2008-02-03 - , United States.
Colbecks film gives us a glimpse into the complex world of elephant society. We meet Echo and begin to understand the importance of such a majestic matriarch to her devoted clan. He shows us their language and ways of communication. And he captures remarkable scenes such as the rare birth of a crippled calf that the family desperately and collectively tries to help to its feet. The film causes us to question if this could be about more than simply survival. Is there a deeper emotion we have just...
2008-02-03 - Merseyside, United Kingdom.
This week Danny (Stephen Tompkinson) has an elephant problem: there is not enough space for their growing numbers at Leopard's Den. The elephants have eaten all the available foliage and are beginning to fight over food, and injure each other. If Danny can't solve this problem, Du Plessis (Deon Stewardson) tells him, the only humane thing to do will be to cull some of the elephants.
2008-01-29 - Bayanga, Central African Republic.
This is an interview with Andrea Turkalo, who has spent over 20 years in Africa. For the last 18 of them, she has observed wild forest elephants in a jungle clearing called Dzhanga Bai. The elephants come in great numbers to dig out minerals found below the surface. Turkalo drove for an hour down a muddy logging road to get to Bayanga, the only village in the area. In Bayanga, she agreed to be interviewed in order to help spread new research findings about these unique elephants. The bai is foun...
2008-01-29 - Dzhanga Bai, Central African Republic.
2008-01-18 - Luton, United Kingdom.
Noah may have counted the animals in two by two, but they need to add up a little more quickly than that at Whipsnade Zoo this week. Of course, there have been some newcomers to add to the tally over the past year. There's Leelee the Asian elephant, who will be celebrating her first birthday on January 19. A little male Asian one-horned rhino calf was born, too, on November 5. Dominic, the gorgeous sea lion pup, made a big splash when he arrived in June. Not forgetting four two-humped Bactrian c...
2007-12-31 - Sauraha, Nepal.
Nepal has hosted the fourth annual International Elephant Race. Hundreds of specatators gathered in Sauraha in Chitwan National Park in Narayani for the Elephant Extravaganza. Organisers said they hope to draw the attention of tourists to Nepal's wildlife and show that it is so much more than just a land of mountains. The keepers, known as mahouts across Nepal, spend hours washing their animals and dressing them so they are in tip top shape for the race. This year 20 national and international c...
2007-12-05 - BHUBANESWAR, India.
The memories of Kalinga - the nine month- old baby elephant of Chandaka Dampara Sanctuary which met with a sudden death after 40 days of ‘captivity for a cause’ - could now come through a documentary film to reveal the real story and more. The real life story will be transformed into the digital documentation with the active support of the sanctuary authorities who are producing the film and a team of volunteers who have come forward to contribute their efforts to make the venture a lifetime...
2007-11-29 - Guangdong, China. Liu Fang
Ivory carving is a time-honored craft for centuries in south China's Guangdong province. The craft reached its acme during the Ming and Qing dynasties. For many years the ivory trade was brisk. Then in the late 1980's that trade came to an end as an international ban was imposed on trading ivory. Then, local craftsmen began seeking a new medium for their artistic creations. Zhang Minhui in Guangzhou, chose ox bones.
2007-10-17 - Anchorage, United States. Rich Jordan
Trainers at the Alaska Zoo have been working daily with Alaskas only african elephant tp prepare her for the trip to her new home in California
2007-09-17 - Bangkok, Thailand.
Animal Planets Kingdom of the Elephants is a 60-minute documentary special filmed entirely on location in Southeast Asia that explores the complex bond between elephants and the people of Thailand. Catch the trumpeting on 9th September at 8pm, on ASTRO Channel 51.
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