At the Mokolodi Nature Reserve in Botswana yesterday, we made the acquaintance of two orphaned cheetahs, now 14 years old and tame enough to put up with careful patting behind the ears by tourists. Our expert guide, Lincoln Njiru, introduced us to Duma and Letotse, and he taught us how to make them purr.
Video journal of a poet, podcaster, and photographer who, with his wife and Yorkie, divides his time between downtown Denver and Cambridge, Mass., with frequent travel elsewhere. I am the host of The Kindle Chronicles Podcast and The Reading Edge podcast.