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Thermal Cameras Reveal Leopard Cubs
Xudum has yet to successfully rear cubs, but she’s reaching an age where experience should help her raise at least one to adulthood. Nearly two years after losing her last litter, she gives birth again. Female leopards keep their cubs concealed at this time, but a revolution in low light camera technology offers a glimpse of the den. At around four days old, they’ve rarely been filmed this young.
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The Big Cats 24/7 team follows lions, leopards and cheetahs in the Okavango Delta.