When an American President retires how can he spend his time ?

When an American President retires how can he spend his time ? Well one went on Safari in Africa.

Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, Jr. (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919) was the 26th President of the United States (1901–1909).

In March 1909, shortly after the end of his presidency, Roosevelt left New York for a safari in east and central Africa. Roosevelt's party landed in Mombasa, Kenya. It was partly   Financed by Andrew Carnegie. 

Expedition Costs

$50,000 from Smithsonian Museum appeal

$25,000 from Theodore Roosevelt

$25,000 from Andrew Carnegie

In 2005 equivalent $ 1.8 million dollars.

Roosevelt and his companions killed or trapped approximately 11,400 animals, from insects and moles to hippopotamuses and elephants. The 1000 large animals included 512 big game animals, including 

• Lion = 9

• Hyena = 5

• Elephant = 8

• Rhinoceros = 13

• Hippopotamus = 7 

• Warthog = 8 

• Zebra (common) = 15

• Zebra (big) = 5

• Giraffe = 7

• Buffalo = 6

• Eland (giant) = 1

• Eland (common) = 5

• Bushbuck = 6

Etc, etc, etc.....

The expedition consumed 262 of the animals. Tons of salted animals and their skins were shipped to Washington. Roosevelt's party hunted for specimens for the Smithsonian Institution and for the American Museum of Natural History in New York. 

Roosevelt wrote a detailed account of the adventure in the book African Game Trails, where he describes the excitement of the chase, the people he met, and the flora and fauna he collected in the name of science.