Big Cats

3:15 PM to 4:15 PM
Wednesday 16 October
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Season 1 Episode 3 of 3

The final documentary focuses on the scientists who are studying wild cats in more detail than ever before - and the ground-breaking discoveries they are making. Professor Alan Wilson has been researching the cheetah, using hi-tech collars to rewrite what is understood about the fastest animal on land - revealing that its speed is not its greatest weapon. There is also a look at cat conservation, with stories including that of the Iberian lynx. Just five years ago this was considered the rarest cat on the planet. Now, thanks to a captive breeding programme, numbers are increasing in the wild

Big Cats airs on BBC Two Wales at 3:15 PM, Wednesday 16 October. (Subtitles, repeat.)
Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
Nature ➝ Animals ➝ Environment
News ➝ Current Affairs
Documentary
Bertie Carvell
Narrator
Michael Gunton
Executive Producer
Gavin Boyland
Series Producer