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The Leopard’s Tale

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Author Jonathan and Angela Scott
ISBN 9789386702258
Published Language English
Publication Year 2017
Publisher Speaking Tiger
Binding Paperback
Pages 256
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Almost everyone on safari hopes for a glimpse of the charismatic and elusive leopard.

This classic account tells the story of the mother leopard as a solitary hunter providing for herself and her offspring. Chui was the first of a generation of leopards Jonathan Scott watched and photographed in Kenya’s Masai Mara Game Reserve in the 1970s and 1980s. He spent every available moment watching and photographing her and her cubs, Light and Dark, aware that he was only privileged to do so for as long as they chose to remain visible. Nobody has studied leopards more closely or known them more intimately than Jonathan and his wife, Angela Scott.

The Scotts record encounters with baboons, hyenas and humans, the hazards facing the cubs as they learn to fend for themselves and enjoy periods of play and relaxation. Some years after Chui disappeared, a young female appeared, Half-Tail. Jonathan and Angela have followed her and her daughter Zawadi, stars of the BBC’s Big Cat Diary, for the past twenty years, bringing the leopards’ story up to date.

Written with unprecedented access and knowledge, and illustrated with stunning photographs, The Leopard’s Tale is a unique and moving portrait of Africa and the most intimate record ever written about the secretive lives of leopards.

About the author
Jonathan and Angela Scott are award-winning authors and internationally renowned photographers based in Kenya. They have written and illustrated twenty-six books, including The Big Cat Man, based on their hugely popular BBC series. They are the only couple to have individually won the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition, Jonathan in 1987 and Angela in 2002. They divide their time between their beautiful home in a leafy suburb of NairobiÑwith giraffes as their neighboursÑand a cottage at Governers' Camp overlooking the wildlife-speckled plains of the Masai Mara. They can be found online at www.jonathanangelascott.com

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