| Big Cat Week |  | | Genre | Documentary | | Running time | 25 mins | | Starring | Jonathan Scott Simon King A documentary is a work in a visual or auditory medium presenting political, scientific, social, or historical subjects in a factual and informative manner. ...
Jonathan Scott (1949- ) is a zoologist and wildlife photographer specializing in African wildlife. ...
Simon King is a UK television presenter and cameraman, specialising in wildlife programmes. ...
Saba Douglas-Hamilton (2002-present) Saba Douglas-Hamilton Saba Douglas-Hamilton was born in Kenya on June 7, 1970. ...
| | Country of origin | United Kingdom | | Original channel | BBC One | | Original run | July 1996–Present | | No. of episodes | 15 (since rebranding) 1 Special BBC One (or BBC1 as it was formerly styled) is the primary channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation. ...
| | Official website | | IMDb profile |  Lion and cub shown on Big Cat Week Big Cat Week is a documentary film that has been running for ten years on BBC television. It started under the name Big Cat Diary but changed in 2004 to give the documentary a new image. The documentary is set in the Masai Mara and follows the adventures of big cats. Normally each year they have a lion pride, a cheetah and a leopard. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
The British Broadcasting Corporation, invariably known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world, employing 26,000 staff in the UK alone and with a budget of £4 billion. ...
Wildebeest and zebra migration in Maasai Mara The Maasai Mara (also spelled Masai Mara) is a large park reserve in south-western Kenya, within the Great Serengeti region, and is effectively the northern continuation of the Serengeti National Park and game reserve in Tanzania. ...
Big cat refers to large wild felines of the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Europe. ...
Binomial name Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758) Synonyms Felis leo (Linnaeus, 1758) The lion (Panthera leo) is a mammal of the family Felidae and one of four big cats in the genus Panthera. ...
Binomial name Acinonyx jubatus (Schreber, 1775) The Cheetah (derived from Sanskrit word Chitraka meaning Speckled) (Acinonyx jubatus) is an atypical member of the cat family (Felidae) that hunts by speed rather than by stealth or pack tactics. ...
Binomial name Panthera pardus (Linnaeus, 1758) Synonyms Felis pardus Linnaeus, 1758 The leopard (Panthera pardus) is one of the four big cats of the genus Panthera. ...
Big Cat Diary was first filmed in 1996 and shown on BBC One. Updates followed, and new characters were introduced every two years or so on BBC Two. In 2002, the two original presenters, Jonathan Scott and Simon King, were joined by Saba Douglas-Hamilton. BBC One (or BBC1 as it was formerly styled) is the primary channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation. ...
BBC Two (or BBC2 as it was formerly styled) was the second UK television station to be aired by the BBC and Europes first television channel to broadcast regularly in colour (from 1967), envisaged as a home for less mainstream and more ambitious programming. ...
Jonathan Scott (1949- ) is a zoologist and wildlife photographer specializing in African wildlife. ...
Simon King is a UK television presenter and cameraman, specialising in wildlife programmes. ...
Saba Douglas-Hamilton Saba Douglas-Hamilton was born in Kenya on June 7, 1970. ...
In 2004, there was a change of format for the fifth visit to the Mara. BBC One showed nightly programmes over the course of a week instead of over several months. In 2005, for the first time, they were able to put exclusive broadband footage on the website adding context and detail to the TV experience.
In 2006, there were new programmes with a BBC Three spin-off, Big Cat Uncut and a 10th anniversary special. The first video field reports from the 2006 filming trip were a new addition to the website. The show is expected to return next year. BBC Three, the successor of the similar BBC Choice, is a British television channel from the BBC broadcasting only on digital cable, terrestrial and satellite. ...
The cats
The lion prides They have been the most successful group to be filmed for Big Cat Week. They have appeared on the show every year since the show started. The longest-standing member of the pride is Khali. Khali leads the pride and is one of the greatest hunters the show has followed. This pride has only appeared in the more recent Big Cat Weeks. The main lions in this pride are Cheza and Sala. These two are young cubs that are growing up together despite having different parents. They were one of the main features of the 2006 Big Cat Week.
The cheetahs In the first Big cat Diaries, the show followed Fundi and her adventures trying to protect her cubs. There were two cubs. One of the cubs was a mischievous cheetah and the other always followed her brother. This usually led to trouble. Kidogo was also part of the first Big Cat Diaries and continued for many years onwards. A first-time mother, Kidogo hunted regularly to keep her cubs well-fed; this led to her being a very entertaining cat. Kike made her debut in the first Big Cat Week in 2004. Discovered at Rhino Ridge, Kike was mother to three small cubs. This was Kike's fourth litter but she hadn't succeeded in raising even a single cub successfully before. The three cubs went onto appear in the 2005 Big Cat Week. Toto was probably the most-loved cat on Big Cat Week ever and made his appearance in 2006. The main reason he was so loved was because he was the youngest big cat they had ever filmed, roughly about 7-8 weeks old. This also meant he was the most vulnerable. In the final episode of 2006, Toto went missing overnight after a storm, and was not found. It was reported a few months later that Toto's mother was spotted without a cub. Clearly this meant the cub had died. Toto the cheetah cub is one of the many big cats, living in the Masai Mara, to be featured on the TV series Big Cat Diary. ...
The leopards Big Cat Diaries only followed one leopard family through each generation. This family started with Half-Tail. Half-Tail was one of the most famous big cats and appeared on the show for quite a few years. Half-Tail had two cubs called Shadow and Beauty. Shadow was to be the next leopard they followed and he went on to have a cub himself called Safi. When Big cat Week returned in 2004 a new family was chosen ending the line. Bella and Chui have appeared on the show together for three years. In 2006 this turned into a dysfunctional family due to the fact that Chui should have left a year before. Chui had started stealing Bella's food and the public began to dislike Chui. It is unlikely Chui will ever be shown again because eventually he will be chased away by a male leopard.
The location The series Big Cat Week is set in the Masai Mara. The range of habitats, unique weather system, and supply of fresh water from its three rivers makes Kenya's Masai Mara a fertile wildlife haven. Vast numbers of wildebeest and other grazers follow the annual rains here in search of fresh grass, creating an abundant larder for predators such as big cats. It also means that some of the smaller cats, such as leopards and cheetahs, will be under threat all the time. Wildebeest and zebra migration in Maasai Mara The Maasai Mara (also spelled Masai Mara) is a large park reserve in south-western Kenya, within the Great Serengeti region, and is effectively the northern continuation of the Serengeti National Park and game reserve in Tanzania. ...
The Maasai Mara is a large park reserve in south-western Kenya, which is effectively the northern continuation of the Serengeti National Park game reserve in Tanzania. Named for the Maasai tribespeople and the Mara River which divides it, it is famous for its exceptional population of game and the annual migration of the wildebeest every September and October, a migration so immense to be called the Great Migration.
With an area of 1510 km² the Masai Mara is not the largest game park in Kenya, but it is probably the most famous. The entire area of the park is nestled within the enormous Great Rift Valley that extends from the Mediterranean Sea to South Africa. The terrain of the reserve is primarily open grassland, with clusters of the distinctive acacia tree in the south-east region. The western border is the Esoit Oloololo Escarpment of the Rift Valley, and wildlife tends to be most concentrated here, as the swampy ground means that access to water is always good and tourist disruption is minimal. The easternmost border is 224 km from Nairobi, and hence it is the eastern regions which are most visited by tourists.
The reason the Mara is such a great place for a documentary is because of the great migration. This means there will be a lot of hunting for the animals they film and also a greater chance of survival.
External links - The Lions
- The Cheetahs
- The Leopards
- On Location
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