Africa's Hunters

The Mwamba lion pride are the largest in Zambia's Luangwa Valley: three dominant males, several experienced lionesses, plus their yearlings--adolescents on the cusp of adulthood. The future of the pride depends on these yearlings learning to hunt quickly, but an ambush by a local hyena clan has set them back. To survive, they will have to hone their skills and start contributing to the hunt.

Milo's sibling is taken by a predator, so the males leave to find new females.

The misfit of the family has been bullied by his brothers and rejected by his mother.

A three-year-old leopard, who reached maturity at age two, refuses to leave her mother's side.

A clan of spotted hyenas moves into a den close to the litter of wild dog pups.

In the depths of the Luangwa Valley, an unusual confrontation brews between two unlikely and evenly-matched opponents: an elite pride of lions, and a 300-strong herd of buffalo. Male buffalo can weigh up to a ton, have thick 2-inch hides and lethal horns. It's an epic stand-off between two formidable adversaries, with neither willing to cede ground.