Bwana There's a Body in the Bath!

<p>Born in Shanghai and shipped to England as a child Peter Whitehead then made his way to Australia solo at the age of 14 in 1938 in order to save his family money.</p><p> </p><p>Alone and working in near slave-like conditions as a farm labourer Peter learned the art of breaking wild horses and so began a lifelong love affair with animals.</p><p> </p><p>After wartime service as a horse breaker for the army and a gunner on a Liberator bomber Peter headed to Africa and a richly varied career as an agricultural officer national parks ranger big game hunter animal wrangler and rancher.</p><p> </p><p>He worked on the sets of several big-name movies including <em>Hatari!</em> with John Wayne and handled lions for the smash hit film <em>Born Free.</em></p><p> </p><p>Peter survived two aircraft crashes as well as encounters with man-eating lions zombie witches and killer hippos and nearly drowned in a crocodile infested river. Along the way he also helped save an endangered species and found a woman who would put up with him.</p><p> </p><p><em>Bwana there's a body in the bath</em> is Peter's story of nearly a century of incredible adventures.</p><p> </p>