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Archives for October 2017

A swimming lion grapples with the problems of unrequited love

19 October 2017 by Simon Barnes 5 Comments

Grownup lions don’t run for fun And six gorgeous lionesses were galloping across the lion-coloured sand in the far side of the Luangwa River. I watched. So did a young male lion on a sandbank nearby. Both of us enthralled. Poor fella. He had picked up some kind of wound or infection: the life of… [Read More]

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How to eat a meal as tall as yourself

18 October 2017 by Simon Barnes 2 Comments

You’d think that the more time you spend looking at wildlife, and especially, the more time you spend watching wildlife in the same place, the sooner you’d reach capacity. Seen everything, done everything, watched the place dry. But of course, it’s the complete opposite: the more you observe the ordinary, the more capable you become… [Read More]

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A visit to the lost park of the Luangwa Valley

16 October 2017 by Simon Barnes 5 Comments

Luambe is the lost park: the Luangwa Valley’s secret garden. It lies between South Luangwa National Park and North Luangwa National Park in Zambia: a small patch of land I remembered as a place rich and meaningful even by the standards of the Valley. I had seen elands and lions when I was there last:… [Read More]

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Scream and scream again, you morning screamers…

14 October 2017 by Simon Barnes 4 Comments

How strange it always is, that first waking in the Luangwa Valley, those few minutes between sleeping and doing as the first grey light hits the sky. I was in bed but the life outside would not wait: and as always it was like being home and not recognising a soul, like being back in… [Read More]

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