous intruder male lions close in, threatening to kill cubs and take over the pride. Dominant males Big Toe and Madumo are found mating with another pride, and the annual flood blocks the mums’ escape route, leaving the lionesses to face the intruders alone. \n\nFor Pobe the cheetah, the pressure is on to provide for her family, but as one of the Okavango’s underdogs, she must defend every meal from bigger cats. Leopard mum Lediba has no choice but to leave her cubs alone while she hunts, despite the sinister presence of an unknown male.
Source: BBC 2
Series 2: 2. The Chase
The Xudum pride’s mums and young cubs flee south as four dangerous intruder male lions close in, threatening to kill cubs and take over the pride. Dominant males Big Toe a ...
06-03-2026
BBC 2
Series 2: 1. Change Is Coming
The Big Cats 24/7 team returns to the Okavango Delta. The Xudum lion pride is now over 40-strong, and its mums must hunt around the clock to feed their growing cubs. The pride m ...
27-02-2026
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 6
The team is coming to the end of its time in the Okavango Delta. Brad Bestelink witnesses Xudum the leopard fight to save her newborn cubs. Anna Dimitriadis finds a brave cheeta ...
08-10-2024
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 5
The team witness a baby boom in the delta. Vianet Djenguet follows lioness Matho as she struggles to raise her cubs alone. Tristen Woodward and Brad Bestelink get a glimpse of X ...
01-10-2024
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 4
The annual flood has finally arrived, bringing new prey and new challenges for the big cats. Gordon Buchanan follows the hungry lion mothers as they hunt buffalo, whilst the eld ...
24-09-2024
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 3
Dominant male lions Big Toe and Madumo disappear after fighting intruders, leaving the family exposed. The team pick up sub-adult males Colin and Ngkonne. They’re coming o ...
17-09-2024
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 2
The team continue following the Okavango Delta’s lions, leopards and cheetahs.\n\nAfter a huge wildfire, Gordon Buchanan and Vianet Djenguet trail the lion pride’s d ...
10-09-2024
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 1
The team begins a six-month expedition tracking lions, leopards and cheetahs in the Okavango Delta.\n\nWildlife cinematographer Gordon Buchanan follows one of the largest lion p ...
03-09-2024
BBC 2
Series 2: 1. Change Is Coming
The Big Cats 24/7 team returns to the Okavango Delta. The Xudum lion pride is now over 40-strong, and its mums must hunt around the clock to feed their growing cubs. The pride m ...
27-02-2026
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 6
The team is coming to the end of its time in the Okavango Delta. Brad Bestelink witnesses Xudum the leopard fight to save her newborn cubs. Anna Dimitriadis finds a brave cheeta ...
08-10-2024
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 2
The team continue following the Okavango Delta’s lions, leopards and cheetahs.\n\nAfter a huge wildfire, Gordon Buchanan and Vianet Djenguet trail the lion pride’s d ...
10-09-2024
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 5
The team witness a baby boom in the delta. Vianet Djenguet follows lioness Matho as she struggles to raise her cubs alone. Tristen Woodward and Brad Bestelink get a glimpse of X ...
01-10-2024
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 3
Dominant male lions Big Toe and Madumo disappear after fighting intruders, leaving the family exposed. The team pick up sub-adult males Colin and Ngkonne. They’re coming o ...
17-09-2024
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 4
The annual flood has finally arrived, bringing new prey and new challenges for the big cats. Gordon Buchanan follows the hungry lion mothers as they hunt buffalo, whilst the eld ...
24-09-2024
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 1
The team begins a six-month expedition tracking lions, leopards and cheetahs in the Okavango Delta.\n\nWildlife cinematographer Gordon Buchanan follows one of the largest lion p ...
03-09-2024
BBC 2
Series 2: 2. The Chase
The Xudum pride’s mums and young cubs flee south as four dangerous intruder male lions close in, threatening to kill cubs and take over the pride. Dominant males Big Toe a ...
06-03-2026
BBC 2