(For more information on the mystery of the white lion, please visit this website:http://www.whitelion.org)
Thorny Bush Game Reserve, Mpumalanga
The most thrilling experience of my South African life was a week stay at Thorny Bush Game
Reserve, bordering Kruger National Park. I am told that people can travel to Kruger and never
see Africa’s Big 5: Rhino, Elephant, Lion, Buffalo, Leopard. At Thorny Bush, I stayed with locals
who are friends of the owner of a private camp. The front yard of our lodge was the natural
habitat of Africa’s Big 5. I recall one night, on which I stood in the darkness, sending a message
on my cell phone. I heard a loud exhale and rustling just a few meters away from me. I hurried to
fetch a spot light and was astounded at what I saw! An entire herd of elephant were eating on our
lawn! That night, after cleaning up the ruins of a honey badger’s intrusion into our kitchen, I fell
asleep to the sound of lions roaring in the distance.