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by max25 - written on 06/08/00 (Very useful, 34 readings)
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Elephants, A Cultural and Natural History by Karl Groning and Martin Saller...is definately without a doubt the best ever book you will find on Elephants... A Titanic of a book one which does an honour to these proud majestic beasts..This book follows the elephant from Primeval wanderer,ta elephants in the ancient world elephants of India, white elephant in Southeast asia to how man has subjected the elephant, using it as a war machine, stealing it's ivory, and exploiting it as a circus attraction....This is the most comprehensive book on Elephants I have came across, and it has many many beautiful illustrations on each page....all 461 pages to be exact....This is a ...
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