Cry of the Kalahari
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Narrated by:
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Donna Postel
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Sean Runnette
About this listen
The incredible memoir by international bestselling author of Where The Crawdads Sing, Delia Owens and her then partner Mark Owens', charting their time researching wildlife in the Kalahari Desert.
Carrying little more than a change of clothes and a pair of binoculars, two young Americans, Mark and Delia Owens, caught a plane to Africa, bought a thirdhand Land Rover, and drove deep into the Kalahari Desert. There they lived for seven years, in an unexplored area with no roads, no people, and no source of water for thousands of square miles. In this vast wilderness the Owenses began their zoology research, working along animals that had never before been exposed to humans.
An international bestseller on original release, Cry of the Kalahari is the story of the Owenses's life with lions, brown hyenas, jackals, giraffes, and the many other creatures they came to know. It is also a gripping account of how they survived the dangers of living in one of the last and largest pristine areas on Earth.
©2021 Delia Owens and Mark Owens (P)2021 Hachette Audio UKCritic reviews
"A remarkable story beautifully told.... Among such classics as Goodall's In the Shadow of Man and Fossey's Gorillas in the Mist." (Chicago Tribune)
"One of the best testimonials to the perseverance, idealism and general spunk of passionate animal students." (Washington Post)
"For anyone interested in animals or in real life adventure, this book is a must." (Jane Goodall)
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- Dr. Graham C. Mair
- 02-19-23
loved it
a story of truly dedicated people and their experiences of life in the Kalahari. I once experienced meeting a pride of lions on the Kalahari in a totally isolated location far from the world I am familiar with. It was a truly special experience and for these two characters to have lived in this world for so long is amazing and I thoroughly enjoyed their stories but realised I would never had had the balls and committment to do what they did. The final chapters detailing the effects of human's encroachment into this environment and the lack action from authorities was deeply saddening.
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-13-24
An beautiful look into a Kalahari experience
Well written, interesting and beautifully crafted. I loved understanding more about the wildlife and seasons of the Kalahari.
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