Big Cat Week
Cameras get up close and personal with nature's fiercest felines struggling to survive extinction.
- 2012-2017
- 2017 seasons
- Nat Geo Wild
- Documentary
- TV-PG
Cameras get up close and personal with nature's fiercest felines struggling to survive extinction.
Season 2017 Episode Guide
2 Episodes 2017
Episode 1
Battle for the Pride
Mon, Feb 20, 2017 44 mins
Follow a pride in Botswana to discover the brutal realities of family life for lions. As few as one in five cubs live to two years old and it takes them years to develop the abilities needed to become an apex predator. Watch as the cubs learn from their family, mastering the expert skills needed to stay on top and practicing their killer tactics on prey. Find out who will become a lion king.
Episode 2
Storm Cats
Mon, Feb 20, 2017 44 mins
Africa's big cats lead a predictable life, they are masters of the dry terrain. However, for eight intense weeks, violent storms transform their world. Storm Cats follows the lives of two generations of big cats during the fleeting wet season in arid Botswana. It is an intimate portrayal of lion and cheetah families pushed to the edge by nature's raw power. Only those that can adapt will survive.