![Koala, Taronga Zoo, Sydney, Australia, ©A. Paige Baker, 2014](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0c503e5f7d11f1a26e16a/1600811559072-3W1VHVDD1DBNE79RCEBD/2014--Australia_Sydney_Koala_WM-2.jpg)
Koala, Taronga Zoo, Sydney, Australia, ©A. Paige Baker, 2014
![Sunning kangaroo, Taronga Zoo, Sydney, Australia, ©A. Paige Baker, 2014](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0c503e5f7d11f1a26e16a/1600811553798-SQJ9A14P9G07TWRZJQF8/2014--Australia_Sydney_Sleepy_Kangaroo_WM-2.jpg)
Sunning kangaroo, Taronga Zoo, Sydney, Australia, ©A. Paige Baker, 2014
![Bushbuck, Sabi Sands, South Africa, ©A Paige Baker, 2016](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0c503e5f7d11f1a26e16a/1600811567801-EJB1O9F8MSN7ETHXSJCV/2016--South_Africa_Sabi_Sand_Bushbuck_WM-2.jpg)
Bushbuck, Sabi Sands, South Africa, ©A Paige Baker, 2016
![Leopard, Sabi Sands, South Africa, ©A Paige Baker, 2016](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0c503e5f7d11f1a26e16a/1600811567230-FO3T6LQB3VZF1T7FJ3E0/2016--South_Africa_Sabi_Sand_Leopard2_sr_WM-2.jpg)
Leopard, Sabi Sands, South Africa, ©A Paige Baker, 2016
![Lioness and cub, Sabi Sands, South Africa, ©A Paige Baker, 2016](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0c503e5f7d11f1a26e16a/1600811576814-RRSQU1L7NWTNTL5RLWUN/2016--South_Africa_Sabi_Sand_Mama%26Baby_Lion2_WM-2.jpg)
Lioness and cub, Sabi Sands, South Africa, ©A Paige Baker, 2016
![Mother Love, Sabi Sands, South Africa, ©A Paige Baker, 2016](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0c503e5f7d11f1a26e16a/1600811572872-LZRPPQA1JNW1Y3F8MZ3I/2016--South_Africa_Sabi_Sand_Mama%26Baby_Lion7_WM-Edit-2.jpg)
Mother Love, Sabi Sands, South Africa, ©A Paige Baker, 2016
![Mother-Son Duet, Sabi Sands, South Africa, ©A Paige Baker, 2016](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0c503e5f7d11f1a26e16a/1600811576430-3RW3MI6RUGWMZC9O7QXI/2016--South_Africa_Sabi_Sand_Roaring_Mama%26Baby_Lions_WM-3.jpg)
Mother-Son Duet, Sabi Sands, South Africa, ©A Paige Baker, 2016
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![Vervet Monkey, Victoria Falls, Zambia, ©A Paige Baker, 2016](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0c503e5f7d11f1a26e16a/1600811582046-UNQ1BUBM5OC7OB96VMRO/2016--Zambia_Victoria_Falls_Vervet_monkey3_WM-2.jpg)
Vervet Monkey, Victoria Falls, Zambia, ©A Paige Baker, 2016
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![Wild Dog, Chobe National Park, Botswana, ©A Paige, Baker, 2016](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0c503e5f7d11f1a26e16a/1600811563485-Q1XD7J8A1GV6GPOAZ8G2/2016--Botswana_Chobe_NP_Wild_Dog_WM-2.jpg)
Wild Dog, Chobe National Park, Botswana, ©A Paige, Baker, 2016
![Cape Water Buffalo, Chobe National Park, Botswana, ©A Paige, Baker, 2016](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0c503e5f7d11f1a26e16a/1600811558840-RDMBABA6JFSS3R0M6EB2/2016-08-xx--Botswana--Cape_Buffalo_WM-2.jpg)
Cape Water Buffalo, Chobe National Park, Botswana, ©A Paige, Baker, 2016
According to my guide, Cape Buffalo are known as the most dangerous animals in Southern Africa. Once they decide to charge you, they will not be deterred.
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![2016--Botswana_Chobe_NP_Baby_girl_giraffe_WM.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0c503e5f7d11f1a26e16a/1656465363755-WQVAPUEPZQKFY5SRGGT8/2016--Botswana_Chobe_NP_Baby_girl_giraffe_WM.jpg)
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![Ewe calling her lamb, England, ©A Paige, Baker, 2017](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0c503e5f7d11f1a26e16a/1600811579928-D4KC3FDRYAPG8ZQ51LUG/2017--UK_England_Vindolanda_Roman_Army_Museum_Angry_Sheep1_WM_rs-2.jpg)
Ewe calling her lamb, England, ©A Paige, Baker, 2017
![Angry Ewe, England, ©A Paige, Baker, 2017](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0c503e5f7d11f1a26e16a/1600811582716-XJNZQJXOYVJQHDC0VB5L/2017--UK_England_Vindolanda_Roman_Army_Museum_Angry_Sheep2_WM_rs-2.jpg)
Angry Ewe, England, ©A Paige, Baker, 2017
![Look, Ma—I'm flying!, England, ©A Paige, Baker, 2017](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0c503e5f7d11f1a26e16a/1600811586237-ATJC0VIK4I8NJQCO8DQ6/2017--UK_England_Vindolanda_Roman_Army_Museum_leaping-lamb_WM_rs-2.jpg)
Look, Ma—I'm flying!, England, ©A Paige, Baker, 2017
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![Rabbit, Linville, North Carolina, ©A Paige, Baker, 2017](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0c503e5f7d11f1a26e16a/1600811591241-XZEE4M5AR8EMHHESR6NI/2017--US_NC_Linville_Gorge_Rabbit1_WM_rs-2.jpg)
Rabbit, Linville, North Carolina, ©A Paige, Baker, 2017
![Rosie the Alpaca, Louisburg, North Carolina, ©A Paige Baker, 2018](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0c503e5f7d11f1a26e16a/1600811589922-37MPATEBCXGEQWNMYPBX/2019-01-18--US_NC_Louisburg_Alpaca_Dreams_Square_PNWM-4-2.jpg)
Rosie the Alpaca, Louisburg, North Carolina, ©A Paige Baker, 2018
![Mama and Baby Capybaras, Porto Jofre, Brazil, ©A Paige Baker, 2019](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0c503e5f7d11f1a26e16a/1600811593473-CHKAZ80QB7WY1R4VU3B9/2019-09-09--Brazil_Porto_Jofre--Mama_and_Baby_capybara--WM-2.jpg)
Mama and Baby Capybaras, Porto Jofre, Brazil, ©A Paige Baker, 2019
![Juru and the Golden River, Porto Jofre, Brazil, ©A Paige, Baker, 2019](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0c503e5f7d11f1a26e16a/1600811597053-0XPVXRRTS9LTJ4H1SBA8/2019-09-11--Brazil--Porto_Jofre--Jaguar--Golden_sunset--WM-2.jpg)
Juru and the Golden River, Porto Jofre, Brazil, ©A Paige, Baker, 2019
![Giant River Otter, Porto Jofre, Brazil, ©A Paige, Baker, 2019](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0c503e5f7d11f1a26e16a/1600811596181-5PRI9X0EPS0BD7SRICVE/2019-09-11--Brazil--Porto_Jofre--River_Otter_eating--WM-2.jpg)
Giant River Otter, Porto Jofre, Brazil, ©A Paige, Baker, 2019
If they could, these animals would rip your heart out and eat it in front of you….
![Howler Monkeys, Porto Jofre, Brazil, ©A Paige, Baker, 2019](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0c503e5f7d11f1a26e16a/1600811599549-6HU9PSNSKMIP1NELRFAD/2019-09-12--Brazil--Porto_Jofre--Black_Howler_monkey-Mom_and_Baby--WM-2.jpg)
Howler Monkeys, Porto Jofre, Brazil, ©A Paige, Baker, 2019
![Catching a Ride, Porto Jofre, Brazil, ©A Paige, Baker, 2019](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0c503e5f7d11f1a26e16a/1600811601307-02II8HW4R0RTRF66B22N/2019-09-12--Brazil--Porto_Jofre--The_Brothers_7--Top_Pick--WM-2.jpg)
Catching a Ride, Porto Jofre, Brazil, ©A Paige, Baker, 2019
The Brothers, Xando and Borro, playing in the Cuiaba River.
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![Koala, Taronga Zoo, Sydney, Australia, ©A. Paige Baker, 2014](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0c503e5f7d11f1a26e16a/1600811559072-3W1VHVDD1DBNE79RCEBD/2014--Australia_Sydney_Koala_WM-2.jpg)
![Sunning kangaroo, Taronga Zoo, Sydney, Australia, ©A. Paige Baker, 2014](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0c503e5f7d11f1a26e16a/1600811553798-SQJ9A14P9G07TWRZJQF8/2014--Australia_Sydney_Sleepy_Kangaroo_WM-2.jpg)
![Bushbuck, Sabi Sands, South Africa, ©A Paige Baker, 2016](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0c503e5f7d11f1a26e16a/1600811567801-EJB1O9F8MSN7ETHXSJCV/2016--South_Africa_Sabi_Sand_Bushbuck_WM-2.jpg)
![Leopard, Sabi Sands, South Africa, ©A Paige Baker, 2016](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0c503e5f7d11f1a26e16a/1600811567230-FO3T6LQB3VZF1T7FJ3E0/2016--South_Africa_Sabi_Sand_Leopard2_sr_WM-2.jpg)
![Lioness and cub, Sabi Sands, South Africa, ©A Paige Baker, 2016](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0c503e5f7d11f1a26e16a/1600811576814-RRSQU1L7NWTNTL5RLWUN/2016--South_Africa_Sabi_Sand_Mama%26Baby_Lion2_WM-2.jpg)
![Mother Love, Sabi Sands, South Africa, ©A Paige Baker, 2016](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0c503e5f7d11f1a26e16a/1600811572872-LZRPPQA1JNW1Y3F8MZ3I/2016--South_Africa_Sabi_Sand_Mama%26Baby_Lion7_WM-Edit-2.jpg)
![Mother-Son Duet, Sabi Sands, South Africa, ©A Paige Baker, 2016](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0c503e5f7d11f1a26e16a/1600811576430-3RW3MI6RUGWMZC9O7QXI/2016--South_Africa_Sabi_Sand_Roaring_Mama%26Baby_Lions_WM-3.jpg)
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![Vervet Monkey, Victoria Falls, Zambia, ©A Paige Baker, 2016](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0c503e5f7d11f1a26e16a/1600811582046-UNQ1BUBM5OC7OB96VMRO/2016--Zambia_Victoria_Falls_Vervet_monkey3_WM-2.jpg)
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![Wild Dog, Chobe National Park, Botswana, ©A Paige, Baker, 2016](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0c503e5f7d11f1a26e16a/1600811563485-Q1XD7J8A1GV6GPOAZ8G2/2016--Botswana_Chobe_NP_Wild_Dog_WM-2.jpg)
![Cape Water Buffalo, Chobe National Park, Botswana, ©A Paige, Baker, 2016](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0c503e5f7d11f1a26e16a/1600811558840-RDMBABA6JFSS3R0M6EB2/2016-08-xx--Botswana--Cape_Buffalo_WM-2.jpg)
![2016--Botswana_Chobe_NP_Tweedledee_Tweedledum_WM.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0c503e5f7d11f1a26e16a/1656465589006-OKFA5HDXOKKR7RXLQCXJ/2016--Botswana_Chobe_NP_Tweedledee_Tweedledum_WM.jpg)
![2016--Botswana_Chobe_NP_Baby_girl_giraffe_WM.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0c503e5f7d11f1a26e16a/1656465363755-WQVAPUEPZQKFY5SRGGT8/2016--Botswana_Chobe_NP_Baby_girl_giraffe_WM.jpg)
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![Ewe calling her lamb, England, ©A Paige, Baker, 2017](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0c503e5f7d11f1a26e16a/1600811579928-D4KC3FDRYAPG8ZQ51LUG/2017--UK_England_Vindolanda_Roman_Army_Museum_Angry_Sheep1_WM_rs-2.jpg)
![Angry Ewe, England, ©A Paige, Baker, 2017](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0c503e5f7d11f1a26e16a/1600811582716-XJNZQJXOYVJQHDC0VB5L/2017--UK_England_Vindolanda_Roman_Army_Museum_Angry_Sheep2_WM_rs-2.jpg)
![Look, Ma—I'm flying!, England, ©A Paige, Baker, 2017](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0c503e5f7d11f1a26e16a/1600811586237-ATJC0VIK4I8NJQCO8DQ6/2017--UK_England_Vindolanda_Roman_Army_Museum_leaping-lamb_WM_rs-2.jpg)
![2017--UK_Scotland_St_Andrews_Dogs_Reno_WM_rs.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0c503e5f7d11f1a26e16a/1656463969744-XFV4D2D9ZNQENFLIMHIB/2017--UK_Scotland_St_Andrews_Dogs_Reno_WM_rs.jpg)
![Rabbit, Linville, North Carolina, ©A Paige, Baker, 2017](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0c503e5f7d11f1a26e16a/1600811591241-XZEE4M5AR8EMHHESR6NI/2017--US_NC_Linville_Gorge_Rabbit1_WM_rs-2.jpg)
![Rosie the Alpaca, Louisburg, North Carolina, ©A Paige Baker, 2018](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0c503e5f7d11f1a26e16a/1600811589922-37MPATEBCXGEQWNMYPBX/2019-01-18--US_NC_Louisburg_Alpaca_Dreams_Square_PNWM-4-2.jpg)
![Mama and Baby Capybaras, Porto Jofre, Brazil, ©A Paige Baker, 2019](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0c503e5f7d11f1a26e16a/1600811593473-CHKAZ80QB7WY1R4VU3B9/2019-09-09--Brazil_Porto_Jofre--Mama_and_Baby_capybara--WM-2.jpg)
![Juru and the Golden River, Porto Jofre, Brazil, ©A Paige, Baker, 2019](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0c503e5f7d11f1a26e16a/1600811597053-0XPVXRRTS9LTJ4H1SBA8/2019-09-11--Brazil--Porto_Jofre--Jaguar--Golden_sunset--WM-2.jpg)
![Giant River Otter, Porto Jofre, Brazil, ©A Paige, Baker, 2019](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0c503e5f7d11f1a26e16a/1600811596181-5PRI9X0EPS0BD7SRICVE/2019-09-11--Brazil--Porto_Jofre--River_Otter_eating--WM-2.jpg)
![Howler Monkeys, Porto Jofre, Brazil, ©A Paige, Baker, 2019](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0c503e5f7d11f1a26e16a/1600811599549-6HU9PSNSKMIP1NELRFAD/2019-09-12--Brazil--Porto_Jofre--Black_Howler_monkey-Mom_and_Baby--WM-2.jpg)
![Catching a Ride, Porto Jofre, Brazil, ©A Paige, Baker, 2019](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0c503e5f7d11f1a26e16a/1600811601307-02II8HW4R0RTRF66B22N/2019-09-12--Brazil--Porto_Jofre--The_Brothers_7--Top_Pick--WM-2.jpg)
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