An unforgettable portrait of African elephants, featuring marvelous pictures by world-renowned nature photographers and an informative text based on eyewitness observations.
The African elephant is undoubtedly the most magnificent and awe-inspiring land animal on earth, embodying the very essence and wonder of the wilderness. To celebrate these majestic creatures, Daryl and Sharna Balfour embarked on a four-year quest across the African continent to record and portray elephants in unspoiled places.
This collection of zoo of their extraordinary photographs reveals the fascinating lives of elephants as never before -- their individual behavior and intriguing social relationships, as well as the enormous influence they exert on their diverse habitats. While taking these pictures, Daryl Balfour experienced a near-fatal encounter with an elephant and he describes the gripping story of this adventure, which, despite his personal ordeal, did not diminish his admiration and feelings of kinship for elephants. The narrative and captions offer more details and lore about the private lives of these singular animals.
The forewords included in this book represent a range of current views concerning the intense debate about the elephant's survival and the complex issues relating to the struggle between people, wildlife, and the environment. Among the contributors are Iain Douglas-Hamilton, one of the foremost authorities on the African elephants, and Daphne Sheldrick, who has raised orphaned baby elephants in Kenya and developed an astonishing understanding of them.

African Elephants: A Celebration of Majesty

Arts & Photography

Balfour, Sharna

Photography & Video

Abbeville Press

Two hundred colour photographs and an inspiring text aim to entice home decorators into transforming a city apartment or country house into a home reminiscent of African tree-house camps and lodges. Lodge addresses are provided for the intrepid traveller, along with source lists.

Simply Safari

Travel

Balfour, Daryl

Africa

Daryl and Sharna Balfour lived and worked in the Okavango Delta for two years, observing and recording Rhinos in their natural habitat. This is a photographic document recording the life of this creature in its natural habitat. Throughout Africa, where they occur, the white and black rhinoceroses are severely threatened: this is partly because of habitat pressures, but by far the most menacing threat to these animals is from poaching, for the rhino shares with the elephant the demand for a small but valuable part of its body, the horn. The introduction to the book dwells on the whole dilemma of the rhinoceros and what is being done by various governments in Africa. The rhino horn racket is discussed, as is the natural history of these creatures. Photography is used to show the rhino in its natural surroundings throughout Africa, their habits and social behaviour, and also the animals which associate with them. The Indian, Javan and Sumatran rhino are also discussed. An appendix summarizes each of the five rhino species, giving details of the scientific and common names, size, identification characteristics, habitat and habits, food preferences, reproduction, distribution and status. A map indicates the distribution of present-day and historic populations of rhino, and agencies dedicated to helping to save the rhino are listed with a further reading list.

Rhino

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

New Holland Publishers, Ltd.

A journey of discovery through Botswana, from the arid vastness of the Kalahari to the lush waterways of the Okavango Delta. A visual essay on the country, its people and wildlife, this book also looks at its history and future prospects.

This Is Botswana

Joyce, Peter

Balfour, Darly

B H B Distribution

This is Botswana

New Holland Books

This is a memento of the game-rich national park, containing photographs of the animal and bird life encountered there.

Etosha: A Visual Souvenir

Nature & Ecology

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