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title="Sarah Parish">Sarah Parish</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Composers</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/David_Poore" title="David Poore">David Poore</a><br />Abbie Lathe</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country of origin</th><td class="infobox-data">United Kingdom</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Original language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> of episodes</th><td class="infobox-data">3</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header summary">Production</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Executive producer</th><td class="infobox-data">Sara Ford</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Producers</th><td class="infobox-data">Holly Spearing<br />Nigel Pope</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Production location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Running time</th><td class="infobox-data">60 minutes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Production companies</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/BBC_Natural_History_Unit" class="mw-redirect" title="BBC Natural History Unit">BBC Natural History Unit</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Animal_Planet" title="Animal Planet">Animal Planet</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header summary">Original release</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Network</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/BBC_One" title="BBC One">BBC One</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Release</th><td class="infobox-data">14 January<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2009-01-14</span>)</span> –<br />28 January 2009<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2009-01-28</span>)</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>The Secret Life of Elephants</b></i> is a <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> <a href="/wiki/Nature_documentary" title="Nature documentary">nature documentary</a> series following the lives of <a href="/wiki/Elephant" title="Elephant">elephants</a> and the work of the conservation charity <a href="/wiki/Save_the_Elephants" title="Save the Elephants">Save the Elephants</a> in <a href="/wiki/Samburu_National_Reserve" title="Samburu National Reserve">Samburu National Reserve</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a>. It was first transmitted in the United Kingdom on <a href="/wiki/BBC_One" title="BBC One">BBC One</a> in January 2009 to 4.2 million viewers.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The three part series follows the lives of <a href="/wiki/African_elephant" title="African elephant">African elephants</a> in Samburu, Northern Kenya, focusing on the stories of individual elephants to show the most dramatic moments of their lives.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Their hidden world is revealed, from the complexities of family life and their intelligence to the depth of their emotions. The series also follows the work of father and daughter <a href="/wiki/Iain_Douglas-Hamilton" title="Iain Douglas-Hamilton">Iain</a> and <a href="/wiki/Saba_Douglas-Hamilton" title="Saba Douglas-Hamilton">Saba Douglas-Hamilton</a> and their Save the Elephants team, which includes tracking elephants, fitting tracking collars and developing the relationship between humans and elephants. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="DVD">DVD</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Secret_Life_of_Elephants&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: DVD"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The series was released on <a href="/wiki/DVD" title="DVD">DVD</a> by <a href="/wiki/BBC_Worldwide" title="BBC Worldwide">BBC Worldwide</a> on 9 February 2009. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Secret_Life_of_Elephants&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a142135/42m-interested-in-life-of-elephants.html">"4.2m interested in 'Life of Elephants'<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Digital_Spy" title="Digital Spy">Digital Spy</a></i>. 16 January 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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title="Supersense">Supersense</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lifesense" title="Lifesense">Lifesense</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Supernatural:_The_Unseen_Powers_of_Animals" title="Supernatural: The Unseen Powers of Animals">Supernatural</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Unnatural_Histories" title="Unnatural Histories">Unnatural Histories</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wonders_of_the_Monsoon" title="Wonders of the Monsoon">Wonders of the Monsoon</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Wildlife specials</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Dragons_Alive" title="Dragons Alive">Dragons Alive</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mountain_Gorilla_(TV_series)" title="Mountain Gorilla (TV series)">Mountain Gorilla</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Shark_(British_TV_series)" title="Shark (British TV 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