WE ARE all born trackers – tracking our families, the weather, our physical condition, our emotions, the stock market, or a subtle new behaviour trait of a friend or colleague, says Alex van den Heever in his book, Changing a Leopard’s Spots, written with fellow tracker Renias Mhlongo.
The two men, who have spent more than two decades working together, have encountered their fair share of dangerous animal escapades. They’ve also been to Brazil, Peru, North America, the UK, Australia and other African countries, following the paths of leopard, jaguar, rhino, grizzly bears and more. It’s all kinds of exciting, and when you read the stories in this book, you’ll want to pack your bags and immediately head off to the game reserve.
‘Tracking introduced me to the notion of…
