Baby elephants, it is hard not to love them! I mean, the human toddler-like playfulness, the short legs, and that little trunk! Akin to the most hairless of hairless apes (mmmm, hairless apes), baby elephants are completely dependent on Ma elephant.  Ma makes sure that Junior is...

Part 1 of this orphaned baby elephant blog can be found here. After three flights covering three continents I was finally at The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. Time to see some wee elephants and to meet my elephant-son, Rapa. Upon entering the orphanage, we were told...

Scenario:  you have decided to live life on your own swashbuckling terms.  That means no more time is going to pass henceforth with items on your bucket-list going unfulfilled.  It is time for you to go and do something awesome that you have always...

Some nature-boys/girls cut their scientific-teeth by going to live with chimps, gorillas, wolves, or even hyenas.  I have no scientific teeth, or teeth of any kind, to explain why I went native with a crew of Canadian geese, but it sure as hell happened. In...

I like big snakes and I cannot lie! I like the idea of big snakes lurking in their nature habitats.  I like the idea of big snakes constricting the poop out of delicious animals, unhinging their jaws to consume said delicious animals, and then relaxing...

This blog is about my first-time experience using the home-sharing premise known as Airbnb.  This is not a shill piece for Airbnb.  As seeing incredible wildlife requires quite a bit of travel I thought that I would share this experience for anyone interested in potentially using...

Today, I was in the middle of a three hour drive when the email alert of my phone woke me up from a deep sleep (I was dreaming about zombies, as per usual).  How do I sleep while driving, you ask?  That is my...

Wildebeest placenta. You have probably lived a long, full, and rich life without ever once thinking about wildebeest placenta.  Well, you are thinking about it now.  See what I did there? Now you really are thinking, "Yeah, what IS the deal with wildebeest placenta, Mr. Bloggity Blogger?...

This is part three of a series of blogs about my safari experience.  This entry gives a look at what the average day on safari is like. Part 1 is here. Part 2 is here. Tour Operator:  Gamewatchers Safari Safari Country:  Kenya (I went to Zanzibar too, but not...

This is part two of a series of blogs about my safari experience.  Part 1 is here. Tour Operator:  Gamewatchers Safari Safari Country:  Kenya (I went to Zanzibar too, but not on a safari - that was for relaxing) Disclaimer:  This series of blogs on the safari experience...