The Elephant Whisperer: Learning About Life, Loyalty and Freedom From a Remarkable Herd of Elephants

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If he refuses the request, all the elephants will be killed as they are causing lot of damages to the owner. Lawrence describes various other wildlife like crocodiles, vultures, rhinos, cobras, buffalos, cheetahs etc. Very interesting reports on the smarts elephants have although the story leaves things out that I wanted to know about. How when his flight was canceled at one point, the elephants actually reversed their procession to greet him.

This book will appeal to anyone with a passion for animals, concern about wildlife conservation, or desire to find out what it is like to operate a game preserve in Africa. The Elephant Whisperer had been on my TBR list for quite awhile, and I was happy when my book club chose to read it. Anthony died of a heart attack at the age of 61 before his planned March 2012 conservation gala dinner in Durban to raise international awareness for the rhino-poaching crisis and to launch his new book, The Last Rhinos: My Battle to Save One of the World's Greatest Creatures.

Apparently he wanted to refuse because of the problems of adding another herd of elephants, but he just could not say no. These elephants are notorious in breaking away from their sanctuaries and have been so far unmanageable. It shows how humans and animals can form close bonds and how animals communicate in ways we do not always understand.

The same goes for Australia and any other country where you can get eaten or killed by poisonous things. The female began to gently pat the boy on the head and then caressed his cheeks and the back of his neck, as if to comfort and heal him, as she might one of her own babies. The respect and admiration I felt for this amazing conservationist inspired me to read more of his books. The Elephant Whisperer is a touching story of the amazing capabilities of elephants and the story of how humans can reach out to them. Lawrence notes that most of us are under the false belief that effective communication is the sole monopoly of humans.He agreed, but before arrangements for the move could be completed the animals broke out again and the matriarch and her baby were shot. Once the herd arrived, the pace of the story escalates making the book read like a fast paced mystery. Elephant herds are matriarchal, led by an alpha female, assisted by a bull male whose job it is to mentor the young males into the social structure.