The Elephant Whisperer published in April 2009 by Pan Macmillan in London and in July 2009 by Thomas Dunne/St Martin's Press in New York, is the second book written by South African author and conservationist Lawrence Anthony along with journalist Graham Spence.
Overview This bestselling book tells the story of a herd of wild African elephants on an African game reserve. The herd is destined to be shot for dangerous behaviour when Anthony intervenes to bring them to the Tula Tula wildlife preserve. The book covers Anthony's experiences during the years during which the herd acclimates to Tula Tula, including breakouts, infiltration by lions and poachers, the arrival of new animals, and interactions with humans.
The Elephant Whisperer has been translated into French,In French: Anthony & Spence (2011). L'homme qui murmurait à l'oreille des éléphants (369 pages), Edition les 3 génies. , German,In German: Anthony & Spence (2010). Der Elefantenflüsterer: Mein Leben mit den sanften Riesen und was sie mir beibrachten (440 pages), MVG Verlag. , Italian,In Italian: Anthony & Spence (2010). L'uomo che Parlava agli Elefanti (329 pages), Newton Compton. Chinese,In Chinese: Anthony & Spence (2010). 跟大象說話的人 : 大象與我的非洲原野生活 / Gen da xiangshuo hua de ren : da xiang yu wo de fei zhou yuan ye sheng huo (394 pages), 博雅書屋, Taibei Shi : Bo ya shu wu. , , and Spanish and has been published by Reader's Digest in France, Finland, Holland, Slovenia, Canada, and Sweden.
Film and television As of 2023, The Elephant Whisperer was in the process of being adapted into a feature film. British screenwriter and playwright Guy Hibbert has written the screenplay. The film is being directed by Robin Goode, and is being produced by Picturescope and Figment Films.
The peripatetic American zoologist Jack Hanna visited Thula Thula, which was featured in two episodes of his television series, Jack Hanna's Into the Wild, one of which (Season 13, Episode 7) is titled The Elephant Whisperer.
Reviews
The book has been reviewed several times by journals.<ref name=bent09></ref><ref name=Selwyn13></ref><ref name=Schaefer09></ref><ref name=Anonymous09></ref>
—Marc Bekoff, author of The Emotional Lives of Animals.
—Ralph Helfer, author of Modoc.
—Irene M. Pepperberg, author of Alex and Me.
References
External links of Lawrence Anthony