Dehradun, Aug. 3 -- The solitary wild cat

All Around the World with the Most Travelled Indian

The Lion, as iconic as it is, is not the only big cat of Africa, as this land also has the stealthy Leopard, the superfast Cheetah and the medium sized Caracal, Serval and even the rare African Golden Cat. I have had the good fortune to see and photograph all these beautiful beasts in the wild (baring the Golden Cat that lives in western & central Africa) and I have been particularly lucky with lions and leopards of East & South Africa, not so much with the other four. My major cat regret so far is not to see a cheetah in full speed chasing its prey, since I have only seen them feed on one thus far.

I have also viewed both lions and leopards s...