Silent Thunder: The Hidden Voice of Elephants

Phoenix, London, 1998. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good Condition. First impression. Size: Small Octavo. 288 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. What is the explanation behind the sensitive awareness showed by elephants within their own particular tribes? Katy Payne tells how on one occasion a group of elephants she was observing appeared restless. They looked around them, as if searching for someone missing. Then, after a while, from over the horizon, an elephant lumbered into view. Once he arrived, the whole group calmed down and then amicably set off for a waterhole together. Payne discovered, through the use of high-frequency recorders, that elephants emit sounds that humans cannot hear. By her account, at least 50 sq/km can be filled by an elephant call. She also discovered that an elephant's delicate perception can detect calls with different meanings. Her extremely well-written book ends with an appeal for the conservation of elephants, whose numbers are falling. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Animals & Birds; 1990s; ISBN: 0753807378. ISBN/EAN: 9780753807378. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 9025. . 9780753807378