Elephants : up close and personal / Ellen Greene Stewart.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stewart, Ellen Greene, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African elephant--Conservation--South Africa--Knysna.

African elephant.

African elephant--South Africa--Knysna.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 220 pages) : illustrations (black and white)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2022.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

South Africa’s Garden Route

Loxodonta Africana

Knysna Elephant Park (KEP) Is Founded

The Health and Physiology of Elephants

The Behavior and Psychology of Elephants

Sally: The Matriarch

Nandi: Mother of Thandi

Thandi: The Diva with the Perfect Ears

Thato: All Kinds of Adorable

Keisha: Nearly Everyone’s Favorite

Mashudu: The Handsome One

Shungu : Poor Boy… Or Is He?

Madiwa: The Cheeky One

Amari: The Observant One

Shanti: The Cautious One

AERU into the Future

The Future of Elephants in Africa

The Poaching Crisis

Elephant Resources and ­Non-Government Organizations (NGOs)

What Can You Do to Help?

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Stewart, Ellen Greene Elephants

ISBN:

9781476645933