Eye of the Leopard

00:00:15 There is an extraordinary cat in this forest.

00:03:01 ...special talents.

00:07:07 Her intense focus on the kill - important

00:10:44 For a cat that prefers to live like a ghost

00:14:12 Her return

00:18:14 Her rasping calls at midday are a betrayal of her usual disguise.

00:21:20 But this time alone, established the style of life Legadema would have to lead.

00:24:28 The key to monkey hunting is to control the high ground

00:28:55 Besides, for them the air is filled with the scent of a more exciting prey.

00:33:32 Butterflies and flowers danced in front of her eyes

00:38:35 in a way that only mothers and daughters can ever know.

00:44:27 a game of aerial hide and seek.

00:48:04 to the complex network of information that all animals rely on.

00:52:03 Legadema now has a piglet exactly where she wants it.

00:55:46 The violent tropical rains, so typical of this season, will wash away the old scents and clear the air.

00:59:49 If Legadema is to be allowed safe passage here at all

01:03:14 made one of her many transformations.

01:07:00 cuddling for hours against the winter chill.

01:11:11 especially at this time, when she is tied to the survival of her offspring

01:14:43 Her hisses rose to a constant growl, like a growing storm.

01:18:42 These baboons have had years of practice harassing leopards.

01:22:23 The scale and space is in itself a safeguard against incest.

01:25:29 Three years of practice have deposited her here now

01:29:11 And then, she knows.