One female leopard seeks an uninterested mate, while another navigates the challenges of pregnancy.
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TRANSCRIPT
Asleep or just playing dead.
Either way, he has a determined seductress.
It's hot, he's tired, and he's just not in the mood.
Once she conceives, she'll have nothing more to do with him.
Perhaps that's reason enough for him to oblige this one last time.
Being a stud in the leopard world, is not all it's cracked up to be.
On the far side of Senatla's territory, one of his courtships has finally paid off.
This female named Sephiri is pregnant with his cubs.
She needs all the rest she can get.
And there's not much chance of that among these forest creatures.
Birds hate leopards, and they make a point of telling them that whenever they see them.
Her solitary days will soon be a thing of the past, and the next time we see her, noisy birds will be the least of her worries.