The Soul of a Lion by Willie Labuschagne (Tracey McDonald Publishers, R330)
“Don't try this at home!” is Labuschagne's jocular warning about his memoir. Director of the Johannesburg Zoo and then the National Zoological Gardens in Pretoria for much of the past decade, he has also been freelancing as a conservationist and writing this engaging memoir of his youth and professional life.
Labuschagne recalls halcyon days in the Kruger Nation al Park, when he and his friends, enthralled by the animals, captured wildlife scenes on a Box Brownie. He went on to study zoology and entomology, and travelled and