Description
Original LIFE Magazine — December 22, 1967
This is an authentic original issue of LIFE Magazine published December 22, 1967 — a real piece of American history, carefully preserved and ready to give, collect, or display.
Cover Subject: A powerful African bull elephant photographed in Kenya for LIFE’s special double issue, “The Wild World.”
Inside This Issue: LIFE’s special double issue explores the beauty, behavior, and survival of wildlife around the world through remarkable nature photography and reporting. Featured subjects include elephants, lions, cheetahs, birds, marine life, and other animals in their natural habitats, including Romain Gary’s tribute to the elephant with photographs by Peter Beard.
Completeness: Complete original issue, including the original pages, photographs, stories, and advertisements. Not a reproduction or modern reprint.
Perfect For: Wildlife enthusiasts, elephant collectors, nature photographers, conservationists, Peter Beard collectors, LIFE Magazine collectors, and anyone looking for a meaningful gift connected to the natural world.
Original LIFE Magazines are authentic issues published between 1936 and 2000.
Pg… 8 The Wisdom of Wildness: After a Life Dedicated to Science, the Eminent Aviator Turns to Nature for the Profound Lessons of Life: by Charles A. Lindbergh
Pg… 20 Timeless and Untamed: The World’s Great Wildernesses and the Creatures Still Found in Them
Pg… 40 Dawn People: Gentle Savages of the Amazon Lead a Life Untouched by the Outer World. Photographed by Stan Wayman
Pg… 48 Whale: An Adventurous Diver Finds that the Best Place to Meet the Great Sea Beast is Under Water: by Jon M. Lindbergh
Pg… 56 The Outback: On a Last Frontier, Settlers Fights to Conquer Australia’s Harsh Lands.: by Don Moser: Photographed by George Silk
Pg… 80 Udjung Kulon: Exotic Life Crowds a Jungle Fantasia in Indonesia. Photographed by Eliot Elisofon
Pg… 94D The Naked Ape: A Noted English Zoologist Sets Down the Daily Debt Man Owes His Primate Forefathers: by Desmond Morris
Pg… 110 The Cheat: There is Wildness Close to Home on an Unspoiled River in West Virginia. Photographed by John Dominis
Pg… 126 Dear Elephant, Sir:: An Old Admirer Addresses an Ardent Letter to the Largest Animal that Walks the Earth.: by Romain Gary: Photographed by Peter Beard
