I adopted little Mbegu last October when I went to visit the Shelrick Elephant orphanage, in Naroibi, Kenya. I received an email report each month about her progress. This month I was so delighted to receive this one. “Our Mini Read More …
I arrived at Macushla House in Nairobi, and staff welcomed me back. It was my sixth visit and I was looking forward to their hospitality. I love Macushla because I can feed giraffes from a high platform just up the Read More …
I had the great privilege to meet Dr Jane Goodall at a private dinner in Sydney. I was so inspired by her, I decided to publish a book about her orphan chimps at the Ngamba Chimp Sanctuary in Uganda. It Read More …
A young African said, “Would you like to walk with lions?” I said “Yes”, then thought of a hundred questions I wanted to ask him – how many, how big, how dangerous and for how long? All these questions were Read More …
It was many years before I managed to photograph the delicate little dik-dik in the bushlands of Africa. These tiny 30 cm high animals are so timid they run as soon as the jeep stops. But I can find them Read More …
Great fun at St Kevin’s Catholic school at Dee Why with the fabulous librarian Kirsty O’Rourke. Each child had a zebra mask to celebrate the arrival of the new Ziggy the Zebra book. I’ve seen hundreds of Burchell zebras on Read More …
Early one morning my Maasi guide discovered a lioness and her two cubs. She was protecting her wildebeest kill by hiding it under a large tree. On the second day we saw a large male walking in her direction. This Read More …
One morning at Rekero Camp I woke up to the sounds of a pride of lions close to camp. Their roaring is so loud. After one lion finished his performance another would return the call on the other side of Read More …
I had the pleasure of watching little baby elephants at the David Sheldrick Orphanage having a great time sloshing around in the mud. They were slipping and sliding over each other and having a wrestle. One was just happy Read More …
At Rekero Camp, elephants wandered through the camp every night and one stopped to eat the leaves on a bush next to my tent. Now, it’s a bit scary to wake up and hear something very large munching on the Read More …