
Face-to-face with an Elephant
Clip: Episode 2 | 5m 9sVideo has Closed Captions
M. Sanjayan finds himself face to face with a young bull elephant at the waterhole.
In the middle of the night, M. Sanjayan finds himself nose-to-nose with a young bull elephant at the waterhole. Out of the darkness the elephant creeps ever closer, aware of the presence of humans but gaining trust with each step. Eventually M. Sanjayan gets a once-in-a-lifetime encounter with one of Africa's giants.
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Face-to-face with an Elephant
Clip: Episode 2 | 5m 9sVideo has Closed Captions
In the middle of the night, M. Sanjayan finds himself nose-to-nose with a young bull elephant at the waterhole. Out of the darkness the elephant creeps ever closer, aware of the presence of humans but gaining trust with each step. Eventually M. Sanjayan gets a once-in-a-lifetime encounter with one of Africa's giants.
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