And as Diethelm Metzger will tell you, out here, behind that next tree may be a docile little steenbuck...or a very big leopard.

FORBES: Notes From A Distant Node

Whenever Diethelm is out in the bush he carries on his hip a walkie-talkie that quickly links him both with the house and the driver in the Land Rover.

FORBES: Notes From A Distant Node

Our hosts are Diethelm and Katja Metzger.

FORBES: Notes From A Distant Node

Each morning, at dawn, Diethelm loads the visitors into a zebra-striped Land Rover and takes off to show them the amazing array of wildlife on the ranch: kudu, springbok, cheetah, oryx, hartebeest, warthog, giraffe, leopard and score more.

FORBES: Notes From A Distant Node