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“A remarkable story beautifully told…Among such classics as Goodall’s In the Shadow of Man and Fossey’s Gorillas in the Mist.”—Chicago Tribune

Carrying little more than a change of clothes and a pair of binoculars, two young Americans, Mark and Delia Owens, caught a plane to Africa, bought a thirdhand Land Rover, and drove deep into the Kalahari Desert. There they lived for seven years, in an unexplored area with no roads, no people, and no source of water for thousands of square miles. In this vast wilderness the Owenses began their zoology research, working along animals that had never before been exposed to humans.

An international bestseller, Cry of the Kalahari is the story of the Owenses’s life with lions, brown hyenas, jackals, giraffes, and the many other creatures they came to know. It is also a gripping account of how they survived the dangers of living in one of the last and largest pristine areas on Earth.

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Winner of the John Burroughs Medal for Best Natural History Book of the Year “Extraordinary…How the couple overcame the hazards of the desert and came to appreciate its living richness makes fascinating reading…Read their remarkable book to be delighted, moved, and awed.”—People ?“For anyone interested in animals or in real live adventure, this book is a must.”—Jane Goodall “Leaps off the page and sweeps you away.”—Los Angeles Times “Splendid…If [the Owenses’s] survival is a wonder, so is their book—stirring, heartening, and elegiac all at once.”—Newsweek “One of the best testimonials to the perseverance, idealism, and general spunk of passionate animal students.”—Washington Post “Mark and Delia Owens’s simple human passion and dedication are invigorating. This is a remarkable and important story.”—Barry Lopez —

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When Mark and Delia Owens first went to Africa in 1974, they bought a thirdhand Land Rover, drove deep into the Kalahari Desert, and lived there for seven years. They are the authors of Cry of the Kalahari, an international bestseller and winner of the John Burroughs Medal, The Eye of the Elephant, and Secrets of the Savanna. After more than 30 years in Africa, they returned to the United States to carry on their conservation work.

DELIA OWENS is the author of the bestselling Where the Crawdads Sing, her first novel, and the coauthor of three internationally bestselling nonfiction books about her life as a wildlife scientist in Africa: Cry of the Kalahari, The Eye of theElephant, and Secrets of the Savanna. She has won the John Burroughs Award for Nature Writing and has been published in Nature, African Journal of Ecology, and International Wildlife, among many others. She lives in Idaho, where she continues her support for the people and wildlife of Zambia.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mariner Books (October 15, 1992)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0395647800
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0395647806
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.56 x 8.25 inches

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Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2023

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An important read to understand the ecosystems of the Kalahari, its conservation efforts still necessary today, I loved the sounds of animals, their full stomachs bulging, the social interaction within the group in response to survival in the Kalahari. It was all that I had recently seen. Thank you.

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Wonderful experience Mark and Delia had in the Kalahari. The book is full of facts but it reads like a story book. I can recommend it to anybody interested in nature.

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I could hardly put it down

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How and where do I start with this review? I guess, in keeping with the review title I will say that Cry of the Kalahari almost made me cry, from lack of sleep. I would settle in with the intention of reading for one hour and find myself still reading after 3. It's rare for me to find books these days that I don't want to put down.

I think I expected just light, entertaining reading when I chose to download this book but that is not what I got. Yes, there are moments of humor for sure but there is so much more. The authors have done an absolutely amazing job of giving us a wealth of information on the animals of the Kalahari. You don't just get a scrap of information you learn about species and about the individual animals studied. I was drawn in so much that I felt like I was right there observing and interacting myself. The authors also manage to reveal enough of who they are as individuals to make you wish you could be a part of their team but do it in away that the book doesn't feel like ego was involved in the writing.

If you love animals, especially wildlife, if you love nature, if you care about conservation, this is a book for you. Even if you just have a mild interest in some of the amazing creatures in the wild, sit down with this book for awhile and don't be surprised if your mild interest becomes more like a passion.

I'm hoping to be able to afford to read the other books by this dynamic duo soon. I want to continue learning and doing so while feeling like I have been given temporary access to a world most of us will never see.

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Too many sweeping generalizations with insufficient data. Otherwise an interesting read about an important ecosystem that still is not terribly well managed.

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What an appropriate title. I believe that this is the first book written by the Owens, mark and Delia. “The Eye of the Elephant” is the sequel. My mistake was not knowing that there was an order for the two books.
This book introduces the reader to the Kalahari, the animals, the politics, but most important, Mark & Delia. Knowing them, after reading this book brings the dedication of their research and their lives together. I reflected back what I was doing in the mid to late 70’s/early 80’s, and while these two were working so hard and sacrificing so much, I was contributing nothing to the world. Yes, other than there data accumulation, they walked away with so much more.
I am amazed at the knowledge this book reveals about animals, many of us just take for granted.
Well done in so many ways. I wish there was a sequel to “The Eye of the Elephant”.

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A fascinating and moving true story of Africa

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This book was hard to put down although in places I did not want to turn the page and see what happened next. A true story of Africa’s wildlife, both fascinating and informative, it was also heartbreaking in places and above all, it made me long to see the Kalahari myself.

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It’s easy to see why Cry of the Kalahari was a bestseller. It reads like an old-fashioned melodrama from the 1930s - as if Mark and Delia Owens were channeling Edgar Rice Burroughs. Delia is trapped in a flimsy little tent by two huge lions! Jeepers! Delia and Mark are deep in the Kalahari desert without any water! Oh no! A raging wildfire is headed straight for their research camp! Good grief!

Will our intrepid duo survive these perils? Not to mention black mambas, surly rebels, and a diet of mealie-meal? Tune in next week, or in this case, keep turning the pages for another thrilling chapter!

Seriously though, as a retired scientist (who worked in a nice climate-controlled laboratory), I have tremendous admiration for what the Owens did in Botswana. Their dedication, perseverance, and attention to detail epitomize what field work is about. COTK is not an account of their research findings, but a personal account of what it was like out there.

There is good science here. Their discovery that brown hyenas breed communally was a fascinating achievement. As well, the Owens’ comparison of lion behavior in the Kalahari with that observed by Schaller in the Serengeti was very important. To have a comprehensive picture of a keystone predator like lions, we must know how they adapt to very different environments. Well done, Mark and Delia.

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The 1970's in Africa!

Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2022

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I loved Delia Owen's best selling book, so of course I found the other three written with her husband. If you are looking to learn about life, grad research, the mammals of Africa before it became such a tourist destination this will take you back some fifty years. Kindle readers might note that the set of the three books are now available as one purchase. Good nonfiction reading.

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Very interesting book and very well written

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 29, 2023

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very interesting book and very well written - happy and sad in places

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A Great Read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 31, 2023

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I loved this book. In some places it brought me to tears. I lived in Zambia for a number of years and can relate to the African lifestyle and the animals mentioned. A fantastic read.

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What a book!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 14, 2023

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I loved this book having lived in Africa it was interesting to read about the dynamics of animal life. What courage to go and live in the Kalahari like nomads with very few resources. Well worth a read.

S. Wood

Enjoyable account

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 14, 2023

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Very much enjoyed this true account of a couple’s experiences, living in the Kalahari for their research and work. Written between them - Delia is the writer of ‘Where the Crawdads sing’ - written many years after this adventure. Just a remarkable insight into the challenges of such an incredible project

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Most enjoyable read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 30, 2023

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Dissapointed when I finished this wonderful book

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