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S1E6
Hungry Lions Battle A Crocodile for a Meal
October 16, 2024
Food is running low for Tsebe, and she’s always on the lookout for a meal. As a nursing mother, producing enough milk for her large litter of five cubs leaves her constantly hungry. When the female lion hears a lechwe struggling in the water nearby, her hunger leads to a desperate and dangerous battle against a crocodile to steal its prey.
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Full Episodes
Episode Five
S1E5
The team witnesses a baby boom in the Delta, putting lion, leopard and cheetah mothers to the...
Episode Four
S1E4
The annual flood has finally arrived at Okavango Delta, bringing new challenges for the big...
Episode Three
S1E3
After fighting intruders, the dominant male lions disappear, leaving their family exposed....
Clips & Previews
Female Leopard Defending Cubs from Male Leopard Caught on Thermal Camera
S1E6
A male leopard grabs Xudum’s cub after a harrowing confrontation.
A Lost Lion Cub Faces Nighttime Alone
S1E5
Filmmaker Gordon Buchanan fears the worst for Matho’s lost lion cub.
Showdown: Intruding Male Lions Threaten Young Males of the Xudum Pride
S1E3
One lioness and two juvenile males are left to defend Xudum Pride territory from intruding...
Preview
September 18, 2024
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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