Big Cats 24/7

A new generation of big cats rises in the Okavango Delta; first-time lion mom Serami protects her cubs while Mathata steps up to feed the pride; Pobe and Bo return; as Lediba's cub grows in confidence, she vanishes.

The core of the Xudum Pride has fled south, but a group of its young females surprises the team in the north; tragedy strikes the cheetah mother, Pobe; Lediba the leopard struggles to provide for her ever-growing cub.

Xudum lionesses struggle to feed their young; rising floodwaters push male leopards closer together as leopard mom Lediba and cheetah mom Pobe fight to keep their cubs alive.

Under attack from a growing number of intruder male lions, the moms with young cubs must find the rest of the pride; leopard Lediba risks it all for a meal; the cheetah cubs face danger during a vital lesson in survival.

The team returns to Okavango Delta to catch up with old friends; lionesses hunt nonstop to feed growing cubs; leopardess Xudum moves on, and the new mom, Lediba, steps into the spotlight; Pobe the cheetah returns with two cubs of her own.

With the dominant males gone, trouble looms as intruder lions close in on the Xudum pride's young cubs; leopard Lediba searches for her missing cub after a tense encounter; Pobe the cheetah must defend her family's food from bigger cats.

Competition for food becomes fierce as lion numbers rise; a lioness risks her life to feed her five cubs; Xudum's newborn leopard cubs face a threat.

Wildlife filmmakers follow lions, leopards and cheetahs in Botswana's Okavango Delta.