Horn of Darkness: Rhinos on the Edge

by Carol Cunningham and Joel Berger

Book Overview

The black rhino is nature's tank, feared by all animals. Even lions will break off a hunt to detour around one. And yet the black rhino is on the edge of extinction, its numbers dwindling from 100,000... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195111133
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

A Book With Eye Opening Reality

Horn of Darkness tells the story of a family of three commencing on a quest to de-horn 10 rhinos. Discovering complications and adapting to the surroundings is just one of the many challenges Joel, Carol and young Sonja have to face. For me (being an 11 year old doing a reserch project) it was perfect for references and surprisingly it had a wonferfully enjoyable story. I thought it covered what I needed to know and at the same time I experienced first hand the wonders of the rhino as well as the realities of poaching problems. Not all adults will enjoy this book as much as I but if you give it a chance and open your mind you will enjoy what it has to offer. I suggest this book for ages 11 (curious 11 year olds)-and up.

A good read for everyone!

Carol Cunningham and Joel Berger, a husband and wife research team, describe their research on black rhinos in Namibia. It is very readable, telling their personal story, documenting their research, explaining African perspectives, and discussing the politics involved with their project. This book reads like a novel while dispensing eye-opening information.