{"product_id":"the-elephants-secret-sense-the-hidden-life-of-the-wild-herds-of-africa-paperback","title":"The Elephant's Secret Sense: The Hidden Life of the Wild Herds of Africa - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCaitlin O'Connell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile observing a family of elephants in the wild, Caitlin O'Connell noticed a peculiar listening behavior--the matriarch lifted her foot and scanned the horizon, causing the other elephants to follow suit, as if they could \"hear\" the ground. \u003ci\u003eThe Elephant's Secret Sense\u003c\/i\u003e is O'Connell's account of her groundbreaking research into seismic listening and communication, chronicling the extraordinary social lives of elephants over the course of fourteen years in the Namibian wilderness. \u003cbr\u003e This compelling odyssey of scientific discovery is also a frank account of fieldwork in a poverty-stricken, war-ravaged country. In her attempts to study an elephant community, O'Connell encounters corrupt government bureaucrats, deadly lions and rhinos, poachers, farmers fighting for arable land, and profoundly ineffective approaches to wildlife conservation. \u003ci\u003eThe Elephant's Secret Sense \u003c\/i\u003eis ultimately a story of intellectual courage in the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I was transported by the author's superbly sensuous descriptions of her years spent studying the animals. . . . Conjures a high-class nature documentary film in prose.\"--Steven Poole, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"A ride as rough and astonishing as the roads of the African floodplain.\"--Joan Keener, \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"A successful combination of science and soulfulness, explaining her groundbreaking theory of how elephants use seismic communication. . . . O'Connell's account is studded with sympathetic insights and well-turned phrases.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"This fascinating book reads like a fast-paced detective story of a scientific discovery and adventure set in contemporary Africa. . . . By the end, O'Connell takes her rightful place among the leading biographers of the African elephant.\"--Iain Douglas-Hamilton, author of \u003ci\u003eAmong the Elephants\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaitlin O'Connell \u003c\/b\u003eis an assistant professor in the Department of Otolaryngology, Head, and Neck Surgery at Stanford University. Her discoveries have been published in various periodicals, including \u003ci\u003eScience\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eScience News\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNatural History\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDiscover\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 8.94 x 6.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42039267622992,"sku":"9780226616742","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/WmRlMEN0TjZPaWloM0RYK0tUN3JVZz09.webp?v=1771841434","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-elephants-secret-sense-the-hidden-life-of-the-wild-herds-of-africa-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}