Here Kitty, Kitty, Kitty . . .

The Author: Old enough to know better, too young to care. Kruger National Park, South Africa

For the ultimate feline encounter, nothing beats coming upon the king of the beasts in the African bush. Close encounters of the safe kind involve searching for these majestic, often marked and scraped creatures with patches of fur missing as they search for food and mates or even while they’re taking a cat nap. Any sighting is worth the price of admission. They look fatigued, stretched out on a flat plain, moving nothing but a…