The distinguished Harvard emeritus professor visits Mozambique’s national park and uses it as a backdrop for musings about evolution and nature’s survival. The original cradle of man, Wilson traces man’s evolution from 6M years ago when the original primate separated into our ancestor and the one who led to chimps and bonobos. Then 4.5M years ago, Ardipthicus ramidus developed elongated hind legs making upright walking easier. Four million years ago Australopithecus further improved bipedal locomotion and 2MYA three groups fanned out across the African Savannahs and one shifted to meat eating, Homo habilis which evolved into Homo erectus our direct ancestor of Homo sapiens. Wilson also talks about the amazing biodiversity and specialization in the park focusing on termites and ants. He describes the terrible toll on the plant and animal life that the civil war took and recent efforts to rebuild the natural environment. He concludes with a plea for wilderness areas connected by corridors to resist HIPPO—habitat destruction, invasive species, pollution, population growth, and over harvesting. Great pictures but needed some editing. Will look out for his on line biology text Life on Earth and the TV series Africa.