Elephants: a cultural and natural history

The story of the flood

The mammoth: Europe's and America's elephant

Anatomy of an ancient giant

The elephant in the wild

The elephant in the ancient world

The elephant culture of India

The "white elephant" in Southeast Asia

Elephant power in the Hellenistic period

Fighters and transporters in ancient and modern times

Mythical creature and state gift

The circus jumbo

Trapping and taming elephants

Hunter and hunted

The image of the elephant in Africa

The "white gold" trade

Elephants in the realm of the imagination

The zoo as refuge

Retreat into the reserve.