Big Cats 24/7

Aug 25, 2024

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.

Sep 1, 2024

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.

Sep 8, 2024

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.

Sep 15, 2024

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.

Sep 22, 2024

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.

Sep 29, 2024

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.

Feb 27, 2026

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.

Mar 6, 2026

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.

Mar 13, 2026

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.

Mar 27, 2026

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.

Apr 5, 2026

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.

Apr 12, 2026

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.