2016
2h

Summary Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan attempts to gain the trust of a family of African elephants in Kenya to allow him to observe them up close. View more details

2016
2h

Gordon Buchanan: Elephant Family & Me

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Gordon Buchanan Benjamin Kyalo

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7.9

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Dec 25, 2016

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : Official Site

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Summary Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan attempts to gain the trust of a family of African elephants in Kenya to allow him to observe them up close. View more details

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Dec 25, 2016

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : Official Site

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

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Gordon Buchanan: Elephant Family & Me (2016)

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Episode 1 • Dec 25, 2016

Episode #1.1

Gordon Buchanan returns with his camera crews to Tsavo nature reserve in Kenya, where he's recognized by an elephant herd he filmed earlier and their native permanent ranger guardian, Benjamin, to observe them intensely for a longer time. The group sometimes splits for foraging purposes, but always reassembles around the mother and 'baby'. However the aunts' attention is largely lost fro her when a new calf is born, who needs more care then the mother alone can give, needing to learn everything an be protected, not least against the -often horny- males. Gordon also films an 'elephant class' which nurtures ad trains orphans, just as several present herd members needed due to poaching.

Episode 2 • Dec 26, 2016

Episode #1.2

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