“He who has done his best for his own time has lived for all times” – fitting words of wisdom by famous poet Schiller for the Bongo Boy who quietly left us this summer but will forever remain very special to us.
Noah – once bright chestnut colored, his coat darkened with age. Almost black at the [...]
A great New Years gift awaited us on January first:
Bongo mother ‘Baraka’ gave birth to a healthy female calf during the night.
Mother Baraka (Kiswahili for BLESSING) was one of the first group of bongo calves born to the ‘native American’ mothers that were returned to Kenya.
Four days into 2009 another little ‘girl ‘ bongo joined [...]
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 [...]
Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present:
OBAMA
That is what we unanimously named our latest arrival bongo baby boomer No. 9.
Born at the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy, OBAMA comes with an American background (his dam was raised at the San Diego Zoo) and Kenyan roots of course, his sire is a native Kenyan born bongo named Noah.
OBAMA [...]