The Greateast African Hunter of All Times - Frederick Courtney Selous - Southern Africa

Frederick Courtney Selous

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Colonial Gentleman - Frederick Courtney Selous - Explorer, Big Game Hunter, and Naturalist.

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Born in London 1851. The Dark Continent and Southern Africa (Rhodesia - Sorry, I still call it Rhodesia- and Botswana)- his hunting grounds from late 1871/72 to 1888.

He was the hunter who stood by Cecil Rhodes when Rhodesia opened, friend of President Theodor Roosevelt (He made several visits to the President at the White House).

. Theodor and his son Kermit...

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Roosevelt's Safari/Expedition(British East Africa,Congo and Egypt) between 1909 to 1910 - The logistics as well as the organization of the expedition was done by Selous. R.J. Cunningham (See above photo) was "the White Hunter" for the Expedition and Selous would participate now and then in the expedition.

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A special section of the British Museum of Natural History is dedicated to his trophies (there is a memorial bust of him in the main hall). I leave his day and year of leaving the hunting grounds of Africa and this earth to regroup to new adventures open as he will live on in all African Hunters memories forever.......

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Rhodesia's Special Forces Unit was named after him Selous Scouts (1974 - 1980) - A Counter-Insurgency Unit of the Rhodesian Army -a combat reconnaissance force which, accounted for 68% of all terrorists killed in the Rhodesian War - extremely efficient and one of the best Units you could find around in Africa.