FOREWORD BY DR RICHARD LEAKEY
01 IN SEARCH OF AFRICA
02 AFRICA MY HOME
03 THE MARSH LIONS
04 WILD KINGDOM
05 THE LEOPARD'S TALE
06 THE GREAT MIGRATION
07 PAINTED WOLVES
08 ANGIE
09 AFRICA TO ANTARCTICA
10 BIG CAT DIARY
11 THE NATURE OF LIFE
EPILOGUE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PHOTOGRAPHER'S NOTE
In a career spanning 40 years, Jonathan Scott has become one of the most loved and recognised wildlife celebrities in the world presenting on shows such as the long-running series Wild Kingdom in the US and the enormously popular Big Cat Diary on the BBC in the UK and 15 other countries globally. A gifted writer, Jonathan is also a talented illustrator and award-winning photographer; he and his wife Angela are the only couple to have individually won the Overall Award in the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition. Originally from the UK, Jonathan now lives in Kenya, dividing his time between his house in a leafy suburb of Nairobi - with giraffes as neighbours - and his cottage on the famous Masai Mara National Reserve. The Mara is the location for many of the popular TV series that Jonathan has presented for the BBC, Animal Planet, Discovery Channel, Paramount TV and Turner Broadcasting including Big Cat Diary, Elephant Diaries, Big Bear Diary, Dawn to Dusk, Flamingo Watch and Africa Watch.
"Jonathan Scott understands the animals he photographs so well that
it is as though he has entered their minds and can see the world as
they do."
David Attenborough
"I have just turned the final page of this fascinating, intriguing
and very personal story. I turned it with some regret as I had
found Jonathan's account of his life - his fears, uncertainties,
loyalties, discoveries and his passionate devotion to all things
living, deeply moving. Few people know and continue to know, as
profoundly as he does, the fearful challenges that face the natural
world and its unique inhabitants. So when he raises the alarm and
voices his deep fears for the future of those creatures and their
vanishing homelands, we would be wise to listen to his words. They
come from 40 or more years of living and breathing Africa."
Virginia McKenna
"Nobody knows lions like Jonathan Scott. He has been patiently
observing them in Africa for many years and his Big Cat Diaries
have given us all a wonderful chance to share his knowledge."
Desmond Morris
"You can't make, buy or fake passion. It's pure and precious and
probably the most valuable thing on earth. And when it comes to big
cats, Africa and wildlife Jonathan has it in buckets. Along with
knowledge and a great love." Chris Packham
"Jonathan Scott - our man in the Maasai Mara - has written
evocative account of his life with the lions, leopards and
cheetahs. A true insight into one of the world's greatest locations
for wildlife." Stephen Moss
"A cracking tale - and crackingly well told with deftness,
compassion and humour. From the man whose name is synonymous with
big cats, this is the brutally honest and insightful story of a
life lived to the full." Mark Carwardine
"An engaging, thought-provoking read, presented by Bradt in truly
sumptuous style, richly illustrated with Scott's own sketches and
photographs." The Lady
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