For all its wild beauty, the Matobo Hills is a friendly place. Of course, there's always the chance one might step on a puff adder or meet a wounded leopard, but these are unlikely occurrences, and the joy in my serendipitous wandering was well worth any minor risk. And then along came a honey badger, touted as the most fearless animal in the world: one to whom Trouble and Danger are the very stuff of life. He is totally unreasonable. He hates peace and quiet - he's a one-man street gang, the Mafia Boss, the executioner waiting at the scaffold with a great grin on his face. Trouble? Bring it on. I'm ready.' In this third book in the Stone Hills series, Badger grows up and launches himself into the world of dangerous snakes, angry bees and deadly scorpions wi th his family i n...
Bookey Peek's family lived on Stone Hills Wildlife Sanctuary in the Matobo Hills for many years. They raised and rehabilitated numerous different animals, from birds to badgers, but unless they were unable to fend for themselves, every one of them was returned to live out their lives on the 6.500 unspoiled acres of granite koppies they called home. Her husband Richard is a professional photographer and together with their four books, and the latest, a children's book, called Mad Monkey and the Wildfire, they have tried to capture the spirit and the magic of this beautiful place, and to record their memories of the animals with whom they shared their lives.
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