{"id":18229,"date":"2023-03-27T15:36:28","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T13:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=18229"},"modified":"2023-03-27T15:37:20","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T13:37:20","slug":"secrets-of-the-elephantspremieres-this-earth-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2023\/03\/27\/secrets-of-the-elephantspremieres-this-earth-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Secrets Of The Elephants Premieres This Earth Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Series by Emmy Award\u00ae<\/sup>-Winning Executive Producer and<\/strong> National Geographic Explorer-At-Large James Cameron<\/strong> Academy Award\u00ae<\/sup> Winning Natalie Portman narrates series that reveals secret nuances of elephant life<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In celebration of Earth Day, Secrets of the Elephants lands on Disney+ as well as a special broadcast on National Geographic Wild<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Elephants are powerful, loving and wise, but we are only starting to unlock their deepest secrets. The ground-breaking, award-winning natural history franchise Secrets Of<\/strong> returns this Earth Day with its next installment, Secrets Of The Elephants<\/strong>, with a premiere on Disney+ as well as across Africa on National Geographic Wild (DStv 182, StarSat 221).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Academy Award\u00ae-winning filmmaker and National Geographic Explorer-at-Large James Cameron, the series travels the world \u2014 from the Savannahs of Africa to the urban landscapes of Asia \u2014 to discover thestrategic thinking, complex emotions and sophisticated language of elephants, shaping a unique and dynamic culture. Narrated by Academy Award\u00ae-winning actress Natalie Portman and featuring renowned National Geographic Explorer and elephant expert Dr. Paula Kahumbu, the four-part series not only reveals the extraordinarylives of different families of elephants but also highlights how similar they are to us. Secrets Of The Elephants<\/em><\/strong> will change everything you thought you knew about elephants forever.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Paula Kahumbu visits the beautiful Gonarezhou National Park, one of the most remote parts of Zimbabwe. The Chilojo Cliffs can be seen in the background, which is why Paula has come. She is here to witness the local elephant herd scale down the cliffs in search of their next water supply in the dry season. (National Geographic for Disney\/Freddie Claire)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Elephants have long been a source of wonder and mystery with their rich emotional lives and almost supernatural ways of navigating the world. In Secrets of the Elephants<\/em><\/strong>,<\/strong> we travel the globe to meet different families of elephants \u2015 desert elephants, forest elephants, Asian elephants and African savannah elephants. Each with their own specific set of cultural behaviours passed between them, has an incredible story of intelligence, grace and survival to tell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They are powerful, loving and wise but only now are we starting to unlock the deepest secrets of the elephants. Their strategic thinking, complex emotions and sophisticated language has created a unique and dynamic culture making them more like us than we ever thought possible<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The four-episode series that explores the courage, tenacity and complexities of elephant life in these unique contexts will land on Disney+ on Earth Day, as well as in a special back-to-back broadcast on National Geographic Wild from 18:45 \u2013 22:00 (CAT), providing viewers with a larger-than-life viewing experience. The four episodes \u2013 Desert, Savanna, Asia and Rainforest \u2013 will take families on a journey across the globe, providing insight into the fascinating creatures like never before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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