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A game reserve, Thula Thula, in Southern Africa and a man with a big heart, Lawrence Anthony, take on the welfare of seven rogue elephants. Over the years throughout the birth of new babies and the death of friends Anthony learned to love and care for this family of pachyderms - at the same time that they learned to trust him and adapt Thula Thula as their sacred homeland.
As was true of Anthony, I knew little about elephants, only what I learned from zoos and documentaries. This book gav ...more
A game reserve, Thula Thula, in Southern Africa and a man with a big heart, Lawrence Anthony, take on the welfare of seven rogue elephants. Over the years throughout the birth of new babies and the death of friends Anthony learned to love and care for this family of pachyderms - at the same time that they learned to trust him and adapt Thula Thula as their sacred homeland.
As was true of Anthony, I knew little about elephants, only what I learned from zoos and documentaries. This book gav ...more
Yesterday, it was reported that a trophy Hunter in South Africa was killed by a dying elephant. He and his crew came upon four breeding elephants, shot at three,and were rushed at by the fourth. They shot at her too. As she died, she crushed the leader of the group.
The story brought me back to how much I loved this book. It is not a sentimental book about how "sweet" these animals are and it's not a dry book laying out facts about them. Instead, it's about the relationship of one human with elep ...more
The story brought me back to how much I loved this book. It is not a sentimental book about how "sweet" these animals are and it's not a dry book laying out facts about them. Instead, it's about the relationship of one human with elep ...more
Jan 29, 2016
Julia
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it was amazing
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I am so glad I read this book. Next to dogs, elephants are my favorite animal. Their family structure, devotion to each other and communication are captivating. I'm also fascinated by the fact that they seem to have and express emotions the same way we humans do.
When conservationist Lawrence Anthony is asked to accept a herd of 9 rogue wild elephants on his game preserve in Zululand to save them from being killed, he takes them in. By the time the elephants reach the preserve, there are only 7 i ...more
When conservationist Lawrence Anthony is asked to accept a herd of 9 rogue wild elephants on his game preserve in Zululand to save them from being killed, he takes them in. By the time the elephants reach the preserve, there are only 7 i ...more
I enjoyed listening to this short audio but I think I would have enjoyed actually reading it more.
A real wildlife animal lover might love this. That’s not me, but it was OK. I especially liked the end, when the author summarized what each elephant had taught him. And, the epilogue summarizing how the herd reacted when he died was also touching. I could have done without a lot of the detail about day to day life on the reserve.
Nov 24, 2013
Diana S
marked it as to-read
May 29, 2014
Suzanne
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Nov 02, 2014
Megan
marked it as bfl
Sep 30, 2017
Leeanne
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it was amazing
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Jul 19, 2015
Megan
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Lauren
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Karen
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Amber
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