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- [birds chirping]
- [animal coos]

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[narrator] The birth of a baby animal
is always special.

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- [birds tweeting]
- [purring]

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But for those on the brink of extinction,

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every new life…

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- [exhales]
- …brings hope.

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[chirping]

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Six endangered youngsters

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raised in our world…

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[meowing]

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…are on the journey of a lifetime…

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[man] Follow me.

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[narrator] …back to theirs.

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Are you inquisitive? Yeah.

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[narrator]
But they can't do it on their own.

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He lost his mother.

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- [elephant snorts]
- [hisses]

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[narrator] With human foster parents
helping them on their way…

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[man] You don't need to be scared,
I'm here with you.

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[bear whines]

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[narrator] …can these little ones
help save their species…

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[woman] If you love something,
you have to let it go.

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[narrator] …and return to the wild?

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[orchestral swell]

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[woman vocalizing, music climaxes]

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[dramatic drumroll]

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- [soothing music playing]
- [insects chirping]

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[phone beeps, vibrates]

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[beeping continues, stops]

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[narrator] In Zambia, Southern Africa,

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there's a very special nursery…

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[keeper] Wam.

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Wam.

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[narrator] …for orphaned baby elephants.

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[keeper] Good morning, Wam.

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[music continues]

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[narrator] The latest arrival is Wam.

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Short for Wamwayi.

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How was your night, boy?

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Did you sleep well?

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Good boy.

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[narrator] Just a few months old,

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he was found trapped in a water hole.

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No one knows what happened to his family.

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[music continues]

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Underweight and scared,
he was rescued and brought here…

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to the Lusaka Elephant Nursery.

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[exhales through trunk]

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Enjoying your milk?

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[narrator] Without his mum,
Wam now relies on his keeper,

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Aaron Gumbo, to take care of him.

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Feeding him every three hours.

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- [Aaron] Good boy.
- [snuffing]

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[narrator] The hope is Wam will,
one day, be returned to the wild.

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A big journey for this little calf.

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[music fades]

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Over the last 50 years, Africa's lost
more than 60% of its elephants,

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mainly due to poaching.

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[elephant rumbling]

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[narrator] The world's largest land animal
is now endangered.

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So, every calf counts.

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- [whines]
- [Aaron] Easy boy, be calm.

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[grunts]

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[narrator]
If he's to make it back to the wild…

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[chuckles]

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[narrator] …this little calf will spend
two years in elephant nursery.

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- [Aaron] Wam!
- [rumbles]

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[narrator] With six other youngsters,

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all orphans.

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[keeper laughs, exclaims]

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[narrator] Wam's the smallest
and youngest.

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[squeaks]

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[narrator] He needs to learn
what to eat,

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how to stay safe…

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[larger calf grumbles]

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…and most importantly,
how to make friends.

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It's going to be a crash course…

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- [crunch]
- [snorts]

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- …in elephant education.
- [whimpers]

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[animal chittering]

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[narrator] Each morning…

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- Come on, guys.
- Let's go.

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- Come on, let's move.
- Let's go. Let's go.

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[narrator] …Wam
and all the other little elephants

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are led to a meadow
where lessons can begin.

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First up…

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[Aaron] Come and get your milk, Wam.

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[narrator] How to use your trunk.

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They need to use this trunk
because the trunk is the hand.

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Uh, also they use the trunk
to drink water,

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and also if they are unable to use it,
then they can suffer.

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[narrator] When it comes to trunk control,
the bigger elephants are experts.

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[large elephant rumbles]

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[narrator] But Wam
is just getting started.

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[Aaron] Watching them learning
how to use their trunk,

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it's just like watching
a baby learn how to use

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a knife and a fork to eat.

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[narrator] A human hand
has around 30 muscles.

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- [squeaks]
- An elephant's trunk

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has tens of thousands.

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So there's lots to get to grips with.

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- [volunteer] Hold, good boy.
- [rumbles]

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[narrator] It can take up to a year
for Aaron and the team

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to help each orphan master their trunk.

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[volunteer] Wam, hold the bottle
and watch Olimba.

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Be strong, be strong, be strong.

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- [Aaron] He almost got it.
- [chuckles]

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[Aaron] Yeah, you can do it, Wam.
Keep trying.

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[keeper] Hold the bottle. Hold the bottle.

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- Oh! Wam!
- [Aaron laughs]

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You can do it, boy. Come on.

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- [keeper] Come on, boy.
- [Aaron] Yes, that's my boy.

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Strong, strong, strong.

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[Aaron] Keep going! [groans]

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[narrator]
Wam's still got a long way to go.

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- [volunteer] Next time.
- [rumbling]

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[narrator] A week later,
the little calf's growing well.

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[Aaron] Let's go, my boy.

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[narrator]
But he's missing something important.

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- [elephant grunts]
- Friends.

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The other orphans
have already formed a tight-knit gang.

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And, like any gang, they have a leader.

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Two-and-a-half-year-old Olimba.

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- [Aaron] Olimba, come on.
- [rumbles]

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[narrator] If she accepts Wam,
the others will too.

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[grumbles]

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But right now…

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- [growls]
- [trumpets]

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…they're not the most welcoming bunch.

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- [growls]
- [trumpets]

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[growls]

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[snorts]

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[growls]

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[snorts]

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[Aaron] My worry about Wam is,
I have observed

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that some of the elephants from this herd,

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they've been, like, bullying Wam.

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[narrator] Young elephants learn
by copying each other.

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On his own, Wam will miss out
on vital life skills.

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He really needs to make elephant friends.

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[narrator] And Aaron knows
that loneliness

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can lead to something far more serious.

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[Aaron] The fact that
they lost their parents,

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and they still have that heart breaking.

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If they stay alone for more time,
you find that they stop eating.

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Yeah, some of them,
they end up, like, dying.

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[narrator] For now, Wam's foster parent
is his only companion.

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[Aaron] They have no one left
to check on them.

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So I'm here to act as an elephant mummy.

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Because Wam is just like my… uh, my son.

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[narrator] Aaron offers one-to-one care.

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Even letting Wam suck his finger
to soothe him.

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[Aaron] Whenever he sees me,
he always comes to me and have a hug,

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give me five, and always come to me,
you know, for love.

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And give him my finger to suck,

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and I also give him some comfort.

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Good boy.

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It's my dream to see him
released back into the wild.

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[sighs]

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- [Aaron] Come on!
- [elephant trumpets]

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[narrator] From six months old,
baby elephants start eating solids.

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[Aaron] We normally provide the elephants

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with these branches and leaves at night.

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Because the elephants,
they like, uh, eating always.

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So Wam's favorite
is, uh, the rubber tree. This one.

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Sometimes, we find that
he even eats all the bark.

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[narrator] Growing youngsters can eat
over a hundred pounds

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of leaves and branches a day.

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[Aaron] So, these branches,
they are enough for the night.

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Because Wamwayi is my favorite,
so I will give him rubber, his favorite.

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[chuckles] So, this one is for Wam.

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[narrator] After a day in the meadow,

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Wam and the others
are led home for the night.

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[Aaron] Come on, get your leaves.
Wam! Wam!

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[narrator] The calves all sleep
in a giant elephant dormitory.

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[Aaron] Here's your blanket.

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[Wam rumbles]

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[narrator] Because he's so small,
Wam has his own pajamas.

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[Aaron] Yeah, actually,
we do it, uh, every night.

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We put the blanket on.

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[narrator] But putting PJs
on a quarter-ton toddler…

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[Aaron] Easy, Wam.

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[vet] Be calm, Wam.
Be calm, be calm, be calm.

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[narrator] …is no simple task.

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[vet] This is very important.

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[Aaron] In the wild,
you always find that the mothers,

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they always put the babies
in the middle of them,

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so that they can keep them warm.

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Now, finish your bottle and go and sleep.

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[Wam snorts]

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[narrator]
Just like bedtimes everywhere,

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settle one down…

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and another makes trouble.

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[vet] Chip, stop stealing!

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[playful music playing]

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Where's yours? Where's yours?

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This is not yours. It's for the baby. Eh?

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Neighbors. Bad manners.

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[music continues]

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Good night. Good boy.

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[music fades]

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[narrator] Finally, the calves calm down.

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[sighs]

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Just like us, elephants dream.

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[snores]

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But after everything he's been through,
Wam's sleep is restless.

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[snoring]

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[Aaron] He's so scared.
He has nightmares.

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[narrator] This little elephant
has a long way to go…

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if he's to make it back to the wild.

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[insects chirping]

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Three weeks on,

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the timid youngster
is still not part of the gang.

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But he is slowly growing in confidence.

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[Aaron] Easy, boy. Easy.

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[narrator] And seems to have taken a shine
to one elephant in particular.

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[Aaron] Wam! Olimba!
Let's go. Let's go, guys.

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[narrator] The leader, Olimba.

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[Aaron] Olimba. Come on.

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He's following her everywhere.

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[narrator] And his perseverance
is starting to win her over.

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[Aaron] At first, Olimba was trying
to push Wam a little bit.

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But, uh, this time, everything is okay.

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Which is great.

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[narrator] She even gives him
his first hug in months.

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[rumbles]

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But the rest of the elephants…

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are still picking on him.

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- [grumbles]
- [snorts]

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[growls]

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And it's starting to get nasty.

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- [growls]
- [trumpets]

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But now,
Olimba's keeping an eye on things.

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[growls]

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[whimpers]

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She knows Wam's just too small
to stick up for himself.

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[snorts]

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And no one messes with the boss.

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[adventurous music playing]

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[Olimba trumpets]

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With Olimba by his side,
Wam's made his first friend.

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[Wam huffs]

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[music continues]

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She evens lets him do
something very special.

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00:14:29,286 --> 00:14:31,246
Suckle her ear.

246
00:14:32,247 --> 00:14:34,249
[music slows and fades]

247
00:14:34,333 --> 00:14:38,045
The elephant equivalent of holding hands.

248
00:14:41,965 --> 00:14:44,009
[Aaron] It's really a good thing to see.

249
00:14:45,719 --> 00:14:50,516
It makes me warm inside
to see him, like, interacting with Olimba.

250
00:14:52,059 --> 00:14:56,230
It's a big step forward.
Yeah, and I'm happy about that.

251
00:15:00,150 --> 00:15:03,987
[narrator] Over the coming months,
Wam goes from strength to strength.

252
00:15:06,323 --> 00:15:07,699
His trunk control's…

253
00:15:08,116 --> 00:15:09,284
Yeah, there you go!

254
00:15:09,368 --> 00:15:10,661
[narrator] …getting better.

255
00:15:12,454 --> 00:15:17,417
And with Olimba close by,
he starts to learn from her.

256
00:15:18,168 --> 00:15:19,044
What to eat…

257
00:15:20,921 --> 00:15:24,800
and how to push down trees
to get to the freshest leaves.

258
00:15:27,928 --> 00:15:29,471
- Well…
- [Wam groans]

259
00:15:29,555 --> 00:15:30,889
…he's working on that.

260
00:15:30,973 --> 00:15:32,683
[keepers laugh]

261
00:15:32,766 --> 00:15:34,768
[insects chirping]

262
00:15:35,686 --> 00:15:40,065
[narrator] Most importantly,
Wam's stopped having nightmares…

263
00:15:41,275 --> 00:15:44,069
and now sleeps soundly.

264
00:15:44,945 --> 00:15:46,572
[snores]

265
00:15:46,655 --> 00:15:48,949
[birds twittering]

266
00:15:59,835 --> 00:16:01,211
[chirps]

267
00:16:01,295 --> 00:16:03,297
[elephant rumbles]

268
00:16:05,048 --> 00:16:07,759
[narrator] Finally settled into life
at the nursery…

269
00:16:08,218 --> 00:16:09,970
Hello, Wam. Hey.

270
00:16:10,554 --> 00:16:12,264
- [rumbling]
- Good morning, boy.

271
00:16:14,641 --> 00:16:19,646
[narrator] …once again, his world
is about to be turned upside-down.

272
00:16:23,859 --> 00:16:26,945
Olimba is now three years old…

273
00:16:27,029 --> 00:16:28,697
Hey, cutie, Olimba.

274
00:16:30,073 --> 00:16:31,450
How are you today?

275
00:16:31,533 --> 00:16:36,622
[narrator] …and it's time for her to
leave the nursery and return to the wild.

276
00:16:37,706 --> 00:16:39,374
[Aaron] She's been good to Wam,

277
00:16:39,458 --> 00:16:43,921
so wherever Wam is, Olimba is also there.

278
00:16:44,713 --> 00:16:46,924
These guys, they are always together.

279
00:16:49,426 --> 00:16:51,720
[narrator] Wam's much too young
to go with her.

280
00:16:51,803 --> 00:16:52,638
[trumpets]

281
00:16:52,721 --> 00:16:55,098
He still needs feeding eight times a day.

282
00:16:55,182 --> 00:16:57,184
[rumbles]

283
00:16:57,851 --> 00:16:58,852
Oliver.

284
00:17:00,145 --> 00:17:02,022
Come on. [mumbles]

285
00:17:03,482 --> 00:17:04,525
Good boy.

286
00:17:05,400 --> 00:17:06,609
Take it easy, Wam.

287
00:17:08,028 --> 00:17:11,781
[narrator] To move her safely,
Olimba has to be sedated.

288
00:17:11,865 --> 00:17:13,825
- [gun fires]
- [Olimba grunts]

289
00:17:13,909 --> 00:17:15,577
[keeper clicking tongue] Come on.

290
00:17:17,412 --> 00:17:18,579
[quiet trumpet]

291
00:17:19,414 --> 00:17:20,415
Come on.

292
00:17:23,669 --> 00:17:24,670
[keepers murmuring]

293
00:17:24,752 --> 00:17:28,257
[narrator] The team works quickly
to move her into a waiting lorry.

294
00:17:30,425 --> 00:17:32,344
[overlapping chatter]

295
00:17:32,427 --> 00:17:34,221
[keeper] Up! Up! Up!

296
00:17:34,304 --> 00:17:38,100
[overlapping chatter]

297
00:17:40,018 --> 00:17:42,062
- [narrator] Securely loaded…
- [door slams]

298
00:17:42,813 --> 00:17:45,440
…she's off to begin her new life.

299
00:17:49,778 --> 00:17:52,197
Leaving Wam behind.

300
00:17:54,700 --> 00:17:56,535
[trumpeting]

301
00:17:56,618 --> 00:17:58,620
[melancholy music playing]

302
00:17:59,204 --> 00:18:02,165
[narrator]
Elephants are highly emotional animals.

303
00:18:02,666 --> 00:18:03,625
[trumpets softly]

304
00:18:03,709 --> 00:18:07,629
It's believed
they experience loss and grief.

305
00:18:07,713 --> 00:18:09,464
[huffs, trumpets]

306
00:18:10,674 --> 00:18:12,676
[music continues]

307
00:18:13,677 --> 00:18:18,307
[Aaron] You can see,
he's wondering where Olimba has gone.

308
00:18:18,390 --> 00:18:19,766
[Wam trumpets]

309
00:18:20,601 --> 00:18:22,186
It is heartbreaking.

310
00:18:26,607 --> 00:18:30,235
Wam has been through
a lot of suffering in his life.

311
00:18:31,737 --> 00:18:34,323
So it is very hard
to see him in more pain.

312
00:18:34,406 --> 00:18:36,408
[melancholy music continues]

313
00:18:40,579 --> 00:18:41,580
[huffs]

314
00:18:44,583 --> 00:18:46,251
[birds chirping]

315
00:18:49,046 --> 00:18:50,797
[narrator] Over the next few weeks…

316
00:18:51,423 --> 00:18:52,674
- [Aaron] Wam! Wam!
- [Wam trumpets]

317
00:18:52,758 --> 00:18:53,926
Let's go. Let's go, guys.

318
00:18:54,468 --> 00:18:57,846
[narrator] …Aaron tries to keep
the daily routine on track.

319
00:18:57,930 --> 00:18:59,348
[Aaron] Let's go.

320
00:19:01,808 --> 00:19:03,143
Come on.

321
00:19:04,019 --> 00:19:06,730
[narrator]
But the youngsters are unsettled.

322
00:19:10,859 --> 00:19:14,404
[Aaron] When Olimba was leading them,
they were moving, moving a lot,

323
00:19:15,405 --> 00:19:17,074
because Olimba was the leader.

324
00:19:18,825 --> 00:19:23,539
But now, Olimba's not with them,
now, they're just close with us keepers.

325
00:19:24,790 --> 00:19:26,792
[narrator] Wam's been hardest hit,

326
00:19:27,292 --> 00:19:30,796
and has gone back
to sucking Aaron's finger for comfort.

327
00:19:37,719 --> 00:19:40,097
[Aaron] Come on. Let's go, guys.

328
00:19:40,180 --> 00:19:41,682
[narrator] But his foster father…

329
00:19:41,765 --> 00:19:43,183
[Aaron] Wam! Wam! Wam!

330
00:19:43,517 --> 00:19:44,977
[narrator] …has got a plan.

331
00:19:45,435 --> 00:19:47,437
[elephants snorting]

332
00:19:49,314 --> 00:19:51,650
[Aaron] They are just like kids, you know.

333
00:19:52,401 --> 00:19:54,862
Sometimes they do
some things just for fun.

334
00:20:02,452 --> 00:20:06,206
Swimming is one
of, uh, their favorite activities.

335
00:20:08,292 --> 00:20:12,212
[narrator] A coating of muddy water
stops them getting sunburned.

336
00:20:12,713 --> 00:20:14,715
Like elephant sunscreen.

337
00:20:14,798 --> 00:20:15,632
[trumpets]

338
00:20:19,261 --> 00:20:21,847
[narrator] The herd seems to be loving it.

339
00:20:24,349 --> 00:20:25,350
[elephant snorts]

340
00:20:25,851 --> 00:20:28,228
All except one.

341
00:20:29,897 --> 00:20:32,482
Wam has barely got his toes wet.

342
00:20:33,358 --> 00:20:35,444
Look, it's-- it's too hot today.

343
00:20:36,695 --> 00:20:38,739
Go and have fun with your friends.

344
00:20:41,450 --> 00:20:42,868
[trumpeting]

345
00:20:48,081 --> 00:20:49,666
Yeah, there he goes.

346
00:20:55,339 --> 00:20:59,468
[narrator] It's a chance for Wam
to start making new friends.

347
00:21:06,225 --> 00:21:08,769
But that's going to take some time.

348
00:21:12,356 --> 00:21:14,566
- [thunder rumbles]
- Over the coming months,

349
00:21:15,692 --> 00:21:18,362
Wam sees a lot more water.

350
00:21:19,196 --> 00:21:21,198
[thunder rumbles]

351
00:21:21,990 --> 00:21:23,367
In the wet season,

352
00:21:23,450 --> 00:21:27,079
three feet of rain
can fall in just a few weeks.

353
00:21:31,083 --> 00:21:34,169
Transforming the little elephant's world.

354
00:21:40,509 --> 00:21:43,345
More than a year
since he arrived at the nursery,

355
00:21:45,180 --> 00:21:47,891
he now weighs half a ton.

356
00:21:55,899 --> 00:21:57,734
[Aaron clicks tongue] Come.

357
00:21:58,026 --> 00:22:01,989
[narrator] And there's another
telltale sign he's growing up fast.

358
00:22:02,531 --> 00:22:03,740
[Aaron murmuring]

359
00:22:03,824 --> 00:22:06,159
[narrator] His tusks are coming through.

360
00:22:07,452 --> 00:22:09,371
[Aaron, in Nyanga]
Look, you can see this one.

361
00:22:10,122 --> 00:22:12,624
And this one is on the verge
of coming through too.

362
00:22:12,708 --> 00:22:13,584
[volunteer responds]

363
00:22:14,501 --> 00:22:16,170
[Wam rumbles]

364
00:22:16,253 --> 00:22:17,880
[in Nyanga] Very fast now.

365
00:22:18,547 --> 00:22:21,508
[narrator] Adult tusks
can reach eight feet long.

366
00:22:22,843 --> 00:22:25,679
So, Wam's got some catching up to do.

367
00:22:29,474 --> 00:22:31,226
Tiny tusks or not…

368
00:22:31,310 --> 00:22:32,811
[Wam grumbles]

369
00:22:32,895 --> 00:22:34,897
…his confidence is growing.

370
00:22:35,731 --> 00:22:39,109
And he's got a new playmate, Daliso.

371
00:22:39,193 --> 00:22:41,111
- [grumbles]
- [huffs]

372
00:22:41,195 --> 00:22:45,824
Another young male
with slightly bigger tusks.

373
00:22:45,908 --> 00:22:47,910
[grumbling]

374
00:22:49,828 --> 00:22:53,123
[narrator] At this age,
elephants start to wrestle,

375
00:22:54,416 --> 00:22:56,293
testing their strength.

376
00:22:57,711 --> 00:22:59,838
[in English] Daliso, his tusks,
they're also coming out,

377
00:22:59,922 --> 00:23:01,423
so he feels like he's also a man.

378
00:23:01,507 --> 00:23:03,550
So, he might fight back sometimes.

379
00:23:04,760 --> 00:23:06,762
[both growling]

380
00:23:09,765 --> 00:23:12,184
- [narrator] With Olimba gone…
- [rumbling]

381
00:23:12,267 --> 00:23:15,938
…Daliso is becoming
Wam's new best friend.

382
00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:19,483
[growling]

383
00:23:19,566 --> 00:23:22,986
And together, they're a bit of a handful.

384
00:23:25,322 --> 00:23:26,198
[trumpets]

385
00:23:26,281 --> 00:23:28,367
[Aaron] He's so big and strong now.

386
00:23:28,450 --> 00:23:29,701
- [grumbles]
- [grunts]

387
00:23:29,785 --> 00:23:31,662
I have to be really careful.

388
00:23:33,330 --> 00:23:38,377
[narrator] He doesn't know it yet,
but Wam's almost outgrown the nursery.

389
00:23:40,087 --> 00:23:42,714
Soon he'll be heading here,

390
00:23:43,715 --> 00:23:46,093
to Kafue National Park.

391
00:23:47,261 --> 00:23:50,848
Eight thousand square miles of wilderness.

392
00:23:52,891 --> 00:23:55,102
An elephant paradise.

393
00:23:55,936 --> 00:23:59,273
Where Wam will have to use
everything he's learned

394
00:23:59,356 --> 00:24:02,484
to become part of a new family.

395
00:24:02,568 --> 00:24:04,570
[orchestral swell]

396
00:24:04,653 --> 00:24:06,446
[birds twittering]

397
00:24:06,530 --> 00:24:08,615
He'll be the youngest once again.

398
00:24:10,117 --> 00:24:12,828
And will need to make new friends.

399
00:24:21,920 --> 00:24:24,923
[chirping, hooting]

400
00:24:25,007 --> 00:24:27,593
[Aaron] Easy, boy. Come.

401
00:24:29,219 --> 00:24:30,762
Yeah, easy boy.

402
00:24:31,471 --> 00:24:34,141
Today's a big day, you know? You ready?

403
00:24:34,975 --> 00:24:36,143
Huh?

404
00:24:37,019 --> 00:24:38,770
You're all grown up now, Wam.

405
00:24:40,939 --> 00:24:41,857
[rumbles]

406
00:24:41,940 --> 00:24:45,569
[narrator] The time has come
for Wam to leave the nursery.

407
00:24:47,571 --> 00:24:48,989
[Aaron, in Nyanga] This way, boy.

408
00:24:50,073 --> 00:24:51,408
[narrator] Just like Olimba,

409
00:24:52,242 --> 00:24:56,788
he needs to be sedated
so the team can move him safely.

410
00:24:59,082 --> 00:25:01,293
[in Nyanga]
Hey, you need to do it quickly.

411
00:25:05,130 --> 00:25:06,715
- [Wam growls]
- [Aaron, in English] Easy. Come on.

412
00:25:06,798 --> 00:25:07,799
[growling]

413
00:25:07,883 --> 00:25:10,010
[Aaron] Easy. Easy. [speaks in Nyanga]

414
00:25:10,427 --> 00:25:11,428
[Wam huffs]

415
00:25:11,512 --> 00:25:12,554
[Aaron murmurs]

416
00:25:13,430 --> 00:25:15,224
[clicks tongue]

417
00:25:16,099 --> 00:25:17,559
[in Nyanga] This way.

418
00:25:17,643 --> 00:25:19,645
[Wam panting]

419
00:25:23,440 --> 00:25:24,775
[in English] Easy, easy.

420
00:25:25,943 --> 00:25:26,944
Easy, boy.

421
00:25:30,405 --> 00:25:31,573
[whispers] Easy, easy.

422
00:25:32,824 --> 00:25:37,996
[narrator] Aaron makes sure he can breathe
by keeping his trunk open with a stick.

423
00:25:38,455 --> 00:25:40,707
[man] One, two, three, up!

424
00:25:42,251 --> 00:25:43,710
- [overlapping chatter]
- [man] Up!

425
00:25:43,794 --> 00:25:45,921
[overlapping chatter]

426
00:25:47,548 --> 00:25:48,882
[Aaron] Out, out, out.

427
00:25:48,966 --> 00:25:50,843
[Aaron] Yeah. Good. Great.

428
00:25:52,219 --> 00:25:54,137
[narrator] But Wam's not going alone.

429
00:25:55,764 --> 00:25:56,598
- [man] Ready?
- [all] Yeah.

430
00:25:56,682 --> 00:25:59,852
[narrator] His new best friend Daliso
is going too.

431
00:25:59,935 --> 00:26:01,937
[overlapping chatter]

432
00:26:05,816 --> 00:26:07,609
[narrator] Precious cargo loaded…

433
00:26:09,653 --> 00:26:11,280
time to hit the road.

434
00:26:28,005 --> 00:26:32,050
Moving the world's largest land animals
is always risky.

435
00:26:32,634 --> 00:26:33,468
[brakes hiss]

436
00:26:34,720 --> 00:26:35,554
[Aaron grunts]

437
00:26:35,637 --> 00:26:39,391
I'm worried because
if it gets too hot, the elephant can die.

438
00:26:39,474 --> 00:26:41,059
[elephant breathing heavily]

439
00:26:41,560 --> 00:26:44,229
[Aaron] So close to getting back
into the wild,

440
00:26:44,313 --> 00:26:46,815
and I don't want to lose him now.

441
00:26:48,942 --> 00:26:50,652
[elephant huffs]

442
00:26:56,450 --> 00:26:57,993
[animals squawking]

443
00:26:58,076 --> 00:27:02,414
[narrator] After all day on the road,
they finally make it to Kafue.

444
00:27:03,999 --> 00:27:05,459
[brakes hiss]

445
00:27:06,543 --> 00:27:08,128
[Aaron clicks tongue]

446
00:27:08,212 --> 00:27:09,671
Come on. Come on. [murmurs]

447
00:27:09,755 --> 00:27:12,883
[narrator] Wam's first night
will be spent in a stable.

448
00:27:14,968 --> 00:27:16,553
- [huffs]
- [Aaron] Sleep well. Okay?

449
00:27:17,554 --> 00:27:19,181
Now you're a big boy, Wam.

450
00:27:19,806 --> 00:27:22,851
We've come a long way together.
You know that?

451
00:27:23,852 --> 00:27:27,272
[narrator] Tomorrow,
he'll meet his new family.

452
00:27:27,356 --> 00:27:28,357
Don't worry.

453
00:27:28,899 --> 00:27:30,234
I'll be there with you, okay?

454
00:27:30,651 --> 00:27:32,402
[rumbles]

455
00:27:33,070 --> 00:27:34,238
[bird hoots]

456
00:27:34,321 --> 00:27:36,073
[insects chirping]

457
00:27:41,995 --> 00:27:43,997
[elephant grumbling]

458
00:27:44,498 --> 00:27:46,124
[narrator] The following morning,

459
00:27:47,376 --> 00:27:50,420
Wam gets a first look at the Kafue herd.

460
00:27:51,421 --> 00:27:53,966
[grumbles]

461
00:27:54,049 --> 00:27:55,759
[huffs]

462
00:27:56,885 --> 00:27:57,719
[trumpets softly]

463
00:27:59,054 --> 00:28:01,473
[narrator] A group of orphan elephants

464
00:28:01,557 --> 00:28:04,768
who all live together
in the national park.

465
00:28:04,852 --> 00:28:05,686
[trumpets]

466
00:28:06,687 --> 00:28:10,607
Bigger teenagers with larger tusks.

467
00:28:10,691 --> 00:28:12,359
[rumbles]

468
00:28:13,902 --> 00:28:18,824
Today, they've been coaxed into a paddock,
so they can be introduced,

469
00:28:20,325 --> 00:28:23,495
with Aaron and the rangers
keeping an eye on things.

470
00:28:30,127 --> 00:28:33,297
The hope is Wam will be accepted.

471
00:28:33,380 --> 00:28:36,633
[optimistic music playing]

472
00:28:44,600 --> 00:28:45,642
[music pauses]

473
00:28:45,726 --> 00:28:48,645
[narrator]
He needs to play this just right.

474
00:28:48,729 --> 00:28:50,731
[tentative music playing]

475
00:28:51,982 --> 00:28:55,444
Elephant playground politics
are just like our own.

476
00:28:57,613 --> 00:29:00,657
If he's too shy,
he could be bullied again.

477
00:29:00,741 --> 00:29:01,992
[Wam grumbles]

478
00:29:02,075 --> 00:29:05,662
Too confident, and it could be seen
as a sign of aggression.

479
00:29:06,914 --> 00:29:08,916
- [Aaron] Okay, my boy.
- [huffs]

480
00:29:19,218 --> 00:29:22,012
[narrator] He approaches
one of the younger females.

481
00:29:22,804 --> 00:29:24,223
[huffs]

482
00:29:25,641 --> 00:29:27,351
[music stops]

483
00:29:28,977 --> 00:29:31,146
It's not the warmest of welcomes.

484
00:29:34,399 --> 00:29:36,235
[roars]

485
00:29:38,820 --> 00:29:42,491
[grumbles, hisses]

486
00:29:49,373 --> 00:29:52,251
[narrator] But, like the first day
at a new school…

487
00:29:52,334 --> 00:29:53,377
[exhales]

488
00:29:53,460 --> 00:29:55,671
…it's always good to have a friend.

489
00:29:58,215 --> 00:29:59,174
[soft trumpet]

490
00:29:59,258 --> 00:30:01,301
Daliso joins him.

491
00:30:05,639 --> 00:30:08,267
Together, they start to mingle.

492
00:30:09,351 --> 00:30:11,937
[low rumbling]

493
00:30:18,819 --> 00:30:23,282
When Aaron feels
the new boys are settled and safe,

494
00:30:24,783 --> 00:30:27,286
the gates are opened.

495
00:30:28,036 --> 00:30:30,455
[cheerful music playing]

496
00:30:33,292 --> 00:30:36,128
[elephants rumbling]

497
00:30:38,380 --> 00:30:44,011
And Wam takes his first steps
back to the wild.

498
00:30:49,474 --> 00:30:51,476
[music continues]

499
00:30:56,940 --> 00:30:59,693
[Aaron, in Nyanga] Be free. Be strong.

500
00:31:00,444 --> 00:31:02,279
This world has called you back, Wam.

501
00:31:04,990 --> 00:31:06,992
[music continues]

502
00:31:07,993 --> 00:31:11,330
[narrator] The moment has come
to say goodbye.

503
00:31:13,415 --> 00:31:14,791
[huffs]

504
00:31:15,626 --> 00:31:18,253
[music slows]

505
00:31:44,279 --> 00:31:45,906
[music fades]

506
00:31:45,989 --> 00:31:48,116
[insects chirping]

507
00:31:50,452 --> 00:31:52,579
[thunder rumbles]

508
00:31:53,914 --> 00:31:57,543
[bird shrieks]

509
00:31:59,044 --> 00:32:02,756
[narrator] Aaron's back
in Kafue National Park

510
00:32:02,840 --> 00:32:05,175
to see if Wam's settling in.

511
00:32:05,759 --> 00:32:09,513
Wamwayi. Wam.
Aaron wants to see you, Wam.

512
00:32:09,596 --> 00:32:12,432
Yeah. And I can't wait to see him.

513
00:32:12,516 --> 00:32:13,517
Yeah.

514
00:32:15,936 --> 00:32:18,647
[narrator] Head Ranger Lasick
has been keeping an eye

515
00:32:18,730 --> 00:32:20,315
on the youngster's progress.

516
00:32:20,858 --> 00:32:24,236
Oh, Wam is doing well. He has grown up.

517
00:32:24,319 --> 00:32:27,072
He's a good boy, Wam, now.
He knows everything.

518
00:32:27,155 --> 00:32:28,824
- Yeah?
- [chuckles]

519
00:32:30,492 --> 00:32:33,745
[narrator] The herd can wander
for miles every day.

520
00:32:35,414 --> 00:32:38,083
[in Nyanga]
Has anyone seen where Wam is today?

521
00:32:43,380 --> 00:32:48,051
[narrator] With a bit of help,
Aaron finally finds what he's looking for.

522
00:32:48,677 --> 00:32:50,679
[gentle music playing]

523
00:32:53,098 --> 00:32:54,183
[murmurs]

524
00:32:54,933 --> 00:32:57,144
[in English] That is Wam
in the middle there.

525
00:33:00,272 --> 00:33:01,648
[Aaron] That's my boy!

526
00:33:04,276 --> 00:33:06,278
[music swells]

527
00:33:07,529 --> 00:33:09,031
[Lasick] See how he has grown?

528
00:33:09,114 --> 00:33:13,285
[Aaron] Yeah, he has grown bigger,
and he looks nice and fat.

529
00:33:14,203 --> 00:33:16,079
He's even more stronger.

530
00:33:16,496 --> 00:33:18,749
Wam, Wam, Wam, Wam, my boy.

531
00:33:18,832 --> 00:33:19,666
[chuckles]

532
00:33:19,750 --> 00:33:21,752
[music continues softly]

533
00:33:23,295 --> 00:33:25,631
Has he made more elephant friends yet?

534
00:33:26,006 --> 00:33:27,341
[Lasick] Yeah, yeah, yeah.

535
00:33:27,424 --> 00:33:30,511
Daliso is still his best friend,

536
00:33:31,803 --> 00:33:34,389
but Wam is friendly to everyone.

537
00:33:34,473 --> 00:33:35,474
[Aaron] Oh, wow!

538
00:33:35,557 --> 00:33:36,600
[chuckles]

539
00:33:36,683 --> 00:33:38,310
He has come a long way.

540
00:33:38,393 --> 00:33:39,561
[Lasick] Mmm. It's true.

541
00:33:40,646 --> 00:33:44,608
They know that Wam
is now part of our family.

542
00:33:45,567 --> 00:33:46,902
They've accepted him.

543
00:33:47,319 --> 00:33:50,864
My boy has finally learned
how to make friends.

544
00:33:51,782 --> 00:33:53,742
[narrator] Three years after his rescue,

545
00:33:53,825 --> 00:33:58,830
this once timid little orphan
has found his place in a new family.

546
00:33:58,914 --> 00:34:00,916
[music swells]

547
00:34:02,584 --> 00:34:05,921
In the future,
it's hoped he'll have young of his own,

548
00:34:09,257 --> 00:34:13,387
giving a much-needed boost
to this amazing species.

549
00:34:13,929 --> 00:34:16,306
Now he looks like a real wild elephant.

550
00:34:18,225 --> 00:34:19,434
Be safe, my boy.

551
00:34:21,603 --> 00:34:23,563
[music fades to a single violin]

552
00:34:40,414 --> 00:34:42,541
[music fades]

553
00:34:43,375 --> 00:34:47,504
[narrator] Next time, a penguin chick
faces a fight for survival.

554
00:34:47,588 --> 00:34:48,839
[cheeps]

555
00:34:48,922 --> 00:34:50,549
I'm gonna cry. [chuckles]

556
00:34:50,632 --> 00:34:53,552
[narrator]
This plucky little one must overcome…

557
00:34:53,927 --> 00:34:55,888
You can call it the runt of the litter.

558
00:34:56,346 --> 00:34:57,723
[narrator] …a difficult start.

559
00:34:57,806 --> 00:34:58,849
[chirps]

560
00:34:59,183 --> 00:35:00,184
[narrator] It's sink…

561
00:35:00,267 --> 00:35:03,061
Um, he is quite below the water level.

562
00:35:03,145 --> 00:35:04,313
[narrator] …or swim.

563
00:35:04,396 --> 00:35:06,940
But if he can make it back to the wild,

564
00:35:07,816 --> 00:35:12,362
he could help save the world's
most endangered penguin species.

565
00:35:12,446 --> 00:35:14,448
[braying]

566
00:35:15,240 --> 00:35:17,242
[cheerful theme music playing]

567
00:35:55,572 --> 00:35:58,492
[orchestral swell, music fades]