Jonathan Scott (zoologist)
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Jonathan Scott is an English
zoologist and wildlife photographer specializing in African wildlife. He spends much of his time in the Masai Mara
National Game Reserve in southwest Kenya
and the Serengeti National Park
in northern Tanzania
.
He and his wife Angie, who is also a wildlife photographer, have traveled the world to film wildlife for a number of projects, including segments for Wild Things (Paramount Productions) and the series Elephant Diaries, for which he worked with the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. Much of their work focuses on big cats, though they also enjoy spending time with the Maasai herdsmen and their families who live in the Masai Mara.
Jonathan has been resident naturalist at various camps in Africa, narrated episodes of Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, is co-presenter of the BBC programme Big Cat Diary
(for which Angie acts as spotter and still photographer), guest lectured on the Explorer (an Antarctic expedition cruise ship), wrote the text and took the photographs for his book The Leopard's Tale, and sells limited edition prints of his own pen and ink drawings.
He was named Wildlife Photographer of the Year
in 1987 and received the Cherry Kearton Medal from the Royal Geographical Society
in 1994; in 1996 he was awarded an African Travel and Tourism Association Award. Angie also won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition in 2002, making them the only couple to have both won individually.
He and Angie have a son, David, and a daughter, Alia.
As stated above, Scott is a co-host of Big Cat Diary. Along with other zoologists, Scott tracks down and documents the lives of several big cats. His co-host Simon King documents the lives of the Marsh Pride lions (currently led by dominant male Clawed and Romeo) and the life of a solo female lioness, Bibi, who recently had cubs but was shunned from the Marsh Pride. During all this Scott documented the cheetah Kike with her 3 nine month old cubs while Saba Douglas-Hamilton
documented the lives of leopard Bella and her two cubs (Chui and un-named female)
England
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zoologist and wildlife photographer specializing in African wildlife. He spends much of his time in the Masai Mara
Masai Mara
The Maasai Mara National Reserve is a large game reserve in south-western Kenya, which is effectively the northern continuation of the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania...
National Game Reserve in southwest Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
and the Serengeti National Park
Serengeti National Park
The Serengeti National Park is a large national park in Serengeti area, Tanzania. It is most famous for its annual migration of over one and a half million white bearded wildebeest and 250,000 zebra...
in northern Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
.
He and his wife Angie, who is also a wildlife photographer, have traveled the world to film wildlife for a number of projects, including segments for Wild Things (Paramount Productions) and the series Elephant Diaries, for which he worked with the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. Much of their work focuses on big cats, though they also enjoy spending time with the Maasai herdsmen and their families who live in the Masai Mara.
Jonathan has been resident naturalist at various camps in Africa, narrated episodes of Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, is co-presenter of the BBC programme Big Cat Diary
Big Cat Diary
Big Cat Diary, also known as Big Cat Week or Big Cat Live, is a long-running nature documentary series on BBC television which follows the lives of African big cats in Kenya's Maasai Mara. The first series, broadcast on BBC One in 1996, was developed and jointly produced by Keith Scholey, who would...
(for which Angie acts as spotter and still photographer), guest lectured on the Explorer (an Antarctic expedition cruise ship), wrote the text and took the photographs for his book The Leopard's Tale, and sells limited edition prints of his own pen and ink drawings.
He was named Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Wildlife Photographer of the Year is an annual international wildlife photography competition owned by the Natural History Museum and BBC Wildlife. Its sponsored name is currently Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year...
in 1987 and received the Cherry Kearton Medal from the Royal Geographical Society
Royal Geographical Society
The Royal Geographical Society is a British learned society founded in 1830 for the advancement of geographical sciences...
in 1994; in 1996 he was awarded an African Travel and Tourism Association Award. Angie also won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition in 2002, making them the only couple to have both won individually.
He and Angie have a son, David, and a daughter, Alia.
As stated above, Scott is a co-host of Big Cat Diary. Along with other zoologists, Scott tracks down and documents the lives of several big cats. His co-host Simon King documents the lives of the Marsh Pride lions (currently led by dominant male Clawed and Romeo) and the life of a solo female lioness, Bibi, who recently had cubs but was shunned from the Marsh Pride. During all this Scott documented the cheetah Kike with her 3 nine month old cubs while Saba Douglas-Hamilton
Saba Douglas-Hamilton
Saba Iassa Douglas-Hamilton is a Kenyan wildlife conservationist and television presenter.-Early life:Born on a farm near Naivasha in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya, she is the daughter of zoologist, Iain Douglas-Hamilton and Oria Douglas-Hamilton née Rocco. Saba means "seven" in Swahili...
documented the lives of leopard Bella and her two cubs (Chui and un-named female)