They rescue, rehabilitate, and release various animals, tolerate some who make pests of themselves, shoot to scare rather than kill a potentially homicidal hippo, fight poachers, and Kobus is much distressed when he shoots a rampaging elephant to save himself. The half of The Wilderness Family that was originally issued as Mahlangeni covers the Krugers’ 11 years at the station in vignettes often centered on their relationships with local wildlife. $25.95.īehind The Wilderness Family, The Daily Coyote, The Parrot Who Thought She Was A Dog, and an entire genre of similar books which since 1960 have reshaped public opinion about wildlife, stands the ghost of George Adamson and the influence of Pat O’Neill, a Kenyan who later inherited the Broadlands equine stud farm near Cape Town, South Africa, and converted it into the Kalu Animal Trust. Of Parrots & People, by Mira Tweti Penguin Group USA (375 Hudson St., New York, NY 10014), 2008. The Parrot Who Thought She Was A Dog, by Nancy Ellis-Bell Harmony Books (c/o Random House, 1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019), 2008. The Daily Coyote, by Shreve Stockton Simon & Schuster, 1230 Ave. (Beth Clifton collage) Four older books offer current lessons: The Wilderness Family: At Home with Africa’s Wildlife by Kobie Kruger Ballantine Books (c/o Random House, 299 Park Ave., New York, NY 10171), 2001.
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