Elephants : birth, life and death in the world of the giants
The international ecologist and conservation scientist presents an eye-opening species analysis that celebrates the personality, intelligence and rich emotional life of the elephant and explains why humans need to rethink approaches to its care and conservation.
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| Victoria | Available |
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| Subject |
| Elephants. Elephants > Behavior. Wildlife conservation. |
- ISBN: 9780062987860
- Physical Description 295 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition First U.S. edition.
- Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2020.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Elephants : Birth, Life, and Death in the World of the Giants
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Table of Contents
Elephants : Birth, Life, and Death in the World of the Giants
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Prologue | p. 1 | |
| 1 | Becoming an elephant | p. 7 |
| 2 | Samburu families | p. 25 |
| 3 | Oozies and elephants | p. 51 |
| 4 | How do they get so big? | p. 76 |
| 5 | Sex and baby Hannah | p. 101 |
| 6 | A team of rivals | p. 126 |
| 7 | Elephant in the mirror | p. 152 |
| 8 | Listen | p. 177 |
| 9 | Growing old | p. 197 |
| 10 | Death and ivory | p. 220 |
| 11 | If it doesn't stay, we pay | p. 247 |
| Epilogue | p. 260 | |
| Acknowledgements | p. 266 | |
| References | p. 273 | |
| Index | p. 287 |
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