Elephant journey: the true story of three zoo elephants and their rescue from captivity

Elephants were born to move, and their home range can be thousands of square miles. But in the Toronto zoo, Toka, Thika, and Iringa shared a tiny outdoor space of less than an acre of mostly barren, hard earth. Weakened by the cold winters and lack of physical activity, the elephants were in despera...

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Main Author: Laidlaw, Rob 1954- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Pajama Press 2015
Edition:First edition
Series:An Ann Featherstone book
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Summary:Elephants were born to move, and their home range can be thousands of square miles. But in the Toronto zoo, Toka, Thika, and Iringa shared a tiny outdoor space of less than an acre of mostly barren, hard earth. Weakened by the cold winters and lack of physical activity, the elephants were in desperate need of a change; otherwise they could not expect to live beyond middle age. this is the true story of their journey
Item Description:Includes index
Physical Description:40 unnumbered pages colour illustrations ; with photographs 25 x 29 cm
ISBN:9781927485774
1927485770

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