CANADA.  As those who have read TATTOO would know, I harbor a non-budging dichotomy of emotions toward bears. For the most part, I would love to encounter a bear one-on-one in the wild. But when I am close to them…

The Cape Cross Seal Reserve lies on Namibia’s Skeleton Coast.  I was on the Skelaton Coast!  Now where did I stash my pirate ship? Cape Cross is home to a colony of Cape Fur Seals. Its name is derived from the…

If I were to say who came out to play, You may not believe what I have to say. On the day in question, I was out of my league. Goosebumps told me their sangfroid covered intrigue. To be in a place,…

UPDATE:  China says Giant Pandas are no longer Endangered animals – July 2021.  Their status has been updated to Vulnerable. April 2015.  In China, there is a Panda Sanctuary in the City of Chengdu. This week, I’m sharing a few…

In Ghana, I met up with Mona Monkeys. First, they scampered around my campground, intimidating me as I set up my tent. Second, they posed at a monkey cemetery where gravestones marked specific monkey dead.  Mona Monkeys have the look…