The Secret Life of Elephants

The Secret Life of Elephants
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Genre	Nature documentary
Narrated by	Sarah Parish
Composer(s)	David Poore Abbie Lathe
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of episodes	3
Production
Executive producer(s)	Sara Ford
Producer(s)	Holly Spearing Nigel Pope
Production location(s)	Kenya
Running time	60 minutes
Production company(s)	BBC Natural History Unit Animal Planet
Release
Original network	BBC One
Picture format	SD: 576i (16:9)
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	14 January (2009-01-14) – 28 January 2009 (2009-01-28)
External links
Website

The Secret Life of Elephants is a BBC nature documentary series following the lives of elephants and the work of the conservation charity Save the Elephants in Samburu National Reserve, Kenya. It was first transmitted in the United Kingdom on BBC One in January 2009 to 4.2 million viewers.

The three part series follows the lives of African elephants in Samburu, Northern Kenya, focusing on the stories of individual elephants to show the most dramatic moments of their lives. Their hidden world is revealed, from the complexities of family life and their intelligence to the depth of their emotions. The series also follows the work of father and daughter Iain and Saba Douglas-Hamilton and their Save the Elephants team, which includes tracking elephants, fitting tracking collars and developing the relationship between humans and elephants.

DVD

The series was released on DVD by BBC Worldwide on 9 February 2009.

External links

• The Secret Life of Elephants at BBC Programmes
• Save the Elephants