Alan Root is one of the great wildlife pioneers. His unmatched experience of East African wildlife and his appetite for risk have made him a world-class naturalist and film-maker. Ivory, Apes a Peacocks tells the story of his lifeas work, from his arrival in Kenya as a young boy to the making of his game-changing films. From a hot-air balloon Alan was the first to track the wildebeest migration; then he flew it over Kilimanjaro. He filmed inside a termite mound and dived with hippos and crocodiles. In this extraordinary memoir we look at Africaas wonders through the eyes of a visionary, live through hair-raising adventure and personal sorrow, and also bear witness to a natural world now largely lost from view.Animals, adventure and discovery in the wild places of Africa Alan Root ... He would climb on the roof of the Land Rover to set up his tripod. scaring off animals that were unused to seeing ... After the ineffective trial run with the German cameraman they were months behind schedule and urgently needed a replacement.
Title | : | Ivory, Apes & Peacocks |
Author | : | Alan Root |
Publisher | : | Random House - 2012-09-06 |
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