1978 Douglas-Hamilton AMONG THE ELEPHANTS social life of African elephants PB

Description: Author: Iain and Oria Douglas-Hamilton Title: Among the Elephants Binding: paperback Size: mass market Pagination: 358pp plus plates Published: Bantam Books, 1978 Condition: Good; covers somewhat shelfworn; hinges creased; spine curled and creased; interior clean and complete otherwise; somewhat musty (but never damp! stored on a dry shelf in a damp basement that had some miasma) ISBN: 0553026674 [OCR is approximate, as always] On the lush, green plains of Atrica a daring young Scottish zoologist, lain, met and married the beautiful Oria. Together they uncovered many well-kept secrets of the mysterious elephants-their mating, birth and self-defense, including exciting insights into the macabre ritual in which elephants bury the bones of their dead. They learned to recognize individuals such as the gentle Virgo and the terrible Torone sisters-six tons of latent tury, ready and waiting to attack, Iains heartwarming narrative and Orias Elephants MAGNIFICENT AND MAGNIFICENT AND TERRIFYING... THE BEST ADVENTURE OF THE YEAR." -Scientific American "ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND MOST DANGEROUS BOOKS I HAVE READ IN A LONG TIME." -Boston Herald "IN ALL AFRICA THERE IS NO MORE VIVID SIGHT, NO MORE ELECTRIFYING EXPERIENCE FOR MOST VISITORS THAN THAT OF ELEPHANTS • • • "Until Iain Douglas-Hamilton, a young British zoologist, decided to live among them, ... African elephants were known through little more than myth and misunderstanding. "Until Mr. Douglas-Hamilton and his wife, Oria, wrote their book Among the Elephants, the remarkable discoveries he made about elephant behavior and the prospects for the animals survival in a rapidly changing Africa remained inaccessible to most. "Among the Elephants is ... full of life and warmth... [It] offers colorful descriptions of the sights and smells of life in the African bush and chilling accounts of brushes with danger ... "Mr. Douglas-Hamilton, though a serious and skilled scientist, is not afraid to write his story with obvious feeling ... That feeling plus dozens of excellent photographs by Mrs. Douglas-Ham-ilton should give most readers a vivid idea of what it is like among the elephants." —The New York Times Take a close look at the auction images for details of contents and condition. If you have any questions at all please send a message through eBay before bidding. NOTE: There may be more images in this listing than eBay shows in the top "gallery". Be sure to scroll down to view the full set, if so. Be sure to check our eBay Store for thousands of other listings like this one. Orders will be sent out within three business days of receipt of payment. If youre in a hurry and would like expedited shipping (Priority or Express shipping), please let us know before paying so we can adjust your invoice. Books are sent Media Rate within the US, and other small items are sent Parcel by default. If you would like combined shipping, please (1) contact us to let us know, and then (2) wait to pay until youre finished shopping (but try to keep it within a 4 day period, please). Just leave the items in your eBay Cart and then request an updated invoice after youre done. If you pay for an item, we are obliged to ship it to you, and cannot combine it with subsequent purchases. If youre waiting for a separate auction item to finish, please contact us to let us know. _gsrx_vers_1706 (GS 9.9 (1706))

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