The Elephants Secret Sense

Posted on 24 June 2018 by Caitlin O'Connell

Book by O Connell, Caitlin Best Read [ The Elephants Secret Sense ] By [ Caitlin O'Connell ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr This book was not all I hoped for Although the description of the author s life and how she studies the animals is quite interesting, the manner in which she told the story lost me I thought in the beginning it was going to be a clear goal discovering new information about the communication of the animals that would contribute to keeping them out of farmers fields so that the animals weren t poached and the people didn t starve Somewhere in the middle of the book, though, that purpose got This book was not all I hoped for Although the description of the author s life and how she studies the animals is quite interesting, the manner in which she told the story lost me I thought in the beginning it was ...Elephants use their toenails to sense the seismic activity created by approaching animals They also walk on tip toes when quietly leaving an area of dangerParts of this book were 3 stars but it was not a particularly compelling read.The story of humans in the world is a sad tale of greed, ignorance and horrific abuse of the stewardship of the planet we have claimed as our birthright Sometimes deliberately, sometimes inadvertently, but always with devastating agency, we have driven a number of species to extinction The elephant, cursed with the white gold of ivory, has been wantonly hunted and killed, as much for sport as for the valuable ivory in their tusks Additionally, the modern drive of globalization of industrial The story of humans in the world is a sad tale of greed, ignorance and horrific abuse of the stewardship of the planet we have claimed as our birthright Sometimes deliberately, sometimes inadvertently, but always with devastating agency, we have driven a number of species to extinction The elephant, cursed with the white gold of ivory, has been wantonly hunted and killed, as much for sport as for the valuable ivory in their tusks Additionally, the modern drive of globalization of industrial development and the increases in human populations have encroached on the elephant s natural habitats, driving the animals into deserts and reservations.Caitilin O Connell s book leaves nothing out as she describes the personal odyssey that led to her discovery of the way these intelligent and sensitive creatures communicate with each other and maintain their societies O Connell is a human, who happens to be a scientist, and whose research al...I read this book 5 years ago and I remember being optimistic based on the jacket description Elephants are one of my favourite animals and I have read many books about them However the author did not translate her research int...This was a slog Vacillates between very simple declarative statements and stilted, academic type prose The sections of dialog are almost impossible to follow And granted this is non fiction, but not exempt from the need for s...There are parts of the book which I very much enjoyed, but overall the book seemed disjointed I think I learnedabout bull elephants in musth than I did about seismic communication.If you re looking for a basic account of what it s like to do field research in Namibia and the Caprivi region of Zambia without being hit over the head constantly with conservation appeals, this book will do This work encompasses two areas of research One is devoted to elephant vocalizations and the other is related to the study of seismic communications between elephants The benefits of studying elephant vocalizations have...1.08.2014The Smithsonian Channel featured The Elephant King air date 3.06.2013 Presented by Catlin O Connell Caitlin spent 40 days studying an elephant herd visiting a water hole The king of the herd Greg has not been seen for four months A new leader will need to take his place The film documentary s focus is on the male elephant behaviors.By 2013, Caitlin has been studying the herds for 20 years The documentary is really the book on film, that I had hoped to read in 2007 The pho 1.08.2014The Smithsonian Channel featured The Elephant King air date 3.06.2013 Presented by Catlin O Connell Caitlin spent 40 da...While observing a family group of elephants in the wild, Caitlin O Connell, a young field scientist, noticed a peculiar listening behavior A matriarch she had been watching for months turned her massive head and lifted her foot off the ground As she scanned the horizon, the other elephants followed suit, all facing the same direction O Connell soon made a groundbreaking discovery the elephants were listening through limbs, feeling the ripples of the earth s surface for approaching friends While observing a family group of elephants in the wild, Caitlin O Connell, a young field scientist, noticed a peculiar listening behavior A matriarch she had been watching for months turned her massive head and lifted her foot off the ground As she scanned the horizon, the other elephants followed suit, all facing the same direction O Connell soon made a groundbreaking discovery the elephants were listening through limbs, feeling the ripples of the earth s surface for approaching friends and enemies Through their feet, toenails, trunks, and other, subtler modes of communication, these enormous animals were communicating to one another, demonstrating the vital importance of social relationships in their lives An unforgettable journey of scientific discovery, The Elephant s Secr...

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24 June 2018

Caitlin O'Connell