Big Cat Diary Goes Live!

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Big Cat returns this autumn, but in an exciting new guise.

For the first time in its 12 year history, Big Cat will be broadcast as a live event on the web and on TV, bringing the thrum of the African wilderness to your desktop and living rooms 24/7 for three weeks.

From late September, when the recce and filming begin, the crew will start to upload regular field reports on the feline and other animal stars direct to the website via mobile phone.

We'll bring you special video reports about the animals, people and place, building up to a fully live, round-the-clock experience on the website a week before the TV show begins.

Streaming wildlife webcams will reveal the hidden lives of Africa's favourite - and some lesser known - creatures. There'll be scheduled appointments to view including live reports from the presenters and others, as well as opportunities for you to contribute.

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On TV
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All this and you haven't even turned on the TV yet... At the peak of activity, a week of live, night-time broadcasts on BBC One and Two bring the event to a climax, with even the smallest viewers catered for in a special CBeebies series.

Jonathan Scott will be filming the live event and then he and Angie will be joining a group of other photographers for a week's safari in the Masai Mara staying at Rekero Camp.

Leopard versus Crocodile

For one lucky photographer, Hal Brindley, this was the catch of a lifetime. On safari in the Kruger National Park, South Africa, he witnessed an attack on a crocodile by a leopard. Click link to see photos: Leopard savaging a crocodile caught on camera

You can also check out Hal's website and the full encounter story here.

This is one of those right place, right time moments we all wish for.