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I totally adore elephants and I absolutely LOVE this book!! This is my second time with this book. The first time I read a physical book and this time I listened to the audio. I do hope to get to Thula Thula one day!
This was a great book about an amazing man and his relationship with an elephant herd.
So much great information, not just about the amazing species of elephants, but also South Africa, Zululand and the Zulu people. Having reread The Power of One recently, it was interesting to gain more modern perspective focused on wildlife conservation, but still gain background into the varied tribes, cultures and customs of people too. Makes me so thankful I have been privileged enough to see many of those amazing animals in their homeland, but now I just want to go back to Africa!
What a lovely, engrossing book. The world was a better place when Lawrence Anthony was in it. Maybe someday I'll get to visit Thula Thula.
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It’s really unfortunate that Anthony didn’t stick to stories about the wildlife on Thula Thula, which are enchanting. His pronouncements on his Zulu neighbors are cringe inducing, made worse by his obvious belief in his own enlightenment. For Anthony, “African” religion is singular and “often incomprehensible.” Even after having an intense experience mediated by Zulu spirituality, he is dismissive. Later we learn that “Zulus are natural actors who enjoy a show.” He gives more credit to the individual personalities of the elephants in his care than to the indigenous people whose land he occupies. He understands that the reserve cannot succeed without local support, so he has motivation to demonstrate respect, and certainly doesn’t seem to feel malevolence, but there is more than a whiff of White Savior Complex.
The work Anthony did with the Thula Thula elephant herd is remarkable and inspirational, and catnip to anyone who enjoys learning about how animals and humans can communicate. But the racial attitudes are far out of date for this 2022 Western reader and tend to spoil the whole.
The work Anthony did with the Thula Thula elephant herd is remarkable and inspirational, and catnip to anyone who enjoys learning about how animals and humans can communicate. But the racial attitudes are far out of date for this 2022 Western reader and tend to spoil the whole.
Šī ir brīnišķīga grāmata, ko sarakstījis drosmīgs un iejūtīgs cilvēks, kura dzīve diemžēl varēja būt arī garāka. Kaut kā pirms šīs grāmatas es nebiju dzirdējusi par Lorensu Entoniju - aprindās slavenu dabas un dzīvnieku aizstāvi. Grāmatas galvenie varoņi - ziloņu ģimene, kas pirms nonākusi pie autora, uzskatīti par agresīvu un cilvēkiem bīstamu. Autors paver skatam pilnīgi citu pasauli - pilnu gan ar bīstamo, gan skumjo, gan apbrīnojamo. Lasās kā aizraujošs piedzīvojums, pasniegts ar lielisku humora devu. Noteikti lasīšu arī citus autora darbus - par darbu glābjot Bagdādes zoo un par degunradžiem.
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informative
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emotional
informative
inspiring
medium-paced