ナショナルジオグラフィックのインスタグラム(natgeo) - 9月7日 23時38分

Photo by @beverlyjoubert Tune in to Nat Geo Wild’s Big Cat Week, from Sept 7 to 11, and learn more about how Nat Geo is working to save big cats.

Our goal as wildlife filmmakers has always been to tell stories intimate enough to engage viewers on a personal level–and this applies to our new project too. In Jade Eyed Leopard, we wanted to offer a unique glimpse at the formative years of one of Africa’s most elusive cats. The film presented us with a once-in-a-lifetime experience of shadowing the heroine of the story, Toto. Whether it was through deploying thermal night-vision technology to record rarely seen nighttime interactions with different species, or documenting her unusually powerful bond with her mother, we wanted to capture her passage toward adulthood in a really special way. Through stories like hers, we hope to motivate people to come to the aid of big cats–to help us preserve these creatures so that future generations will know that parts of the world are still wild. This has been our lifelong mission–and the motivation behind the National Geographic Big Cats Initiative. Ecosystems around the world rely on the presence of super-predators–if we lose them, entire ecosystems will face collapse, and the communities of people around them will feel the impact too. A film like this takes thousands of hours waiting patiently for those precious moments–but it is worth it if it helps to convince viewers to become ambassadors for conservation. #BigCatsInitiative #bigcatconservation #leopards #JadeEyedLeopard #BigCatWeek

Big cats worldwide are under threat. National Geographic celebrates the wonder of the world’s Big Cats with Nat Geo Wild’s Big Cat Week and funds protection of these amazing animals in the wild through the National Geographic Society’s Big Cats Initiative. You can help—find out more at our link in bio.

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