Elephant (eBook)

Errol Fuller (Autor)

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2019
288 Seiten
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-19539-1 (ISBN)

Infos

A lavishly illustrated celebration of these glorious animals—and a poignant lament for their futureElephants are among the most beloved of all creatures. Their behavior can seem almost human, from their complex social interactions to their need to mourn their dead. They are also among the most persecuted of animals, subjected to untold cruelty at the hands of humans through the ages. In this stunningly illustrated book, Errol Fuller provides a rich and moving portrait of elephants, exploring their natural history, the legends that have grown up around them, their unique place in art and literature, and their urgent need for protection today.Fuller traces the evolution of these majestic animals from prehistoric mammoths and mastodons to today's African and Asian elephants, and looks at their behavior, herd dynamics, and social life. He examines the role of elephants in cultures around the world, from folklore and fine art to the exploitation of elephants as war machines and circus animals. Fuller also discusses the importance of conservation, warning that continued poaching and habitat degradation could send these iconic animals the way of the dodo.Featuring many evocative photos never before published, Elephant is a fittingly exquisite tribute to these breathtaking creatures.

Autor

Errol Fuller is an acclaimed writer and painter and a world authority on animal extinction and the curiosities of natural history. His many books include the award-winning Extinct Birds as well as Lost Animals: Extinction and the Photographic Record (Princeton), Dodo: From Extinction to Icon, The Great Auk, and Drawn from Paradise (with David Attenborough).

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 3.9.2019
• Zusatzinfo: 202 color illus.
• Verlagsort: Princeton
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
• Schlagworte: aberrant • African buffalo • African Bush Elephant • African Elephant • African forest elephant • Agriculture (Chinese mythology) • Amebelodon • ancient art • Andrea Mantegna • Asian Elephant • Babar the Elephant • Belfast Zoo • Book illustration • Captive elephants • Cave Painting • Charles R. Knight • Chunee • cruelty • David Quammen • Deinotherium • Drought • Dugong • Dwarf elephant • Elephant • Elephant Family • Exeter Exchange • Fine Art • Giulio Romano • Giuseppe Arcimboldo • Hansken • Hieronymus Bosch • Hilary Knight (illustrator) • Horley • Howdah • human behavior • Human overpopulation • Hyrax • Illustration • Illustrator • Incident (Scientology) • In Death • indian elephant • Insurgency • Into Battle (novel) • Jaw • Kenya • land bridge • Lawrence Anthony • Literature • London Zoo • mahout • Mammuthus subplanifrons • Manuel I of Portugal • Mastodon • Mechanization • Menagerie • Metropolitan Museum of Art • Mount Kenya • Musth • North Africa • North America • Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park • Pendjari National Park • Persecution • persian carpet • Peter Beard • Peter Paul Rubens • petroglyph • photography • poaching • Pope Leo X • Proboscidea • Raymond Ching • Rhinoceros • ridicule • Roman triumph • Rowland Ward • Royal Museum for Central Africa • Rudyard Kipling • Scientific American • Sea Lion Park • Shire River • Sophistication • Southwestern United States • Steller's Sea Cow • Steppe mammoth • Suffering • taxidermy • Thailand • The Elephant Whisperer • The Garden of Earthly Delights • The Heat of the Day • The Offence • The Other Hand • Trapping • Triumphal Procession • war elephant • West Indian manatee • Wildlife Art • woolly mammoth
• ISBN-10: 0-691-19539-0 / 0691195390
• ISBN-13: 978-0-691-19539-1 / 9780691195391