Cheetahs United (2024)
"Two mothers. Nine cubs. One family."
Synopsis
A never-seen-before wildlife phenomenon is happening on the plains of South Africa’s Great Karoo wilderness: the appearance of an extraordinary cheetah family – with nine cubs!
Creator
Andrea Gastgeb, Sabine Holzer
Network
ARTE, ARTE
Episodes
Episodes
Nine Cubs
A random meeting of two cheetah mothers and their nine cubs results in a fusion of these two families into one. From that point onwards, these animals find themselves under pressures and circumstances no other cheetah family has faced before. This is a story of dueling mothers, Chilli and Inara, who nonetheless nurse each other’s cubs. It’s a story of cubs preferentially switching mothers. It’s the story of their struggle to survive the harsh rules of wild Africa.
Struggle to Survive
With growing cubs, the pressure is on the mothers to hunt daily to feed their brood. The cubs are now 4-5 months old and beginning to explore their world. Inevitably, they confront many dangers and hardships. Now the two mothers face the greatest struggle possible: to keep their nine cubs alive against terrible odds. The challenge pushes them into behaviour not normally seen by cheetahs – like hunting at night.
Hunt or Perish
This will be an action-filled episode as our cubs take on the world. Most importantly, they are beginning to learn to hunt. Their mother Chilli now has an enormous task, to keep all these cubs fed and alive, and to teach them how to hunt for themselves.
Details
Original Title
Der Geparden-Clan
Status
Returning Series
Seasons
1
Episodes
3
Production
Terra Mater Factual Studios, WDR, ARTE