A One-Sided Game of Hide-and-Seek
Wild animals are such characters. In their own environment, they are at home, and we are the visitors. On safari, most animals don’t even...
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Communicating with the (Wild Animal) Locals
I had just gotten to another fabulous safari lodge in Botswana. I walked to the room (my bags had already been brought there by the...
Here...Kitty, Kitty!
When you’re on safari, most of the animals (even the lions) don’t really care much that you are there. They go about their business,...
"Spotting" a Leopard at Work
Spotting a leopard in the wild in Africa can be a rare occurrence, but when you do come across one of them it often makes for an...
Leaping Leopards! That’s a Big Cat up in the Tree!
On my first safari, once we had our first leopard sighting we saw leopards often. After some days of seeing a carcass in a tree we knew...
Why You Should Always Be Nice to Elephants
There's a saying that elephants remember everything. I had never given that saying much thought or wondered where that belief originated...
Reflections on an African Sunset
Many people have said, and rightfully so, that there is no better sunset than those in Africa. The colors in the sky as the sun goes down...
Owl Things Considered, Another Great Sighting
On my first safari trip, one of the camps was considered a water camp. I didn’t understand at the time that meant it was known for...
Falling for Victoria Falls
On my first safari trip, I stayed in three camps in Botswana and then made the (short) trek to Zimbabwe to see Victoria Falls. I was told...
Who Couldn't Love That Face?
It might have been one of the creepiest faces I've ever stared into. The bloodied face of an African wild dog, and so many of them that...
Queens on Their Throne
I'm not a cat person. I like dogs. I got to see both while on safari. The wild dogs always gave us a great show with their hunts. But the...
Lounging on the Boardwalk
On my very first day on safari, I saw nearly everything I had ever hoped to see. We saw elephants on the way from the airstrip to the...
A Majestic Profile Fit For a Queen (of the Wild)
If you asked me for an accurate profile (pun intended!) of a lion when I was younger (and way before my first safari), I wouldn't have...
Friends Forever (Until They Get Eaten)
Look at these two! I image them as teenagers who met one day out in the bush and developed a life-long friendship. Were they sharing the...
I Didn’t Mean to Hang With That Boomslang
By the time I got to my third camp on that safari trip, I thought I was prepared for seeing the animals in camp. In fact, at the previous...
The Lion's Share of the Lion's Stare
So many people ask me if I was scared seeing the wildlife in Africa up close. Never once, I tell them. For the most part, the animals...
Botswana Marks the Spot(s)
When I finally decided the time was right to go on safari, I followed the advice of more experienced safari travelers and decided on...
Who Let the Dogs Out?
They're not regular "dogs" by any means. Whether you call them wild dogs, painted dogs, spotted dogs, or anything else, they bear little...
Now That's Using Your Head!
Elephants don't have hands. It's true. I'm not even sure an elephant can push something with one of its legs...it may not have the...
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