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Elephant Fact Sheet

  Elephants: mammals of the family Elephantidae. They are the largest existing land animals. Kingdom: | Animalia Phylum: | Chordata Class: | Mammalia Order: | Proboscidea Family: | Elephantidae There are currently three species of elephants across the globe: the African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), ...

Okavango: River of Dreams - Episode 2: Limbo

Elephants Mourn a Killed Buffalo

A group of elephants takes offense when a pride of lions kills a buffalo. One elephant behaves as though she's lost one of her own in this fascinating display between two powerful species on the Okavango.

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Okavango: River of Dreams - Episode 1: Paradise

Elephant Architects of the Okavango

See how elephants actually help shape the flow of the Okavango River, cutting pathways through the reeds and vegetation that the water flow then follows.

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What to Watch May

After starting this month with our live, multi-platform broadcast, American Spring LIVE, (now streaming) Nature continues to bring you the beauty of the natural world all month long. Here's a look at all the shows we're serving up for May...

The Dirt: This Week in Nature (September 15-21)

Species of monkey previously unknown to scientists discovered in the Congo, 390 million-year-old mollusk reconstructed in 3-D, and spongy tissue found in human hearts also found in those of reptiles.

Echo: An Elephant to Remember

Rescuing Ebony

Echo and her family respond when their daughter is stolen.

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