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Can the Lion Pride Bring Down a Buffalo?

Season 2 Episode 6 | 3m 17s

As night falls, Anna and Greg are following the Xudum pride mums and cubs. The cubs, led by Mathata, start to hunt a small herd of male buffalo. For the first time, the cubs and lionesses work together and succeed in bringing a bull down. But the rest of the buffalo herd return — they are not leaving their comrade behind.

Extras
Lediba shows off her incredible agility while hunting monkeys high above the ground in the treetops.
Elephants threaten the safety of lion mum Serami’s cubs.
Lediba and her cub face-off with male leopard Bongwe.
Pobe catches an impala then allows her cubs to chase it, marking an important moment for the cubs.
Lediba and cub have their meal interrupted by a male lion. As night falls, she takes a huge risk.
The Xudum pride mums lock jaws with "The Rogue Boys," an intruding male coalition.
Big Cats 24/7 is back in the stunning Okavango Delta, revealing the dramatic lives of its big cats.
As prey scatter, Pobe charges out of the dust to bring down a meal for herself and her two cubs.
Pobe and cubs face a threat in the night – a leopard wants their meal.
A leopard with its kill in a tree provides an unexpected opportunity for the hungry Xudum pride.
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