Attie Heunis's Journey

The ramblings of a Caucasian African American

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Originally from South Africa’s magnificent Eastern Cape, my family and I now reside in Pennsylvania in the United States. To earn my keep I’m an executive for a multinational company in the Healthcare sector. I’m also a serious amateur photographer. Pro-environmental and conservation views.

Category: Nature

  • Testing on Apes "needed" says Top Scientist

    The head of the Medical Research Council (MRC), Professor Colin Blakemore has said that the UK might “need” to test on Apes. The government said in 1997 that it wouldn’t approve testing on Apes because they were too similar too humans. This is partly Blakemore’s argument as well. He says that is exactly why you…

  • Astounding Big Wave surfing

    This is astounding! Take note of the ominous silence before the wave breaks.

  • The best wildlife documentary(ies) …ever

    Whilst waiting at Johannesburg International Airport I couldn’t believe my luck when I saw they were selling the Emmy-award winning Eternal Enemies, by South-Africans Dereck and Beverly Joubert. I trawled the ‘net unsuccesfully for this DVD for 2 years, so I was absolutely delighted and instantly bought it. This is my best wildlife documentary of…

  • Kalahari Gemsbok Park

    As promised, here is the link to my Kalahari Gemsbok Park photos. The Kalahari desert is part of the huge sand basin that reaches from the Orange River up to Angola, in the west to Namibia and in the east to Zimbabwe. The sand masses were created by the erosion of soft stone formations. The…

  • Shark attacks on video

    These clips might persuade you NEVER to swim in the sea EVER AGAIN. But although they are scary, they are well worth seeing. The 1st clip was taken in the Western Cape in South Africa, an area well known for Great White Sharks. This guy was lucky. The 2nd clip was taken in the US.…

  • Bushman’s River Mouth Sunset

  • BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year

    If you want to be blown away by some fantastic wildlife photographs be sure to take a look at the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year website. If you are in London, you can go the exhibition at the Natural History Museum in Kensington. My favourite image is of two young tigers, but unfortunately it…

  • Kalahari desert could double in size by 2100

    Oxford Professor, David Thomas, is doing a study that claims that Global Warming might unleash “Sand Seas” in Africa; specifically Southern Africa. The gist is that more drought and more wind will stop vegetation settling the dunes down and so the desert will expand. Read more at this National Geographic post. I still can’t wait…

  • Kenyan conservation on the brink

    In Dec 2001, we were in Kenya on our honeymoon. We were in Amboseli, Samburu & the Masai Mara. It was absolutely fantastic and I would probably say it was one of the highlights of my life. Especially the Mara. It is so awe-inspiring that one can get emotional. But, regrettably, even then I could…

  • Great White = Great Shite!

    These are not fakes! I came across these images in Shark detectives, an article in Africa Geographic magazine. The photos of this 4m (!!) beauty were taken by Thomas P. Peschak, along the South-Western coast of South-Africa. The article describes how close these gorgeous beasts do get to the shore. I can honestly say that…