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S1E6
Female Leopard Defending Cubs from Male Leopard Caught on Thermal Camera
October 16, 2024
Shortly after Xudum returns to her young cub, she detects another leopard at the den site. It’s Musweo, nearly double her size and believed to be the dominant male in the area. She confronts him head-on to protect her baby, but in the harrowing encounter, Musweo manages to grab the cub and carries it off into the night.
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Episode Four
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Clips & Previews
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S1E6
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S1E5
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S1E3
One lioness and two juvenile males are left to defend Xudum Pride territory from intruding...
Preview
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Follow lions, leopards and cheetahs day and night In Botswana’s wild Okavango Delta.
Life in a Lion Pride
S1E2
The survival of a lion pride comes down to its experienced mothers and dominant males.
Thermal Cameras Capture Lions On a Midnight Hunt
S1E1
Thermal cameras capture the pride using their profound night vision to hunt tsessebes.
A Cheetah Takes Down an Impala After a Dramatic Chase
S1E2
The pressure is on for Pobe to make a kill. Fortunately, lying low is the perfect hunting strategy....
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