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Cheetah Mom Defends Her Cubs from a Leopard

Anna is staying with cheetah mum Pobe and her two cubs through the night. While settling into feed on a fresh meal, an unwelcome visitor arrives — a large and potentially dangerous male leopard. Pobe’s mothering instincts take over, and she takes a risk to draw the male leopard away from her cubs.

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The Big Cats 24/7 team follows lions, leopards and cheetahs in the Okavango Delta.
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