Secrets Of The Savanna: Twenty-three Years in the African Wilderness Unraveling the Mysteries ofElephants and People "Vividly written...Their story is thrilling—the kind of tale that wild-animal lovers won't easily forget."—People In this riveting real-life adventure, Mark and Delia Owens tell the dramatic story of their last years in Africa, fighting to save elephants, villagers, and—in the end—themselves. The award-winning zoologists and pioneering conservationists describe their work in the remote and ruggedly beautiful Luangwa Valley, in northeastern Zambia. There they studied the mysteries of the elephant population’s recovery after poaching, discovering remarkable similarities between humans and elephants. A young elephant named Gift provided the clue to help them crack the animals’ secret of survival. A stirring portrait of life in Africa, Secrets of the Savanna is a remarkable record of the Owenses's unique passions. |
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... once seen and heard and smelled, the sense of it stays with you always. Forever after, a tiny breath of it might come back to you in other places—say in a hint of dust in Italy or in the way the sun catches the land in Mexico — and you ...
... once seen and heard and smelled, the sense of it stays with you always. Forever after, a tiny breath of it might come back to you in other places—say in a hint of dust in Italy or in the way the sun catches the land in Mexico — and you ...
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... once again, the elephants began to trumpet. Slowly, beginning with Survivor, then Long Tail, Cheers, Stumpie, and Turbo — the Camp Group — a few of the male elephants learned that they were safe near our camp, Marula-Puku, which we had ...
... once again, the elephants began to trumpet. Slowly, beginning with Survivor, then Long Tail, Cheers, Stumpie, and Turbo — the Camp Group — a few of the male elephants learned that they were safe near our camp, Marula-Puku, which we had ...
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... , the small female groups — the remnants of those once large family units — were shyer than the males. Finally, after several years, one or two females with their young calves would feed on the tall grass across the river, Gift 3.
... , the small female groups — the remnants of those once large family units — were shyer than the males. Finally, after several years, one or two females with their young calves would feed on the tall grass across the river, Gift 3.
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... Once she stepped into the flooded river and submerged herself completely. Rolling over and over, she splashed about, with a leg poking up here, her trunk there. Now and then she would burst out of the water like a breaching whale and ...
... Once she stepped into the flooded river and submerged herself completely. Rolling over and over, she splashed about, with a leg poking up here, her trunk there. Now and then she would burst out of the water like a breaching whale and ...
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... once even hiding out for months in an abandoned termite mound. He had shot at my aircraft several times and had killed elephants very near our camp. On a circuit board with a tiny speaker, two wires, and a battery, Kabutongo had ...
... once even hiding out for months in an abandoned termite mound. He had shot at my aircraft several times and had killed elephants very near our camp. On a circuit board with a tiny speaker, two wires, and a battery, Kabutongo had ...
Contents
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3 UpsideDown Elephants | 18 |
4 The Song of the Winterthorn | 33 |
5 Grandpa | 45 |
6 Any Time from Now | 54 |
7 Gullywhumper | 65 |
8 No School for Gift | 78 |
16 A Present from Gift | 131 |
17 A Dangerous Dinner | 138 |
18 Wildlife Drama | 145 |
19 When I Close My Eyes I See Elephants | 154 |
20 A Dance with Survivor | 158 |
21 Grass Huts and Leopard Stumps | 164 |
22 Camp Arrest | 173 |
23 Adrift | 180 |
9 The Women of Katibunga | 81 |
10 My Troop | 90 |
11 Mountain Elephants | 97 |
12 The Commerce of Understanding | 103 |
13 The Kakule Club | 112 |
14 Too Much Sugar | 122 |
15 Chipundu Pride | 124 |
24 The Stones of My Stream | 184 |
Epilogue | 191 |
Back Matter | 195 |
Back Flap | 231 |
Back Cover | 232 |
Spine | 233 |
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Secrets of the Savanna: Twenty-three Years in the African Wilderness ... Mark Owens,Delia Owens No preview available - 2006 |
Secrets of the Savanna: Twenty-three Years in the African Wilderness ... Mark Owens,Mark James Owens,Delia Owens No preview available - 2006 |
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