I used to tell my mom that one day I would live in a tent in Africa
Contents My Life in a Bush Camp 4 Meet Moto 6 Moto Loses His Mom 8 Moto’s Foster Family 10 Hungry Moto 12 Clean Kitten Healthy Kitten 14 Moto’s First Adventures 16 Kitty Pouch 18 Hunting Mr Ducky 20 Moto’s First Mouse 22 Moto the Wild Hunter 24 Staying Safe 28 No More Milk for Moto 30 Moto on Safari 32 Growing Independent 34 Moto Returns to the Wild 36 All about Servals 38
My Life in a Bush Camp As a child I used to tell my mom that one day I would live in a tent in Africa So it was a dream come true when I headed to the Masai Mara a wildlife reserve in Kenya to photograph animals I had planned on staying for a few months but wound up living there for almost three years It wasn’t easy When I first arrived at the camp there was no electricity For the first year I used oil lamps for light and charged my camera batteries and laptop using my jeep battery To shower I had to heat water over the fire pour it in a bag and then hang the bag from a tree branch But I loved living in the camp because I was close to animals I’d always dreamed of seeing Nearly every night I fell asleep to a chorus of animal sounds lions roaring jackals yipping zebras stampeding and more One night I woke to the sound of panting outside my tent and looked out to see the spots of a leopard as he slinked by During the day lots of animals wandered in and out of camp hippos hyenas and even a friendly bull elephant Venomous snakes like mambas and cobras were fairly common and sometimes they came into my tent One night I had a close encounter with a spitting cobra on my desk But the most exciting animal encounter I had was with a tiny helpless wildcat named Moto 4
AFRICA KENYA Masai Mara People are not allowed to build or hunt on the Masai Mara so wild animals can roam freely and safely there I lived in a tent which was more spacious than it looks Inside it fit my bed a trunk for clothing and gear and a small desk 5
