Series |
Scientists in the field Scientists in the field. ^A567919
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Contents |
Unearthing elephant secrets -- Slippery beginnings -- Call of the wild -- Living large. Elephant species -- Sensitive souls -- Science on the savannah -- The herds at Etosha. Wild bulls -- Fancy footwork -- School days -- Settling into camp -- Ears to the ground -- Donna the scholar. Lab elephant -- Caller IDs -- The trail ahead : bull societies -- Season's end -- Elephants in peril -- Adopt an elephant -- Explorations -- Pachyderm terms. |
Abstract |
Journey to the Namibian desert with Caitlin O'Connell, an American scientist, and witness one of nature's largest , most complex, and most intelligent mammals living today on this earth. |
Local note | Little-357403--305131060050O |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 69) and index. |
Awards note | 2012 Sibert Honor Book. |
Awards note | Robert F. Sibert Honor, 2012 |
LCCN | 2010014134 |
ISBN | 9780547053448 |
ISBN | 0547053444 |