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Episode Six

Season 1 Episode 6 | 54m 31s

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.

Aired: 10/15/24 | Expires: 11/13/24
Extras
A new generation of lions, cheetahs, and leopards comes of age in Botswana’s Okavango Delta.
The Xudum pride works together to bring down a huge buffalo, but things don't go according to plan.
Young Xudum lionesses return north as Pobe faces tragedy, and Lediba struggles to feed her cub.
Elephants threaten the safety of lion mum Serami’s cubs.
Lediba shows off her incredible agility while hunting monkeys high above the ground in the treetops.
In the Delta, bloodlines are more important than battles when it comes to who is the most alpha.
Xudum lionesses struggle to feed their cubs as Lediba and Pobe fight to protect their young.
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.
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A new generation of lions, cheetahs, and leopards comes of age in Botswana’s Okavango Delta.
Young Xudum lionesses return north as Pobe faces tragedy, and Lediba struggles to feed her cub.
Xudum lionesses struggle to feed their cubs as Lediba and Pobe fight to protect their young.
Under attack from intruder male lions, the mums with young cubs must find the rest of the pride.
The "Big Cats 24/7" team returns to the Okavango Delta to catch up with old friends.
With the dominant males gone, intruder lions close in on the Xudum pride’s young cubs.
The team witnesses a baby boom in the Delta, putting lion, leopard and cheetah mothers to the test.
The annual flood has finally arrived at Okavango Delta, bringing new challenges for the big cats.
After fighting intruders, the dominant male lions disappear, leaving their family exposed.
The Big Cats 24/7 team follows lions, leopards and cheetahs in the Okavango Delta.