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Elephant destiny : biography of an endangered species / Martin Meredith.

By: Publication details: New York : PublicAffairs, 2003.Edition: 1st PublicAffairs edDescription: ix, 244 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 1586480774
Uniform titles:
  • Africa's elephant
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 599.67/4 21
LOC classification:
  • QL737.P98 M473 2003
Contents:
Manyara -- The Land of Punt -- Arms and the Elephant -- Roman Games -- Proteges of the Gods -- The Elephants' Graveyard -- Nature's Masterpiece -- Footholds on the Coast -- The Cape of Death -- Zanzibar's Tune -- The Khartoum Run -- Heart of Darkness -- Rivers of Ivory -- Jumbo and Friends -- Safe Havens -- Ancestors -- Enter the Scientists -- Family Life -- Mating Pandemonium -- Body and Mind -- Rumbles -- Death -- The Culling Option -- Ivory Wars -- An Image of Liberty.
Summary: Publisher description: This concise, richly illustrated biography of the African elephant--from ancient Egypt to the most recent discoveries about elephant society and communication--is also a passionate plea to preserve the species. The relationship between elephant and man has been dominated by brutality and persecution. Centuries of exportation, unabated hunting for ivory, and shrinking habitat have left only five countries in Africa with sizeable elephant herds. Corrupt governments and lawless poachers are currently flouting what little protection the elephant has. What will be the African elephant's destiny? Will it soon be relegated to zoos and nature preserves? Martin Meredith lays out the history of this majestic animal from the Egyptian pharaohs' first ivory expeditions 2500 years ago to today, and explores the elephant's role in literature and popular culture. He shares recent extraordinary discoveries about the elephant's ability to communicate, its sophisticated family and community structure, and the ways--rare in the animal world--in which elephants show compassion and loyalty to each other. Meredith also illuminates how the legacy of colonialism in Africa--and unrelenting poverty, disease, and civil war--affects the elephant's fate. Can Africa find a way to preserve its most enduring symbol of freedom? Readers of national bestsellers including Silent Thunder, Elephant Memories, and When Elephants Weep will want to read this urgent, illuminating book.
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Book Book NMC Library Stacks QL737 .P98 M473 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039000696988

Originally published: Africa's elephant. London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2001.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-235).

Manyara -- The Land of Punt -- Arms and the Elephant -- Roman Games -- Proteges of the Gods -- The Elephants' Graveyard -- Nature's Masterpiece -- Footholds on the Coast -- The Cape of Death -- Zanzibar's Tune -- The Khartoum Run -- Heart of Darkness -- Rivers of Ivory -- Jumbo and Friends -- Safe Havens -- Ancestors -- Enter the Scientists -- Family Life -- Mating Pandemonium -- Body and Mind -- Rumbles -- Death -- The Culling Option -- Ivory Wars -- An Image of Liberty.

Publisher description: This concise, richly illustrated biography of the African elephant--from ancient Egypt to the most recent discoveries about elephant society and communication--is also a passionate plea to preserve the species. The relationship between elephant and man has been dominated by brutality and persecution. Centuries of exportation, unabated hunting for ivory, and shrinking habitat have left only five countries in Africa with sizeable elephant herds. Corrupt governments and lawless poachers are currently flouting what little protection the elephant has. What will be the African elephant's destiny? Will it soon be relegated to zoos and nature preserves? Martin Meredith lays out the history of this majestic animal from the Egyptian pharaohs' first ivory expeditions 2500 years ago to today, and explores the elephant's role in literature and popular culture. He shares recent extraordinary discoveries about the elephant's ability to communicate, its sophisticated family and community structure, and the ways--rare in the animal world--in which elephants show compassion and loyalty to each other. Meredith also illuminates how the legacy of colonialism in Africa--and unrelenting poverty, disease, and civil war--affects the elephant's fate. Can Africa find a way to preserve its most enduring symbol of freedom? Readers of national bestsellers including Silent Thunder, Elephant Memories, and When Elephants Weep will want to read this urgent, illuminating book.

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