The Big Cat Man: An Autobiography [Hardcover]

The Big Cat Man  wildlife autobiography of Jonathan Scott, holiday reads and travel literature, including the BBCs Big Cat Diary, Paramounts Wild Things, and Elephant Diaries. Also included are photographs and illustrations by Jonathan and Angela Scott, plus coverage of the Maasai Mara and Serengeti, Antarctica, and travels to India and Bhutan.This new autobiography by wildlife celebrity Jonathan Scott celebrates the extraordinary life of one of the worlds most popular wildlife presenters and photographers. From his childhood on a Berkshire farm in the UK to his rise to international fame as a presenter on the Big Cat Diary, one of the BBC Natural History Units most popular and long-running wildlife series, Jonathan Scott has lived a life that many people can only dream about.Following a degree in Zoology he travels 6,000 miles overland to Africa, where he becomes first a wildlife artist and then a safari guide in the Maasai Mara. His experience allows him to write his first major book, The Marsh Lions, followed by The Leopards Tale. At the same time, his TV career is launched when he becomes a presenter on the long-running American series Wild Kingdom.Over the years Jonathans observations of wildlife prompt him to reflect on his own life, revealing a side to his character that he has struggled to overcome since childhood. Aged nearly forty, he finally finds peace through meeting and marrying his wife, Angela, and together with her two children they go on to prove you can mix domestic life and an adventurous career when you share a love of family and wilderness, art and photography.From their base in Kenya Jonathan and Angela travel to Antarctica, a continent which grips them no less than their adopted homeland, followed in later years by travels to India and Bhutan. Throughout, the call of Africa always draws them home, but Africa and the rest of the world are under siege from the tide of humanity that threatens to snuff out the last wild places.Having travelóT