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Season 1 – Big Cat Diary

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Three teams of specialists file weekly reports on the family life of cheetahs, lions and leopards at a camp in the heart of Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya.
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Big Cat Diary — Season 1

Big Cat Diary — Season 1

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Simon King

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Jonathan Scott

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 11, 1996 The Hunt Begins Filmmakers follow a pride of lions, a cheetah with her cub, and a leopard family in Kenya's Masai Mara. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 18, 1996 Tracking the Marsh Pride Torrential storms turn the short grass plains into a quagmire, and the Big Cat Diary team can only hope that the rains will stop so that they can continue their vigil after sundown. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 25, 1996 Kidogo's Cubs: Family Ties Kidogo, the cheetah, and her cubs groom themselves; Kidogo hunts while the cubs play; how Half-Tail, the leopard, lost her tail. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 2, 1996 Cranes and Cats of the Mara River Fundi and her cubs return; cranes identify the cats' whereabouts; Half-Tail protects her cub. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 9, 1996 The Big Pride: Night Vigil Simon and Jonathan study the cats' habits; Half-Tail and her cubs become more mobile; the lion pride reappears. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 16, 1996 The Elusive Prey The heavy rains disperse the prey on the Masai Mara; hungry lionesses and their cubs face uncertainty. Details Episode 7 Aired Mar 27, 1997 Series 1 Update Special Simon King and the BBC Natural History Unit film crews return to Kenya's Masai Mara game reserve to film the lives of the four big cat families they first captured on camera four years ago. Details

Season Info

Network
BBC
Rating
TV-G
Genre
Documentary, Nature
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Sep 11, 1996