Big cats come live

Are you looking forward to this autumn's Big Cat Live? The yearly series once more is set to explore the hidden side of Kenya's Masai Mara Reserve – its wildlife, its secrets and the perils of the dark.

With cutting-edge filming techniques and live communications, Big Cat Live promises to bring all the danger and exhilaration of being out on the African plains 24/7.

Regular presenter Kate Silverton and local Masai guide Jackson Looseyia will be joining Simon King and Jonathan Scott at their camp, in the heart of Africa's most famous reserve.

Camping next to the Mara River, in the middle of lion territory, the team will be encircled by African wildlife. We hope they don't all doze off in the heat and have too many close encounters!

Amazing animals

Elephants, buffalos, crocodiles, zebras and over one million migrating wildebeest will be filmed in a landscape where anything can happen – day or night.

By day, the team will follow the life-and-death fortunes of the lion, cheetah and leopard families.

We're wondering if the lion males will show off being good 'dads' - our own domestic female cats rear their young alone without the protection of males. The lion, by contrast, is a loyal father, though he may be a little rough!

The nightly transmissions, kicking off on October 5 on BBC1, will bring images of the nocturnal life in the reserve, using special remote cameras that can broadcast live in the dark.

Your Cat updates

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