It is a wonderful documentary that aims straight for the heart. Filmed in 2019 and counting on beautiful photography we are teleported, during a mere 40 minutes, to this spectacular place. The bond formed is that of parents and child, which leads to heartbreak when the forest officers decide to separate Raghu from his “family”. The big protagonist in this story is the baby elephant Raghu, who is adopted by the caretaker and his future wife in the elephant rehabilitation camp. Passed on from generation to generation they devote their lives to take care of the forest habitat and are known as the “Kings of the forest”. In the National Park of Medumalai, India, there are people who live far away from the big metropolis, co-habitating with nature. The film highlights the beauty of the wild spaces in South India and the people and animals who share this space. If you liked The Elephant Whisperer, what should you read next The Elephant Whisperer The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of. As she learned to trust herself, she discovered she’d had Frankie wrong all along.įilled with extraordinary animals and the humans who dedicate their lives to saving them, An Elephant in My Kitchen is a captivating and gripping read.The Elephant Whisperers follows an indigenous couple as they fall in love with Raghu, an orphaned elephant given into their care, and tirelessly work to ensure his recovery & survival. She found herself caring for a lost baby elephant who turned up at her house, and offering refuge to traumatized orphaned rhinos, and a hippo called Charlie who was scared of water. In this heart-warming and moving book, Françoise describes how she fought to protect the herd and to make her dream of building a wildlife rescue center a reality.

On top of that, the herd’s feisty new matriarch Frankie didn’t like her. Poachers attacked their rhinos, their security team wouldn’t take orders from a woman and the authorities were threatening to cull their beloved elephant family. After Lawrence’s death, Françoise faced the daunting responsibility of running Thula Thula without him.

But then she fell in love with conservationist Lawrence Anthony and everything changed. ' -Publishers WeeklyĪ heart-warming sequel to the international bestseller The Elephant Whisperer, by Lawrence Anthony's wife Françoise Malby-Anthony.Ī chic Parisienne, Françoise never expected to find herself living on a South African game reserve. 'Malby-Anthony offers a book of great inspiration and wide appeal to nature-loving readers.

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