Riding a five-ton elephant she dubbed “my brother,” relaxing with a cheetah, or cuddling a gigantic bullfrog like a Teddy bear were among her favorite activities. Tippi Degre’s upbringing sounds more like a modern version of Mowgli than it does like a true story. She was born in Namibia to French wildlife photographer parents and grew up in Africa as a white child. Tippi spent her whole life on the African savannah, playing with wild creatures such as lion cubs, a mongoose, a snake, a cheetah, baby zebra, giraffes, and crocodiles.
“I don’t have friends here,” the small girl said, referring to the fact that she was surrounded by African creatures. I don’t see children since I don’t live in a house with them. “As a result, the animals are my pals,” she previously stated.
Tippi is currently 23 years old and the sole child of wildlife photographer parents Sylvie Robert and Alain Degre, who released Tippi of Africa, a book featuring her photographs. “Being able to be free in nature with this youngster was fantastic.” “She was a lucky young girl; she was born and nurtured completely in the wild until she was ten years old,” Sylvie explained.
Website: tippi.org, Book: Tippi of Africa
