Overview
- The first episode of the two-part documentary aired on Sunday and follows two mother tigers, Goma and Mala, their cubs, and the area's lone male, Bandheil, in Nepal’s Bardiya National Park.
- Filmmakers used multiple drones and remote camera platforms to track the animals at distance and the production credits local guides sisters Sushila, Manju and Ranju Mahatara for field support.
- The footage captured unexpected cooperative behaviour, including a mother and her adult daughter defending and 'baby-sitting' each other's broods, a pattern experts in the programme said contradicts textbook ideas of strict tiger solitaryness.
- The crew’s cameras also recorded a male tiger entering another litter’s territory and killing two cubs, an event described in coverage as filmed by the production team.
- Viewer reaction has been mixed with wide praise for the cinematography and scientific value of the footage and strong criticism that the programme foregrounded its presenters, and the second episode is due to air on June 14.