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These books were recommended by the Calgary Zoo staff. You might want to visit your local library to see what other books about elephants and animal behaviour they might have available. "When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals" Exploring the full range of emotions that exist throughout the animal kingdom, the authors present powerful proof of the existence of animal emotions. This book will forever change the way you look at animals. "The Elephant's Secret Sense: The Hidden Life of the Wild Herds of Africa" Biologist Caitlin O'Connell writes about elephants in the Caprivi region of Namibia. While researching and watching the elephants, she made an astonishing observation: Elephants listen through the ground with their limbs (feet and trunk). This 'seismic' way of communication has led to additional and intensive study. "The White Bone" This Canadian novel is an animal-fantasy story in which the elephants are characters and they can talk to each other. It is a beautiful book about an elephant herd's quest to find the legendary 'Safe Place'. The author has used her extensive research to not only make the individual characters real, but also the familial relationships and elephant behaviour are quite realistic. "Wild Elephants in Captivity" This book is all about, you guessed it, wild elephants in captivity. |
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- Introduction
- Interview Introduction
- Part I: Interview with a Zoo Veterinarian
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We had the opportunity to sit down and interview Dr. Doug Whiteside, DVM, DVSc. Dipl. ACZM.
- Part II: Elephant Talk
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Learn about the elephants he cares for, especially the youngest one named Malti!
- Part III: Interview with a Zoo Keeper
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Caring for all of the animals takes a tremendous amount of work from some very dedicated people. One of those people is Mr. Brent Van Hooft.
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