Big Cat Diary

Name: Big Cat Diary
Released: 1996-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Simon King, Saba Douglas-Hamilton, Jonathan Scott

TV Show · Documentary

The acclaimed wildlife soap-opera continues. From a camp in the heart of Kenya's Masaai Mara, three dedicated, specialist teams from the BBC's award-winning Natural History Unit file reports on the family life of Africa's big cats.

1996 · 29m

Starring Simon King, Saba Douglas-Hamilton, Jonathan Scott

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

Filmmakers follow a pride of lions, a cheetah with her cub, and a leopard family in Kenya's Masai Mara.

29m
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

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.

28m
EPISODE 3

Episode 3

Kidogo, the cheetah, and her cubs groom themselves; Kidogo hunts while the cubs play; how Half-Tail, the leopard, lost her tail.

28m
EPISODE 4

Episode 4

Fundi and her cubs return; cranes identify the cats' whereabouts; Half-Tail protects her cub.

29m
EPISODE 5

Episode 5

Simon and Jonathan study the cats' habits; Half-Tail and her cubs become more mobile; the lion pride reappears.

28m
EPISODE 6

Episode 6

The heavy rains disperse the prey on the Masai Mara; hungry lionesses and their cubs face uncertainty.

28m