Cry of the Kalahari (With: Mark Owens)
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Two young Americans flew to Africa with little more than binoculars and a Land Rover, driving deep into the unexplored Kalahari Desert. For seven years, Mark and Delia Owens lived in a land with no roads, no people, and no water for thousands of square miles, beginning a landmark study of animal behavior with creatures never before exposed to humans. This memoir details their life with prides of Kalahari lions, elusive brown hyenas, and countless other animals, alongside their struggle for survival against punishing drought, raging fires, and profound isolation. It is the story of unprecedented human-animal bonds and how the Owenses were accepted into the world of wild lions and hyenas, leading to stunningly intimate encounters in one of Earth's last pristine areas.
Publication date
October 15, 1992
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4.6/5
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384
Language
English
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Mariner Books
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