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Wild life

The wisdom of toads, termites and wait-a-bit thorns

10 March 2018

9:00 AM

10 March 2018

9:00 AM

Laikipia

Off Madagascar the other day the Indian Ocean gave birth to a little storm called 11S. As its gyre turned clockwise over the sea, 11S gained momentum until it was a huge vortex of thunder and lightning christened Tropical Cyclone Dumazile. Like a naughty lover yanking away the shower curtain so that everything in the bathroom is sprayed with hot water, Dumazile pulled the entire weather system of mainland Africa eastwards.

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