Nat Geo Wild Earth Day Special

Elephants are powerful, loving and wise. On Earth Day, National Geographic Wild (DStv Channel 182) honours the mammal with special docuseries, Secrets of the Elephants on Saturday, 22 April between 18:45 – 22:00.

Secrets of the Elephants travels the world – from the Savannahs of Africa to the urban landscapes of Asia – to discover the strategic thinking, complex emotions and sophisticated language of elephants, shaping a unique and dynamic culture.

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Narrated by Academy Award-winning actress Natalie Portman and featuring renowned National Geographic Explorer and elephant expert Dr. Paula Kahumbu, the four-part series not only reveals the extraordinary lives of different families of elephants but also highlights how similar they are to us. Secrets of the Elephants will change everything you thought you knew about elephants forever. 

Below are some of the documentaries that you can watch on Earth Day on Nat Geo Wild.

Asia at 20:00

As humans encroach ever further into their environment, Asian elephants are learning to adjust to the challenges facing them. They know how to use tools to break down electric fences, strike deals with farmers, and develop a cooperative arrangement on tea plantations where they do the weeding without damaging the crops.

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Rainforest at 21:10

The Congo rainforest is home to one of the world’s most elusive species, the African forest elephant. Everything about them— from their bodies, behaviours, families—is adapted to life in the rainforest. But surviving here means more than just adapting. These elephants have shaped the forest around them to their needs and, in doing so, have created a habitat unlike any other on Earth.

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