An international bestseller, that is an emotional and riveting story of the Owens’ trip and adventurous life Within the Kalahari Desert.?
“A remarkable story beautifully told…Among such classics as Goodall’s Within the Shadow of Man and Fossey’s Gorillas Within the Mist.”—Chicago Tribune
Carrying little more than a change of clothes and a pair of binoculars, two young Americans, Mark and Delia Owens, caught a plane to Africa, bought a thirdhand Land Rover, and drove deep into the Kalahari Desert. There they lived for seven years, in an unexplored area with out a roads, no people, and no source of water for thousands of square miles.?
In this vast wilderness the Owenses started their zoology research, working alongside animals that had never before been exposed to humans including lions, brown hyenas, jackals, and giraffes. Additionally it is a gripping account of how they survived the risks of living in one of the crucial last and largest pristine areas on Earth. Travelers and animal lovers alike will likely be immediately captivated by their tale.
“A remarkable story beautifully told…Among such classics as Goodall’s Within the Shadow of Man and Fossey’s Gorillas Within the Mist.”—Chicago Tribune
Carrying little more than a change of clothes and a pair of binoculars, two young Americans, Mark and Delia Owens, caught a plane to Africa, bought a thirdhand Land Rover, and drove deep into the Kalahari Desert. There they lived for seven years, in an unexplored area with out a roads, no people, and no source of water for thousands of square miles.?
In this vast wilderness the Owenses started their zoology research, working alongside animals that had never before been exposed to humans including lions, brown hyenas, jackals, and giraffes. Additionally it is a gripping account of how they survived the risks of living in one of the crucial last and largest pristine areas on Earth. Travelers and animal lovers alike will likely be immediately captivated by their tale.
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