Wednesday, September 23, 2026

The Two Thousand Mile Love

Three male African wild dog brothers walked 2564 miles across Zambia for eight months just to find mates. They left Kafue National Park in mid-2025 and finished their trek in early-2026. The distance traveled was the longest distance ever recorded for an African land mammal. The brothers had to cross busy roads, rivers, and human-dominated areas while avoiding poachers and traps. And they endured all of this for love!

It gives new meaning to the song I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) by The Proclaimers:

“But I would walk 500 miles, and I would walk 500 more. Just to be the man who walked a thousand miles to fall down at your door.”

Or A Thousand Miles by Vanessa Carlton:

“'Cause you know I'd walk a thousand miles, if I could just see you tonight.”

Some people sing about love, but these three lived it!

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