After our visit with one lion, two lionesses and several scattered bones, Dixon drove off down the red dirt road, heading back to the lodge and our waiting vehicles. It was the last drive, our last morning in Kruger. I … Continue reading
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I said last week I would write about the black rhino, but he’s going to have to wait for the elephants. I don’t know which of the animals I saw in South Africa is my favorite. The large are dangerous. … Continue reading
The term “Big Five” is tossed around by camera-safari tourists, but the phrase has more sinister origins. Big game hunters named these animals, as they were the most dangerous to hunt and the most difficult to kill. Lions are unwilling … Continue reading
My husband likes to remind me that hippos kill more people in Africa than any other animal. A sliver of my right-brained mind likes facts and statistics to be proven, although statistics can lie depending on comparators, sample size and … Continue reading