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Lion Mating: She’s the Boss
Life is not always easy for the King. When a lion receives his mating call to duty, he is required to muster up all the stamina he has to satisfy his lioness.…
Jackson’s Chameleon: Love at First Sight
When I travel to Africa and meet my guides for the first time, one of the first questions they ask is, What are you hoping to see? Expecting to hear leopard,…
Battle of Life and Death in South Luangwa
On an evening game drive in the Nsefu sector of South Luangwa National Park, we came across a very unusual and emotional sighting. Down on the dry riverbed, a…
New Beginnings
"If all you can do is crawl, start crawling." —Rumi What better way to bring in a new year than to celebrate some of the little lives I have been privileged…
Ode to Hummingbird by Pablo Neruda
The hummingbird in flight is a water-spark... There is something very special about the hummingbird. These small, flying jewels are unlike any other birds.…
The Chimpanzees of Fauna: Seeing Past the Bars
This post has been updated since it previously appeared in 2014. For the past four and a half years I have been fortunate to volunteer my time photographing…
Binky and the Mirror: Reflections on a Courageous Chimpanzee
If Binky had been born in the wild he would have stayed with his Mother, nursing, for up to five years. Then he would have hung around a few more years…
