Leopard's Tale
Featuring Half-tail and Zawadi, Stars of Big Cat Diary
Bradt/Sawday/Wh · Print & ebook · October 1, 2013
Almost everyone on safari hopes for a glimpse of the charismatic and elusive leopard.
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- Who it’s for
- Follow Chui, then Half-Tail and Zawadi, through leopard lives observed in Kenya’s Masai Mara.
- Themes
- Leopard behavior and habitat, Maternal care and cub survival, Wildlife observation over time
- Genres
- Big Cats, Kenya Travel, Wildlife
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Almost everyone on safari hopes for a glimpse of the charismatic and elusive leopard. Chui was the first of a new generation of leopards Jonathan Scott watched and photographed in Kenya’s Masai Mara Game Reserve in the 1970s and 1980s. His classic account tells the story of the mother leopard as a solitary hunter providing for herself and her offspring.
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He records encounters with baboon, hyaena and man, hazards facing the cubs as they learn to fend for themselves as well as 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 for the past twenty years, bringing the story up to date with new chapters and photos. The book features stars from the BBC’s Big Cat Diary which was presented by Jonathan Scott.
Leopards of the Mara
Follow Chui, then Half-Tail and Zawadi, through leopard lives observed in Kenya’s Masai Mara.
Come here for
- Chui’s life as a solitary hunter and mother
- Encounters with baboons, hyaenas and people
Expect
- Cubs learning to fend for themselves
- New chapters and photos following Half-Tail and Zawadi
Where it sits
| Big Cats | 99% |
|---|---|
| Kenya Travel | 35% |
| Wildlife | 32% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Kenya Travel
- Travel Writing
- Authors
- Jonathan Scott, Angela Scott
- Publisher
- Bradt/Sawday/Wh
- Published
- October 1, 2013
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Leopard behavior and habitat · Maternal care and cub survival · Wildlife observation over time
- Reading lane
- Kenya Travel