1 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:47,520 (MAN SPEAKS AFRICAN LANGUAGE) 2 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:58,120 (AFRICAN P0ET) "Gentle hunter, his tail plays on the ground while he crushes the skull. 3 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:07,640 "Beautiful death, who puts on a spotted robe when he goes to his victim. 4 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:17,240 "Playful killer, whose loving embrace splits the antelope's heart." 5 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:32,920 Many African cultures praise the courage and charisma of the leopard. 6 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:36,360 They also fear his stealth and his cunning 7 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:40,320 because he can move and hunt in total darkness, 8 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:44,600 whereas we, unable to see, can only hide away. 9 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:50,440 Now, using a very special camera that can see in near-total darkness, 10 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:55,200 we can venture out into the night to find the truth behind those stories 11 00:01:55,560 --> 00:02:00,720 and take a very special look at the leopard, the true agent of darkness. 12 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:04,920 (HIGH-PITCHED BIRD CALL) 13 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:23,560 The leopard is the least known of all Africa's big cats. 14 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:27,440 Here in Zambia's South Luangwa National Park, as elsewhere, 15 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:30,760 it's often hard to even see them. 16 00:02:30,920 --> 00:02:37,480 And if the master of concealment is discovered, he's generally not doing very much at all. 17 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:46,960 No one has ever been able to watch leopards closely at night when they're most active, 18 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:48,800 until now. 19 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:59,440 We followed two leopards over three years 20 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:04,680 to reveal night-time secrets of the cat that walks on its own. 21 00:03:05,720 --> 00:03:07,520 (BARKING) 22 00:03:19,720 --> 00:03:21,480 (CHITTERS) 23 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:25,880 As the daylight fades, 24 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:31,160 most animals try to find somewhere safe to hide away from night hunters like this male leopard, 25 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:34,240 one of the two stars of our story. 26 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:38,160 (ELEPHANTS TRUMPET) 27 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:41,840 Tension increases as the day dies. 28 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:44,080 (BIRD CAWS) 29 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:47,640 (CHITTERING AND BIRDSONG) 30 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:55,040 Baboons seek refuge in the tallest of trees. 31 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:04,920 (ANIMALS WHOOP AND CHITTER) 32 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:25,440 (CROAKING) 33 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:30,720 As our eyesight fails, we turn to a unique video camera 34 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:35,600 that can record full-colour pictures with very little light. 35 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:39,200 (BIRDSONG) 36 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:50,400 This is our second leading character 37 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:54,120 whom we can recognise by a scar on her side. 38 00:04:57,120 --> 00:05:01,080 She's 15, which is quite old for a leopard. 39 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:07,840 Like all leopards, she hunts on her own. 40 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:16,840 She's keen, but bright moonlight doesn't help 41 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:22,280 because the impala can spot her movements from hundreds of metres away. 42 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:26,000 A transformation comes... 43 00:05:26,840 --> 00:05:28,800 ... as the light turns. 44 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:35,800 With another camera sensitive to infrared frequencies, 45 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:39,120 we can see in near-total darkness. 46 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:41,480 It's a view that is ours alone. 47 00:05:41,760 --> 00:05:47,720 Although hunter and hunted can see something, their eyes aren't much use in the dark. 48 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:52,120 Now antelope depend on their ears. 49 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:03,080 She doesn't have to hide, but she can't make one single sound. 50 00:06:07,600 --> 00:06:13,720 (HOOTING AND CHIRRUPING) 51 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:18,960 It's pitch dark. Only we can see her. 52 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:36,960 Antelope strain every sense to try and detect the danger that might be out there. 53 00:06:41,560 --> 00:06:44,880 Even the rustle of a leaf would give the alarm. 54 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:47,960 (HIGH-PITCHED BIRD CALL) 55 00:07:15,400 --> 00:07:19,160 She must get nearer to strike, but when she's as close as this, 56 00:07:19,240 --> 00:07:23,280 even the sound of her breathing could give her away. 57 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:46,880 Maybe her scent betrayed her. 58 00:07:56,600 --> 00:08:00,360 They still don't know exactly where she is 59 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:03,600 until her footfalls give the game away. 60 00:08:07,840 --> 00:08:13,200 Her tail signals that she's given up, even though the antelope can barely see her. 61 00:08:19,320 --> 00:08:24,480 For the first time, the infrared camera has shown the true tension of a hunt at night. 62 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:28,880 Elsewhere, the leopard's secrets are being unravelled very differently. 63 00:08:37,120 --> 00:08:39,800 With the help of Ju/'Hoan Bushmen, 64 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:44,120 Philip Stander is piecing together the nocturnal behaviour of leopard 65 00:08:44,520 --> 00:08:52,080 in the semi-arid lands of northern Namibia. 66 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:55,200 From the air, his radio-tracking leads the Bushmen 67 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:57,960 towards radio-collared leopards in the study. 68 00:08:58,360 --> 00:09:01,720 The leopards are so shy and secretive in the day 69 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:06,080 that the Bushmen and Philip hardly ever see them. 70 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:13,040 For the Ju/'Hoan, this is no problem. They don't need to see leopards to discover their secrets. 71 00:09:13,160 --> 00:09:15,840 All they require are footprints. 72 00:09:17,480 --> 00:09:22,160 Tracking away from the leopard, they can follow and interpret the faintest of marks 73 00:09:22,360 --> 00:09:26,120 to precisely reconstruct the leopard's actions. 74 00:09:26,560 --> 00:09:33,120 Prints have led them to a young eland antelope recently killed by one of their male leopards. 75 00:09:35,400 --> 00:09:40,440 Cachet follows the prints and shows exactly how careful the leopard was 76 00:09:40,440 --> 00:09:43,160 as he crept soundlessly through the sleeping herd. 77 00:09:46,600 --> 00:09:50,560 The male managed to get just four metres from the young eland. 78 00:09:50,760 --> 00:09:56,320 He shuffled his back feet to get a grip in the loose sand and then pounced. 79 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:02,160 Their in-depth knowledge of nature is unmatched 80 00:10:02,440 --> 00:10:05,880 and the reconstructions are almost 100% accurate. 81 00:10:10,560 --> 00:10:14,840 It's the first scientific study to record in meticulous detail 82 00:10:14,960 --> 00:10:17,640 over a hundred night-time hunts. 83 00:10:17,880 --> 00:10:21,640 They found that leopards have to stalk for as many as 30 metres 84 00:10:21,760 --> 00:10:24,720 before they can get close enough to spring. 85 00:10:24,800 --> 00:10:28,960 The team has confirmed that, as the African poem suggests, 86 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:33,080 the solitary leopard is indeed a superlative hunter. 87 00:10:35,680 --> 00:10:39,640 In Zambia, the leopards have the choice of a wider variety of prey. 88 00:10:40,560 --> 00:10:44,840 In their treetop refuge, baboons are hard to catch... 89 00:10:44,840 --> 00:10:48,360 ... but sometimes the male makes the attempt. 90 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:53,560 (LEAVES RUSTLE) 91 00:10:54,080 --> 00:10:56,760 This time he doesn't have to be quiet. 92 00:10:57,840 --> 00:11:01,200 Instead he employs psychological warfare. 93 00:11:01,600 --> 00:11:03,760 (BABOONS BARK) 94 00:11:05,440 --> 00:11:11,160 The noise of his advance creates great alarm, as baboons have extremely poor night vision. 95 00:11:11,240 --> 00:11:12,600 (RUSTLING) 96 00:11:14,040 --> 00:11:17,720 He takes advantage of this by terrorising the troop, 97 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:23,160 trying to force one of them up a branch of no return or to lose its balance. 98 00:11:34,920 --> 00:11:38,480 (BABOONS BARK) 99 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:50,920 If the moon stays out, there might be enough light for the baboons to keep one step ahead. 100 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:22,520 They can't see much, but they can hear that, somewhere close, there's a killer in their midst. 101 00:12:25,680 --> 00:12:29,000 (CONTINUOUS BARKING) 102 00:12:36,920 --> 00:12:39,960 But they don't know exactly where he is. 103 00:13:11,520 --> 00:13:16,480 Once again, the darkness gave him a chance which he was quick to exploit. 104 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:32,520 Leopards are hard to see, but they're the most adaptable and certainly the most successful 105 00:13:32,680 --> 00:13:35,160 of Africa's big cats alive today. 106 00:13:45,320 --> 00:13:50,160 Baboons, because of their poor night vision, are inevitably vulnerable 107 00:13:50,280 --> 00:13:52,960 to predators with better eyesight. 108 00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:03,400 Today, with the infrared camera, 109 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:08,720 we're in a unique position to fully appreciate the leopard's abilities. 110 00:14:08,720 --> 00:14:13,280 In Zambia, the female is trying to catch puku fawns. 111 00:14:14,480 --> 00:14:18,840 Young, inexperienced puku could be easy prey, 112 00:14:19,320 --> 00:14:23,080 but the fawns tuck themselves away at a distance from the herd 113 00:14:23,160 --> 00:14:26,120 and their bodies are almost scentless. 114 00:14:29,920 --> 00:14:35,160 In the blackness, she can't find them by sight, so she's trying to sniff one out. 115 00:14:51,360 --> 00:14:56,480 She's found one and, once again, she has to close the gap 116 00:14:56,480 --> 00:14:59,400 without rustling a single blade of grass. 117 00:15:13,120 --> 00:15:15,400 (L0W-PITCHED HOWLING) 118 00:16:16,280 --> 00:16:20,720 In the dead of night, the fawn can't see what we can. 119 00:17:10,920 --> 00:17:14,080 Luck just wasn't on the leopard's side. 120 00:17:18,600 --> 00:17:22,280 The stalk demanded so much concentration and control 121 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:25,320 that she's quite exhausted. 122 00:17:25,320 --> 00:17:29,760 She also has other urgent business - scent marking. 123 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:38,960 There's so much prey here that the leopards have small home ranges that overlap. 124 00:17:39,280 --> 00:17:42,560 Occasionally, they even scavenge from one another's kill. 125 00:17:51,880 --> 00:17:58,240 Generally, though, each tries to avoid the other, and marking along regular pathways helps, 126 00:17:58,600 --> 00:18:01,000 since the scent contains vital information 127 00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:05,840 telling others which individual was around and when. 128 00:18:23,600 --> 00:18:28,560 Scent glands on her feet leave pungent signs of her presence. 129 00:18:29,360 --> 00:18:34,400 Tonight she wants to attract a male because she's coming into season. 130 00:18:35,600 --> 00:18:38,760 She calls, using the ground as a sounding board 131 00:18:38,760 --> 00:18:41,680 so her message travels as far as possible. 132 00:18:42,240 --> 00:18:44,600 (STACCATO GROWLS) 133 00:18:49,120 --> 00:18:52,520 (RHYTHMIC GROWLED RESPONSE) 134 00:18:54,320 --> 00:18:57,200 A male nearby responds. 135 00:19:00,560 --> 00:19:04,080 (RHYTHMIC GROWLS) 136 00:19:11,600 --> 00:19:16,360 As they approach one another, the female becomes very cautious. 137 00:19:21,560 --> 00:19:23,880 The male seems belligerent. 138 00:19:23,960 --> 00:19:25,760 (SNARLS) 139 00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:30,840 In this dangerous liaison, she has to have very quick reactions. 140 00:19:38,360 --> 00:19:41,320 (LOW GROWL) 141 00:19:48,880 --> 00:19:53,200 The male is bigger and much stronger than she is... 142 00:19:54,040 --> 00:19:57,840 ... so she has to be careful not to irritate him by her presence. 143 00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:21,600 After many hours, she considers it safe for her to come closer. 144 00:20:35,960 --> 00:20:38,520 (SNARLS) 145 00:20:44,440 --> 00:20:48,200 They mate very frequently for three nights and days, 146 00:20:48,320 --> 00:20:52,840 but this is the only involvement that males have in family life. 147 00:21:15,680 --> 00:21:17,600 (SNARLS) 148 00:21:30,440 --> 00:21:33,280 Meanwhile, in Namibia, Philip and the Bushmen 149 00:21:33,680 --> 00:21:38,200 have used bait to entice an 18-month-old female into a cage. 150 00:21:38,360 --> 00:21:42,680 She was radio-collared as a cub. Now they need to widen the collar. 151 00:21:43,800 --> 00:21:49,720 The Ju/'Hoan have adapted their bows and arrows to fire tranquillising darts. 152 00:21:52,640 --> 00:21:56,600 This is almost the only time they see a leopard in the flesh, 153 00:21:56,960 --> 00:21:59,680 and the Bushmen fall into silence. 154 00:22:08,480 --> 00:22:14,840 Although the collar looks big, it's lightweight and won't impede her movements. 155 00:22:18,920 --> 00:22:22,520 Prey in Namibia, unlike in Zambia, is hard to find. 156 00:22:22,800 --> 00:22:27,760 It's mainly small, usually solitary, antelope, so leopard home ranges are larger, 157 00:22:27,840 --> 00:22:34,440 with the study's record being one male who had a range of over 1,000 square kilometres. 158 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:40,400 Philip's radio-tracking from the air 159 00:22:40,880 --> 00:22:46,080 gives the Bushmen a reasonable chance of meeting their study animals face to face. 160 00:22:47,880 --> 00:22:51,320 Philip and the Bushmen will probably never see her again, 161 00:22:51,520 --> 00:22:55,640 though from her tracks they'll be able to follow every detail of her life. 162 00:22:55,840 --> 00:23:02,160 She's in good condition now, but, having just become independent, she's at a critical stage. 163 00:23:03,600 --> 00:23:09,360 The majority of young leopards, when they start to fend for themselves, die of hunger. 164 00:23:44,920 --> 00:23:47,880 (STACCATO GROWLS) 165 00:23:49,240 --> 00:23:53,520 In our third year of filming, the female had a male cub. 166 00:23:53,600 --> 00:23:59,760 Since he's only nine months old, he's still got a few more months of security with his mother. 167 00:24:03,320 --> 00:24:07,200 The cub is the only survivor from her last litter. 168 00:24:14,040 --> 00:24:16,720 The scar on her flank is easy to see. 169 00:24:16,920 --> 00:24:21,680 It may be the result of a baboon bite five years ago which never healed, 170 00:24:21,720 --> 00:24:24,840 but it doesn't seem to cause her any problems. 171 00:24:25,120 --> 00:24:28,720 (BABOONS CHITTER) 172 00:24:40,120 --> 00:24:43,240 She has to catch much more than normal now, 173 00:24:43,880 --> 00:24:48,320 not only to feed him, but also to keep herself in top condition. 174 00:24:49,040 --> 00:24:52,000 This need leads her to hunt in the day. 175 00:24:52,480 --> 00:24:57,480 But she usually waits for the security of nightfall before she brings him to her kill. 176 00:25:17,680 --> 00:25:23,440 Although she's already eaten quite a lot, the impala weighs nearly as much as she does. 177 00:25:29,960 --> 00:25:32,720 But even though she's old for a leopard, 178 00:25:32,800 --> 00:25:37,960 she's still strong enough to haul her kill up and put it out of the reach of others. 179 00:26:10,160 --> 00:26:14,960 But the cub is still an innocent in the arts of caution and concealment. 180 00:26:25,280 --> 00:26:29,720 He will learn from his mother who, with 15 years of experience, 181 00:26:30,080 --> 00:26:32,840 is an expert in survival tactics. 182 00:26:32,960 --> 00:26:35,840 Leopards lead solitary, secretive lives 183 00:26:36,040 --> 00:26:41,600 because it helps to avoid the potentially deadly necessity to defend their kills. 184 00:26:45,640 --> 00:26:49,040 For there are larger, more gregarious carnivores 185 00:26:49,480 --> 00:26:54,080 who are extremely keen on scavenging, and they're never far away. 186 00:26:56,680 --> 00:26:59,440 (GROWLING AND SNARLING) 187 00:27:07,200 --> 00:27:11,840 Hyenas and crocodiles wrestle over the remains of a buffalo. 188 00:27:24,960 --> 00:27:26,320 (SNARLS) 189 00:27:34,040 --> 00:27:36,800 (HIGH-PITCHED YELPS) 190 00:28:00,120 --> 00:28:02,400 (OWL HOOTS) 191 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:10,600 The moon has disappeared and the hungry male is on the prowl. 192 00:28:14,160 --> 00:28:16,800 He has several advantages on his side. 193 00:28:16,840 --> 00:28:19,000 He knows every inch of the ground 194 00:28:19,240 --> 00:28:23,400 and he's learnt exactly where the impala like to spend the night. 195 00:28:27,480 --> 00:28:31,600 Most importantly, there's no moonlight to betray him. 196 00:28:41,680 --> 00:28:43,680 (RAUCOUS SQUAWKING) 197 00:28:52,960 --> 00:28:55,280 (HOOTING AND SQUAWKING) 198 00:29:00,480 --> 00:29:06,360 With the reappearance of the moon, we can change to the full-colour video camera. 199 00:29:10,960 --> 00:29:15,280 The big impala is too heavy for him to even try and get it up a tree. 200 00:29:16,800 --> 00:29:22,640 He feeds fast, getting a meal at the same time as reducing the weight of the carcass. 201 00:29:24,640 --> 00:29:30,400 It's a race against time because alarm calls are alerting others in the neighbourhood. 202 00:29:42,360 --> 00:29:46,120 Every night, hyenas haunt the leopards' favourite hunting grounds. 203 00:29:46,400 --> 00:29:51,920 There are so many leopards that the hyenas have learnt to react quickly to alarm calls. 204 00:29:52,200 --> 00:29:57,160 If they're fast, they stand a good chance of getting a relatively easy meal. 205 00:30:05,960 --> 00:30:10,480 When he's on the ground with his kill, the male is at his most vulnerable. 206 00:30:10,760 --> 00:30:16,720 He's nowhere near as powerful as the hyena, and a fight to save his prize would risk his life. 207 00:30:56,280 --> 00:30:59,160 However, the male, like all leopards, 208 00:30:59,160 --> 00:31:01,160 is good at waiting. 209 00:31:01,280 --> 00:31:04,440 (BIRDS CAW) 210 00:31:45,720 --> 00:31:49,200 Even a small snack is worth having. 211 00:31:55,240 --> 00:32:00,640 Leopards have other serious competitors, as the team in Namibia discover. 212 00:32:00,760 --> 00:32:05,280 The group investigates because, from the air, Philip has been monitoring a signal 213 00:32:05,840 --> 00:32:09,400 which shows one leopard hasn't moved for five days. 214 00:32:11,520 --> 00:32:16,680 There's the remains of the leopard's kill with an unusual mixture of tracks. 215 00:32:23,280 --> 00:32:28,160 There are prints from leopard, antelope, hyena and lion. 216 00:32:34,600 --> 00:32:38,960 Then they find the remains of a female leopard. 217 00:32:44,480 --> 00:32:49,560 Sadly, it's the mother of the adolescent female whose radio collar was changed earlier. 218 00:32:53,480 --> 00:32:55,400 (AFRICAN LANGUAGE) 219 00:32:55,480 --> 00:32:58,840 From the tracks, the Bushmen discover that two lionesses 220 00:32:58,840 --> 00:33:03,360 were attracted by the scent of the kill and surprised the leopard in the tree. 221 00:33:03,880 --> 00:33:07,360 Since it wasn't tall enough to keep her safe, she tried to escape, 222 00:33:07,440 --> 00:33:12,320 but the lionesses cornered and killed her on the ground. 223 00:33:12,360 --> 00:33:16,320 Later on, hyenas scavenged from her carcass. 224 00:33:18,880 --> 00:33:23,320 He accurately demonstrates the last frantic moments of her life. 225 00:33:26,360 --> 00:33:32,520 Confrontation amongst big cats can be fatal, but leopards have a deadlier competitor - us. 226 00:33:32,920 --> 00:33:38,080 From the earliest days when our ancestors were victims, the tables have turned. 227 00:33:38,200 --> 00:33:43,320 Every year, people trap, poison, snare and shoot thousands of leopards 228 00:33:43,480 --> 00:33:46,880 because of fear, because they kill sheep and cattle, 229 00:33:47,280 --> 00:33:49,680 or because they want their skins. 230 00:33:54,320 --> 00:34:00,000 In Zambia, baboons, like us, tend to have the upper hand in the day. 231 00:34:05,960 --> 00:34:09,920 No longer handicapped by the dark, so with their sight unimpaired, 232 00:34:10,200 --> 00:34:13,160 a small troop discovers the male leopard. 233 00:34:17,600 --> 00:34:22,040 Baboons can kill leopards, but there may not be enough big males to corner him, 234 00:34:22,400 --> 00:34:27,480 so they just bark to harass him and warn the rest of the troop of his presence. 235 00:34:29,640 --> 00:34:31,920 (BABOONS BARK) 236 00:34:32,240 --> 00:34:36,240 Even under this pressure, the male is confident enough not to run, 237 00:34:36,240 --> 00:34:42,720 which would give the baboons a chance to attack, but he's wary and a little disturbed. 238 00:34:50,520 --> 00:34:52,880 (BABOONS BARK) 239 00:34:57,560 --> 00:35:02,600 He tries to tuck himself away out of their sight for a little bit of peace. 240 00:36:32,840 --> 00:36:36,880 The moon sets, creating almost perfect darkness, 241 00:36:37,120 --> 00:36:42,440 the conditions in which, unlike us, the female and her cub feel most comfortable. 242 00:37:31,920 --> 00:37:34,880 The cub won't share the hare with his mother, 243 00:37:35,040 --> 00:37:38,920 so, having satisfied his appetite for a short while, 244 00:37:38,920 --> 00:37:42,400 she leaves him alone once more while she tries to catch something bigger 245 00:37:42,480 --> 00:37:45,120 that will last both of them a few days. 246 00:37:47,160 --> 00:37:50,760 The black night promises her good chances. 247 00:37:54,040 --> 00:37:58,080 This roll may be playful or it might help hide her scent. 248 00:38:05,280 --> 00:38:07,280 (DISTANT HOWLING) 249 00:39:09,000 --> 00:39:11,840 (RUSTLING) 250 00:39:12,000 --> 00:39:12,840 (SQUAWKING) 251 00:39:22,960 --> 00:39:27,680 In their eagerness to snatch a kill, hyenas try to shadow hunting leopards, 252 00:39:27,880 --> 00:39:33,400 but with their clumsy attempts to find the leopard in the dark, they often interrupt and spoil a hunt. 253 00:39:38,560 --> 00:39:40,120 (LEOPARD SNARLS) 254 00:39:49,760 --> 00:39:54,280 Hyenas will generally only attack leopards to steal their kill, 255 00:39:54,600 --> 00:39:56,360 so the female stays her ground. 256 00:40:02,120 --> 00:40:05,880 (SNARLS) 257 00:40:22,040 --> 00:40:26,280 With hyenas dogging her footsteps, she lets time pass 258 00:40:26,440 --> 00:40:31,400 to allow the antelope to settle down and the bored hyenas to depart. 259 00:41:00,640 --> 00:41:04,840 Meanwhile, the cub investigates a prickly problem. 260 00:41:09,040 --> 00:41:11,880 Armed with sharp quills and quick reflexes, 261 00:41:12,200 --> 00:41:16,840 porcupines are not the easiest of prey for the inexperienced. 262 00:41:41,840 --> 00:41:45,200 Wisely, the cub leaves it well alone. 263 00:41:52,920 --> 00:41:54,000 (DISTANT HOWLING) 264 00:41:56,760 --> 00:42:00,000 Meanwhile, since the woodland seems to be clear of hyenas, 265 00:42:00,320 --> 00:42:03,760 it's time for his mother to try hunting once again. 266 00:42:11,240 --> 00:42:12,760 (HOOTING) 267 00:42:13,320 --> 00:42:17,840 She employs a new tactic which appears to break all the rules. 268 00:42:22,800 --> 00:42:27,600 Contrary to everything we've seen before, she deliberately stamps her paw. 269 00:42:33,600 --> 00:42:37,400 This time she wants the antelope to hear her. 270 00:42:39,240 --> 00:42:44,360 And now she raises the pressure by continuing to use sound to cause confusion. 271 00:42:52,160 --> 00:42:56,120 Her strategy could only work in near-total darkness. 272 00:42:58,200 --> 00:42:59,160 (SQUAWKING) 273 00:43:00,040 --> 00:43:04,680 The antelope can't see her, but, every now and then, they can hear her. 274 00:43:08,520 --> 00:43:14,560 She's hoping one of them will panic, go the wrong way, and she'll be ready, hidden in the darkness. 275 00:43:15,560 --> 00:43:17,520 (RAUCOUS SQUAWKING) 276 00:43:43,200 --> 00:43:45,520 (BARKING) 277 00:44:02,120 --> 00:44:06,080 Until now, no one had seen or even suspected 278 00:44:06,160 --> 00:44:09,040 that leopards used such remarkable manoeuvres. 279 00:44:09,200 --> 00:44:11,720 One thing, however, is certain. 280 00:44:12,440 --> 00:44:16,840 Just when you think you understand them, they do something utterly surprising. 281 00:44:24,240 --> 00:44:26,240 (STACCATO GROWLS) 282 00:44:38,240 --> 00:44:42,040 It's little wonder that the people who live alongside the leopard 283 00:44:42,080 --> 00:44:44,360 and who know it most intimately 284 00:44:44,520 --> 00:44:46,480 should admire it so much 285 00:44:46,640 --> 00:44:49,280 and praise it so greatly. 286 00:44:50,560 --> 00:44:54,960 "The beautiful death, who puts on a spotted robe 287 00:44:54,960 --> 00:44:57,040 "when he goes to his victim. 288 00:44:58,640 --> 00:45:01,840 "The playful killer, whose loving embrace 289 00:45:01,840 --> 00:45:04,200 "splits the antelope's heart."