National Geographic Documentaries
The Phantom Cat
2011 • E79 Dec 14, 2011 45m
The jaguar, the third largest feline in the world, is one of South America's most beautiful and iconic animals. But it is rarely seen, let alone filmed. This program is the very first in-depth portrayal of wild jaguars - an unprecedented look at their hunting, mating and family life amidst the exquisite, reflective landscape of the flooded grasslands of the Brazilian Pantanal. But it is also the story of wildlife filmmaker Christian Baumeister in his desperate search of the charismatic cat and his efforts to record their secret world.