Big Cat Diary
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Big Cat Diary is a British wildlife documentary television series that follows the lives of lions, leopards, and cheetahs in Kenya’s Maasai Mara.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Big Cat Diary canonical | 2 |
| Big Cat Live | 2 |
| Big Cat Week | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T972125 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Big Cat Diary Context triple: [BBC Natural History Unit, notableWork, Big Cat Diary]
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A.
Los Gatos
Los Gatos is an affluent town in California’s Silicon Valley known for its historic downtown, upscale residential neighborhoods, and proximity to major tech companies.
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B.
Blaze the Trail Cat
Blaze the Trail Cat is the energetic, feline-themed mascot who entertains fans at Portland Trail Blazers basketball games.
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C.
Wildcats
Wildcats is the nickname for the University of Arizona’s athletic teams, most prominently its NCAA Division I football program.
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D.
Roary the Panther
Roary the Panther is the costumed panther mascot representing Florida International University at its athletic events and campus activities.
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E.
Cat Country
Cat Country is a themed exhibit at the Memphis Zoo that showcases a variety of wild feline species in naturalistic habitats.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Big Cat Diary Target entity description: Big Cat Diary is a British wildlife documentary television series that follows the lives of lions, leopards, and cheetahs in Kenya’s Maasai Mara.
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A.
Los Gatos
Los Gatos is an affluent town in California’s Silicon Valley known for its historic downtown, upscale residential neighborhoods, and proximity to major tech companies.
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B.
Blaze the Trail Cat
Blaze the Trail Cat is the energetic, feline-themed mascot who entertains fans at Portland Trail Blazers basketball games.
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C.
Wildcats
Wildcats is the nickname for the University of Arizona’s athletic teams, most prominently its NCAA Division I football program.
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D.
Roary the Panther
Roary the Panther is the costumed panther mascot representing Florida International University at its athletic events and campus activities.
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E.
Cat Country
Cat Country is a themed exhibit at the Memphis Zoo that showcases a variety of wild feline species in naturalistic habitats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
television series
ⓘ
wildlife documentary series ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Big Cat Diary
ⓘ
surface form:
Big Cat Live
Big Cat Diary ⓘ
surface form:
Big Cat Week
|
| broadcastFormat | television ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
wild cheetahs
ⓘ
wild leopards ⓘ wild lions ⓘ |
| featuresPresenter |
Jackson Looseyia
ⓘ
Jonathan Scott ⓘ Kate Silverton ⓘ Saba Douglas-Hamilton ⓘ Simon King ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Mara River
ⓘ
surface form:
Mara River region
Mara Triangle ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique |
on-location field filming
ⓘ
telephoto wildlife cinematography ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
individual big cat families
ⓘ
individual big cat territories ⓘ |
| follows |
cheetahs
ⓘ
leopards ⓘ lions ⓘ |
| format | long-term observational documentary ⓘ |
| genre |
nature documentary
ⓘ
wildlife documentary ⓘ |
| hasSubjectArea |
conservation biology
ⓘ
ethology ⓘ zoology ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
ecology of African savanna
ⓘ
wildlife conservation ⓘ |
| location | Maasai Mara National Reserve ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableFor | following specific named big cats over multiple years ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyAiredOn | BBC ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC One ⓘ |
| producedIn | Kenya ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC Natural History Unit ⓘ |
| setting |
Kenya
ⓘ
Maasai Mara National Reserve ⓘ
surface form:
Maasai Mara
|
| spinOff |
Big Cat Diary
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Big Cat Live
Big Cat Week ⓘ |
| subject |
animal behaviour
ⓘ
big cats ⓘ predator–prey relationships ⓘ |
| targetAudience | family ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Big Cat Diary Description of subject: Big Cat Diary is a British wildlife documentary television series that follows the lives of lions, leopards, and cheetahs in Kenya’s Maasai Mara.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Big Cat Week
this entity surface form:
Big Cat Live
this entity surface form:
Big Cat Live