1.0TRAVELBUCKEThttps://travelbucket.co.zaTravelBuckethttps://travelbucket.co.za/author/admin/VANISHING KINGS – LIONS OF THE NAMIB DESERT - TRAVELBUCKETrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="7K0umZuFzN"><a href="https://travelbucket.co.za/lions-of-the-namib-desert/">VANISHING KINGS – LIONS OF THE NAMIB DESERT</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://travelbucket.co.za/lions-of-the-namib-desert/embed/#?secret=7K0umZuFzN" width="600" height="338" title="“VANISHING KINGS – LIONS OF THE NAMIB DESERT” — TRAVELBUCKET" data-secret="7K0umZuFzN" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://travelbucket.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20180621_194943-LOGO-576x1024.jpg5761024It 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 of Ernest Hemingway in his memoirs.