Eye for an Elephant

Natural World Season 25 Episode 3

Overview:
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.

Genre : Documentary

Actors : -

Release Date : 2006-11-01

Duration : 60 menit

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Other Episodes (Season 25)

The Last Lions of India
1. The Last Lions of India
On the Trail of Tarka
2. On the Trail of Tarka
Eye for an Elephant
3. Eye for an Elephant
The Bear Man of Kamchatka
4. The Bear Man of Kamchatka
The Falls of Iguacu
5. The Falls of Iguacu
Africa's Desert Garden
6. Africa's Desert Garden
Battle to Save the Tiger
7. Battle to Save the Tiger
Buddha, Bees and the Giant Hornet Queen
8. Buddha, Bees and the Giant Hornet Queen
Hawaii: Message in the Waves
9. Hawaii: Message in the Waves
Invasion of the Crocodiles
10. Invasion of the Crocodiles
Toki's Tale
11. Toki's Tale
The Bloodhound and the Beardie
12. The Bloodhound and the Beardie
Saving Our Seabirds
13. Saving Our Seabirds
Desert Lions
14. Desert Lions
Moose on the Loose
15. Moose on the Loose
Rainforests for the Future
16. Rainforests for the Future
Wye - Voices from the Valley
17. Wye - Voices from the Valley


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