BBC Wildlife Magazine

JONATHAN AND ANGIE SCOTT

SAFARI IS THE VERY ESSENCE OF adventure – a trek through the wilderness in search of large, charismatic animals. Yet in some places, such as Kenya’s Maasai Mara, the experience is becoming more akin to a circus.

The habituation of wild creatures to safari vehicles, which largely mask the humans inside, has allowed us the enormous privilege of experiencing close-up views of iconic creatures such

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