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beccic's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Absolutely loved this! Anyone who loves wildlife and learning about wildlife will enjoy this book. Both Delia and Mark write in a way that is very easy to read. I felt like I could really relate to this one and it brought me right back to the summer I spent in South Africa.
Delia and Mark Owen take a massive risk, saying goodbye to their lives in America, to embark on the experience of a lifetime in the Botswanan bush, which turns into their lifes work. You'll meet Lions, Hyena, Jackles, Hornbills and many more. A really good insight into how the world of wildlife research works. You'll feel the passion, the fear, the love and the awe of both the authors as they learn about their new four-legged friends, and may even shed a few tears with them too.
Delia and Mark Owen take a massive risk, saying goodbye to their lives in America, to embark on the experience of a lifetime in the Botswanan bush, which turns into their lifes work. You'll meet Lions, Hyena, Jackles, Hornbills and many more. A really good insight into how the world of wildlife research works. You'll feel the passion, the fear, the love and the awe of both the authors as they learn about their new four-legged friends, and may even shed a few tears with them too.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Death
ajlewis2's review against another edition
5.0
This is a riveting adventure story. Mark and Delia write different chapters which is so great to get the feel of both of them as they go through so many trials and experience the animals who live in the Kalahari desert near the site they chose to camp in. They took great notes, because the stories are very rich in details. It seems that they became a quiet part of the environment such that they could observe the life going on around them. I loved that the book is so well written that I could be immersed in the stories. There is a lot of action and the chapters are fairly short making it an easy read. There is a lot of sadness in this book, but also so much to fill one with wonder. This was such an enjoyable way for me to learn about an ecology that I will not encounter.
bract4813mypacksnet's review against another edition
5.0
Scientists with the souls of poets who can write well. Who love what they are doing. Love the land and its animal inhabitants. What more can you ask for?
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