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Big Cat Diary

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10 Ratings
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1996 - 2017

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Come along on an adventure with Jonathan Scott, Simon King, and other professionals and camera crews as they journey through the Masai Mara game park in Kenya, Africa. In their travels they follow many different families and prides of animals, mainly focusing on a few different lion prides, leopards, and cheetahs, stunning males, aggressive yet loving females, and cute cubs too!

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Come along on an adventure with Jonathan Scott, Simon King, and other professionals and camera crews as they journey through the Masai Mara game park in Kenya, Africa. In their travels they follow many different families and prides of animals, mainly focusing on a few different lion prides, leopards, and cheetahs, stunning males, aggressive yet loving females, and cute cubs too! Big Cat Diary has one or more episodes streaming via tv everywhere with National Geographic (Via Cable/Satellite Provider), free on National Geographic, available for purchase on Prime Video, and 1 other. It's a documentary and drama show with 82 episodes over 13 seasons. Big Cat Diary is no longer running and has no plans to air new episodes or seasons.

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1996

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13 Seasons

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Producer

Keith Scholey

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EPISODE GUIDE

Big Cat Diary Season 2017 Overview

Feb 19, 2017 - Feb 21, 2017

Season 2017 of Big Cat Diary has 3 episodes that are available to stream on NatGeo, NatGeo (Free).

Big Cat Diary Season 2017 Episodes

Season 2017, Episode 03 Ultimate Rivals: Cat v. Dog
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S2017 E03Ultimate Rivals: Cat v. Dog
Feb 21, 2017

Avoidance might be the only way to stay alive. Cats, dogs and the wild-card hyena, all jousting in a free...

S2017 E03 of Big Cat Diary is available to stream on NatGeo, NatGeo (Free).

Season 2017, Episode 02 Storm Cats
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Season 2017, Episode 00 Battle for the Pride
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S2017 E01 Battle for the Pride
Feb 19, 2017

Follow a pride of lions in Botswana to discover the brutal realities of family life in the wild.

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Big Cat Diary Season 2016 Overview

Feb 28, 2016 - Feb 23, 2016

Season 2016 of Big Cat Diary has 3 episodes that are not available to stream or rent on any services. Track the series to get notified when an episode becomes available on your services.

Big Cat Diary Season 2016 Episodes

Season 2016, Episode 00 Pride Rulers At Risk - part 2
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S2016 E02 Pride Rulers At Risk - part 2
Feb 23, 2016

Symbols of courage and power, lions have been intensively researched for many decades. While hardly a single facet of their...

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Season 2016, Episode 00 Pride Rulers At Risk - part 1
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S2016 E01 Pride Rulers At Risk - part 1
Feb 22, 2016

Symbols of courage and power, lions have been intensively researched for many decades. While hardly a single facet of their...

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Season 2016, Episode 00 Big Cat Games
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S2016 E03 Big Cat Games
Feb 28, 2016

Every Big Cat is awesome – and each one can boast extraordinary powers. From extreme speed to bone crushing bites,...

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Big Cat Diary Season 2015 Overview

Nov 27, 2015 - Dec 1, 2015

Season 2015 of Big Cat Diary has 4 episodes that are not available to stream or rent on any services. Track the series to get notified when an episode becomes available on your services.

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Season 2015, Episode 00 Big Cat Games
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S2015 E03 Big Cat Games
Dec 1, 2015

Host Boone Smith lines up cheetahs, tigers, and lions for a unique competition.

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Season 2015, Episode 00 Cat Fight
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S2015 E02 Cat Fight
Nov 28, 2015

Big cats have an arsenal of weapons, and when these tough predators go to war the fur always flies.

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Season 2015, Episode 00 Lion Gangland
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S2015 E04 Lion Gangland
Dec 1, 2015

A Nat Geo photographer captures extraordinary footage of a lion pride surviving in a desolate land.

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Big Cat Diary Season 2014 Overview

- Dec 31, 2014

Season 2014 of Big Cat Diary has 5 episodes that are available to stream on NatGeo, NatGeo (Free).

Big Cat Diary Season 2014 Episodes

Season 2014, Episode 07 The Lakeshore Killers
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S2014 E07 The Lakeshore Killers
Dec 31, 2014

Lions at the lakeshore

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Season 2014, Episode 06 Tiger Wars
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S2014 E06 Tiger Wars

In the heart of India, a tiger family battles for dominance in the ruins of a lost empire.

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Big Cat Diary Season 2013 Overview

Nov 29, 2013 - Dec 3, 2013

Season 2013 of Big Cat Diary has 6 episodes that are available to stream on NatGeo, NatGeo (Free).

Big Cat Diary Season 2013 Episodes

Season 2013, Episode 10 Betty White Goes Wild!
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S2013 E05 Betty White Goes Wild!
Dec 3, 2013

Animal-lover Betty White leads an irreverent, intimate, and unique tour of everything big cat.

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Season 2013, Episode 06 Killer Queen
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S2013 E06 Killer Queen
Nov 1, 2013

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Season 2013, Episode 04 Game of Lions
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S2013 E04 Game of Lions
Dec 1, 2013

National Geographic follows the lives of young male lions and their potential to be king.

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Big Cat Diary Season 2012 Overview

Dec 12, 2012 - Dec 13, 2012

Season 2012 of Big Cat Diary has 3 episodes that are not available to stream or rent on any services. Track the series to get notified when an episode becomes available on your services.

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Season 2012, Episode 00 The Unlikely Leopard
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S2012 E03 The Unlikely Leopard
Dec 13, 2012

From acclaimed filmmakers Dereck and Beverly Joubert, The Unlikely Leopard is the coming of age story of a young male...

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Season 2012, Episode 00 Snow Leopard of Afghanistan
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S2012 E01 Snow Leopard of Afghanistan
Dec 9, 2012

Afghanistan, one of the most dangerous places on earth, is home to a population of endangered and elusive snow leopards....

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Season 2012, Episode 00 Relentless Enemies
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S2012 E02 Relentless Enemies
Dec 12, 2012

Observe the habits of the hunter and the hunted in this National Geographic program that takes you to the center...

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Big Cat Diary Season 2011 Overview

Dec 11, 2011 - Dec 12, 2011

Season 2011 of Big Cat Diary has 7 episodes that are available to stream on NatGeo, NatGeo (Free).

Big Cat Diary Season 2011 Episodes

Season 2011, Episode 10 Night Stalkers: Jaguar Ambush
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S2011 E05 Night Stalkers: Jaguar Ambush
Dec 12, 2011

Expedition leader and wildlife filmmaker Martin Dohrn leads an expert team of night filming specialists into the jungles of Costa...

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Season 2011, Episode 10 Return of the Clouded Leopards
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S2011 E07 Return of the Clouded Leopards
Dec 14, 2011

Return of the Clouded Leopards follows the unique rehabilitation of two orphaned clouded leopard cubs to their natural jungle habitat....

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Season 2011, Episode 06 Swamp Lions
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S2011 E06 Swamp Lions
Dec 13, 2011

After the death of their mighty male, the swamp pride is being hunted by two young male lions seeking to...

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Big Cat Diary Season 2010 Overview

Dec 8, 2010 - Dec 13, 2012

Season 2010 of Big Cat Diary has 14 episodes that are not available to stream or rent on any services. Track the series to get notified when an episode becomes available on your services.

Big Cat Diary Season 2010 Episodes

Season 2010, Episode 10 The Unlikely Leopard
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S2010 E14 The Unlikely Leopard
Dec 13, 2012

From acclaimed filmmakers Dereck and Beverly Joubert, The Unlikely Leopard is the coming of age story of a young male...

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Season 2010, Episode 10 Swamp Lions
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S2010 E10 Swamp Lions
Dec 13, 2011

After the death of their mighty male, the swamp pride is being hunted by two young male lions seeking to...

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Season 2010, Episode 10 Snow Leopard of Afghanistan
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S2010 E12 Snow Leopard of Afghanistan
Dec 9, 2012

Afghanistan, one of the most dangerous places on earth, is home to a population of endangered and elusive snow leopards....

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Big Cat Diary Season 5 Overview

Oct 5, 2008 - Oct 12, 2008

Season 5 of Big Cat Diary has 8 episodes that are not available to stream or rent on any services. Track the series to get notified when an episode becomes available on your services.

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Season 05, Episode 08 Episode 8
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S05 E08 Episode 8
Oct 12, 2008

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Season 05, Episode 07 Episode 7
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S05 E07 Episode 7
Oct 11, 2008

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Season 05, Episode 06 Episode 6
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S05 E06 Episode 6
Oct 10, 2008

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Big Cat Diary Season 4 Overview

Dec 31, 2007 - Jan 4, 2008

Season 4 of Big Cat Diary has 5 episodes that are not available to stream or rent on any services. Track the series to get notified when an episode becomes available on your services.

Big Cat Diary Season 4 Episodes

Season 04, Episode 05 Episode 5
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S04 E05 Episode 5
Jan 4, 2008

Tamu the lioness has once again lost one of her cubs. Bella the leopard is still trying to hunt, but...

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Season 04, Episode 04 Episode 4
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S04 E04 Episode 4
Jan 3, 2008

Tamu the single lioness mum is still searching for her missing cubs. Bella the leopard is back to her elusive...

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Season 04, Episode 03 Episode 3
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S04 E03 Episode 3
Jan 2, 2008

Tamu searches for her cubs. Bella is hungry and keen to hunt, but there are other cats in the area...

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Big Cat Diary Season 3 Overview

Feb 3, 2001 - Apr 2, 2001

Season 3 of Big Cat Diary has 6 episodes that are not available to stream or rent on any services. Track the series to get notified when an episode becomes available on your services.

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Season 03, Episode 10 Family Drama
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S03 E10 Family Drama
Apr 2, 2001

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Season 03, Episode 09 Wild Neighborhood
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S03 E09 Wild Neighborhood
Mar 20, 2001

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Season 03, Episode 08 From Dawn Till Dusk
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S03 E08 From Dawn Till Dusk
Mar 13, 2001

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Big Cat Diary Season 2 Overview

Oct 11, 1998 - Jan 23, 2000

Season 2 of Big Cat Diary has 11 episodes that are available for Rent or Purchase on Prime Video, Apple TV, Vudu.

Big Cat Diary Season 2 Episodes

Season 02, Episode 11 Season 2 Update
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S02 E11 Season 2 Update
Jan 23, 2000

The BBC's Natural History Unit returns to the Masai Mara reserve with Jonathan Scott to celebrate the life of a...

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Season 02, Episode 10 The Marsh Sisters Hunt
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S02 E10 The Marsh Sisters Hunt
Dec 13, 1998

The Marsh Pride of lions seems to have recovered from the shock of the buffalo attack and Jonathan catches up...

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Season 02, Episode 09 Stealing From Baboons
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S02 E09 Stealing From Baboons
Dec 6, 1998

Jonathan discovers only one lion cub was killed in the confrontation with the buffalo. Amber and her cubs are still...

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Big Cat Diary Season 1 Overview

Sep 11, 1996 - Mar 28, 1997

Season 1 of Big Cat Diary has 7 episodes that are available for Rent or Purchase on Prime Video, Apple TV, Vudu.

Big Cat Diary Season 1 Episodes

Season 01, Episode 07 Series 1 Update Special
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S01 E07 Series 1 Update Special
Mar 28, 1997

Simon King and the BBC Natural History Unit film crews return to Kenya's Masai Mara game reserve to film the...

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Season 01, Episode 06 The Elusive Prey
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S01 E06 The Elusive Prey
Oct 16, 1996

In the final program, presenters Simon King and Jonathan Scott say a sad farewell to the big cats they have...

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Season 01, Episode 05 Episode #1.5
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S01 E05 Episode #1.5
Oct 9, 1996

The cheetah and her cubs finally reappear and presenters Simon King and Jonathan Scott spend day and night tracking the...

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All Seasons of Big Cat Diary

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