In the sprawling African scrub desert of Etosha National Park in Namibia, they call her "the mother of all elephants." Holding binoculars closely to her eyes, American scientist Caitlin O'Connell could not believe what she was seeing from these African elephants: as the mighty matriarch scanned the horizon, the other elephants followed suit, stopped midstride, and stood as still as statues. This observation would guide the scientist to a ground-breaking discovery about elephant communication: elephants actually listen with their limbs.

 

This book is part of a book series called Scientists in the Field .

There are 80 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company .

Donna M. Jackson is a life-long, award-winning non-fiction writer who loves writing about real people, places, and things. Caitlin O'Connell has devoted more than twenty years of her research career to the study of elephants. She lives in California with her husband, the photographer Timothy Rodwell .