The Leopard that changed its spots

United Kingdom, 1985

TV show
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Episode of Series “Survival Anglia Wildlife Series”.
David Niven narrates the remarkable story of three year-old Harriet, a female leopard and her relationship with conservationist Billy Arjan Singh, who had raised her from a cub. Returning to the wild of her own accord, Harriet mates with a wild leopard but rears her two cubs in a tree house, built for her by Billy at Tiger Haven, until she moves them back to the jungle after a few weeks. A moving testament to a beautiful and fascinating creature whose natural habitat is being eroded by a land-hungry human population.

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Credits

producer

Colin Willock

production company

Anglia Television

Duration

00:52:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1985

Appears in

Survival Anglia Wildlife Series

Group of items

Survival Anglia Wildlife Series

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

304553

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Leopards

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Television

Television → Television programs

Television → Television programs → Television programs - Great Britain

Television → Television series

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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