Roho - the fierce loner

Artist: Ratnadwip Saha Medium: Photography Edition: 31/31 Roho, meaning 'the spirit', is a legendary leopard boy in Masai Mara. He is a loner with a strong instinct growing powerful each day. I met Roho on the very first safari in Masai Mara, while he was hunting a mongoose. Though being young enough and orphan, Roho's willpower and strength to face the roughness of the wild could easily be seen in his eyes and movements. His mother Lorain was killed by the lions few months back and since then, Roho has been struggling everyday. His age is not more than 15 months when I first saw him. I love and adore his capacity of not accepting defeat. I met him twice more during this trip and ever...View all