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Shooting big game

I, too, am a doctor who has been to Africa and went on a safari. The first thing I did was to shoot a lion.

It was a large male and I got him on the first shot. I then went and shot an elephant, several zebras, a hippopotamus, antelopes, giraffes, monkeys and numerous beautiful birds. I have them all hanging on my wall and I’m very proud of what I did to get these trophies.

I hope by now you have figured out that I didn’t use a gun to do this. I used a camera. I could never imagine killing these creatures to bring home a “trophy” to hang on my wall.

When I look at my pictures, I remember the fantastic experience I had on my safari in Africa and I wish that others would feel the same way.

Sheldon Zane, Hollywood

This story was originally published August 5, 2015 at 7:55 PM with the headline "Shooting big game."

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