VANISHING KINGS – LIONS OF THE NAMIB DESERT
Right from opening the cover of the book the golden glowing pages spells out that a high quality research work complimented with breath taking photos awaits. Even if you take off the dust cover no effort was spared – you are greeted with the same high quality images as on the dust cover – a magnificent male lion with a waving mane posing in the desert wind. So, let us start turning the 360 pages of the book. It is evident that a lot of love and dedication were put into the research for this book by Philip Stander who has a lifelong interest in the lions of the Namib. Philip literally lived in his equipped vehicle in the desert to follow the roaming desert kings. The journey takes you through the history of the lion species (Panthera Leo). As with Philip Stander these magnificent beasts also captured the mind… Read more >