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# Big Cats Unleashed - Why Being a (Big Cat) Parent is Not Easy
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/big-cats-247/specials/big-cats-unleashed-why-being-a-big-cat-parent-is-not-easy-mpxkcj/
- Published: 2024-09-27T17:45:52.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-20T09:57:22.000Z
- Description: Lions, leopards and cheetah are breeding successfully in the Okavango Delta, Botswana, but how?
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Big Cats 24/7, #ZZZ_Show_5e880746-f7ad-431c-897a-bb33627cc0fe, #geo-us, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Special_dcd09f76-2f25-488d-b45c-2c7fd1a6a375, #special

In this episode, we meet the huge Xudum lion super pride has been doing very well lately, and therefore have had the opportunity to further expand their family. With 15 cubs currently in this pride, these brand new lions are stumbling their way through their first stage of life. But the path is fraught with peril, and the odds are against these little cubs’ survival.