TY  - BOOK
AU  - Künkel,Reinhard
TI  - African elephants
SN  - 0810919842 :
AV  - QL737.P98 K8613 1999
PY  - 1999///
CY  - New York
PB  - H.N. Abrams
KW  - African elephant
KW  - Pictorial works
N1  - "African elephants is a substantially revised edition of Elephants, published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., in 1982"--T.p. verso
N2  - Renowned wildlife photographer Reinhard Kunkel long ago succumbed to the irresistible appeal of the elephant. He has spent three decades creating the magnificent images in this book, which take readers right into the world of the powerful beasts; Kunkel captures elephants at close range. He has watched the combat of rival bulls and witnessed the drama of a mating. He has caught the first steps of elephant young and even joined a group of swimming elephants, one arm holding his camera above the water; Kunkel's opening text raises the ultimate question: will these friendly giants survive? Driven from the wild into national parks and game reserves, they remain in danger from the poachers who have drastically reduced their population in the last 50 years. These sobering thoughts make even more precious the wild beauty of Kunkel's photographs
ER  -