1- hour blue chip film commissioned by the BBC for their "Natural World" strand, co-produced with Animal Planet. First broadcast January 2004.
The up-close and personal tale of a family of "Swamp Cats", a pride of extraordinary lions that live in the unique wetland of the Okavango Delta in Botswana. This remarkable watery world is seen through the eyes of Fulani, a tiny lion cub born just before the great annual flood. Like most cats, she doesn’t like water but she soon has to learn to swim to keep up with the rest of the pride as they hunt buffalo in the crocodile-infested swamp. Will she survive thsoe critical first few weeks and learn the unique skills that will make her a successful Swamp Cat?
Winner of 5 merit awards - International Wildlife Film Festival, Missoula - for Editing, Narration, Photography, Script and Music
When last did you see a lion swimming? The last lions we filmed are remarkable big cats who live in the Okavango Delta, Botswana and who swim and hunt in water. Watch clips of lions swimming through crocodile infested waters and hunting buffalo through water.