Beyond Words: What Elephants and Whales Think and Feel

This adaptation focuses on elephants and killer whales, drawing on the author’s time with field researchers. It explores their behavior, social relationships, communication, play, and conflict, while considering what makes these animals like people and what makes them different. The book also addresses threats to their survival: ivory hunters and disappearing habitat for elephants, and reduced fish populations and pollution for whales. Scientific information is paired with field-based stories about the interior and social lives of these land and sea animals.