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Auction #114 begins on 11 Apr 2024

Vivian J. Wilson

Orphans of the Wild

The Story Behind Chipangali

Published: Books of Rhodesia, Bulawayo, 1978

Edition: Second Impression

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Original brown boards with gilt lettering to spine, complete with dustcover.

The sight of a baby-kudu clubbed to death in a tsetse-control area in Zambia's Luangwa valley so filled Viv Wilson with compassion for the orphaned animals of the wild that he vowed one day to set a home where they could be cared doe. Some twenty years were to  the lovpass before his dream became a reality- in the Chipangali Wildlife Orphanage 20 km south of Bulawayo.

In spacious paddocks and in trim and clean encosures served by an 'animal-hospita' live a varied collcrion of wild animals, birds,snakes and other reptiles. They all have one thing in common: they were either orphaned, abandoned, injured or sick, but there any similarity ends for each of these creatures has a distinctive individuality.

As Viv Wilson unfolds their personal stories they become fascinating, real-life characters with many human-like traits: indeed, many of them are already well known 'TV personalities ' having frequently appeared on the screen in the past, and currently in the TV series, Nature in Question.

Among the lovable 'tar' performers is Ingwe the leopard, Tiki the cheetah, Sandy the lioness, Margo the flamingo, Candy the caracal, Jacobus the baboon, Taxi the vervet monkey and Suzie the kudu.

Hardback with Illustrated endpapers. Halftitle. Portrait. Title. Dedication. Contents. Illustrations. Foreword by Ian Douglas Smith. Acknowledgements.253 pages text with line drawings and photographs.

Very clean copy.

  • Jacket Condition: Very Good
  • Binding Condition: Very Good
  • Overall Condition: Very Good
  • Size: 22.5 X 18cm
  • Sold By: Quathlamba Winds Books
  • Contact Person: Ian & Yvonne Halford
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 01743 361772
  • Preferred Payment Methods: Paypal-Cheques-Direct Transfer to UK Bank.
  • Trade Associations: SABDA


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