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Saturday Night Wild!

4 The Love Of Animals

Among the forested islands and wildlife-rich floodplains of Botswana lies the highest concentration of baboons in Africa. Here, well meet an alpha male named Boro and follow his daily struggle to maintain authority and protect his kids. originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on September 5, 2009. Saturday Night Wild!

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African Penguins in Peril

10,000 Birds

I grew up in one of the most beautiful cities in the world – Cape Town, South Africa. In fact, there is no other region in Africa that offers such a fantastic level of endemism in such an accessible location. An African Penguin peers protectively around its fluffy chick. In 2009 the population was recorded as 20,699 pairs.

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