NOVA · SEASON 26
Leopards of the Night with David Attenborough
Episode 9 · 1998-12-01

- Documentary
Episode overview
Night stalkers by nature, leopards are observed both by night and day, using state-of-the-art camera equipment, to reveal never before seen hunting behavior. Filmed in the Luangua Valley in Zambia, Leopard reveals the challenges and dangers faced daily by these beautiful animals. Shadowed by hungry hyenas in pursuit of leftovers, and stalked by lumbering crocodiles hoping to tackle a lone leopard on a kill, how can they hope to challenge such beasts?
55 minutes
Season 26 episodes
1. Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude1998-10-06
2. Chasing El Nino1998-10-13
3. Terror In Space1998-10-27
4. Special Effects: Titanic and Beyond1998-11-03
5. Deadly Shadow of Vesuvius1998-11-10
6. Ice Mummies: Frozen in Heaven (1)1998-11-24
7. Ice Mummies: Siberian Ice Maiden (2)1998-11-24
8. Ice Mummies: Return of the Iceman (3)1998-11-24
9. Leopards of the Night with David Attenborough1998-12-01
10. The Perfect Pearl1998-12-29
11. The Beast of Loch Ness1999-01-12
12. Submarines, Secrets, and Spies1999-01-19
13. Everest: The Mystery of Mallory and Irvin1999-10-06
14. Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Fire (1)1999-02-16
15. Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Car Crash (2)1999-02-16
16. Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Plane Crash (3)1999-02-17
17. Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Abandon Ship (4)1999-02-17
18. Battle Alert in the Gulf1999-02-23
19. Volcanoes of the Deep1999-03-30
20. Surviving AIDS1999-04-06