"I was still in Africa taking pictures and writing articles and sending them back, but money was always a problem. At one point, in order to raise funds, I spent several months hunting crocodiles along the Zambezi River -- the idea being that this was a way to earn money. Crocodile skins were worth between five and ten pounds each, according to size and condition. That was quite a lot of money in those days, particularly if you were spending it in Africa. The thing is, as you travel up the river, you see a lot of crocodiles up ahead, but before you get within three or four hundred yards of them, they all slide into the river and disappear. It turns out the way to hunt them is at night. You have one man in back with the outboard motor and one man up front with a bright light and a rifle, and then you can get quite close. Their eyes shine in the dark, and you can go in and shoot them at close range. It's not so easy as all of that, though -- when you shoot them, they sink. You have to dive in after them... but what if... More >>>