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Author : Karl Gröning,Martin Saller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Nature
ISBN : PSU:000044218935
Traces the history of elephants, describes their behavior and characteristics, and looks at their influence on various cultures.
Author : Sylvia K. Sikes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Nature
ISBN : UVA:X000583193
Author : Martin Meredith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Elephants
ISBN : 0340770813
"Yet elephant history has been dominated by periods of brutality and persecution. African elephants were used in ancient times to fight in wars. The Romans threw them into gladiatorial games. But, above all, it was the demand for their ivory, prized for centuries as a badge of wealth and status and used in modern times to manufacture piano keys and billiard balls, that has made Africa's elephants one of the most vulnerable animals on earth. In the late twentieth century, the onslaught was so severe that the African elephant was placed on the list of endangered species."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : ELLEN WEISS
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Author : Doran H. Ross
Publisher : University of California Los Angeles, Fowler Museum of Cultural History
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Art and society
ISBN : UOM:39076001618185
The elephant is abundantly represented in African culture. In this lavishly illustrated anthology, eighteen scholars pay homage to both the African elephant and African creativity. The elephant's natural history is the starting point for this collection. Other essays discuss the animal's place in religious imagery, local economies, and regional cultures. The global appetite for ivory and the consequences of the ivory trade are the focus of two essays and of the epilogue, which also discusses the elephant as an endangered species. This volume bridges the gap that often separates the scholar from the general reader. Its visual mini-essays are entertaining and also broaden the scope of the book, and the spectacular photographs invite hours of pleasurable exploration.
Author : Raman Sukumar
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2003-09-11
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780190283087
The Living Elephants is the authoritative resource for information on both Asian and African elephants. From the ancient origins of the proboscideans to the present-day crisis of the living elephants, this volume synthesizes the behavior, ecology and conservation of elephants, while covering also the history of human interactions with elephants, all within the theoretical framework of evolutionary biology. The book begins with a survey of the 60-million year evolutionary history of the proboscideans emphasizing the role of climate and vegetation change in giving rise to a bewildering array of species, but also discussing the possible role of humans in the late Pleistocene extinction of mastodonts and mammoths. The latest information on the molecular genetics of African and Asian elephants and its taxonomic implications are then presented. The rise of the elephant culture in Asia, and its early demise in Africa are traced along with an original interpretation of this unique animal-human relationship. The book then moves on to the social life of elephants as it relates to reproductive strategies of males and females, development of behavior in young, communication, ranging patterns, and societal organization. The foraging strategies of elephants, their impact on the vegetation and landscape are then discussed. The dynamics of elephant populations in relation to hunting for ivory and their population viability are described with the aid of mathematical models. A detailed account of elephant-human interactions includes a treatment of crop depredation by elephants in relation to their natural ecology, manslaughter by elephants, habitat manipulation by humans, and a history of the ivory trade and poaching in the two continents. The ecological information is brought together in the final chapter to formulate a set of pragmatic recommendations for the long-term conservation of elephants. The broadest treatment of the subject yet undertaken, by one of the leading workers in the field, Raman Sukumar, the book promises to bring the understanding of elephants to a new level. It should be of interest not only to biologists but also a broader audience including field ecologists, wildlife administrators, historians, conservationists and all those interested in elephants and their future.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : African elephant
ISBN : CORNELL:31924001642440
Author : Charles Knight
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1848
Category : Elephants
ISBN : OSU:32435050462324
Author : Clive A. Spinage
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0856610887
This volume brings together the latest research and little known observations of scholars, travelers and those who for centuries have worked with the Asian elephant as a beast of burden. The author blends these diverse sources in an easy-to-read style to provide a full and fascinating account of the elephant both in the wild and as long time associate of man's activities. Wide-ranging in geographical and temporal terms, it covers both African and Asian elephants as well as their extinct relative, the mammoth. Elephants discusses their origins, evolution, anatomy, ecology, and behavior. It covers the debate that countries such as Kenya and Botswana have suffered an overpopulation of elephants, and describes the ecology of this debate and its relevance to the ivory trade, along with the history of the trade. The book concludes by examining the domestication of the elephant and its practice both past and present.Key Features: * Discussion of key conservation issues including population growth, culling, and ivory trade * Includes historical points of interest * Written by a distinguished and respected wildlife biologist
Author : Boyd Norton
Publisher : Voyageur Press (MN)
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0896581586
Examines the plight of the African elephant and how poaching for ivory and human population growth have brought the species close to extinction
Author : Liv Emma Thorsen
Publisher : Aarhus Universitetsforlag
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9788771840827
"Elephants are not picked from trees" are the words of Swedish taxidermist and conservator David Sjolander, spoken while he was in Angola looking for a fine bull elephant specimen in the autumn of 1948. At the age of 62 Sjolander was to satisfy his life's dream of shooting the elephant he for so long had wished to prepare and exhibit. The African elephant was to be the main attraction in the Mammal Room of the Gothenburg Museum of Natural History. Liv Emma Thorsen, professor of cultural history, has reconstructed the collection history of four mammals exhibited in the Gothenburg Museum of Natural History that attracted much attention when they were displayed to the public for the first time: The elephant, gorilla, Tonkean macaque and walrus. The book examines how the museum acquired animals for its exhibits from 1906 to 1948, and how living animal bodies became museum exhibits. Using photographs and documents from the Gothenburg Museum of Natural History, the book shows that these museums are in possession of valuable material for writing the cultural history of animals, and that the museums of natural history display a nature that is historically, socially and culturally construed.
Author : Levison Wood
Publisher : Grove Press
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-03
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780802158482
From the award-winning explorer, “an entertaining summary of what we know about the elephant, and a call to change our behavior to ensure its survival” (Daily Mail). The Last Giants satisfies British explorer Levison Wood’s lifelong desire to learn more about the majestic African elephant. These giants trek through some of Africa’s most magnificent landscapes as they go in search of life-giving waters and pastures. El Nino’s droughts and an insatiable ivory trade have cut African elephant numbers by a third in the last decade alone, and if elephants disappear entirely, Africa’s entire ecosystem could collapse. But Botswana has become a safe haven, where one-sixth of the world’s elephants now reside. Each year their numbers grow and an incredible migration takes place, which Wood witnesses and records. He teams up with local trackers to gain insight into how this iconic species survives, camps out in the wild, meets the people and tribes living on the migration’s path, and joins the park rangers whose job it is to protect these land goliaths, equipped with his “good eye for detail and better ear for dialogue” (The Wall Street Journal). “Adventurer Wood followed elephants on a 650-mile migration across Botswana for a British television program. This fascinating companion volume to that series examines the past, present, and future of the African elephant.” —Library Journal (starred review) “A smart, inviting portrait of elephants from a keen-eyed observer.” —Kirkus Reviews “A rewarding look at the habits and habitats of the African elephant . . . Comprehensively yet accessibly conveying Wood’s lifelong fascination with African elephants, his discussion will appeal to anyone keen on learning more about them.” —Publishers Weekly
Author : Ivan Terence Sanderson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Elephants
ISBN : STANFORD:36105041619102
A history of the evolution of the elephant plus physiological and psychological data.
Author : John Albert Torres
Publisher : MyReportLinks.com Books
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0766051749
Describes the characteristics of the African elephant, the fight to stop poachers from killing them, their loss of habitat, and conservation efforts to keep them from becoming extinct. Includes Internet links to Web sites related to elephants.
Author : Philip Henry Gosse
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1861
Category : Biology
ISBN : BL:A0021729807
