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(wind blowing)
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(heavy footsteps)
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NARRATOR:
These feet tell a story.
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One of hardship and courage,
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of survival and
of secrets shared.
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(low grumbling)
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They belong to a lone bull.
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(snort)
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In what might be
the toughest place on Earth
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to be an elephant:
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Namibia's Namib Desert.
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Climate change has made the
extreme conditions even worse.
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(wind blowing)
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The dry seasons are dryer.
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(thunder)
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Punctuated by ever more
unpredictable rainstorms.
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(thunder)
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Only 150 desert elephants remain.
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But they are resilient,
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with a deep knowledge
of their world
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passed down
through generations.
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Desert elephants are
as tough as the landscape.
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Perched on the southwestern
edge of Africa,
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the Namib Desert is
a land of extremes.
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Temperatures here can exceed
120 degrees Fahrenheit.
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With an average
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of less than three inches
of rainfall a year
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that come in bursts
that scar the earth
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with massive flash floods.
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DR. PAULA KAHUMBU: Somehow these
elephants are eking out a living
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in a landscape that anyone else
would think is lifeless.
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NARRATOR: Conservationist
Dr. Paula Kahumbu
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has spent her career
studying the elephants
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of Africa's lush
savanna grasslands.
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But she's never laid eyes
on a desert elephant.
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She wants to find out
how these remarkable animals
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manage to survive
in this unforgiving place.
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PAULA: African savanna elephants
and desert elephants
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are the same species.
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But if you took
a savanna elephant
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and brought it here,
it wouldn't survive.
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I want to know how
these desert elephants
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manage to live here.
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(crunching)
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NARRATOR: To find one
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of the constantly roaming
elephant herds,
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Paula has turned
to tracker Hendrick Munembome
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and his 25 years of studying
the desert elephant.
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HENDRICK MUNEMBOME: Yeah, I
think some walked here as well.
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Yes.
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So, it's possible
we'll find them today.
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(low grumbling)
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PAULA: (whispering)
Oh, my God.
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(grumbling)
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Oh, my gosh.
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This is amazing.
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HENDRICK: (whispering)
There's two here.
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PAULA: (whispering)
Oh, my God, wait, there's,
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oh, a big family here.
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These are the desert elephants
we've been looking for.
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This family.
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I've been watching elephants
my whole life,
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and I've never seen
elephants like these.
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They may be the same species
as savanna elephant,
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but you can immediately see
the differences.
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Their legs have less fat
on them, so they look taller,
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and their skin is looser.
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It's incredibly tough
for an elephant here.
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Food and water and both scarce,
and it's only getting worse.
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In the Namib Desert,
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climate change has brought
with it a five-year drought.
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(grumbling)
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Everything depends
on their ability
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to get from one water hole
to the next.
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There's no time to stop,
to investigate,
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to explore, to play.
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It's just survive.
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Survive means keep going,
keep going.
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(baboons screeching)
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NARRATOR: It's the middle
of the seven-month dry season,
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when daily temperatures
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are regularly above
100 degrees Fahrenheit.
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(elephants trumpeting)
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But even in these conditions,
life finds a way.
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(trumpeting)
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Just minutes old,
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but the odds are already
stacked against her.
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(trumpeting)
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It's been eight years
since any desert elephant
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has survived its first
six months in this valley.
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(trumpeting)
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(grumbling)
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She will learn everything
from her all-female family.
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(trumpeting)
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♪ ♪
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The challenges start right now.
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(grumbling)
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Standing up.
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(calf squeals)
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(trumpeting)
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(grumbling)
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The reassuring touch
of her mother's trunk.
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(grumbling)
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♪ ♪
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Their bond is already strong.
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Elephants are pregnant
for 22 months...
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longer than any other mammal.
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(low grumbling)
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She's ready to go.
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(squealing)
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Almost.
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(trumpeting)
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(grumbling)
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♪ ♪
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(trumpeting)
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With food and water
being so scarce,
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she'll suckle for six years,
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two more than any other
African elephant.
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(growling)
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(grumbling)
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While the rest of her family
stands watch,
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captured here
for the first time,
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her mom takes
an afterbirth shower.
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Births are so rare,
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the placenta is
an object of curiosity.
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(grunting)
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The others try to bury it...
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(trumpeting and grumbling)
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...as the smell could ring
like a dinner bell
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to nearby predators.
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One day she may become
a matriarch
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and lead her own family
of females,
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just like her grandmother.
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♪ ♪
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But for now,
she just needs to sleep.
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♪ ♪
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She'll enjoy the protection of
this herd throughout her life.
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Her male relatives
won't share that same benefit.
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(low grumbling)
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Around the age of 14,
males leave their families
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and begin a never-ending
journey of survival.
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(animal howls)
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♪ ♪
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Almost 55,000 square miles
of the Namib Desert
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can be a lonely place.
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For four decades, he's walked
up to 50 miles a day.
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The equivalent of three times
around the world
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by his 40th birthday.
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(snort)
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♪ ♪
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In a continual search
for food, water and females.
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(snort)
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♪ ♪
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What keeps him alive
is his incredible memory.
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♪ ♪
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His brain is like
an atlas of the desert,
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filled with details about where
to find exactly what he needs.
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♪ ♪
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This river is dry, but the bull
isn't here for water.
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(bird squawking)
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Just a good meal.
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The challenge is
getting down to it.
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♪ ♪
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These crumbling sand banks
could be a problem.
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But not for a sand surfing pro.
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This desert snack bar
may not look that appetizing.
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But the portions are generous.
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On his daily menu,
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a quarter of a ton
of leaves and bark.
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He's eaten here before
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and knows each tree offers
something different.
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Ana tree seed pods
full of protein.
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They're the desert equivalent
of a peanut butter sandwich.
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(crunch)
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He won't knock down the trees
like savanna elephants.
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By simply pruning them,
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he ensures
this precious food source
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will still be here next year.
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The moisture from the leaves
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is just enough to survive
a few more days.
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But he still needs
to find water.
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First, he has another
appetite to serve.
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It's time to find love.
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The bull's mate just happens
to be the matriarch
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of another desert elephant
family in Namibia.
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13 elephants strong.
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And it's most successful.
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She's raised
four calves of her own.
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(grumbling)
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An exhausting task.
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(snort)
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Her mate, the old bull,
is a regular visitor.
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He's fathered
some of her offspring.
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At times, the bull can seem
like a real family man.
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And he can be affectionate
with the kids.
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But the real reason
for dropping by?
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To reignite an old flame.
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As the only male
of breeding age in the area,
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he has an unrivaled opportunity.
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Nothing breaks the ice
like a tasty gift.
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(grumbling)
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A touch of affection.
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(grumbling)
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But she's not interested.
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(grumbling)
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The drought presents
breeding females
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with an extra challenge.
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(grumbling)
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Finding the water it takes
to produce enough milk
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to feed a thirsty young calf.
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Without milk, calves die.
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It's one of the reasons
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why desert elephants are
on the brink of extinction.
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♪ ♪
281
00:20:12,795 --> 00:20:14,835
The old bull visits,
282
00:20:14,839 --> 00:20:18,339
but ultimately they go
their separate ways.
283
00:20:18,342 --> 00:20:21,722
(grumbling)
284
00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:24,140
Everyone has to keep moving.
285
00:20:29,019 --> 00:20:38,489
♪ ♪
286
00:20:38,487 --> 00:20:41,447
(squawking)
287
00:20:41,449 --> 00:20:44,329
It's something our newborn
and her mother
288
00:20:44,326 --> 00:20:45,946
are about to learn...
289
00:20:45,953 --> 00:20:49,713
♪ ♪
290
00:20:49,707 --> 00:20:51,327
...the hard way.
291
00:20:51,333 --> 00:21:00,933
♪ ♪
292
00:21:00,926 --> 00:21:02,846
She's overslept.
293
00:21:02,845 --> 00:21:06,925
Her inexperienced young mom
didn't wake her.
294
00:21:06,932 --> 00:21:09,852
♪ ♪
295
00:21:09,852 --> 00:21:13,732
The rest of the family,
led by their matriarch,
296
00:21:13,731 --> 00:21:16,401
had to keep searching
for water.
297
00:21:16,400 --> 00:21:23,990
♪ ♪
298
00:21:23,991 --> 00:21:27,581
Only one aunt
has stayed behind.
299
00:21:27,578 --> 00:21:31,708
♪ ♪
300
00:21:31,707 --> 00:21:34,337
(grumbling)
301
00:21:34,335 --> 00:21:38,005
♪ ♪
302
00:21:38,005 --> 00:21:42,885
The first lesson in desert
survival is keep moving.
303
00:21:42,885 --> 00:21:53,055
♪ ♪
304
00:21:53,062 --> 00:21:56,692
With their urgent need
for food and water,
305
00:21:56,690 --> 00:21:59,570
the herd's matriarch
couldn't wait.
306
00:21:59,568 --> 00:22:06,368
♪ ♪
307
00:22:12,414 --> 00:22:15,044
But without
her family's protection,
308
00:22:15,042 --> 00:22:18,212
the calf is hugely vulnerable.
309
00:22:18,212 --> 00:22:21,222
♪ ♪
310
00:22:21,215 --> 00:22:22,875
(growling)
311
00:22:22,883 --> 00:22:23,973
♪ ♪
312
00:22:23,968 --> 00:22:25,758
(growling)
313
00:22:25,761 --> 00:22:26,801
♪ ♪
314
00:22:26,804 --> 00:22:33,774
(grumbling)
315
00:22:33,769 --> 00:22:34,769
♪ ♪
316
00:22:34,770 --> 00:22:36,440
(calf squeals)
317
00:22:36,438 --> 00:22:41,398
♪ ♪
318
00:22:41,402 --> 00:22:45,492
Guided by the fast-fading
scent trail of the herd,
319
00:22:45,489 --> 00:22:48,529
the three set off in pursuit.
320
00:22:48,534 --> 00:22:59,504
♪ ♪
321
00:22:59,503 --> 00:23:02,883
The midday heat is brutal.
322
00:23:02,882 --> 00:23:04,552
♪ ♪
323
00:23:04,550 --> 00:23:09,180
And their pace relentless,
324
00:23:09,179 --> 00:23:12,519
especially for
such little legs.
325
00:23:12,516 --> 00:23:17,896
♪ ♪
326
00:23:17,896 --> 00:23:22,606
Mom tries to signal the rest of
the family with a contact call.
327
00:23:22,610 --> 00:23:26,660
(grumbling)
328
00:23:26,655 --> 00:23:46,425
♪ ♪
329
00:23:46,425 --> 00:23:48,005
(grumbling)
330
00:23:48,010 --> 00:23:52,180
♪ ♪
331
00:23:52,181 --> 00:23:53,971
(grumbling)
332
00:23:53,974 --> 00:24:00,774
♪ ♪
333
00:24:04,068 --> 00:24:08,108
The hours of relentless chase
are taking their toll.
334
00:24:14,703 --> 00:24:17,923
(grumbling)
335
00:24:19,375 --> 00:24:27,085
♪ ♪
336
00:24:27,091 --> 00:24:31,971
(flies buzzing)
337
00:24:31,970 --> 00:24:35,930
But then, the mom's
hypersensitive hearing
338
00:24:35,933 --> 00:24:38,483
picks up something in the wind.
339
00:24:38,477 --> 00:24:49,817
♪ ♪
340
00:24:49,822 --> 00:24:52,322
A sandstorm is coming.
341
00:24:52,324 --> 00:24:57,414
♪ ♪
342
00:24:57,413 --> 00:25:00,673
(trumpeting)
343
00:25:00,666 --> 00:25:05,796
♪ ♪
344
00:25:05,796 --> 00:25:09,626
(roaring)
345
00:25:09,633 --> 00:25:15,263
Her calls for help
are lost in the wind.
346
00:25:15,264 --> 00:25:16,604
(wind howling)
347
00:25:16,598 --> 00:25:20,098
(grumbling)
348
00:25:20,102 --> 00:25:24,572
She has to keep pushing them
into the storm.
349
00:25:24,565 --> 00:25:27,355
(grumbling)
350
00:25:27,359 --> 00:25:30,319
(wind howling)
351
00:25:30,320 --> 00:25:50,380
♪ ♪
352
00:25:50,382 --> 00:25:53,392
(wind howling)
353
00:25:53,385 --> 00:25:58,015
♪ ♪
354
00:25:58,015 --> 00:26:02,345
Ahead, unable to see clearly,
355
00:26:02,352 --> 00:26:06,402
the rest of the herd
has been forced to slow down.
356
00:26:06,398 --> 00:26:14,488
♪ ♪
357
00:26:20,370 --> 00:26:22,160
As the wind quiets...
358
00:26:22,164 --> 00:26:27,964
♪ ♪
359
00:26:27,961 --> 00:26:29,591
(grumbling)
360
00:26:29,588 --> 00:26:31,968
...the mom's cries for help
361
00:26:31,965 --> 00:26:35,085
finally reach
the rest of her family.
362
00:26:35,094 --> 00:26:42,104
(grumbling)
363
00:26:42,100 --> 00:26:44,560
♪ ♪
364
00:26:44,561 --> 00:26:49,271
(grumbling)
365
00:26:49,274 --> 00:26:51,494
♪ ♪
366
00:26:51,485 --> 00:26:53,195
(trumpeting)
367
00:26:53,195 --> 00:26:54,695
(grumbling)
368
00:26:54,696 --> 00:26:55,696
(trumpet)
369
00:26:55,697 --> 00:26:57,867
Together again.
370
00:26:57,866 --> 00:27:02,866
(trumpeting)
371
00:27:02,871 --> 00:27:06,751
♪ ♪
372
00:27:06,750 --> 00:27:10,420
(grumbling)
373
00:27:10,420 --> 00:27:12,210
♪ ♪
374
00:27:12,214 --> 00:27:18,224
It may only be
her second day of life,
375
00:27:18,220 --> 00:27:21,930
but the baby has already
learned lessons
376
00:27:21,932 --> 00:27:24,522
that will stay
with her forever.
377
00:27:24,518 --> 00:27:28,108
♪ ♪
378
00:27:28,105 --> 00:27:29,685
(trumpeting)
379
00:27:29,690 --> 00:27:32,990
♪ ♪
380
00:27:32,985 --> 00:27:34,395
(trumpeting)
381
00:27:34,403 --> 00:27:40,083
She's learned to keep going
no matter what.
382
00:27:40,075 --> 00:27:43,695
She's learned there's
strength in numbers,
383
00:27:43,704 --> 00:27:48,044
and she's learned that family
is her fortress.
384
00:27:48,041 --> 00:27:52,001
♪ ♪
385
00:27:52,713 --> 00:28:03,683
♪ ♪
386
00:28:03,682 --> 00:28:08,152
With its dunes rolling
endlessly to the ocean,
387
00:28:08,145 --> 00:28:11,815
Africa's Namib Desert
is the oldest
388
00:28:11,815 --> 00:28:14,735
and one of the driest
on Earth.
389
00:28:14,735 --> 00:28:17,105
♪ ♪
390
00:28:17,112 --> 00:28:22,202
The quest for water means
covering huge distances.
391
00:28:22,200 --> 00:28:28,960
♪ ♪
392
00:28:28,957 --> 00:28:31,587
For the solitary bull,
393
00:28:31,585 --> 00:28:36,255
it's like walking from Alaska
to Florida every year.
394
00:28:36,256 --> 00:28:41,046
♪ ♪
395
00:28:41,053 --> 00:28:44,263
Every pit stop for water
is a lifesaver.
396
00:28:44,264 --> 00:28:47,734
♪ ♪
397
00:28:47,726 --> 00:28:49,766
His astounding memory
398
00:28:49,770 --> 00:28:53,070
has stored the location
of all of them.
399
00:28:53,065 --> 00:28:56,685
♪ ♪
400
00:28:56,693 --> 00:29:01,323
The problem? The nearest
is 50 miles away.
401
00:29:01,323 --> 00:29:08,753
♪ ♪
402
00:29:08,747 --> 00:29:12,917
His desert-adapted feet,
wider than other elephants,
403
00:29:12,918 --> 00:29:15,958
make it easier
to move over the sand.
404
00:29:15,963 --> 00:29:20,433
♪ ♪
405
00:29:20,425 --> 00:29:24,215
He only sleeps two hours a day.
406
00:29:24,221 --> 00:29:31,691
♪ ♪
407
00:29:34,564 --> 00:29:38,034
(insects chirping)
408
00:29:38,026 --> 00:29:41,696
But not often at night.
409
00:29:41,697 --> 00:29:45,947
The cooler temperature
is too valuable for rest.
410
00:29:45,951 --> 00:29:50,461
♪ ♪
411
00:29:50,455 --> 00:29:52,535
(snort)
412
00:29:52,541 --> 00:29:55,001
♪ ♪
413
00:29:55,002 --> 00:30:00,052
Before dawn, he'll cover
40 more miles.
414
00:30:00,048 --> 00:30:11,598
♪ ♪
415
00:30:11,601 --> 00:30:13,351
(sniffing)
416
00:30:13,353 --> 00:30:16,313
As he draws
tantalizingly close,
417
00:30:16,314 --> 00:30:19,534
he can even smell it,
418
00:30:19,526 --> 00:30:23,606
with the keenest sense of smell
in the animal kingdom.
419
00:30:23,613 --> 00:30:28,873
♪ ♪
420
00:30:32,372 --> 00:30:49,472
♪ ♪
421
00:30:49,473 --> 00:30:54,603
(birds calling)
422
00:30:54,603 --> 00:30:57,363
A true oasis.
423
00:30:57,355 --> 00:31:13,575
♪ ♪
424
00:31:13,580 --> 00:31:16,500
He has to make the most
of this opportunity.
425
00:31:19,044 --> 00:31:22,464
Sucking up over
half a gallon a second.
426
00:31:22,464 --> 00:31:27,094
♪ ♪
427
00:31:27,094 --> 00:31:31,224
And drinking
up to 60 gallons at a time.
428
00:31:31,223 --> 00:31:32,223
(blowing)
429
00:31:32,224 --> 00:31:40,444
♪ ♪
430
00:31:40,440 --> 00:31:43,150
(grumbling)
431
00:31:43,151 --> 00:31:47,241
It could be four days
before he drinks again.
432
00:31:47,239 --> 00:31:59,379
♪ ♪
433
00:32:06,258 --> 00:32:09,588
♪ ♪
434
00:32:09,594 --> 00:32:13,014
Some of the Namib Desert
never sees rain.
435
00:32:13,014 --> 00:32:16,644
♪ ♪
436
00:32:16,643 --> 00:32:20,153
The rivers flow for just
two weeks every year.
437
00:32:20,147 --> 00:32:25,987
♪ ♪
438
00:32:25,986 --> 00:32:28,566
The super mom and her herd
439
00:32:28,572 --> 00:32:32,492
know that the desert can be
dangerously unpredictable.
440
00:32:32,492 --> 00:32:35,292
♪ ♪
441
00:32:35,287 --> 00:32:41,077
(grumbling)
442
00:32:41,084 --> 00:32:49,514
♪ ♪
443
00:32:49,509 --> 00:32:51,299
In the mountains to the east...
444
00:32:51,303 --> 00:32:52,553
(thunder)
445
00:32:52,554 --> 00:32:55,224
...an ominous rumble.
446
00:32:55,223 --> 00:33:02,153
(thunder)
447
00:33:03,231 --> 00:33:04,901
She can feel it.
448
00:33:04,900 --> 00:33:09,240
♪ ♪
449
00:33:09,237 --> 00:33:11,987
(thunder)
450
00:33:14,993 --> 00:33:19,213
In her trunk,
400,000 nerve endings
451
00:33:19,206 --> 00:33:21,826
sense something in the air.
452
00:33:25,295 --> 00:33:27,795
The sensitive pads on her feet
453
00:33:27,797 --> 00:33:33,637
pick up a distant rumble
150 miles from here.
454
00:33:33,637 --> 00:33:42,437
♪ ♪
455
00:33:42,437 --> 00:33:49,487
(thunder)
456
00:33:49,486 --> 00:33:51,566
(wind whistling)
457
00:33:56,910 --> 00:34:02,330
In the desert,
rain is a precious gift.
458
00:34:02,332 --> 00:34:04,922
(thunder)
459
00:34:04,918 --> 00:34:08,338
But not when it falls
on ground like this,
460
00:34:08,338 --> 00:34:10,798
baked rock-hard by the sun.
461
00:34:16,429 --> 00:34:24,019
(thunder)
462
00:34:24,020 --> 00:34:28,480
(squawking)
463
00:34:28,483 --> 00:34:37,033
♪ ♪
464
00:34:37,033 --> 00:34:38,953
A flash flood.
465
00:34:38,952 --> 00:34:44,622
(water rushing)
466
00:34:44,624 --> 00:34:47,004
The biggest in decades.
467
00:34:47,002 --> 00:34:48,712
♪ ♪
468
00:34:48,712 --> 00:34:50,262
(trumpeting)
469
00:34:50,255 --> 00:34:53,255
The super mom knows
from experience
470
00:34:53,258 --> 00:34:57,178
that this riverbed is
no place to be right now.
471
00:34:57,178 --> 00:34:58,638
(trumpeting)
472
00:34:58,638 --> 00:35:02,058
♪ ♪
473
00:35:02,058 --> 00:35:06,858
It's time to get the herd
to higher ground, fast.
474
00:35:06,855 --> 00:35:08,855
(screeching)
475
00:35:08,857 --> 00:35:14,197
A wall of water,
13 feet high in places,
476
00:35:14,195 --> 00:35:15,815
is heading their way.
477
00:35:15,822 --> 00:35:18,912
♪ ♪
478
00:35:18,908 --> 00:35:20,328
(moaning)
479
00:35:20,327 --> 00:35:26,537
♪ ♪
480
00:35:26,541 --> 00:35:28,791
(growling)
481
00:35:28,793 --> 00:35:48,983
♪ ♪
482
00:35:49,856 --> 00:35:50,896
(trumpeting)
483
00:35:50,899 --> 00:35:51,899
(growling)
484
00:35:59,532 --> 00:36:02,742
She got them out just in time.
485
00:36:03,995 --> 00:36:17,965
♪ ♪
486
00:36:17,967 --> 00:36:22,427
The water that moments ago
was life-threatening
487
00:36:22,430 --> 00:36:25,480
has now become life-sustaining.
488
00:36:25,475 --> 00:36:32,015
♪ ♪
489
00:36:41,116 --> 00:36:54,836
♪ ♪
490
00:36:54,838 --> 00:36:57,258
50 miles further
down the valley,
491
00:36:57,257 --> 00:36:59,547
for the newborn and her family,
492
00:36:59,551 --> 00:37:03,141
the rain comes
as a welcome relief.
493
00:37:03,138 --> 00:37:05,008
(screeching)
494
00:37:06,808 --> 00:37:16,728
♪ ♪
495
00:37:16,734 --> 00:37:21,204
At first, the mud
seems to confuse her.
496
00:37:21,197 --> 00:37:24,237
♪ ♪
497
00:37:24,242 --> 00:37:25,992
But not for long.
498
00:37:25,994 --> 00:37:29,964
♪ ♪
499
00:37:29,956 --> 00:37:32,786
(groaning)
500
00:37:32,792 --> 00:37:40,632
♪ ♪
501
00:37:40,633 --> 00:37:47,103
When she's older, the calf
will remember this place...
502
00:37:47,098 --> 00:37:51,478
and that a good coating of mud
isn't just cooling,
503
00:37:51,478 --> 00:37:53,808
it's desert sunscreen.
504
00:37:53,813 --> 00:38:11,793
♪ ♪
505
00:38:11,790 --> 00:38:14,710
The elephants drink
as much as they can.
506
00:38:14,709 --> 00:38:19,549
♪ ♪
507
00:38:19,547 --> 00:38:21,507
However they can.
508
00:38:21,508 --> 00:38:25,348
(grumbling)
509
00:38:25,345 --> 00:38:28,965
It'll be six months
before our little calf learns
510
00:38:28,973 --> 00:38:34,153
to use the 40,000 muscles
that control her trunk.
511
00:38:34,145 --> 00:38:37,435
Eventually, it'll be
as familiar to her
512
00:38:37,440 --> 00:38:39,530
as an arm is to us.
513
00:38:39,526 --> 00:38:41,026
(squeals)
514
00:38:41,027 --> 00:38:46,157
♪ ♪
515
00:38:46,157 --> 00:38:50,447
But for now,
it's one step at a time.
516
00:38:57,919 --> 00:39:10,219
♪ ♪
517
00:39:10,223 --> 00:39:13,853
80 miles away,
the lone bull is coming
518
00:39:13,852 --> 00:39:16,522
to the end
of his current journey.
519
00:39:16,521 --> 00:39:22,491
♪ ♪
520
00:39:22,485 --> 00:39:24,985
(bird squawking)
521
00:39:24,988 --> 00:39:27,618
♪ ♪
522
00:39:27,615 --> 00:39:31,405
He's found himself enough
food and water for now.
523
00:39:31,411 --> 00:39:47,641
♪ ♪
524
00:39:47,635 --> 00:39:49,425
But something else compels him
525
00:39:49,429 --> 00:39:52,139
to walk to the desert's
western edge.
526
00:39:52,140 --> 00:39:56,600
♪ ♪
527
00:39:56,603 --> 00:40:01,073
(waves crashing)
528
00:40:01,065 --> 00:40:04,565
Known as Namibia's
Skeleton Coast.
529
00:40:04,569 --> 00:40:13,949
♪ ♪
530
00:40:13,953 --> 00:40:18,923
Named after the shipwrecks
along its beaches
531
00:40:18,916 --> 00:40:21,956
and the remains
of the whales and seals
532
00:40:21,961 --> 00:40:24,421
those ships once hunted.
533
00:40:24,422 --> 00:40:30,052
♪ ♪
534
00:40:30,053 --> 00:40:33,143
The bull has come here
for precious minerals.
535
00:40:33,139 --> 00:40:44,939
♪ ♪
536
00:40:44,942 --> 00:40:47,822
Crystallized from evaporated seawater
537
00:40:47,820 --> 00:40:51,570
on the shoreline's vegetation,
538
00:40:51,574 --> 00:40:56,414
elephants crave the sodium and
other minerals in sea salt...
539
00:40:56,412 --> 00:41:02,382
♪ ♪
540
00:41:02,377 --> 00:41:06,547
...and will eat anything
that has it.
541
00:41:06,547 --> 00:41:09,297
But it's a fleeting pleasure.
542
00:41:09,300 --> 00:41:19,310
♪ ♪
543
00:41:19,310 --> 00:41:23,940
All his instincts tell him
to keep moving
544
00:41:23,940 --> 00:41:26,570
just as they
repeatedly tell him
545
00:41:26,567 --> 00:41:30,027
to return to his mate
and her herd...
546
00:41:30,029 --> 00:41:34,449
♪ ♪
547
00:41:34,450 --> 00:41:37,950
...in hopes of creating
a new generation.
548
00:41:37,954 --> 00:41:46,884
♪ ♪
549
00:41:53,886 --> 00:41:54,886
(thump)
550
00:41:54,887 --> 00:41:57,517
♪ ♪
551
00:41:57,515 --> 00:42:02,895
Six months on, our super mom
continues to lead her herd
552
00:42:02,895 --> 00:42:05,355
on their migrations
through the desert.
553
00:42:05,356 --> 00:42:07,356
♪ ♪
554
00:42:07,358 --> 00:42:10,738
(grumbling)
555
00:42:10,737 --> 00:42:12,907
And there's hope.
556
00:42:12,905 --> 00:42:16,155
Not only is a young female
in the family pregnant...
557
00:42:16,159 --> 00:42:20,749
♪ ♪
558
00:42:20,747 --> 00:42:23,077
...but our young calf
has become
559
00:42:23,082 --> 00:42:26,292
the first desert elephant
in eight years
560
00:42:26,294 --> 00:42:30,844
to survive in this valley
beyond her first six months.
561
00:42:30,840 --> 00:42:37,220
♪ ♪
562
00:42:37,221 --> 00:42:39,181
(grumbling)
563
00:42:39,182 --> 00:42:43,232
A momentous achievement.
564
00:42:43,227 --> 00:42:46,647
Not just for her family...
565
00:42:46,647 --> 00:42:49,437
for their entire kind.
566
00:42:49,442 --> 00:42:50,782
♪ ♪
567
00:42:50,777 --> 00:42:52,357
(grumbling)
568
00:42:52,361 --> 00:42:54,821
But their story isn't over.
569
00:42:54,822 --> 00:42:59,952
♪ ♪
570
00:42:59,952 --> 00:43:01,912
As challenges mount,
571
00:43:01,913 --> 00:43:06,793
their tough lives are set
to become even tougher.
572
00:43:06,793 --> 00:43:14,183
♪ ♪
573
00:43:14,175 --> 00:43:18,925
PAULA: These desert elephants
are survivors.
574
00:43:18,930 --> 00:43:20,680
They've been able
to carve out a living
575
00:43:20,681 --> 00:43:23,141
in a place where life
seems impossible.
576
00:43:23,142 --> 00:43:27,152
♪ ♪
577
00:43:27,146 --> 00:43:28,356
I wanted to find out
578
00:43:28,356 --> 00:43:31,476
how these amazing elephants
have succeeded.
579
00:43:31,484 --> 00:43:37,704
♪ ♪
580
00:43:37,698 --> 00:43:40,158
It's because they've adapted
their behavior,
581
00:43:40,159 --> 00:43:41,789
they've learned
the secrets of the desert.
582
00:43:41,786 --> 00:43:48,666
♪ ♪
583
00:43:48,668 --> 00:43:52,588
They rely on each other,
they listen to their elders,
584
00:43:52,588 --> 00:43:55,758
and they pass on knowledge
from generation to generation.
585
00:43:55,758 --> 00:44:00,888
♪ ♪
586
00:44:00,888 --> 00:44:04,018
And this is why
these elephants endure.
587
00:44:04,016 --> 00:44:07,016
They've become as much
a part of the desert
588
00:44:07,019 --> 00:44:08,689
as the shifting sands.
589
00:44:08,688 --> 00:44:22,538
♪ ♪
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00:44:22,535 --> 00:44:24,405
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