THE LEOPARD'S SON 1 of 8 FULL DOCUMENTARY

documentary for Discovery Channel Pictures by famed naturalist Hugo van Lawick
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A complete documentary about the life of a leopard, from cub to adult, and its mother. There are also scenes concerning other wild animals. This documentary is well done and complete. Be aware that the end of the "story" is sad as the mother, which anyway was 11 years old at the time, was killed by a lion. Even if this is part of nature, I found it sad for an end of such a beautiful documentary, so I prefer to advise the viewers.



leopard facts

1) Conservation status (IUCN)
-------------------------------Near Threatened---------------------------------
AFRICAN LEOPARD, occurs across most of sub-Saharan Africa
INDIAN LEOPARD, is widely distributed on the Indian subcontinent
INDO-CHINESE LEOPARD, mainland Southeast Asia & southern China
All increasingly rare outside protected areas. Populations are decreasing

---------------------------------Endangered-------------------------------------
PERSIAN LEOPARD, fewer than 871-1,290 mature ind., declining pop.
SRI LANKAN LEOPARD, Sri Lanka
NORTH CHINESE LEOPARD, Northern China

------------------------------Critically Endangered----------------------------
JAVAN LEOPARD, from 350-700 to 250 or even 100 mature individuals.
ARABIAN LEOPARD, less than 200 in 2006, pop. decreasing.
AMUR LEOPARD, support at: http://www.amur-leopard.org . With 30 in the wild, it is the most endangered big cat species on Earth. ALTA is implementing a wide series of projects to save the species


2) Human threat
Habitat loss.
Killed for commercial reasons (fur ...), leopard-human conflict, hunt for fun. Kept unfree (zoos..., in small cages without vegetation + exhibited all day to another species). Used as tourist attractions. Petted. And surely others...


3) Small description
opportunistic hunt, adaptability to habitats, max speed 58 kms/h (36 mph), ability to climb trees even with heavy carcass, stealth.
Its habitat ranged from rainforest to desert terrains. Elusive, solitary and largely nocturnal, it had to compete for food and shelter with predators such as lions, tigers, spotted hyenas, African & Asiatic wild dogs.

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[leananshae]

@cheapy2006 that's because it is! : )

[NotOrdinaryInGames]

@spoildn8410 Available on DVD in Italy, on BluRay in €urope in general.

[cheapy2006]

this guy sounds just like john gielgud!!

[LXLGREENEYEZ19]

@bringdemon In Eastern Asia there is only 54 Amur Leopard's left.

[jacoeyztify]

are lakadema and cholulo hes relatives?

[webGweb]

I love this film! Thanks for sharing. A nice tribute to Hugo van Lawick.

It would be great to own this on DVD, but can't seem to find it for sale anywhere.

:-(

[JoneeChristy]

Thanks for spoiling the ending. You might want to issue a spoiler warning before you do that.

[spoildn8410]

Thank you for sharing this. Fantastic nature documentary. Makes me respect the spotted cat, a lot. Still, cannot find the movie on DVD. Maybe soon.

[bringdemon]

I wonder how many of these animals are left in this world now? Mankind are indeed lousy animals. We had done a lot of harm to this pradise and of course our world as well. Just hope we haven't done more damage to it and give this wonderful wild animal the space it needs to live.

[BeardedFrog7]

Thanks for putting this up! I have not seen The Leopard Son since I was a kid, watching it with my dad, when it first came out on Discovery channel in... 1998, I think?

Man I feel old D: But anyway, thanks again for posting this wonderful documentary (: