Last night I had a dream. I dreamt that a new party wanted me as their symbol. Because I never change my spots, they said. I had to consider this very carfully because I already serve as Chaircat on the board of the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy. So I asked them what this new party [...]
Today there’s news that TV is bad for babies!! I fully agree, we critters never had TV. Except for the spoilt bat-eared Fox “Brit” She was already addicted to watching a young age, but she only watched animal shows. Her favorite was a video of ME the Cheetah running!! The Lions frightened her. Do your [...]
Bushdrums tell me that in the U.S. the 3 top Democratic presidential hopefuls addressed hundreds of bloggers today. Yours truly was not invited. Maybe because you cannot trust a Cheetah with politics, but let me tell you: We never change spots! Tweet This Post
My dear Friends, For those of us that are born optimists, 2007 has started well. Unusual amounts of heavy precipitation may have caused some havoc in parts of East Africa, but for us here at the Conservancy the rain has had some very positive results. The vegetation is once again very lush and thick, the [...]
My dear Friends, With the holiday season in full swing and the New Year on the doorstep I have much good news to report. At long last it has now been confirmed that one small group of Bongo still survives on Mount Kenya. The group are reported to live in a remote area of dense [...]
My dear Friends, I must apologize for my prolonged absence… Lately developments here the animal Orphanage have seen me literally pushed into the background. I have not been privileged to share the affections of our lovely female Cheetah Isis. For some time now, preference and visitation privileges have favored the handsome Cheetah “Sultan.” Sadly for [...]
Christmas is almost here! November is a very special month in Kenya. Our short rainy season started early this year, and very welcome after the devastating drought of the first 6 months which cost the lives of many of our older friends in the animal world. In-between the storm clouds, God’s mountain reveal itself dressed [...]