Working with national geographic and living as residents of botswana for the last 28 years, filmmakers dereck and beverly joubert have had their fair share of close calls while shooting wildlife footage in the african savannah. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. On the top of the heap, something catches your eye. In this national geographic program shot over the course of three years, filmmakers dereck and beverly joubert track the fascinating life of a young leopard named legadema, capturing the cubs childhood in the forests of botswana via flashback and following her through to adulthood. Photographs by beverly joubert, national geographic explorerinresidence and founder of the big cats initiative. Derek and beverly joubert archives africa geographic. The jouberts have made over 25 films for national geographic, published 11. While the video is not explicitly gory, viewer discretion is advised. Filmed by dereck and beverly joubert in hd, eye of the leopard is a. The eye focuses on the most powerful optical telescope in the world. The leopard is the most widespread member of the predator cat family, and can be found in africa south of the sahara, southern asia, and the far east. This is a clip from a 2006 national geographic documentary called eye of the leopard. Buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase.
Filmmakers dereck and beverly joubert started documenting. Jan 17, 2012 a leopards night vision is up to 7 times better than a humans, and its hearing is up to 5 times better. National geographic filmmakers dereck and beverly joubert have worked with dangerous wildlife in africa for years. Portrait of a leopard, panthera pardus, mombo, okavango delta, botswana photographic print by beverly joubert. The app is an interactive, multimedia experience that tells the story of a mother leopard and her cub named legadema, told from the point of view of awardwinning wildlife filmmakers, conservationists and national geographic. The life of one small leopard from a cub right until the brink of adulthood, as she emerges as a huntress in botswanas mombo region of the okavango delta. May 07, 20 filmed by dereck and beverly joubert in hd, eye of the leopard is a unique view of her life as a young leopard, as she grows up in one of the best leopards regions of the world, a place called. To survive the dangers on the plains, legadema must learn quickly to hunt and avoid the constant threat of predators. Portrait of a leopard, panthera pardus, mombo, okavango.
Face to face with lions beverly joubert, dereck joubert. A few days ago i tuned in national geographic wild to see eye of the leopard. You have seconds to capture on film this wonder of the wild, with its exotic spotted fur, so prized by hunters. About eye of the leopard show national geographic channel. Dereck writes, directs and shoots their documentary films, while beverly.
Sep 15, 2009 dereck joubert national geographic filmmakers dereck and beverly joubert have worked with dangerous wildlife in africa for years. Leopard territories vary greatly, from 4sqkm 100sqkm depending on type of. National geographic explorersinresidence dereck and beverly joubert take you closer to youre crouched in the african brush, camera at the ready. Apr 18, 2011 derek e beverly joubert hanno vissuto per anni negli angoli piu remoti e selvaggi del continente africano realizzando alcuni dei piu bei documentari per il national geographic. The last lions is a 2011 african nature documentary film by national geographic society, videotaped and directed by dereck and beverly joubert. Big cats have been the subject of a huge amount of documentary films over the. Photograph by joel sartore, national geographic photo ark.
The last lions 2011 documentary by dereck and beverly. The jouberts have made over 25 films for national geographic, published 11 books, half a dozen scientific papers, and have written many articles for the national geographic magazine. They have produced more than 20 awardwinning films, as well as if the eye expresses life and soul and what lives inside, leopards are the eye of africa, linked through a connective nerve directly to what this. Shifting away from his usual police procedurals and swedish glums, mankell turns to. Aug 12, 2014 narrated by british actor jeremy irons, this is a comingofage story about dikeledi, a somewhat clumsy male leopard struggling to get the hang of, well, being a leopard. Lost pet, reads the flyer, with a phone number below. Nature documentary narrated by jeremy irons and published by national. Eye of the leopard is a 2006 nature documentary film by national geographic channel that shows the journey, life, and growth of a young leopard cub named legadema. Another beautiful film by dereck and beverly joubert, eye of the leopard is.
Jun 27, 2015 like fossey and goodall, the work of national geographic filmmaker and explorerinresidence and cofounder of the great plains conservation, dereck joubert, together with his partner in the wild, beverly joubert, is exactly that reminder. Beverly joubert is also an acclaimed photographer and her international. Filmed by dereck and beverly joubert in hd, eye of the leopard is a unique view of her life as a young leopard, as she grows up in one of the best leopards regions of the world, a place called. An amur leopard panthera pardus orientalis, a subspecies of leopard, photographed at omahas henry doorly zoo and aquarium in nebraska. Eye of a jedi, 15, g dam by elusive quality, 2nd dam by sadlers wells, 4x4 mr. Eye of the leopard is the sire of 3 dams of 3 named foals of racing age, 0 rnrs 0%, 0 wnrs 0%, 0 2yo wnrs 0%, 0. In this weeks 10 questions, dereck presents a whole new law of nature see question 8, through his.
With fewer than 25,000 wild lions now left on earth, the authors make a passionate plea to young readers to take an active role in securing a future for these magnificent creatures. The husbandandwife duo, who have a new film, game of lions, premiering on nat geo wild in december, talk to co. Watch a leopard on foot live from the sabi sand, greater kruger national park, south africa. Derek and beverly joubert do another outstanding film, i liked it immensely. Their awardwinning documentaries include eye of the leopard. Most cats are good climbers, but the clouded leopard is near the top of its class. It is a handmade flyer with a xeroxed photograph of what appears to be a leopard. They have produced more than 20 awardwinning films, as well as some of the most beautiful wildlife photography in existence, and their conservation efforts have included establishing game reserves and regrowing rain forests. The film is narrated by jeremy irons, who also voiced scar in disneys 1994 animated film the lion king. Sep 21, 2011 leopards are one of the most geographically widespread big cats. Mar 25, 2011 their new wildlife documentary the last lions follows a lioness and her three cubs throught the african wetlands.
Let national geographic explorersinresidence dereck and beverly joubert bring you closer to the power and majesty of the regal african lion. Derek and beverly joubert acclaimed filmmakers gored by buffalo in botswana awardwinning filmmakers dereck and beverly joubert were gored by a buffalo on thursday night in the okavango delta, botswana. I had never seen a documentary like eye of the leopard. The film premiered at the palm springs international film festival in january 2011 1 and was released in select theaters on february 18, 2011. Find art you love and shop highquality art prints, photographs, framed artworks and posters at. If the eye expresses life and soul and what lives inside, leopards are the eye of africa, linked through a connective nerve directly to what this continent means and symbolizes. The jouberts have made over 40 films for national geographic, published 15 books, half a dozen scientific papers, and have written many articles for the national geographic magazine. In the late 1990s i was an avid watcher of africam on the web. Dereck joubert national geographic filmmakers dereck and beverly joubert have worked with dangerous wildlife in africa for years. Beverly joubert is also an acclaimed photographer and her international exhibitions have further helped to raise awareness for the plight of big cats across the world. Hellion television documentary distribution and marketing. Release of eye of the leopard app national geographic. Inspiring african wildlife photo exhibition by legendary. Eye of the leopard dereck and beverly joubert follow the life of legadema, a young leopard in the mombo region of botswana.
Eye of the leopard available in dvd ship this item this item is available online through marketplace sellers. Dereck joubert believe the next 10 years are critical to. It was really both a documentary and a deeply moving drama about a leopard presented in a way that leaves one quite breathless. Create about how they tell the joyous and heartbreaking stories of africas big. Experience the cycle of life as seen through the eyes of the african floodplains most feared predators as national geographic takes viewers on a spectacular, highdefinition voyage the likes of. Read more about the last lions in the washington post article filmmakers dereck and beverly joubert chronicle africas last lions.