Wednesday Wit and Wisdom. . . . . . .

The Family Tree

Baboon family - Mala Mala, South Africa 2010 - on my first visit to the African continent.

What is a family?
A Short Observation 

      1)  A group consisting of parents and children 

living together in a household
2)  All descendants of a common ancestor

New combinations of family households are often quite different these days.

I like the original idea of  'a household', especially when it's literally up in the family tree!

With the disgusting abuse of African wildlife making sad headlines in the news recently, 
possibly resulting in the demise of an entire pride of lions in Zimbabwe, 
I spent some time looking through my African archive and once again loved this photo
I took at Mala Mala. We were on an early morning bush breakfast drive out of camp and a 
large troop of baboons, including this family, were enjoying the cool air in the 
trees above a dry river bed. Can you even imagine picking up a rifle, or a bow 
and arrow, pointing it in their direction and putting an end to that little family?

I am just too upset to even post photos of the beautiful prides of lions I was 
privileged to see when on the only type of safari that should ever be permitted - 
wildlife viewing and photography - never hunting safaris to injure, maim 
or kill any magnificent wild creature.


Posted for Linda Kay's 
Wednesday Wit and Wisdom 
at Senior Adventures