| Description |
70 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 24 x 29 cm. |
| Series |
Scientists in the field |
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Scientists in the field.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical notes and index. |
| Contents |
Unearthing elephant secrets -- Slippery beginnings -- Call of the wild -- Living large. Elephant species -- Sensitive souls -- Science on the savannah -- The herds at Etosha. Wild bulls -- Fancy footwork -- School days -- Settling into camp -- Ears to the ground -- Donna the scholar. Lab elephant -- Caller IDs -- The trail ahead : bull societies -- Season's end -- Elephants in peril -- Adopt an elephant -- Explorations -- Pachyderm terms. |
| Summary |
Journey to the Namibian desert with Caitlin O'Connell, an American scientist, and witness one of nature's largest , most complex, and most intelligent mammals living today on this earth. |
| Study Program |
ACCELERATED READER UG RL 8.4 2.0 GNET |
| Source |
NBK 12/11 PPLY |
| Subject |
African elephant -- Namibia -- Juvenile literature.
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African elephant -- Behavior -- Research -- Juvenile literature.
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Elephants.
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O'Connell, Caitlin, 1965- -- Juvenile literature.
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| Added Author |
Jackson, Donna M., 1959-
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Rodwell, T. C, illustrator.
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| ISBN |
9780547053448 |
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0547053444 |
| Standard No. |
NZ1 13748573 |
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