The story is interspersed with tales of Anthony's French wife, Francoise, their dogs, the staff, and the Zulu culture. This book gave me all the feels: Joy, worry, fear, happiness, accomplishment, anger, anticipation, and everything in between. Through low rumblings in the stomach they not only communicate with the immediate herd, but the sounds can also travel through their feet into the ground and send signals to other herds, up to 10 kilometers away, telling them where a watering hole is located, for example.

When I read that, after the author died recently, the herd of elephants he befriended traveled many miles to stand near his body, without there being any means of informing them of his death, I was inspired to read this book he published in 2009.An inspiring, multifaceted account, Anthony's book offers fascinating insights into the lives of wild elephants in the broader context of Zulu culture in post-Apartheid South Africa.

We are experiencing delays with deliveries to many countries, but in most cases local services have now resumed.Against all advice he took on the herd and told that it was their last chance of survival, as they were to be killed if he didn't take them. From conservationists Lawrence Anthony and Françoise Malby-Anthony, founders of the Thula Thula wildlife reserve in South Africa, comes a charming, moving series about the power of a love for animals.

That life force, the vital ingredient of existence – from an acacia to an elephant – can it be quantified? I had the honor and privilege of working with conservationist Lawrence Anthony and co-author Graham Spence on this incredibly moving book. Happily, Anthony seemed to understand that a calming presence and personal connection with the lead elephant could make a difference to the herd’s peace of mind. Anthony does a magnificent job of sharing his story of settling a herd of seven wild elephants on his 5,000 acres of bush in Zululand, South Africa. There is a powerful, elemental message threaded through this writing about all life forms journeying together, connected, and dependent on each other for existence, which includes humans.What a lucky herd to have been given the chance to live at Thula Thula and to have an advocate on their side when no one else wanted them. The ranger pointed out the tell-tale streams of the hormone running from the eyes down each side of the monster’s face.