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Elephant Diaries

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Wildlife series following the lives of a group of orphaned elephants in Kenya.

Wildlife series following the lives of a group of orphaned African bush elephants at a sanctuary in Kenya as they face some of the biggest challenges of their lives.

Michaela Strachan

Jonathan Scott

Lucy Meadows

Sara Ford

Simon Nash

Elephant Diaries: Series 1: Episode 1

Episode 1

Series 1

BBC Two - Elephant Diaries, Series 1, Episode 1

An emergency rescue team flies to Samburu National Reserve to save a starving calf.

Series about a year in the life of orphaned baby elephants at the David Shelrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya. Two-year-old Wendi has taken on the role of the leader of the herd.

Michaela Strachan meets Wendi, the extraordinary two-year-old orphan who has taken on the leadership of the Nairobi nursery's herd of baby elephants.

Jonathan Scott's challenge is to try to win over 10-year-old Emily, the matriarch of the older orphans on their way back to a life in the wilds of Tsavo National Park. 

An emergency rescue team flies to Samburu National Reserve to try to save a starving and motherless little baby that is being aggressively rejected by other elephants.

Elephant Diaries: Series 1

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Series following a year in the life of a group of orphaned baby elephants in Kenya.

Michaela Strachan and Jonathan Scott follow a year in the life of a group of orphaned baby African bush elephants at a sanctuary in Kenya.

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