Africa provides some magnificent backdrops for wildlife productions.
They have been a source of constant wonder ever since Amand and Michaela Denis first brought the continent to a mass audience on our black and white television sets.
Technological advances now allows us to see the world around us in intimate detail and if you think some of the best viewing on TV is a walk on the wild side ‘The Secret Life of Elephants’ can’t fail to have impressed.
Now released on DVD the series features the emotional, dramatic and heart-warming personal stories of wild elephants filmed in the Samburu National Reserve Northern Kenya. Like us, they care for friends and family, feel emotion and may even grieve for their dead.
From the first faltering steps of new born Breeze to the experiences of an elderly matriarch, it reveals the elephant’s hidden world – the depth of their emotions, their remarkable intelligence, and the intimate complexities of their family life.
Among the many incredible sequences, witness some astonishing elephant behaviour including a mother forced to choose between her herd and her injured calf to save his life, and a herd of elephants appearing to mourn the death of a matriarch.
Release Date: 9th February
Price: £9.78
