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Foreword copyright © 2009 by Calvin Luther Martin.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Bradshaw, G. A. (Gay A.), 1959-
Elephants on the edge : what animals teach us about humanity / G. A. Bradshaw.
p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-300-12731-7 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Elephants— Behavior. 2. Elephants—Psychology. 3. Elephants—Effects of human beings on. 4. Social behavior in animals. 5. Captive wild animals. 6. Psychology, Comparative. I. Title.
QL737.P98B73 2009
599.67'15—dc22 2009014004

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