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Elephant Talk: The Surprising Science of Elephant Communication
by
Ann Downer-Hazell (Goodreads Author)
Over the last twenty years, scientists have found that complex social groups of long-lived, large brained animals such as elephants often show a high degree of intelligence and use sophisticated forms of communication. Scientists are beginning to realize just how smart elephants are. Researchers are studying elephants communication and discovering just how rich and varied...more
Hardcover, 112 pages
Published
March 1st 2011
by Twenty-First Century Books (CT)
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Focusing more on the actual communication aspects of how elephants communicate with one another using different sounds and movements. The author writes a lot about the scientific studies that following the sounds, smells, and movements the elephants use to stay in communication with each other, as well as the relationship between elephants and humans, including poaching and treating elephants as gods in certain parts of the world.
Definitely not a boo...more
Focusing more on the actual communication aspects of how elephants communicate with one another using different sounds and movements. The author writes a lot about the scientific studies that following the sounds, smells, and movements the elephants use to stay in communication with each other, as well as the relationship between elephants and humans, including poaching and treating elephants as gods in certain parts of the world.
Definitely not a boo...more
Explores the historical and, especially, new research on elephant communication, including scent, vibration, gesture, etc. I could see kids getting inspired to become researchers--either out of love and concern for these amazing animals, or just out of fascination with the science of it.
Sidebars introduce some of the people involved, in more depth, including the 1940's telephone engineer who used the cochlea of a dead zoo elephant in his work, or the researcher who used home theater to test how...more
Sidebars introduce some of the people involved, in more depth, including the 1940's telephone engineer who used the cochlea of a dead zoo elephant in his work, or the researcher who used home theater to test how...more
Elephant talk by Ann Downer is a fantastic non fiction book about elephants and how they communicate. It starts with a section on elephant herds and then discusses long distance calls, low frequency sounds, body language and scent, vibrations and elephant human relationships.
This is a beautiful book filled with information that animal lovers will find interesting. The book is filled with beautiful elephant pictures that kids will love. The information is presented in an interesting way that wil...more
This is a beautiful book filled with information that animal lovers will find interesting. The book is filled with beautiful elephant pictures that kids will love. The information is presented in an interesting way that wil...more
Elephants are amazing creatures. Truly amazing. And after reading Elephant Talk by Ann Downer, I am even more convinced of this fact. Downer focuses on the way elephants communicate with one another, through trumpets, rumbles, growls, squeaks and chirps, as well as body language and some infrasounds that humans can't even hear.
She describes how elephants are social creatures who are able to recognize family and communicate with one another from miles away. She talks of the way family members int...more
She describes how elephants are social creatures who are able to recognize family and communicate with one another from miles away. She talks of the way family members int...more
Elephants are highly intelligent, social animals that live in the wild in Africa and Asia. They use a variety of different sounds – some inaudible to the human ear – to communicate with one another among their close knit herds and across miles. Ann Downer introduces us to these amazing creatures, how they live, how they communicate, current research on their social interactions, conservation, and what the future holds.
I found myself initially hung up on how much scat one elephant produces in a...more
I found myself initially hung up on how much scat one elephant produces in a...more
Fascinating read about the different types of elephants and how they communicate. The book was appealing and easy to read and understand. The photographs and illustrations were eye catching and informative. The book is divided between the different types of communication used by the three species of elephants. Downer also discusses current elephant conservation efforts and the controversies surrounding them. Contains an elephant dictionary, extensive bibliography and websites and suggestions fo...more
This book is a nonfiction YA title about the science of how elephants communicate and the people that work with and love elephants.
I decided that I wanted to read this book because I adore elephants. I had a high school world studies teacher who went on and on about war elephants (pronounced ella-FANTS). Plus, who doesn't love the movie Dumbo? So chances are you love elephants too.
I got this in an ebook format, which usually takes me awhile to get through, but I breezed through this book in an e...more
I decided that I wanted to read this book because I adore elephants. I had a high school world studies teacher who went on and on about war elephants (pronounced ella-FANTS). Plus, who doesn't love the movie Dumbo? So chances are you love elephants too.
I got this in an ebook format, which usually takes me awhile to get through, but I breezed through this book in an e...more
Fascinating info about how elephants communicate: they can hear 10 octaves, 3 more than a piano has! They use infrasonic sound, too low for us to hear, but we can feel it. Highly intelligent, long lived, work w/humans. But will we work to save them? Well written title on a subject that I haven't seen anything else written for youth. I hope to read more from this author.
I can't go to the zoo anymore because the elephants make me cry. You can tell by looking at them that they are way too smart to be cramped in a pen at the zoo. This book gives some scientific research to back this up. Elephant communication is much more rich and varied than previously thought.
Very interesting, although I would have preferred some more concrete examples of particular sound or body language meanings, as well as pictures illustrating them. Still, a very effective introduction to communication by these highly intelligent animals.
Fascinating! Well paced and organized, and a constant parade of information I didn't know (and one can't help knowing a fair amount about elephants living in Portland).
Very informative yet told in a fun and interesting way, making the science easy to follow. Strengthened my love and respect for these amazing animals.
I love elephants and the science to break their secret code is facinating. Enjoyed the organization, information and amazing pictures.
Very interesting. Lots of good information about elephants can be found in this book and the focus on communication was fascinating.
A fascinating book on all the different aspects of elephant communication. Did you know that elephants squeak?
A fact-filled, if somewhat dry presentation of the current research surrounding elephant communication. While I learned a lot, a livelier tone may have assured I remembered it all.
Intriguing; good instructional potential (text features, main idea,paragraph Structure, and more)
DPL has this in their YA collection, think it would be okay for upper elem, middle school for sure.
Informative and interesting with great photographs and an attractive design.
Grades 5+. This book taught me so much about elephants! The first chapter really captures you-- with the baby elephant and its limp trunk, tripping over itself because he has yet to learn how to communicate with it. Like the whale book I recently read, these enormous creatures are remarkable in their social structure and capacity for learning. The book also refers the reader to the Elephant Voices website-- where you can hear all their different vocalizations and meanings behind some of their ge...more
Mar 06, 2011
Sarah
marked it as to-order
Love this cover, and who doesn't like elephants?
Fascinating. Simply fascinating.
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Love elephants!!
Informative, yet not boring! Loved it, and Love Elephants!
May 06, 2013
Cathy
marked it as to-read
Apr 10, 2013
Igraine
marked it as auf-gar-keinen-fall
Apr 07, 2013
Etlvu
marked it as to-read
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