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Big Cat Tales

Jonathan and Angela Scott document the lives of lions, leopard and cheetahs living in the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Rebirth in the Mara
    October 28, 2018
    42min
    TV-PG
    In the Marsh Pride, a buffalo herd threatens the lives of new cubs and a cheetah is on the hunt to provide a meal for her young. Meanwhile, Jonathan reconnects with his favorite leopard and her three newborns.
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  2. S1 E2 - Danger in the Long Grass
    October 29, 2018
    42min
    TV-PG
    In the Marsh pride, Jonathan witnesses a lioness and her cubs feasting on a fresh kill and a wildebeest becomes a meal for a hungry cheetah needing to feed her cubs. Meanwhile, Angela is reunited with her favorite feline family.
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  3. S1 E3 - Battle on the Plains
    October 30, 2018
    42min
    TV-PG
    Bahati struggles to protect her three cubs from baboons and lions. The Marsh lionesses hunt an injured buffalo while Malaika meets her match in a battle with a large male impala. The arrival of six male lions puts the entire Marsh Pride at risk.
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  4. S1 E4 - Faces from the Shadows
    October 31, 2018
    42min
    TV-PG
    Jonathan and Angela return for the wildebeest migration. After a fight breaks, the Marsh Pride goes missing but five male cheetahs arrive to finish the job. Meanwhile, a large crocodile intrudes on a lioness during a hunt.
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  5. S1 E5 - Survivors of the Savanna
    November 1, 2018
    42min
    TV-PG
    New cats emerge into the pride and Jackson witnesses five cheetah males working together during a hunt. The Paradise Pride journey across the plains while Jonathan witnesses a spectacular crossing of thousands of wildebeests.
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The Leopard
The Leopard
8min7+
The leopard is the most widespread and numerous of the big cats. It hunts day or night and easily disappears into the shadows. In this episode, we learn about the leopards' survival instincts and the dangers the big cat faces.
The leopard is the most widespread and numerous of the big cats. It hunts day or night and easily disappears into the shadows. In this episode, we learn about the leopards' survival instincts and the dangers the big cat faces.
The leopard is the most widespread and numerous of the big cats. It hunts day or night and easily disappears into the shadows. In this episode, we learn about the leopards' survival instincts and the dangers the big cat faces.
The Cheetah
The Cheetah
7min7+
The endangered cheetah is the speed king among big cats. Lions and hyenas are their greatest enemy, among many other dangers they face. What will it take to ensure the cheetahs survival?
The endangered cheetah is the speed king among big cats. Lions and hyenas are their greatest enemy, among many other dangers they face. What will it take to ensure the cheetahs survival?
The endangered cheetah is the speed king among big cats. Lions and hyenas are their greatest enemy, among many other dangers they face. What will it take to ensure the cheetahs survival?
The Lion
The Lion
7min7+
Kenya's Masai Mara is one of the best places in Africa to see the continent's largest cat. Lions have lost 90-percent of their historical range with less than 25,000 in the wild. We set out to understand why lions are in danger -- even in protected areas.
Kenya's Masai Mara is one of the best places in Africa to see the continent's largest cat. Lions have lost 90-percent of their historical range with less than 25,000 in the wild. We set out to understand why lions are in danger -- even in protected areas.
Kenya's Masai Mara is one of the best places in Africa to see the continent's largest cat. Lions have lost 90-percent of their historical range with less than 25,000 in the wild. We set out to understand why lions are in danger -- even in protected areas.

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Cast
Angela ScottJonathan ScottJackson Looseyia
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Animal Planet
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