The Elephant's Secret Sense: The Hidden Life of the Wild Herds of Africa

Informationen zum Autor Caitlin O'Connell is a faculty member at Stanford University School of Medicine. Her work has been featured in the New York Times , Boston Globe, National Geographic, and Discover, among many others. She lives in San Diego. Klappentext From an internationally renowned field scientist comes this fascinating story of her unexpected discovery of a RsecretS new mode of elephant communication. This unforgettable journey takes readers into the wilds of Africa where naturalists do their difficult work in a troubled land. Zusammenfassung Presents an account of the author's research into seismic listening and communication! chronicling the social lives of elephants over the course of 14 years in the Namibian wilderness. This title encounters corrupt bureaucrats! deadly lions and rhinos! poachers! farmers fighting for arable land! and ineffective approaches to wildlife conservation.

Autorentext

Caitlin O'Connell is a faculty member at Stanford University School of Medicine. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Boston Globe, National Geographic, and Discover, among many others. She lives in San Diego.

Klappentext

From an internationally renowned field scientist comes this fascinating story of her unexpected discovery of a RsecretS new mode of elephant communication. This unforgettable journey takes readers into the wilds of Africa where naturalists do their difficult work in a troubled land.

Zusammenfassung
Presents an account of the author's research into seismic listening and communication, chronicling the social lives of elephants over the course of 14 years in the Namibian wilderness. This title encounters corrupt bureaucrats, deadly lions and rhinos, poachers, farmers fighting for arable land, and ineffective approaches to wildlife conservation.