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Animal Communication with a Horse – A Sad Story with a Happy Ending

On October 14, 2022 By lori
Animal Communication with a Horse

My Animal Communication with a horse named Salvadore was one of my most memorable sessions I’ve had in the seven years I’ve been working in this field. From the minute […]

Posted in Animal Communication, Animal Stories, Safari1 Comment

Giraffe Dies in Unusual Circumstances

On May 2, 2022May 2, 2022 By lori
Giraffe in Botswana's Delta

I’m watching a spotted hyena whittle away at the slimy, saliva softened, sun-bleached jaw-bone of a dead giraffe. It’s all that remains from a giraffe that likely died after a long chase and fatal […]

Posted in African Bush, Animal Experiences, Animal Stories, SafariTagged death in the bush, giraffe, hyena15 Comments

Becoming an Animal Communicator – Is it Real?

On May 1, 2022May 8, 2022 By lori
Lori Robinson animal Communicator

I’m sitting in a circle of women (and one man) in a living room lined with overstuffed chairs, small porcelain replicas of cats and dogs, and flowered wall-paper.  A golden […]

Posted in Animal Experiences, Animal Stories, InspirationTagged animal communication

Animal Communication with a Chicken

On September 29, 2021May 7, 2022 By lori
Talking to a Chicken

“You want an animal communication session with your chicken?” I asked, not able to hide the myriad of thoughts racing through my mind. In the several years since I started […]

Posted in Animal Experiences, Animal Stories, Popular

How Touching Whales Helped Me Get A Divorce

On January 31, 2020March 22, 2021 By lori
Lori Robinson touching whales in Mexico

When one of the largest animals in the world surfaces within two feet of my kyak, and people scream from the upper deck of a nearby Santa Barbara, California whale- […]

Posted in Animal Experiences, Animal Stories, Inspiration, Wildlife11 Comments

Wildlife Conservationists and the Animals they Love

On April 23, 2017April 23, 2017 By lori
Wildlife Conservationists Farwiza Farhan with Leonardo DiCaprio for Wild Lives book

Wildlife conservationists are often called crazy, unrealistic, and a dying breed. They are also called super heroes, and wildlife’s last hope.   In Wild Lives, Leading Conservationists and the Animals […]

Posted in Animal Heroes, Animal Stories, ConservationistsTagged book review, Jane Goodall

Beyond Words by Carl Safina

On November 8, 2016November 10, 2016 By lori
Beyond Words. An interview with Carl Safina and Lori Robinson

In his newest book, Beyond Words, Carl Safina says, “Science usually asks ‘it’ questions about animals. Where does it live, what does it eat, what does it do when danger […]

Posted in Animal Stories, Books, Conservationists, InterviewsTagged Carl Safina, Elephants, Safina, Whales, wolves2 Comments

Cheetah Cubs get Cheetah Hunting lessons from Mom

On July 10, 2013June 9, 2020 By lori
cheetah cubs

Witnessing a mom giving cheetah hunting lessons to her cheetah cubs is one of my most memorable wildlife safari experiences. To be successful hunters, cheetah cubs must learn from their big […]

Posted in African Animals, Animal Stories, Big CatTagged Big Cats, cheetah4 Comments

Holding Chimpanzees at Ngamba Island Sanctuary

On August 13, 2012May 14, 2022 By lori

Nani waddles towards me with her arms stretched to the sky in a child’s ‘pick me up’ gesture. She climbs up as if I were a tree, securing her short […]

Posted in African Animals, Animal Experiences, Animal Stories, global wildlife conservation, SafariTagged chimpanzee, chimpanzee sanctuaries, Ngamba Island Sanctuary2 Comments

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