![]() ![]() ![]() The neighbors are opposed because if the elephants get out they could cause untold damage-even if not maliciously. There are no elephants in the area of Thula Thula, and taking them on is a big risk. The author is told these pachyderms are unruly and are to come into the possession of a big game hunter to be shot if he doesn’t take them. That said, the stars of this book are undeniably the herd of wild elephants. And, sadly, there’s a constant war going on against poachers that occasionally results in a firefight. There are the tales–sometimes happy and sometimes tragic-of the other animals that share Thula Thula with the elephants, including: crocs, rhino, cape buffalo, snakes, and-of course-the humans and their pet dogs. ![]() There’s the internecine and tribal warfare among the Zulus that at one point results in a contract being taken out on Lawrence’s life. However, there is so much more to keep one flipping pages. Even if it was just the story of Anthony Lawrence’s interactions with a herd of wild elephants that he took on at first reluctantly and then became powerfully connected to, it would have made a worthwhile read. It’s one of the most gripping nonfiction works that I’ve read in some time. This is the story of Thula Thula, a wildlife preserve in South Africa, and the herd of elephants that came to live there. The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence Anthony ![]()
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