Apr-22-2010, 05:42 PM (UTC)
While I was in Madagascar, we walked along a trail with a lot of signs warning of crocodiles. When I asked my guide how much danger we were in, she replied that her predecessor had been eaten by a croc. She said it with a big smile on her face and seemed really pleased that she had been able to get this wonderful job... The place in which I have been most aware of dangerous wildlife is in the forests of eastern Siberia, where there are lots of bears and the occasional tiger. I kept seeing bear prints and fresh bear dung on the trail in front of me and I knew that they must be watching me.