it featured an unprecedented glimpse of the black - footed cat and her kittens .
but despite its small size , the black - footed cat hunts and brings down more prey in a single night than a leopard does in six months , according to the pbs nature miniseries " super cats . "
stalking in the shadows , prowling almost every continent , cats are one of the world ’s most diverse and successful predators .
from the solitary bachelor snow leopard in the himalayas to the elusive swamp tiger of south asia , to a remarkably efficient californian bobcat that is blind in one eye , super cats , a nature miniseries reveals how cats survive and thrive in all four corners of the globe .
super cats , a nature miniseries premieres nationwide wednesdays , october 24 - november 7 at 8 p.m. on pbs ( check local listings ) .
low - light technology exposes a true rarity : a puma preying on magellanic penguins , one of the few successful hunts ever caught on the black - footed cat ( felis nigripes ) hunts amongst the short desert scrub in the karoo of south africa .
[ meet the rare and fabulous felines of ' super cats ' ( photos ) ] the second episode in the miniseries aired on pbs last night ( oct. 31 ) .
advances in technology allowed for several on - camera firsts , including the nocturnal pursuits of a tiny but deadly black - footed cat in south africa who hunts more in one night than a leopard does in six months .
nature uncovers their social sides , their complex communication , devoted parental care , courtship rituals , hunting patterns and more .