Okonjima, Namibia: 22nd September 2009

This morning we continued with fence rolling and then went to visit Okonjima’s prized leopard called Wa-hoo. Wa-hoo was discovered by a farmer after he’d shot the mother and sent to the Hanson family who own Okonjima. Wayne Hanson, the father, raised him by hand - having to feed him every 2 hours for the first 2 years, even through the night! Wa-hoo now lives in a large 60 acre enclosure and can never be released into the wild because he is too used to humans, he’s beautiful though, and I managed to get some good shots of him with a Crimson Breasted Shrike sitting nearby! After seeing Wa-hoo we drove around a bit and saw a group of giraffes, which we watched for a while, and then returned to camp. Shortly after dinner, we were visited by Porky, the porcupine, who came into the kitchen to raid the bins!