by KatyPayne (Author)
What is the explanation behind the sensitive awareness showed by elephants within their own particular tribes? Katy Payne tells how, on one occasion, a group of elephants she was observing appeared restless. They looked around them, as if searching for someone missing. Then, after a while, from over the horizon, an elephant lumbered into view. Once he arrived, the whole group calmed down, and then, amicably set off for a waterhole together. Payne discovered, through the use of high-frequency recorders, that elephants emit sounds that humans cannot hear. By her account, at least 50 sq/km can be filled by an elephant call. She also discovered that an elephant's delicate perception can detect calls with different meanings. Her extremely well-written book ends with an appeal for the conservation of elephants, whose numbers are falling.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Edition: New
Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 15 Jul 1999
ISBN 10: 0753807378
ISBN 13: 9780753807378
Book Overview: In the great tradition of Diane Fossey, the Douglas-Hamiltons, Jane Goodall and other animal classics 'This book will make a wonderful addition to the library of any animal lover or of anyone fascinated by intra- and interspecies communication' Publishers Weekly 'I'm not sure what will surprise people more in this moving book - the rich family life of elephants and their talkative ways or the fascinating story of how discoveries are made' Diane Ackerman - author of A Natural History of the Senses
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