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with Timothy C. Rodwell: An elephant's life: an intimate portrait from Africa, Lyons Press, 2012; with Donna M. Jackson and Timothy C. Rodwell: The elephant scientist, Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2011; The elephant's secret sense : the hidden life of the wild herds of Africa, Free Press, New York, 2007
In some cases, all members of the family can be referred to as elephants. They are large terrestrial mammals with a snout modified into a trunk and teeth modified into tusks. Most genera and species in the family are extinct. Only two genera, Loxodonta (African elephants) and Elephas (Asian elephants), are living.
The magnificent elephant, the most enormous land animal in the world, captivates its observers with its awe-inspiring and distinguishable features. Most known for their sheer size, elephants also ...
The Sanctuary’s educational outreach, advocacy for elephant conservation, and innovative care practices ensure that elephants, both in captivity and the wild, have a fighting chance at a better ...
Ammann is the co-author and photographer of two books, entitled Consuming Nature, and Eating Apes, and has also authored/co-authored several photo-essay books, including; Orangutan Odyssey, Great Ape Odyssey, Little Bull: Growing Up in Africa’s Elephant Kingdom, Maasai Mara, Gorilla and The Hunters and the Hunted. [12]
In August 2017, Burrard-Lucas started working with Tsavo Trust in Kenya to photograph the last "Big Tusker" elephants in Tsavo. During the project, Burrard-Lucas used his BeetleCam to photograph F_MU1, a female elephant with extremely long tusks. [19] [20] The project resulted in a book, titled Land of Giants, which was published in 2019. [21] [22]
The elephants use their trunks to throw dirt on their own backs in the mornings, to act as a sun block throughout the day. In the afternoons, they go to the river to wash off the dirt from their ...