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Natural World

Season 18 Episode 3: Elephants of the Sand River

39 Seasons Oct 17, 1999 TV-PG 1h 00m 8.6

Beneath the forested flanks of an extinct volcano lies a cave with a mysterious secret. Kitum Cave on the slopes of Mt Elgon in Kenya is the only place on earth where elephants venture deep underground. They are forced to make the dangerous journey into the cave because of their craving for salt. Humans have been drawn to Kitum Cave for thousands of years, originally to harvest salt, but more recently to slaughter elephants, leading to local rangers Daniel and Mike being assigned to protect t...

Season 18 Episodes:

Episode 5 The Millennium Oak

5. The Millennium Oak

Aired: Dec 30, 1999

Documentary charting 1,000 years in the life of an English oak, which would h...

Episode 9 The Tiger's Tale

9. The Tiger's Tale

Aired: Feb 6, 2000

Kangaroos in trees and flying foxes - nowhere else on the planet are their an...

Episode 10 The Wolf's Return

10. The Wolf's Return

Aired: Feb 20, 2000

Insight into the daily lives of a family of Bengal tigers inhabiting the Band...

Episode 11 Monkey Warriors

11. Monkey Warriors

Aired: May 8, 2000

Documentary reporting on an ambitious plan to reintroduce wild wolves into Am...

Episode 15 Claws

15. Claws

Aired: Jun 19, 2000

The salmon that fill the rivers of the Pacific coast of North America have on...

Episode 16 Claws

16. Claws

Aired: Jul 10, 2000

Insight into the lives of crabs, whether they are climbing trees, travelling ...

Info about Natural World

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC Two

Production Countries: United Kingdom, France

Genres:Documentary