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  • Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide
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Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Peter Allison (Author), Antony Ferguson (Narrator), Tantor Audio (Publisher)
4.5 out of 5 stars 4,090 ratings

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Whatever You Do, Don't Run is a hilarious collection of true tales from top ­safari guide Peter Allison. In a place where the wrong behavior could get you eaten, Allison has survived face-to-face encounters with big cats, angry ­elephants, and the world's most unpredictable animals: herds of untamed tourists and foolhardy guides whose outrageous antics sometimes make them even more dangerous than a pride of hungry lions!

Join Allison as he faces down charging lions (twice); searches for a drunk, half-naked tourist who happens to be a member of the British royal family; drives a Land Rover full of tourists into a lagoon full of hippos; and adopts the most ­vicious animal in Africa as his "pet". Full of lively humor and a genuine love and respect for Botswana and its rich wildlife, Whatever You Do, Don't Run takes you to where the wild things are and introduces you to a place where every day is a new adventure!

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  1. Listening Length
    6 hours and 45 minutes
  2. Author
    Peter Allison
  3. Narrator
    Antony Ferguson
  4. Audible release date
    Feb. 20 2012
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Tantor Audio
  7. ASIN
    B0711LJD67
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Listening Length 6 hours and 45 minutes
Author Peter Allison
Narrator Antony Ferguson
Audible.ca Release Date February 20 2012
Publisher Tantor Audio
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B0711LJD67
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  • Suhail Zubaid
    5.0 out of 5 stars For those who love experiences with wild animals
    Reviewed in Canada on March 12, 2016
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    Written chapter wise with each devoted to a new adventure, this book was a joy to read. It is educational, as well as entertaining. The author covers a wide range of animals that he had experience with – lions, cheetahs, hippos, crocodiles, elephants, African buffalo, cape hunting dogs, honey badger, African birds, etc. In addition, he also narrates his adventures in African wilds that did not involve wildlife, but were equally entertaining. Some of his adventures with unusual tourists and colleagues are super-hilarious. For me, the best story was actually not from his working as a safari ranger, but from the political world of colonial and post colonial Botswana.It is a love story and I loved it.

    The author includes in the book some great pictures that he took.
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  • Nigel mccomb
    4.0 out of 5 stars a good
    Reviewed in Canada on October 3, 2017
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    A humorous account, a good read
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  • Bryan
    5.0 out of 5 stars A great read
    Reviewed in Canada on October 20, 2022
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    Having just been on Safari to some of the places mentioned in the book, it is a reminder of the wonderful experiences we had. A great book
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  • Shari
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating stories
    Reviewed in Canada on January 23, 2022
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    I really enjoyed this book. There are a few colour photos - although I wish there were more! I felt like I was transported to Africa.
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  • crystal stevenson
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in Canada on April 27, 2016
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    Great short stories especially if you are planning a safari.
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  • AMU
    5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining read...
    Reviewed in Canada on February 27, 2022
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    An interesting and entertaining read. Read it before I went on my trip to Africa....and it set the tone for the safari jeep rides.
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  • Tania Lemieux
    3.0 out of 5 stars Ok..
    Reviewed in Canada on April 25, 2021
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    J'ai trouvé ce titre de livre dans les commentaires de sites web qui le mentionnaient comme étant un livre très drôle. C'est correct mais je ne le sugg;rerais pas si tu veux un livre humoristique. En fait, c'est difficile à évaluer car l'humour, c'est très personnel.
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  • Lesley Townend
    5.0 out of 5 stars Funny, true to life tale of life on safari!
    Reviewed in Canada on March 30, 2019
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    Loved this book. It is a collection of interesting stories from a safari guide in Botswana.
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  • AB
    5.0 out of 5 stars Unexpected consequences as a Safari Guide.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 20, 2025
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    A highly entertaining account of Peter's wildlife adventures in Africa. His obvious love of animals stands and his tales are frequently highly amusing.
    Thoroughly recommended for everyone interested in the natural world.
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  • K.Jayaram
    5.0 out of 5 stars Don't Run, buy it from 鶹
    Reviewed in India on October 21, 2016
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    A wonderful and a very captivating book very well written with an excellent language and with lots of humour. Anybody interested in wildlife must read this. But don't lend it!
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  • 䲹ã
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great stories about African bush
    Reviewed in Brazil on April 6, 2022
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    Peter is a great story teller. Some of them will be in my memory for a long time. The tale from the Honey Badger was amazing. Peter really caught my attention and the final was so surprising. Felt bad about the babies squirrels but it was a good story. That one from Richard being attacked by the lioness let me breathless. The story about his friend Nick and cheetahs with her cubs was absolutely astonishing, I want so bad to see the pictures Peter took that day. These stories are making me feel nostalgic about my trip to South Africa. Peter made me want to go back to the bush as soon as possible. Great book if you like animals, african bush or just if you want to laugh sometimes.
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  • Alfonso
    5.0 out of 5 stars Adventures, and lots of humour, as only can be found in Africa.
    Reviewed in Spain on February 22, 2019
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    I liked the way is write. Plenty of humoured twists and very well narrated. You can learn a lot about the back office of the African tented camps and things yo can't never imagine about animals, guides, staff and clients relationship. Delicious for the ones in love with the Black Continent.
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  • JAJ
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!
    Reviewed in France on March 20, 2025
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    Hilarant et émouvant je l’ai lu d’ine traite
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