[3] As a teenager, he undertook a wide variety of professions including chicken farming and house construction.

[3] Mangels set off in 1971 with friend John Fields on what was supposed to be a one-off trip.

A companion book to the films, Alby Mangels' World Safari, was published in the 1980s.

Lynn Santer authored Mangels's authorised biography Beyond World Safari in 2007.

[2] There are also reports that a feature-length Mangels biographical film is in production with multi-awarded Hollywood veteran producer Paul Mason and in 2010 he was rumoured to have been approached to appear on Dancing with the Stars.