Now back in print, this is the story of the author's studies on 680 elephants in the Amboseli National Park in Kenya, revealing their whole lives from birth to death, their relationships and the human pressure on them. Here she chronicles the lives of the members of the T families led by matriarchs Teresia, Slit Ear, Torn Ear, Tania, and Tuskless. Contains a new afterword catching up on the families and covering current conservation issues.