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The last giants : the rise and fall of the African elephant / Levison Wood.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wood, Levison, 1982- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wood, Levison, 1982---Travel--Africa.
- Wood, Levison.
- Wood, Levison, 1982-.
- Elephants--Africa.
- Elephants.
- Travel.
- Africa.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ix, 260 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (chiefly color
- Edition:
- First Grove Atlantic paperback edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Black Cat, an imprint of Grove Atlantic, 2020.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- A brief history of the African elephant
- Ancestors and evolution
- A giant's world
- The ultimate survivor
- Friends and relations
- A curious mind
- A continent of ghosts
- Poaching, ivory and trade
- Taking trophies
- The elephant in the room: habitat loss
- A world without
- Sharing the future
- Epilogue.
- Notes:
- "First published in Great Britain in 2020 by Hodder & Stoughton, An Hatchett UK company"--Title page verso.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-258).
- Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780802158482
- 080215848X
- Publisher Number:
- 40030450712
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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