Elephant Destiny: Biography Of An Endangered Species In AfricaFor thousands of years, the majestic elephant has roamed the African continent, as beloved by man as it has been preyed upon. But centuries of exploitation and ivory hunting have taken their toll: now, as wars and poachers continue to ravage its habitat, as disease and political strife deflect attention from its plight, the African elephant faces imminent extinction. What will become of these magnificent beasts? As the elephant's future looms ever darker, Martin Meredith's concise and richly illustrated biography traces the elephant's history from the first ivory expeditions of the Egyptian pharaohs 2500 years ago to today, exploring along the way the indelible imprint the African elephant has made in art, literature, culture, and society. He shares recent extraordinary discoveries about the elephant's sophisticated family and community structure and reveals the remarkable ways in which elephants show compassion and loyalty to each other. Elegant, illuminating, and urgent, Elephant Destiny offers a beautiful and important tribute to one of earth's most magisterial creatures at the very moment it threatens to vanish from being. |
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... ivory prices on the world market soared, poachers armed with automatic weapons decimated many of Africa's elephant populations. Between 1979 and 1989 the total elephant population was halved. Manyara's elephants were spared the ravages ...
... ivory prices on the world market soared, poachers armed with automatic weapons decimated many of Africa's elephant populations. Between 1979 and 1989 the total elephant population was halved. Manyara's elephants were spared the ravages ...
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... ivory they carry has been prized since ancient times for its unique beauty and sensual qualities. So relentless has been the demand for ivory that many of Africa's great herds have been driven to extinction. After decades of slaughter ...
... ivory they carry has been prized since ancient times for its unique beauty and sensual qualities. So relentless has been the demand for ivory that many of Africa's great herds have been driven to extinction. After decades of slaughter ...
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... ivory. Some were captured and tamed. As early as 3000 bc the Egyptians had developed different hieroglyphs to distinguish between wild elephants and trained ones. But in Egypt too, as the climate became increasingly arid, the local ...
... ivory. Some were captured and tamed. As early as 3000 bc the Egyptians had developed different hieroglyphs to distinguish between wild elephants and trained ones. But in Egypt too, as the climate became increasingly arid, the local ...
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... Ivory was in constant demand, both in Egypt and in other lands around the eastern Mediterranean. Since the fifth ... ivory objects and inlaid ivory furniture to accompany them on their way to the afterlife. Tutankhamun was provided with ...
... Ivory was in constant demand, both in Egypt and in other lands around the eastern Mediterranean. Since the fifth ... ivory objects and inlaid ivory furniture to accompany them on their way to the afterlife. Tutankhamun was provided with ...
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... Ivory workshops flourished in Crete, in Cyprus and in the Greek city of Mycenae. The use of ivory became ever more extravagant. The Old Testament records how in c.1000 bc King Solomon ordered the construction of a 'great ivory throne ...
... Ivory workshops flourished in Crete, in Cyprus and in the Greek city of Mycenae. The use of ivory became ever more extravagant. The Old Testament records how in c.1000 bc King Solomon ordered the construction of a 'great ivory throne ...
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