The Elephant Scientist
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By Caitlin O'Connell and Donna M. Jackson The Elephant Scientist follows the remarkable work of researcher Caitlin O'Connell and her team as they study African elephants at Etosha National Park in Namibia. Below are a few selected images featured in the book—all taken by Caitlin and her husband Timothy Rodwell during their many trips to Etosha. |
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| Caitlin O'Connell watches for elephants from the top of a bunker at Mushara waterhole in Etosha National Park in Namibia. | A thirsty elephant family group helps itself to a cool drink on a hot afternoon. An adult male elephant can hold at least nine and a half quarts (nine liters) of water in its trunk. | |
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| An elephant matriarch, at left, cautiously leads her family group to water. | ||
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| An elephant matriarch stops to ensure it's safe to approach a water hole. Along with scanning her ears and smelling with her trunk, she sometimes stands still and leans forward on her front feet—as if listening to something in the ground. | A baby elephant fits under its mother's belly for up to a year after birth. | |
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| When young bulls come of age, they begin to get feisty and will often scare off other species, such as these giraffes. | ||
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| An elephant uses its trunk to assess its environment, sometimes reaching high into the air to smell a suspicious object. | Two bull elephants share a moment of mutual affection by wrapping their trunks and leaning their heads toward each other. | |
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| Elephants greet one another by placing their trunk in each other's mouth. This important ritual is similar to a handshake. | ||
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| The wrinkles in an elephant's skin help keep it cool. While it may look thick and tough, elephant skin is actually very sensitive—especially to insect bites. | ||
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