Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Reach him at ptimmwriter@gmail.com. The remaining days of March will prime the pump for those April ...

The core Marsh lion pride with the Half-tail male were a bit on edge after a run-in with cattle herders at night. Half-tail was a bit upset when one of the other vehicles moved in too close.

Tourists visiting Kenya's Maasai Mara in early July witnessed a comical moment of role reversal: a lion was stalking across the plains and got too close for comfort for one elephant. The grumpy bull ...