It was the dead of night, lit by a full moon, on my first night in the African bush. Emerging from the camp outhouse, I heard an alarming sound. An elephant was trumpeting in the dark, loudly and ...

REPORTING FROM MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE, Kenya — As we drove away from our luxurious tented camp and turned toward the river, we spied yet another creature — in a trip that had been full of them — ...

Senior editor Norie Quintos, just back from an African safari with her teenage sons, filed this report. Previous blogs in this series include taking care of paperwork, staying healthy, and packing.