The Chaircat's Blog

News and opinions from the born free, critters and their human friends as overheard by Duma Duke

A Tiger in the White House??

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

All the world is fascinated with the competitive American elections.

Sen. Obama has nothing to fear from African tigers

For the very first time an African American is the nominee for the democratic party: Senator Barack Obama. Kenya is a-buzz with speculation, discussion and bets. After all, Obama’s Dad was a genuine Kenyan, in fact, his [...]

Striped Velvet

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

I didn’t want to tell you, at first, about the little bundle of bones the local senior game warden placed in our care about two weeks ago.

He had received word from a (northern) Maasai that a zebra foal had followed his cows into his “manyatta” (a Maasai traditional homestead). The Maasai people are known for [...]