ELEPHANTS

In dry regions, desperate herds searching for water can accidentally leave their youngest behind. For this calf, survival depends on a rapid rescue.

A young orphaned zebra forms a close bond with her keeper, but not everyone is ready to share the attention. Over time, she begins to adjust to life at Reteti and find her place among the herd.

Long’uro lost most of his trunk after a tragic accident as a baby. But against all odds, Long’uro survived and is learning to adapt.

Trapped on the wrong side of a flooded river, an elephant matriarch tests the current and faces a critical decision: do the risks outweigh the need for fresh grazing?

Emmy Award-winning cinematographer Bob Poole shares how his lifelong passion for elephants shapes his approach to wildlife filmmaking. Working in unpredictable environments, he explains what it takes to film respectfully while prioritizing animal comfort and maintaining distance.

Outside of battle and breeding, male elephants form powerful bonds. Together, they move as one — supporting each other and raising a young orphan as family.

We're going to take a closer look at brains, how animals use them, and how some animals have even evolved to lose them! It turns out a brain (and intelligence more broadly) isn't easy to define, but what we do know for sure is that ...

Hundreds of forest elephants gather at the beach to feed. They are shy animals, and their displays of strength can be playful or a sign of distress.

  African elephants are known to recognize groups of humans, to test electric fences with their tusks to avoid injury, and (of course) can remember paths to resources passed down to them decades earlier. But, can elephants cooperate to solve a puzzle? How good are ...