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Big Cat Diary

Following the lives of big cat families in Kenya's Masai Mara

Big Cat Diary: Series 2: Episode 5

08/11/1998

Episode 5

Series 2

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The cheetah cubs kill a warthog piglet and the lions are mating.

The cheetahs have good luck and bad - killing a warthog, but having their next meal stolen by a hyena. Shadow's luck is all bad, but the lions are having a better day.

Simon King finds the cheetah cubs still biting off more than they can chew, chasing after two huge adult warthogs before turning their attention to a smaller pig, which they successfully kill and eat. Later, he watches as a hyena pushes the cheetah family off a gazelle kill, before suffering problems of its own with jackals and vultures. Finally, Simon discovers Amber's three cubs - but without their mother for the first time.Jonathan Scott watches a lion and lioness from the new pride as they mate, then sees the four lionesses stalk and kill a zebra. Shadow the leopard suffers the unwelcome attentions of almost every animal she passes, large and small, resulting in a frustrating day for her.

Big Cat Diary: Series 2

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The big cat soap opera continues, as we follow families of lions, leopards and cheetahs.

Simon King and Jonathan Scott return to the Masai Mara in Kenya to follow the daily lives of lions, leopards and cheetahs.

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