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Region 2 DVD cover
Genre
Nature documentary
Narrated by
Sarah Parish
Composers
David Poore Abbie Lathe
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language
English
No. of episodes
3
Production
Executive producer
Sara Ford
Producers
Holly Spearing Nigel Pope
Production location
Kenya
Running time
60 minutes
Production companies
BBC Natural History Unit Animal Planet
Original release
Network
BBC One
Release
14 January (2009-01-14) – 28 January 2009 (2009-01-28)
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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.[1]
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.[2] 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.
^"4.2m interested in 'Life of Elephants'". Digital Spy. 16 January 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2009.
^"The Secret Life of Elephants – behind the scenes of the filming". BBC Wildlife. Archived from the original on 7 May 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
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