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Cheetah Family and Me

Renowned wildlife filmmaker Gordon Buchanan walks with wild cheetah families to try to understand their future in Africa. Cheetahs are the fastest land predators on Earth. In this eye-opening documentary, wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan captures a more vulnerable side to these formidable felines. In a new twist, Gordon follows wild South African cheetah families on foot. He experiences first-hand their emotional and thrilling battle these predators face if they’re to survive the natural and human-caused dangers in the spectacular Kalahari wilderness.

Episode 1

With the help of cheetah guides Richard Satekge and Julius Mkhize, this programme follows two cheetah mothers - Savannah and her four cubs in the Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, and Chili and her five kittens in the Great Karoo Wilderness - as they navigate a harsh environment, dangerous wildlife and dwindling prey.

Episode 2

Gordon learns that cheetahs can endure the natural threats they face, such as a lack of prey and predator competition, but it is the man-made imbalances in their ecosystem that pose the biggest threat