Episode Five Preview
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The team witnesses a baby boom in the Delta, putting lion, leopard and cheetah mothers to the test.
The team witnesses a baby boom in the Delta. Lioness Matho must protect her cubs alone, while leopard mum, Xudum, reveals her newborns with danger looming nearby.
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Episode Five Preview
Preview: Season 1 Episode 5 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
The team witnesses a baby boom in the Delta. Lioness Matho must protect her cubs alone, while leopard mum, Xudum, reveals her newborns with danger looming nearby.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(dramatic music) - [Narrator] Oh no.
This is a precarious situation.
This really shows how desperate she is.
She can't afford to go hungry any longer.
- [Observer] Oh, she jumped.
- You've got company.
Oh, these cubs are gonna have to tread very carefully.
- [Narrator] It's one of the most critical periods in a cub's life, now.
One of those cubs is going to get hurt or worse.
(lion growling) (dramatic music fading)
Lions Steal a Starving Leopard's Kill
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Clip: S1 Ep5 | 3m 14s | This situation gets critical for Xudum the leopard who desperately needs to feed. (3m 14s)
A Lost Lion Cub Faces Nighttime Alone
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Clip: S1 Ep5 | 3m 11s | Filmmaker Gordon Buchanan fears the worst for Matho’s lost lion cub. (3m 11s)
Thermal Cameras Reveal Leopard Cubs
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Clip: S1 Ep5 | 3m 6s | A revolution in low light camera technology offers a rare glimpse of leopard cubs in their den. (3m 6s)
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