Leopard - a Darkness in the Grass
Survival on the hot plains of Africa is a tightrope between life and death, even for the big cats. The leopard is a shy and elusive prowler, seldom ever seen by visitors to Kenya's most magnificent game reserve, the Masai Mara. The extraordinary and hazardous events in the daily life of one particular leopard and her cubs are revealed in an intimate portrait of an animal that has rarely been filmed before. Her wariness of elephants, a clash with a cheetah for possession of prey, and the threat from lions that could easily kill her cubs, show that even this powerful predator takes part in the continual struggle for life.
Photographed and produced by HUGH MILES
Assistant producer KEITH SCHOLEY Film editor TOM POORE
Series editor PETER JONES BBC Bristol
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