The elephant whisperer

learning about life, loyalty and freedom from a remarkable herd of elephants

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Lawrence Anthony: The elephant whisperer (2009, Sidgwick & Jackson)

368 pages

English language

Published Oct. 19, 2009 by Sidgwick & Jackson.

ISBN:
978-0-283-07087-7
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OCLC Number:
317252021

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Review of 'The elephant whisperer' on 'Goodreads'

This may be as close as we can come to listening to elephant (and other wildlife) stories from the source. I've always felt that animals are alien life forms right here among us that have much teaching to offer that we fail to observe or investigate. Anthony knows his animal facts but remains open to speculating about the unknown and ways we might be underestimating our fellow creatures.

Review of 'The elephant whisperer' on 'Goodreads'

I got this book on an Audible.com Daily Deal, and then only when I was assured by goodreads reviews that this had nothing to do with dog whispering.

Then low and behold it just one an Audi Award for best narrator.
The incredible, Simon Vance.

Vance did indeed do a very good job accenting and intoning the endless series of emergency calls managing a wildlife reserve seems to consist of.
I was kept at the edge of my seat most of the time. and the rest of the time I was in awe at the kind of connection people can have with animals.

The editor of the audio version however doesn't deserve and Audi as there are a number of occasions where you can feel that a sentence has been spliced in. Suddenly a few words are spoken in a different, rather flat tone, before returning to the pitch and …

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Subjects

  • Anthony, Lawrence -- Homes and haunts
  • African elephant -- Conservation -- South Africa -- Zululand
  • Wildlife refuges -- South Africa -- Zululand
  • Wildlife conservationists -- South Africa -- Zululand