There is an extraordinary cat in this forest. The ultimate predator. A silent and often invisible killer. Every leopard has unique markings, but this one has a small round spot to the right of her nose, between the two solid whisker lines. This will always distinguish her from the others. This is the story of Legadema, a jewel of the forest, who reflects in the shine of her eyes all the experiences of a life running a gauntlet of death from her very first day.

Her story through the Eye of the Leopard. This is her place, these flooded marsh lands of a place called Mombo in Botswana's Okavango delta. It is Africa's garden of Eden, with fertile floodplains filled with nutrients and greenery. It is the very best leopard territory you can imagine, and this is where Legadema must carve out a place for herself, defend her space and disappear in the mosaic of the swamp and bush. There is another leopard here, resting comfortably in the warm embrace of an ancient baobab tree. Leopards have climbed this same tree for over 500 years, generation after generation. But now, this leopard is queen here.