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The Life of Big African Cats: A Photographic Safari

by Cheryl A. Warren

22 pages; Saddle stitched; illustrated children's book; catalogue #07-2265; ISBN 1-4251-5177-9; US$11.50, C$13.23, EUR8.97, £5.94

A glimpse into the lives of two species of "Big African Cats": the cheetah and the lion. The cycle of life must be unbroken for all the world to survive. Big cats are top predators and without them, life as we know it would not be possible.

About the Book

This visually stunning book provides children a brief glimpse into the life of some of the most and least successful predators on the planet. This story takes place on the African Continent in three countries: South Africa, the United Republic of Tanzania and Botswana. The Africans have created large game parks, like Kruger National Park that is the size of Massachusetts, to preserve these magnificent animals along with all the other creatures that are integral to the cycle of life. Inside the park, people are not allowed to leave their cars, except in designated areas because the parks are the animals' homes where they roam freely. If a person leaves their vehicle, the animals perceive them as food and could attack. Vehicles make wonderful blinds for taking fabulous photographs. Without such conservation efforts, the large cats would probably be extinct by now since they compete with man for food. Ensuring their survival is critical to ensuring the survival of all other African animals and maybe even mankind. Nature is only in balance when the cycle of life goes unbroken. Some animals serve as a food source (prey) while others regulate their numbers (predators). Predators, like the big African cats, are crucial to maintaining the unbroken circle life. If the cats are not alive and well, then other species will exceed the boundaries of their habitat and begin to starve as they over populate. Conservation is the only way to ensure the survival of the planet.

About the Author

Cheryl A. Warren (Cheri) has been making images since high school. Her main passion is capturing the earth and all of its inhabitants as accurately as possible to show their behaviors for all to enjoy. She sees sharing these images with all who are interested to be one small way she can help improve the chances of our species survival and to interest others in the fight of conservation. She along with her photographer husband John D. Warren, Jr. travels the planet to capture life as it exists today; whether below the sea or on land. Currently her favorite places are all of Africa and any where it's warm under the ocean! A portion of the proceeds from her work are donated back to conservation efforts.