Gerrit quickly fills the role of protector for Bapsie and his odd assortment of
friends and being a leopard means that he is well suited to the task.
Gerrit had been around the bush for some time and decides to have a big
adventure with the others instead of spending his days lazing in shady patches
and watching the antelope graze the bush.
He can be very cantankerous, but at the same time he is an exceptionally loyal
friend, going so far as to risk life and limb for his little friends. The good
thing is that, because he knows the bush so well, Gerrit has many friends in
places you wouldn’t expect and these animals end up being in the right place at
the right time to lend a helping paw to Bapsie and the gang.