Virtual safari: lions in your living room

We may not be able to leave our homes, but thanks to the internet, Africa awaits, says Chris Carter.

“Spare a thought for the pygmy goats of London Zoo,” says Grant Tucker in The Sunday Times. The goats are used to being petted by the public, but now that the zoo, like other attractions, has had to close due to coronavirus, the goats are lonely. “It was clear that these sociable animals were wondering where everyone was and were missing the extra ear scratches and massages they received from so many visitors every day,” keeper Jessica Courtney-Jones tells the paper. The keepers have had to step in to do the job for them.

Still, for the other less sociable residents at London Zoo it must seem as though the tables have been turned. Now it is we who are confined to our homes, pacing up and down and occasionally getting into scraps with the other members of our pride. Happily, if you find yourself yearning for the freedom of the savannah, help is at hand.

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Chris Carter
Wealth Editor, MoneyWeek

Chris Carter spent three glorious years reading English literature on the beautiful Welsh coast at Aberystwyth University. Graduating in 2005, he left for the University of York to specialise in Renaissance literature for his MA, before returning to his native Twickenham, in southwest London. He joined a Richmond-based recruitment company, where he worked with several clients, including the Queen’s bank, Coutts, as well as the super luxury, Dorchester-owned Coworth Park country house hotel, near Ascot in Berkshire.

Then, in 2011, Chris joined MoneyWeek. Initially working as part of the website production team, Chris soon rose to the lofty heights of wealth editor, overseeing MoneyWeek’s Spending It lifestyle section. Chris travels the globe in pursuit of his work, soaking up the local culture and sampling the very finest in cuisine, hotels and resorts for the magazine’s discerning readership. He also enjoys writing his fortnightly page on collectables, delving into the fascinating world of auctions and art, classic cars, coins, watches, wine and whisky investing.

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