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Episode 5
Episode 5 of 6
The team witness a baby boom in the delta. Lioness Matho must protect her cubs alone, whilst leopard mum Xudum reveals her newborns with danger looming nearby.
The team witness a baby boom in the delta. Vianet Djenguet follows lioness Matho as she struggles to raise her cubs alone. Tristen Woodward and Brad Bestelink get a glimpse of Xudum the leopard’s newborn cubs, but dangerous male leopards loom nearby. And with competition growing from the enormous lion pride, Anna Dimitriadis tracks a cheetah mother to the very edge of the territory, where she has been pushed to keep her cubs alive.
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Tue 1 Oct 202408:00
Clips
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First look at leopard cubs
Duration: 02:56
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Lion cub gets left behind
Duration: 03:00
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Mathata plays rough with his cousins
Duration: 01:07
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Lions steal a leopard's meal
Duration: 02:59
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Gordon Buchanan |
| Presenter | Anna Dimitriadis |
| Presenter | Vianet Djenguet |
| Production Manager | Gillian Goodlet |
| Series Producer | Rowan Crawford |
| Composer | William Turner |
| Editor | Neil Gunning |
| Executive Producer | Roger Webb |
| Executive Producer | Tom Jarvis |
| Editor | James Bickersteth |




