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Elephant Diaries

Season 1 2005

  • 2005-07-04T18:30:00Z on BBC One
  • 1h
  • 5h (5 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary
Wildlife series about orphaned elephants at the David Shelrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya.

5 episodes

Series Premiere

2005-07-04T18:30:00Z

1x01 Episode 1

Series Premiere

1x01 Episode 1

  • 2005-07-04T18:30:00Z1h

Michaela Strachan meets Wendi, a two-year-old orphaned elephant that has become leader of the herd of baby elephants at the Nairobi nursery.

Jonathan Scott tries to win over 10-year-old Emily, matriarch of the older orphans who are on their way back to a life in the wilds of Tsavo National Park.

Meanwhile, a rescue team heads to Samburu National Reserve to try to save a starving orphan rejected by the rest of the herd.

2005-07-05T18:30:00Z

1x02 Episode 2

1x02 Episode 2

  • 2005-07-05T18:30:00Z1h

In Nairobi, the team check on newly rescued baby elephant Naserian's condition. Michaela Strachan follows preparations to move Wendi and five older babies to a new release site. But one young elephant panics as it is being transported.

Meanwhile, in Tsavo, Jonathan Scott keeps an eye on Emily and the 30 larger orphans as they come face to face with a herd of wild elephants and are visited by Dika, an enormous orphan bull now living wild.

2005-07-06T18:30:00Z

1x03 Episode 3

1x03 Episode 3

  • 2005-07-06T18:30:00Z1h

Wendi and her charges struggle to settle at their release site in Ithumba. Four of the older female orphans are separated from Emily's herd and sent to Ithumba to help them acclimatise to their new surroundings. But the plan goes badly wrong.

Meanwhile, back in Nairobi the remaining baby elephants must cope with losing Wendi.

2005-07-07T18:30:00Z

1x04 Episode 4

1x04 Episode 4

  • 2005-07-07T18:30:00Z1h

Charismatic baby elephant Jipe arrives at the Nairobi nursery as the dry season brings a flood of new orphans. Emily's behaviour suggests to her keepers that she's ready to go back to the wild. Disaster strikes when a rabid dog attacks Wendi's herd.

2005-07-08T18:30:00Z

1x05 Episode 5

1x05 Episode 5

  • 2005-07-08T18:30:00Z1h

Jonathan Scott reports on the unfolding drama of the rabies emergency. What will be the fate of Wendi and her herd?

In Nairobi, Michaela Strachan follows the contrasting fortunes of orphans Jipe and Lualeni, and the keepers organise a special football match.

Meanwhile, in southern Tsavo, Emily has finally decided to strike out on her own. Can Jonathan track her down for one last time just to say goodbye?

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