![]() ![]() It was their deep and passionate love, David’s extraordinary insight into all aspects of nature, and the tragedy of his early death that inspired Daphne’s vast array of achievements, most notably the founding of the world-renowned David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust and the Orphans’ Nursery in Nairobi National Park. ![]() In this heartwarming and poignant memoir, Daphne shares her amazing relationships with a host of orphans, including her first love, Bushy, a liquid-eyed antelope Rickey-Tickey-Tavey, the little dwarf mongoose Gregory Peck, the busy buffalo weaver bird Huppety, the mischievous zebra and the majestic elephant Eleanor, with whom Daphne shared more than forty years of great friendship.īut this is also a magical and heartbreaking human love story between Daphne and David Sheldrick, the famous Tsavo Park warden. Her deep empathy and understanding, her years of observing Kenya’s rich variety of wildlife, and her pioneering work in perfecting the right husbandry and milk formula saved countless elephants, rhinos, and other baby animals from certain death. On Shelf Biography Sheldrick Item Description: Originally published in 2012 by Viking, an imprint of Penguin books, Great Britain, as An African Love Story. The recently deceased Daphne Sheldrick, was the first person ever to have successfully hand-reared newborn elephants. ![]()
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