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National Geographic - Eye of the Leopard |
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List Price: $19.98
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Manufacturer: Nat'l Geographic Vid
Starring: National Geographic
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0727994751908
Format: Closed-captioned
Label: Nat'l Geographic Vid
Manufacturer: Nat'l Geographic Vid
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Nat'l Geographic Vid
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2007-02-20
Running Time: 90
Studio: Nat'l Geographic Vid
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
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Eye of the Leopard takes viewers on an enthralling journey deep into the rarely seen lives of leopards. It is a journey of birth, life and death as a mother leopard and her first surviving cub of six, fight off marauding baboons and elude scavenging hyenas in a constant struggle for survival. This 90 minute cinematographic experience is brought to life by Dereck and Beverly Joubert, the award-winning husband-and-wife filmmakers of Eternal Enemies and is narrated by Oscar winner Jeremy Irons.
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Summary: Exceptional Cat Documentary, Unique!
Comment: Narrated by Jeremy Irons, this documentary follows the life of Lakadima from her birth to 3 years old and includes incredible footage of her childhood, playing with her mother, her cradling a baboon baby as if it were own cub, chasing squirrels from branch to branch, killing an adult male impala for the first time, and her break with her mother. This all comes with truly outstanding images of the cats and their background habitat. As a fan of big cat documentaries and nature programs in general, this is truly the greatest of them all to date in my humble opinion. Amazing!
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Summary: Excellent
Comment: My husband and I were at Mombo Camp in Botswana. Our guide had recommended the Eye of the Leopard to us. It certainly did not let us down. We were lucky to see a Leopard up close and we were in awe of her beauty. Her cubs were being kept in a tree trunk just like shown in the video. Now when I hear of people spending thousands of dollars to go on big game hunts I am sickened. The animals unlike humans only kill to eat and feed their young.
Kathy
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Summary: Charming yet riveting leopard documentary
Comment: Derek and Beverly Joubert are the premier African wildlife videographers of today, and their videos are invariably well researched and chock full of footage of their wildlife subjects. Sometimes, they outdo themselves. This is one of those times, for in this video, they tell a story perhaps even more riveting than in their previous classic, National Geographic: Eternal Enemies - Lions and Hyenas.
This particular video, filmed over the course of three years, tells the story of a youthful leopard, from conception to independence. You'll see her as a newborn cub hiding from hyenas and baboons; you'll see her facing down squirrels and learning to hunt them. You'll learn techniques for hunting monkey and antelope by her side as her mother demonstrates. You'll also see these leopards face down far more dangerous enemies - not only the aforementioned baboons and hyenas, but also lions, and buffalo so big even the lions are careful around them. At times, you may fear for the life of the leopard heroine, even though you already know, from the flashback structure of the story, that she survives.
The main video is 90 minutes long, and is in 1.66:1 letterbox format. The letterbox format means there will be a narrow black border at the top and bottom - on all four sides on a wide screen - but the amount of wasted space is minimal, unlike letterboxed 2.33:1 videos. In addition to the main video, there is an extra feature where the Jouberts talk about how the video was made.
You won't see the Jouberts themselves - or any other people - in the main video, though. The Jouberts prefer to keep the focus of their videos on the wildlife, not on the researchers. Indeed, the Jouberts filmed in relatively remote Botswana in central Africa, rather than more accessible locations, to find an area that was as unspoiled as possible. This technique really helps make it feel like the viewer is actually there, without the intervention of camera or cameraman - seeing the action through the eye of the leopard.
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Summary: Breathtaking!
Comment: I was fortunate enough to watch this wonderful documentary on the National Geographic Channel and it stole my heart. They aired it again a couple of months later and I was ecstatic! I've wanted to own this work of art and finally received it as a gift last week. It was worth the wait. I've always loved animals, and over the years I've watched many documentaries. I'm in heaven! It is an intimate portrait of an elusive and majestic animal. Very few people had the pleasure of seeing it in its natural habitat, up close and personal. This film makes you feel like you're there. All of your senses are awakened. You can almost touch the leopard's fur and smell the African air. I wholeheartedly recommend this exquisitely executed DVD.
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Summary: Awesome, heart touching, lingers for days
Comment: A masterpiece any added word is a waist.
Best nature life I have seen ,best shoots ,unique commentating
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