The Elephant Whisperer: My Life with the Herd in the African Wild
On ne peut pas passer sa vie en Afrique sans acquérir pour les éléphants un sentiment assez voisin d'une très grande affection. Chaque fois que vous les rencontrez, dans la savane, en train de remuer leurs trompes et leurs grandes oreilles, un sourire irrésistible vous monte aux lèvres. Leur énormité même, leur maladresse, leur gigantisme représent
... See moreRomain Gary • Les racines du ciel (French Edition)
The Elephant constantly looks to the herd for cues about how to behave.
Dan Heath • Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard
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Wild Soundscapes: Discovering the Voice of the Natural World, Revised Edition
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The Inner Life of Animals: Love, Grief, and Compassion—Surprising Observations of a Hidden World
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I began to feel how patronising it was of us to presume to judge their intelligence, as if ours was any kind of standard by which to measure. I tried to imagine instead how he saw us, but of course that’s almost impossible to do, because the assumptions you end up making as you try to bridge the imaginative gap are, of course, your own, and the mos
... See moreMark Carwardine • Last Chance To See
Perhaps because names are so crucial and personal, naming things can feel uniquely human. And until a little over a decade ago, scientists predominantly thought that was true. Then, in 2013, a study suggested that bottlenose dolphins use namelike calls. Scientists have since found evidence that parrots, and perhaps whales and bats, use calls that i... See more
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