Birthdays are better with books! (Part 2)

In one of my favorite conversations with my mom, she once declared that she wanted to give the world back to the elephants. Her reasoning was that elephants display care for other elephants, mourn their dead, and don't engage in all of the horrible things humans do. Looking around the world today, it's hard not to want more elephants. Maybe we can set up some sort of exchange? Instead of Africa culling elephants because they destroy trees, maybe they can send us elephants and we can drop offending personages into the Savannah. If they make it past the lions, they will have learned something!

So these are the elephant books that pachyderm-paraded onto my shelves this time around, courtesy of my wonderful husband who remains ever-patient with my mounting piles of books:

This one concerns the work and the wars that it takes to be the top tusk in an elephant herd and the challenges that face the elephant at the top. I'm on an ethology kick as late, so I can't wait to learn more about how elephants behave!







This one popped up during a search for something else, but it takes a look at poaching through the eyes of those involved - including an elephant! - so I was intrigued and added it to the list!