ContentsForeword3Wildlife calendar5Encounter highlights6Author/Acknowledgements8Introduction9FORESTEncounters with tigers10Tracking mountain & lowland gorillas16Tracking chimpanzees22Up close with orang-utans28Primate communications34Inquisitive lemurs36Proboscis monkeys from the river40Walking in the Costa Rican rainforest44Watching grizzly bears catch salmon46Eurasian brown bears from a hide50Trekking in search of komodo dragons54Macaws at a salt lick58Getting close to minibeasts62SAVANNALion encounters on a walking safari64Cheetah safari68African horseriding safari72Tracking leopard by 4x474Elephants on a walking safari78The wildebeest migration84Tracking African rhino on foot88MOUNTAINExpedition in snow leopard territory92Tracking wolves on foot96Seeking out the giant panda100Climbing & hiking in search of condors & vultures106POLARPolar bear encounters110Penguins: kayaking, walking & camping116RIVERINEWatching hippos122Kayaking with alligators in the Everglades126The Pantanal: jaguars & more130In search of the elusive shoebill132MARINESwimming