Some of you may remember that the last time I reported on Jim, he had just left home, at the beginning of the year. Roger and Anne were in the states at the time, and he actually left home the day after Anne left. Coincidence? I don't think so - I know this guy too well now, and I know he is a very smart chap. Anyway, we were all most concerned about something happening to Jimmy when he left - you all know about the poaching problems we've had to deal with in recent times - and so we monitored his whereabouts on a daily basis. Whilst I was on Humani, I was seeing him on almost a daily basis, and the scouts were definitely seeing him every day. Whenever he sensed the scouts or me, he would blunder off through the bush, and I was glad about that, believing he had become a truly wild rhino overnight. None of us really realized the extent of Jimmy's love for Anne. Anne and Roger were away for some time, and when they returned, Anne instructed the gamescouts to locate Jim and not approach, but to radio her when they found him. This the scouts did, and soon Anne was cautiously approaching him in some thick bush not far from HQ. Jimmy was dozing and Anne stopped about twenty yards off. Then she began calling out softly 'Jimmy, hello Jimmy.' Her voice took a few seconds to register, but when it did, Jimmy went crazy with joy, pounding up to Anne who had to take evasive action. It ended up with Anne crawling out from between his legs, her glasses and Roger's binoculars shattered! Then Anne began to talk to and pet Jimmy, and quite naturally he followed her home for a feed. This animal will never cease to amaze me. It was great visiting Jim at Humani - he hadn't been home for a month but arrived on the day I did. What a bull! He is 2.5 years old now.

Hope you enjoy the pictures.

Dave

Absolutly fantastic!! Thank you very much for the update!

Is it me or does Jim have a big smile going there? Very neat to see he is doing so well.

Glad to hear Jimmy is doing well!
Thanks for the up-date.
Andy

Ann, I believe you are right, he is smiling! You will not believe what a relaxed rhino he is - so chilled, no agro at all nowadays. Of course, nobody tries their luck and the only person who goes up to and touches him without a separating barrier is Anne. No matter how fond I am of him, I always keep in mind that he could kill me in seconds. I don't think he would, but I know he could, and so I talk to him
from a distance or from behind a gate. He is pretty intimidating from close up, but as I have said, so chilled.

Dave

David,
Thank you for the update. This is just such a terrific story.
Thanks, Doug

quite the lap dog - david did roger get one of the new mugabe partners that were being forced onto people?

butchloc, not yet....Nothing has been finalized anywhere, the dialogue and debate goes on.

Dave

glad to hear that

David, thanks for the update. That is just too cool!!!!

Excellent pictures! Thanks for the update on him.

David,

Sadie and I feel honored to have met Jimmy in '07. We will cherish the meet as one of our favorite non hunting moments in Africa. Not everyone has had a black rhino lay his head on their belly!

Mark

David, thanks for the photos of Jimmy
wonderfull!

Great story! It's not everyday you read about someone's pet Black Rhino.

David this is absoluetly terrific, what a wonderful story.

David, this story never ceases to amaze me. Thanks for continuing to post updates. It is truly incredible; all of it!
Cheers,
David K.

Great report! He looks very happy!

Fantastic! Ann leads a charmed life. Lucky that just the glasses and the binos were damaged from Jimmy's enthusiasm at hearing Ann's voice. It's a long way from your first reports on Jimmy as a youngster. Hopefully he will live a long and fruitful life. It would be great if he could get himself a girlfriend and produce some little Jimmys!