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Wild life

How an orphaned baby kudu gave solace to my grieving friend

29 June 2019

9:00 AM

29 June 2019

9:00 AM

Laikipia, Kenya

 
On 5 April this year, my neighbour Torrie’s sister Vicki died during an operation in a Nairobi hospital. Torrie, who is the livestock manager on the next-door ranch of Loisaba, adored her and was terribly sad, as was Don, her partner for 40 years. To me, Torrie resembles a thin Dylan Thomas who has been left to bake in the tropical sun for decades.

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