In Zambia, the Lure of the Leopard From: The Washington Post | Date: December 13, 1992| Author: | Copyright 1992 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

Once it was dark we began the search, our spotlight sweeping the trees as the pickup slowly penetrated the bush. We had left our lodge in Zambia's South Luangwa National Park late in the afternoon, following tracks in the sand along the bank of the Luangwa River.

A night game drive is an eerie experience, the green of the animals' eyes suddenly punctuating the dark. We had already been lucky: As well as the expected impalas, we had spotted a sleek lioness, known as Ginger to our guides, basking in the sun on a sandbar. She had not been seen for some time, and rangers feared she had ...

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