Big Cats, Small World

Season 1

On the shores of Botswana’s Gomoti River, three Big Cat families have made themselves at home. An aging lion has his hands full with new cubs; a cheetah mother races to get her five cubs to independence, and a male leopard embarks on a bumpy journey to fatherhood. To succeed, these cats must use their skills to avoid lethal encounters, outsmart rivals, and thrive in a crowded space. From Nature.

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S1 E1 - Landlords
August 31, 2024
53min
TV-14
An aging lion has his hands full with newborn cubs, and rivals that could come for his territory and pride. Four lionesses struggle to turn their dozen busy cubs into useful pride-members. Meanwhile, a cheetah mother is racing to prepare her cubs for life without her; and a leopard is trying to start a family of his own. In this crowded world, trouble comes when the cats least expect it.
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S1 E2 - Outlanders
August 31, 2024
53min
7+
Winter brings floods and outsiders into the world, upending the lives of the lions and young cheetahs; meanwhile, a mother leopard is forced to choose between her older daughter, and her newborn cubs. When the river that sustains the small world turns on the Big Cats, it brings disruption and turmoil into their lives. Narrated by David Oyelowo.
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