No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Television shows about elephants may be found in category. Great action, dull mystery, and a big departure from bong joonhos cult hit. Articles in category 2003 there are 235 articles in this category. In tvshaking proximity, they reveal what it is really like to be part of an elephant family. Elephants, lions and bears come under the spotlight in these three inspiring films, which are narrated by sir david attenborough. Footage from the hwange national park in zimbabwe shows the baby elephant. Spy in the herd provides the most intimate portrayal of the everyday life of an elephant herd. Elephants, lions and bears come under the spotlight in these three inspiring films, which are narrated by sir david. Gus van sants elephant is a record of a day at a high school like columbine, on the day of a massacre much like the one that left dead. The film depicts the life of king chakra, a figure inspired by. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
This is the heartbreaking moment a herd of elephants try in vain to save an injured calf struck down by a speeding car. Elephants empire matriarch elephant elephant documentary natural history channel duration. Occasional series of oneoff documentaries, each examining the lifestyle of a particular animal. Spy troops the movie tv film 2003 girl spy before vicksburg, the 1910 crazy da jo. After columbine, america was in trauma and elephant, with its dazed and disoriented feel, explores that clinical sense. Four elephants tore down the streets of the indian city of mysore june 8, killing a man. The relatively long pregnancy is maintained by five corpus luteums as opposed to one in most. The film begins a short time before the shooting occurs, following the lives of several characters both in and. Spy cams capture rarely seen elephant behavior, including two males battling for territory, a calfs birth, intraheard jealousy, and more. The world is an amazing place full of stories, beauty and natural wonder. A family can consist of anywhere between 2 and 50 elephants. The wildlife specials have always been broadcast on bbc one. Face to face 2001 david attenborough wildlife specials humpback whale. Rent elephant 2003 starring alex frost and eric deulen on dvd and bluray.
Recommend to a friend dungcam the revolutionary camera technique takes viewers up close and at times very personal with the. It begins with a scrolling prologue highlighting the significance of thai elephants. Elephants cannot be ridden and do not perform for the tourists. Jul 19, 2017 this is the heartbreaking moment a herd of elephants try in vain to save an injured calf struck down by a speeding car. Even if norbert was lucky enough to be able to follow the herd, and be with the baby when it happened hard in thick bush, the timing of a squeal was impossible to predict. Led by dame daphne sheldrick and her team of elephant lovers, this documentary shows how powerful an animalhuman bond can really be. Heros journey, complete with diligent attempts to master a skill, the. Spy in the herd provides the most intimate portrayal of the everyday life of an. Another character, benny, turns up late in the film with his own introductory title card, though his story is yet another anticlimax. Narrated by david attenborough and filmed over a year, throughout the program the elephant herd exhibits many human similarities. The series premiered in 1995, and 22 specials have been produced to date, with most of the more recent ones consisting of multiple episodes.
Spy in the herd 2003 david attenborough wildlife specials gorillas. With elias mcconnell, alex frost, eric deulen, john robinson. Jul 15, 2015 it only happened once or twice a day, when a herd member inadvertently stepped on the infant. Elephant is the earliest thai film to survive in its entirety, and it was restored in 2007 from a 16mm print. A tale about high school violence that unfolds on an ordinary school day, inside an american high school, filled with schoolwork, football, gossip and socializing. Bbc uses dung cam to spy on elephants news broadcast. Tourists at the addo elephants park in south africa didnt capture the moment the young elephant accidentally stumbled into the watering hole, but they were able to film her familys. Gestation in elephants typically lasts around two years with interbirth intervals usually lasting four to five years. Occasionally, other nonrelated females may be included in a herd, but this is rare. The climates of asia and africa are ideal for these activities.
In this land where elephants abound, the white elephant is esteemed the most noble of all. An intimate portrait of life in an african elephant herd. Herd of elephants try to save injured calf in zimbabwe. Rather, the shootings are just as anticlimactic as the walking scenes, and all the more sickening for it. Jun 06, 2011 elephants empire matriarch elephant elephant documentary natural history channel duration. Gus van sant borrowed the title from alan clarkes film of the same name, and thought that it referred to the chinese proverb about five blind men who were each led to a different part of an elephant. Nov 15, 2017 gestation in elephants typically lasts around two years with interbirth intervals usually lasting four to five years. But, in october 2000 when tbs televised the film, i saw a scene placed at a carnival in which an elephant plays slot machines, gets 3 elephants in row wins big payoff and trumpets and shakes head.
Find bbc wildlife exclusives elephants spy in the herd. Elephant is a 2003 american drama film written, directed, and edited by gus van sant. Before purchasing be mindful that this dvd does not play on external dvd players on windows 10 pc. The true story of jaws, transmitted in 1995, a sequence of six further programmes were broadcast in 1997, as part of the natural history units 40th anniversary celebrations. How young elephant survives in the herd video dailymotion. Bbc uses dung cam to spy on elephants 2003 0508t08. In terms of the facts there was a very good mix of the known ones and the unknown, of the well known species and more rare ones, some facts being familiar to us while also dealing with the subject with tact. Tourists spot tiny baby elephant trapped in watering hole. The bbc wildlife specials are a series of nature documentary programmes commissioned by bbc television. In short, its a safe haven for elephants that have been displaced by habitat loss or, like ploy thong, used by the tourism industry. The director and writer talks to jessica hopkins about elephant, a sparse but powerful film about the troubles in northern ireland. It only happened once or twice a day, when a herdmember inadvertently stepped on the infant. This time, the film uses an army of mobile cameras all of them disguised as piles. This time, the film uses an army of mobile cameras all of them disguised as piles of elephant dung.
Calves are born 85 cm 33 in tall and weigh around 120 kg 260 lb. Watch as a blind elephant meets her new herd mnn mother. Queen of the elephants the people of india regard the elephant as a god. It takes place in the fictional watt high school, in the suburbs of portland, oregon, and chronicles the events surrounding a school shooting, based in part on the 1999 columbine high school massacre. According to news reports from india, they had become separated from. Edition discs price new from used from dvd please retry 1. Several ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent. Its deliberately mysterious and opaque, following several characters throughout the day and observing that they are all dealing with personal troubles, with little or no adult help. This film was another james bond 007 espionage thriller starring sean connery and jill st john. But how depressing to hear this film sneered at for its art house approach. The spy in the collection features three wildlife films made for the bbc using bouldercam a revolutionary camera device resembling a mobile rock that makes it possible to film animals close up in their natural habitat. According to news reports from india, they had become separated from their herd after villagers threw rocks. Elephants spy in the herd john downer productions ltd. Elephant, about an elephant herd crisscrossing the african veldt in.
Filmed over the course of an entire year, hidden cameras capture everything from taking a bath and giving birth, to fighting over who rules the roost. Like its predecessor, elephants is an actionpacked ride full of natural humour. The disposable dvd that failed thankfully fortpillows fortpillows 2. Hungarian cartoonist gergely dudas, better known as dudolf, challenged players to find a heart hidden among this herd of elephants in this new valentines day puzzle. Filmed over the course of an entire year, hidden cameras capture everything from taking a. Female and male elephants live out very different lives. Excellent quality throughout, this remarkable production still packs a punch owing to excellent performances and the enigmatic ending. It tells the story of a high school shooting similar to the columbine high school massacre. Here youll find 50 years worth of astounding, entertaining. The herd is made up of the oldest and largest matriarch who leads her daughters and their offspring.
It offers no explanation for the tragedy, no insights into the psyches of the killers, no theories about teenagers or society or guns or psychopathic behavior. It constructs the story of a single day from the viewpoint of different high school students, including the. They require large areas in which to raise families, breed, travel, forage and live. On the trail of king kong 2002 david attenborough wildlife specials great white shark 1995 david attenborough wildlife specials grizzly. The basic unit of the herd is the immediate family. This special follows adventurerconservationist mark shand and parbarti barua the only female mahout elephant trainerhandler in india and perhaps the world as they trek 300 miles across. Elephants naturally live in herds with linear and established social orders. Elephant a spy in the herd legendary naturalist david attenborough narrates this fascinating documentary about the daytoday life of an elephant herd in africa. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Jun 10, 2011 four elephants tore down the streets of the indian city of mysore june 8, killing a man. Typically, only a single young is born, but twins sometimes occur. Search full us catalog netflix originals interactive shows the.
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