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On the shores of Botswana’s Gomoti River, Africa’s three big cat families have made themselves at home. Each has carved out a space to raise their young while trying to avoid the others. Witness how winter floods bring both opportunity and hardship, testing their survival abilities.

Nature
The change of seasons brings turmoil and tough choices to the three big cat families.
Nature
Lion, leopard and cheetah parents attempt to co-exist and raise their cubs in Botswana.
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The story of legendary tigers of India told by a man who’s devoted his life to keeping them alive.
Nature
At Reteti Sanctuary, caretakers prepares to release their oldest orphans into the wild.
Nature
In northern Kenya, a remarkable conservation experiment is unfolding at Reteti Sanctuary.
Nature
Parenthood is the ultimate journey, full of danger.
Nature
See how jungle animal parents raise children by mastering their environment.
Nature
Ocean parents must master dedication and intelligence to raise their young.
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Animal parents must overcome freshwater’s constant changes.
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Animal parents must balance risk and reward to raise their young in grasslands.
Nature
Follow the complex lives of giant elephant bulls in Amboseli and Mount Kilimanjaro.
Nature
On Costa Rica’s Pacific coast, turtles and jaguars collide in unexpected ways.
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Get a sneak peek at a brand new season of NATURE on PBS.
American Masters
Celebrate the life and career of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver.
Antiques Roadshow
Preview: 250 Years of Americana
American Masters
Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka returns to the show to talk about her creative process.
American Masters
Watch as Oglala Lakota musician Mato Wayuhi draw on ancestral knowledge to inform his process.
Washington Week with The Atlantic
David Ignatius on the consequences of the Iran war
Washington Week with The Atlantic
Trump’s revolutionary approach to global leadership
American Masters
This version contains EAD. Explore the life of notable Black scholar W.E.B. Du Bois.
American Masters
This version contains ASL interpretation. Explore the life of notable Black scholar W.E.B. Du Bois.
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