Natural World - Season 25 Episode 3
Martyn Colbeck has spent 15 years scouring Africa for the ultimate images of the world's largest land creature- the African Elephant. Along the way he has learned how to read elephant minds, gain unsurpassed levels of trust and, so, achieve pictures of spectacular beauty and insight. An Eye For an Elephant charts the journeys Colbeck has made since he first became entranced by the magic and mystery of elephants after he arrived in Amboseli National Park in 1990 and met Echo, a young matriarch. His work on an eventual trilogy about Echo and her family resulted in scenes of elephant life and behaviour never seen on screen before - and inspired him to seek out and film other herds, including the forgotten elephants who struggle for survival in the parched deserts of Namibia and the dense confines of the Congolese jungle. The story of his personal and wildlife discoveries is told by inter-cutting new footage and Colbeck’s recollections with archive treasures and a selection of the powerful still images that helped him to win the title International Wildlife Photographer of the Year. As the story unfolds, viewers experience the intensity of the camerman’s relationship with the elephants he views almost as family, and gain a sense of why they deserve his affection.
First Air Date : 1983-10-30
Last Air date : 2020-03-20
Runtime : 57 minutes
Genre : Documentary
Cast : David Attenborough, John Hannah, Juliet Stevenson
Crew : Brian Jackman (Writer), Andrew Graham-Brown (Director), Mike Birkhead (Director)
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Subtitles :
- Season 25 : Episode 12006-10-18
- Season 25 : Episode 22006-10-25
- Season 25 : Episode 32006-11-01
- Season 25 : Episode 42006-11-08
- Season 25 : Episode 52006-11-15
- Season 25 : Episode 62007-01-09
- Season 25 : Episode 72007-04-11
- Season 25 : Episode 82007-04-25
- Season 25 : Episode 92007-05-02
- Season 25 : Episode 102007-05-09
- Season 25 : Episode 112007-05-10
- Season 25 : Episode 122007-05-16
- Season 25 : Episode 132007-05-23
- Season 25 : Episode 142007-05-30
- Season 25 : Episode 152007-06-01
- Season 25 : Episode 162007-06-06
- Season 25 : Episode 172007-06-13