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"O'Connell, one of the leading experts on elephant communication and social behavior, offers a rare inside look at the social world of African male elephants. [This book] tracks Greg and his group of bulls as [he] tries to understand the vicissitudes of male friendship, power struggles, and play. A frequently heart-wrenching portrayal of commitment, loyalty, and affection between individuals yearning for companionship, it ... captures [a] ... repertoire of elephant behavior and communication"--Publisher marketing.

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"O'Connell, one of the leading experts on elephant communication and social behavior, offers a rare inside look at the social world of African male elephants. [This book] tracks Greg and his group of bulls as [he] tries to understand the vicissitudes of male friendship, power struggles, and play. A frequently heart-wrenching portrayal of commitment, loyalty, and affection between individuals yearning for companionship, it ... captures [a] ... repertoire of elephant behavior and communication"--Publisher marketing.
Autorenporträt
Caitlin O'Connell is a faculty member at Stanford University School of Medicine. She is the author of the acclaimed science memoir The Elephant's Secret Sense, also published by the University of Chicago Press, and the subject of the award-winning Smithsonian documentary Elephant King. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Boston Globe, National Geographic, and Discover, among many others. She lives in San Diego.