Elephants

Up Close and Personal

Ellen Greene Stewart (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

228 Seiten

2022
Toplight Books (Verlag)
978-1-4766-8779-7 (ISBN)

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Elephants are a keystone species and have been a part of the magic of the thickly forested land of South Africa for millennia. This book focuses on the history and work of Knysna Elephant Park, a leading South African elephant research facility that has been home to more than 40 elephants in 25 years. Unfortunately, all the mystique of the Knysna elephant has been reduced to a single elephant left alive.

Exploring a wide range of topics, this book covers the impact of elephants' interactions with tourists, how they recover from trauma and even their relevance in human healthcare. Renowned elephant researchers explain the majesty of the elephant brain, which has the largest temporal lobe devoted to communication, language, spatial memory and cognition. To this effect, the book emphasizes the threat of poaching to these gentle giants, which has almost forced them to extinction. Perhaps if humans pay attention to how elephants symbolize our relationship with nature, we can learn important lessons about humanity itself.

Ellen Greene Stewart is the author of three previous nonfiction books and numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals. She has volunteered at the Knysna Elephant Park several times and is completely passionate about elephants and their welfare. She lives and works as an art therapist in rural upstate New York.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Part

1. South Africa’s Garden Route

2. Loxodonta Africana

3. Knysna Elephant Park (KEP) Is Founded

4. The Health and Physiology of Elephants

5. The Behavior and Psychology of Elephants

Part

6. Sally: The Matriarch

7. Nandi: Mother of Thandi

8. Thandi: The Diva with the Perfect Ears

9. Thato: All Kinds of Adorable

10. Keisha: Nearly Everyone’s Favorite

11. Mashudu: The Handsome One

12. Shungu : Poor Boy… Or Is He?

13. Madiwa: The Cheeky One

14. Amari: The Observant One

15. Shanti: The Cautious One

Part Three

16. AERU into the Future

17. The Future of Elephants in Africa

18. The Poaching Crisis

Glossary

Elephant Resources and Non-Government Organizations (NGOs)

What Can You Do to Help?

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	20.03.2022
Zusatzinfo	42 photos, glossary, notes, bibliography, index
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	295 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
ISBN-10	1-4766-8779-X / 147668779X
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-8779-7 / 9781476687797
Zustand	Neuware