Elephants and egotists : in search of Samorn of the Adelaide Zoo / Patricia Sumerling
- Bib ID:
- 6976339
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Sumerling, Patricia, 1945-, author
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- Mile End, South Australia : Wakefield Press, 2016
- ©2016
- x, 196 pages : illustrations, portraits, photographs ; 21 cm
- ISBN:
- 9781743053997 (paperback)
- Summary:
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Samorn, the Adelaide Zoo's last elephant, was adored by generations of zoo visitors. A gift from the Thai government in 1956, she was transferred thirty-five years later to Monarto Zoo to live out her days. When she died there in 1994 there was an outpouring of sadness from all who knew or grew up with her. Elephants and Egotists is a tribute to Samorn, but also tells of other elephants sent to South Australia and the colourful characters who decided their fate. Elephants, particularly those in Southeast Asia, are now a critically endangered species needing our concern and immediate action. As Sir David Attenborough asks: 'The question is, are we happy to suppose that our grandchildren may never be able to see an elephant except in a picture book?'
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- Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-187) and index.
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