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Elephant talk : the surprising science of elephant communication
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Presents an introduction to elephants, describing their different types, habitat, herd behavior, how they communicate using sound, touch, and bodily movement, and the dangers they face from illegal...
Presents an introduction to elephants, describing their different types, habitat, herd behavior, how they communicate using sound, touch, and bodily movement, and the dangers they face from illegal poaching.
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- Creator
- Ann Downer
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- Language
- English
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- Minneapolis, MN : Twenty-First Century Books, [2011]
- ©2011
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- 112 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780761357667, 0761357661
- OCLC
- ocn645246148
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-108) and index.
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