num_pages: 272
description: In this riveting real-life adventure Mark and Delia Owens tell the dramatic story of their last years in Africa fighting to save elephants villagers and -- in the end -- themselves. The award-winning zoologists and pioneering conservationists describe their work in the remote and ruggedly beautiful Luangwa Valley in northeastern Zambia. There they studied the mysteries of the elephant populations recovery after poaching discovering remarkable similarities between humans and elephants. A young elephant named Gift provided the clue to help them crack the animals secret of survival. A stirring portrait of life in Africa Secrets of the Savanna is a remarkable record of the Owenses' unique passions.
language: English
title: Secrets of the Savanna: Twenty-three Years in the African Wilderness Unraveling the Mysteries of Elephants and People
publisher: Mariner Books