Hunting With the Moon: The Lions of Savuti [Hardcover]

Dereck Joubert (Author), Beverly Joubert (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1997

Photographs and brief descriptions depict how lions in Botswana hunt and kill thieir prey at night.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

This book is the spectacular culmination of over 20 years' work by the Jouberts, who have won numerous awards and honors for their documentary films. In the late 1970s, they began an intense study of lions in the Savuti (an area of approximately 200 square miles that is part of the Chobe National Park in Botswana). Adventuresome in spirit, the Jouberts tackled the additional challenge of observing and documenting lion behavior at night, noticing several differences in behavior from the more traditional East Africa lion studies. Male lions, for example, participate in kills rather than scavenging off the kills of lionesses. They also documented the ongoing and forceful battles between lions and hyenas. Their book is breathtakingly illustrated with only a small number of photos they have taken over the years. Readers will come away with a new appreciation for rapidly disappearing wilderness areas and the wild creatures that inhabit them. Highly recommended.?Edell Marie Schaefer, Brookfield P.L., Wis.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 168 pages
• Publisher: National Geographic (September 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0792270207
• ISBN-13: 978-0792270201
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 10.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,117,943 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #22 in Books > History > Africa > Botswana

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful supplement, February 11, 2001

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Kellyannl (Bronx, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hunting With the Moon: The Lions of Savuti (Hardcover)

No nature video collection is complete without at least two or three of the Joubert's works on the wildlife of Botswana, and this book complements their video work wonderfully.

The major focus of their work has been the elephants and lions of Botswana, but the book is a good overall view of the wildlife of the Savuti area. Fans of the videos will enjoy the memories they share, such as their agonizing but ultimately correct decision to let Tau the cub fend for himself and the day they gave Ntchwaidumela his name.

It is not always an easy read. Their subjects have not always fared well - in particular they painfully inform us that all but one of the adult male lions in their study group, including the five who starred in their two lion movies, have since been killed by hunters. Their annotated field notes, "The African Diaries", also in print, is largely about how this situation has forced them to take time away from behind the camera to be active in politics.

But this work is largely about happier days and the making of some classic videos. The still photographs within make this book worthy of becoming a classic itself.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Book Every One Should Read., February 17, 2001

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Tom Harvey (Basingstoke,U.K) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hunting With the Moon: The Lions of Savuti (Hardcover)

This book is one of the best I have ever read.Extremely detailed and imformative,with excellent photography,I read it from cover to cover,every single word,without putting it down once! But then again, lions are my passion,so I suppose I'm slightly bias. For anyone even remotely interested in wildlife,this book is a must. No bookshelf is complete without it. Hunting With The Moon has some clear messages.How much longer can we tolerate the shooting of prime adult male lions for sport?For every male lion shot,effectively between 5 and 14 lions actually die.I personally think this is terrible,and I am glad people such as Dereck and Beverly Joubert make it their business to do something about it.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Marvelous Book!, December 26, 2000

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Yan Gluzberg (East Brunswick, New Jersey USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hunting With the Moon: The Lions of Savuti (Hardcover)

This book is a joy to browse through, to read and to admire the photographs. Every page shows the author's passion towards the lions of Savuti, a magical and wild place in Northern Botswana. Derek and Beverly Joubert spend years in that place filming and photographing lions and other denizens of this wilderness. The book is proliferated with exceptional photographs of lions interacting with other animals. We see lions hunting, resting, playing and communicating with each other. There is a series of unique photographs portraying lions killing an elephant calf. There is a great photograph of a running lioness during a hunt, an aerial photograph of a running buffalo herd. I can go on and on. You get the drift. The text is interesting and at times seems almost poetic. "Hunting with the Moon" is one of a few must-have books for a true lover of African wildlife. In other words, great book!