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Title	:	The Wilderness Family: At Home with Africa's Wildlife
Author	:	Kobie Krüger
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 400 pages
Published	:	May 1st 2001 by Ballantine Books (first published 2001)
Categories	:	Cultural. Africa. Animals. Nonfiction. Autobiography. Memoir. Southern Africa. South Africa. Environment. Nature

The Wilderness Family: At Home with Africa's Wildlife

Kobie Krüger

Hardcover | Pages: 400 pages

Rating: 4.44 | 1046 Users | 77 Reviews

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Everyone warned Kobie Krüger that being the wife of a game warden at a remote ranger station in South Africa's largest national park would be an arduous move. The heat was unbearable, malaria would be a constant danger, her husband would have to be away for long stretches, there were no schools or nearby doctors for their three daughters, and of course the area teemed with wild animals. Yet for Kobie and her family, the seventeen years at South Africa's Kruger National Park were the most magical of their lives. Now, in The Wilderness Family, Kobie recounts the enchanting adventures and extraordinary encounters they experienced in this vast reserve where wildlife has right of way.

Kobie and her husband Kobus were overwhelmed by the beauty of the Mahlangeni ranger station when they arrived with their little girls in the autumn of 1980. Golden sunshine glowed in the lush garden where fruit bats hung in the sausage trees; hippos basked in the glittering waters of the Letaba River; storks and herons perched along the shore. Kobie felt she had found heaven on earth--until she awoke that first night to find a python slithering silently across her bedroom floor. It was the perfect introduction to the wonders and terrors that awaited her.

As the Krügers settled in, they became accustomed to living in the midst of ravishing splendor and daily surprises. A honey badger they nursed back to health rampaged affectionately through the house. Sneaky hyenas stole blankets and cook pots. Ordinarily placid elephants grew foul-tempered and violent in the summer heat. And one terrible day, the shadow of tragedy fell across the family when a lion attacked Kobus in the bush and nearly killed him.

But nothing prepared the Krügers for the adventure of raising an orphaned lion cub. The cub was only a few days old and on the verge of death when they found him alone.  Leo, as the girls promptly named the cub, survived on loads of love and bottles of fat-enriched milk, and soon became an affectionate, rambunctious member of the family. At the heart of the book, Kobie recounts the unique bond that each of the Krügers forged with Leo and their sometimes hilarious endeavor to teach him to become a "real" lion and live with his own kind in the wild.

Writing with deep affection and luminous prose, Kobie Krüger captures here the mystery of untamed Africa--its fathomless skies, soulful landscapes, and most of all, its astonishing array of animals. By turns funny and
heart-breaking, engaging and suspenseful, The Wilderness Family is an unforgettable memoir of a woman, her family, and the amazing game reserve they called home for seventeen incredible years.

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Original Title:	The Wilderness Family: At Home with Africa's Wildlife
ISBN:	0345444264 (ISBN13: 9780345444264)
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	ALA Alex Award (2002)

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Ratings: 4.44 From 1046 Users | 77 Reviews

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What a wonderful, exceptional life - full of love and wild animals. Thank you for sharing Kobie!

Beautiful! I laughed and I cried.

I left my heart at Mahlangeni too, and with Kobie's family. Cried many times while reading this book. I love this book so much! When I was done reading, I was a mess. I died a little inside and found myself missing Leo so much.

I never read animal books because they are always gut wrenching. I have deep emotions regarding animals and almost every book ends with the animal dying or being mistreated in some way in the story. In this book, I found someone who loves them as much as I do. Even though it did make me sad at the end, at least he didnt die. The main part of the book deals with Leo, the orphaned prince who grew into a majestic king and part of the family. I wish he could have stayed with them always. I cried

I love this book with all my heart. <3

Kobie and her husband Kobus spent seventeen years as game rangers in Kruger National Park. This recounts a number of their experiences during most of those years. Initially, they were at the remote Mahlangeni Post for eleven years. The transition to the more populated southern post at Crocodile Bridge had its challenges. Later they were posted at Pretorious Kop. Their three daughters grew up in the park living alongside the wildlife and learning how to interact. The second half of the book

Excellent memoir of a South African game warden family. You'll laugh and cry and long for an African experience like Kruger's. Five stars not because it's great literature but because I honestly loved sitting down to read this book!