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Big Cats Unleashed - Masters of the Hunt

8m 22s

Big cats are among the planet’s most legendary predators. Big Cats Unleashed explores how they earned that title. Diving into the traits, tactics, and evolutionary advantages that make lions, leopards, and cheetahs such formidable hunters. Witness the science and strategy behind their deadly success.

Aired: 09/09/25
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.
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.
Xudum lionesses struggle to feed their cubs as Lediba and Pobe fight to protect their young.
Pobe catches an impala then allows her cubs to chase it, marking an important moment for the cubs.
Lediba and her cub face-off with male leopard Bongwe.
Under attack from intruder male lions, the mums with young cubs must find the rest of the pride.
The Xudum pride mums lock jaws with "The Rogue Boys," an intruding male coalition.
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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.
With the dominant males gone, intruder lions close in on the Xudum pride’s young cubs.
The "Big Cats 24/7" team returns to the Okavango Delta to catch up with old friends.
With the lion pride now the biggest in Africa, competition for food is fierce.
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.