Month: August 2023

Hear, hear! 'Twas a week of adventure, dear readers, for yours truly embarked on a journey to the wild heart of Tasmania. With my magnifying glass in tow and my trusty notepads, I studied one of the most intriguing animals known to man: the Tasmanian Devil. Nay, I did not…

In the surly seas that embrace our murky mysteries, I embarked on a quest to locate the elusive and gigantic paragon of the deep, a Blue Whale, whom in my incessant peculiarity, I chose to christen as ‘Triton’. My heart pounded in my chest like a frenzied drummer, beating a…

Good heavens, dear readers, it's an absolute pleasure to regale today's safari of the soul. We're amidst the enchanting emerald belly of the Amazon Rainforest, stalking a most captivating critter, the adorable aristocrat of indolence, the three-toed sloth. Yet, this ain't a run-of-the-mill three-toed, I'll have you know! This arboreal…

I dare you to spend a week in the thorny embrace of Africa's serpentine savannahs, on a quest so whimsical and wonderfully harebrained; hunting, not with a spear, but a pen. An odd conquest indeed, one pursues the elusive laughter of the spotted hyena. I spent the week in an…

After many days on the Serengeti’s vast and echoing plains, I finally encountered Baba, the noble and rather generous-looking African Elephant in the flesh. My adventure began under war-torn clouds, stifling the light from the temperamental sun. Through the primeval jungles, across rivers snarling with crocodiles who I later christened…

A shimmer of sunlight danced across my notebook as I knelt in the dense undergrowth of the South African wilderness. I was in the throes of tracking a rather elusive, yet magnificent creature – the leopard. Given my famous proclivity for personification, I promptly named him Leonard. Leonard the Leopard,…

The thrill of tracking down a wild Tasmanian devil, who I affectionately named "Dizzy," was rivaled only by my relentless desire to learn more about these feisty nocturnal mammals. All nestled within Tasmania's lush wilderness, our dance began. As the orange-tinted sun dipped below the fog-enshrouded peaks, I planted myself…

Greetings, fellow admirers of the untamed wild! Gage Neal here, your go-to guide through the kaleidoscopic twists and turns of Mother Nature's captivating narrative. This week, we've set our sights on the ravenous rascal himself – Walter, the indomitable fur seal. If you think you have a knack for wrangling…

Boarding a dugout canoe in the heart of the Amazon Rainforest with binoculars around my neck and notebook in hand, I set off on a daring adventure to observe and name my very first Red Uakari—a species with the finest shade of rouge on their cheeks, the perfect pick-me-up on…

Dew-kissed leaves, the cacophony of cicadas, and the piercing beauty of morning light peeking through the lush, viridescent canopy—my senses were alive as I embarked on my latest woodland caper deep into the heart of Borneo. My charming eccentricities and anthropomorphizing aberrations accompanying me, I was on a quest to…