幼豹成長記 P14 - 幼豹成長記.UMMU.NET_14

Machima站在另一棵樹的樹枝上,盯著Kunga走 Machima盯著Kunga走 Kunga走了 Machima盯著Kunga走 Orange light reflects off the large lens of the camera A crew member closes one eye as he looks through it You know that he's gonna go out there and he's gonna be successful He's a big Strong boy and you take comforts in that Dakunga walks alone across a vast grassy plain With Dakunga departing This unique window into a family life of leopards was over In a time lapse Clouds pass under the sun The sky darkens On a new day, sunlight shines on a picturesque landscape A vast green field with clusters of lush trees and bushes I don't think anybody could be part of this and not be changed By the experiences that we share In her den, Mochima licks a tiny new cub Spending two and a half years filming with these leopards Has given me a different view on our lives Mochima walks with Kuchira and Dakunga Leopards lounge on a downed tree There's something pure about the life they live It's very uncluttered and uncomplicated And I think if I could be more like that in my life It would be a good thing They lie on the branches, one with its legs straddling it Behind them the sky glows with a golden hue In a time lapse, the sun sets some distance beyond a tall termite mound Stars rotate in the night sky as clouds pass Elsewhere the sun looms large as it rises A couple of months after we stopped following Mochima Noah called me And said that he had found her Noah and Greg stare downwards with solemn expressions Lying In the forest line, dead Brad stands with them Gazing down with a tense crease in his brow He looks away and parts his lips slightly Mochima lies motionless in the grass Flies buzz around her corpse Greg and Noah step away Brad remains The irony of only being able to touch her once she was dead He gently strokes her spotted fur Was Terrible One of the hardest moments I've had to deal with He crouches beside her body As seeing a cat that I got to know and love so much Gone Brad regards Mochima with a furrowed brow He rises and steps away I can never be certain as to what happened to her But These animals have very sharp short lives And hers was exceptional We were just lucky enough to witness a part of it Mist blankets the delta Long shadows from the trees stretch across the landscape After Mochima's death It was as though our world had completely emptied out