Interviewing Wild Animals by F Ratcliffe Holmes c1929 First Edition

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Interviewing Wild Animals is the pioneering 1929 memoir of F. Ratcliffe Holmes, an early wildlife filmmaker. It recounts his extensive travels and demanding adventures across British East Africa, including Kenya, Tanganyika, and Northern Rhodesia. Holmes details the challenges and thrills of pursuing African fauna—such as lions, elephants, and leopards—with a cine-camera instead of a rifle. The book provides a historic and often thrilling perspective on the birth of wildlife cinematography in the wild African bush.