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(BIRDS CHIRPING)
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This is Musolole,
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a four-year-old male
African elephant.
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And this is Zambezi,
he’s about the same age.
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Zambezi and Musolole
aren’t related,
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but they’ve become brothers.
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They’re orphans,
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each rescued when
just a few months old,
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and cared for by some
very dedicated keepers.
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Life at this elephant nursery
has been good.
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But there’s a problem,
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they’ve grown up.
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It’s time to move up
to big school.
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So they’re embarking
on the biggest adventure
of their lives.
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(TRUMPETS)
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It’s going to be challenging,
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a long journey
across Zambia...
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(LIGHTNING CRACKLING)
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...to a new facility
deep in the bush.
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And when they get there
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they’ll be confronted by
some much bigger elephants.
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Leaving home has
never been so tough.
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(TRUMPETING)
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(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)
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This is Lilayi
Elephant Nursery.
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Home to four orphans,
who are enjoying a walk
in the bush.
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Musolole is the oldest.
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He’s self-assured
and the dominant leader.
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Zambezi is single-minded
and independent.
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He likes to do things
his own way.
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Nkala is a year
and a half younger
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and relies on the older two
for comfort and reassurance.
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Muchichili is
the baby of the herd.
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(TRUMPETS)
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The two biggest elephants,
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dominant Musolole
and single-minded Zambezi,
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have outgrown
the orphanage nursery.
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Now, Zambezi and Musolole
have really reached an age
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where they need to start
becoming more independent,
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and the focus of our program
is to release these elephants
back into the wild,
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so we want to ensure that
they’re out in the wild
as early as possible.
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NARRATOR:
These two orphans had
a very tough start to life.
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Zambezi was just one month old
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when he was found alone and
exhausted in a swimming pool
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in a safari camp
on the Lower Zambezi.
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(SPEAKING IN ENGLISH)
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No-one knows
what happened to Zambezi’s
mother or his herd.
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Musolole’s story
is very different...
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RACHEL MURTON:
Musolole’s rescue was
a very traumatic one.
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He was found in
Sioma Ngwezi National Park,
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which is on the west side
of Zambia near Namibia,
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and when the wildlife
police officers had
heard gunshot
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inside the national park
they responded.
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When they entered
the park, they actually
came across Musolole
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at five months old
with his mother,
who had been shot dead,
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and the poachers were
still on her body
hacking out her tusks.
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As soon as those poachers
saw the officers, they
opened up fire straightaway
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and tragically,
Officer Sitali Musolole
was killed.
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And when we arrived we found
some very, very traumatized
wildlife police officers
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who were mourning
the loss of their friend
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and had very much
become attached to
the baby elephant,
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and felt that
their friend’s spirit
could live on through him.
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Thanks
to the dedication of
the elephant keepers,
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Musolole and Zambezi are
now healthy four-year-olds,
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each with their own character.
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While Zambezi likes
to rile his playmate,
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Musolole knows when
to put him in his place.
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Big, boisterous
and increasingly unruly,
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they need to leave
the orphanage.
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On a practical level
they’re making problems
around the nursery.
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They will pull
down structures,
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they’ve already started
to pull the roof off of
the building,
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and here in Lusaka
we’re actually in
a small enclosed game park,
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which is probably not big
enough for a fully grown
elephant anyway.
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The ultimate goal
for all the rescued elephants
is release back to the wild.
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But it has to be done
in stages.
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It’s time for Zambezi
and Musolole to start
the next phase.
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They’re going to
elephant high school.
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The Lilayi Elephant
Orphanage is situated
in a small game park
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very close to
the city of Lusaka,
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the capital of Zambia
in Southern Africa.
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Two hundred miles to the west
lies "elephant heaven",
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the vast Kafue National Park,
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the second-largest park
in Africa.
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Its wide open spaces,
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expansive bush
and plentiful water
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make it the perfect place
for elephants to roam free.
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In the heart of the park
lies Camp Phoenix,
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the project’s
release facility,
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where some older orphaned
elephants are already adapting
to a life in the wild.
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Here, the orphans start
being weaned off milk
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and spend more and
more time out in the bush.
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It’s the next step
towards freedom.
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This is where Musolole
and Zambezi need to be.
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An elephant’s childhood
is just as long as our own.
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(LOW TRUMPETING)
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In the wild,
elephants need this time
to learn how to survive.
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And, just like us, they learn
how to behave with others of
their own kind.
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Back at the Lilayi orphanage,
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the elephants have
human surrogate mothers.
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The elephant keepers have
tended to their every need,
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and give them a milk bottle
every three hours,
night and day.
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But Musolole and Zambezi,
the two oldest,
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haven’t had
an older elephant
to look up to
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since they were just
a few months old.
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That’s about to change.
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If they don’t know
how to behave with
the bigger elephants at Kafue,
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they could get
into real trouble.
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It’s going to take
some adjustment.
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But Rachel has
more immediate concerns.
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So tomorrow we’re planning
to move Musolole and Zambezi
out to a release facility
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and we are very aware
that even in doing so
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it will be a very traumatic
experience for them.
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Um, they will be loaded
into a truck and driven
for up to 15 hours,
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so it’s not going to be,
you know, a comfortable day
for them.
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But at least
their "mums" will be going
with them.
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(VICTOR SPEAKING IN ENGLISH)
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Aaron has been
an adoptive mother
to free-spirited Zambezi
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since the elephant
was just a month old.
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(AARON SPEAKING IN ENGLISH)
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NARRATOR:
Getting single-minded Zambezi,
and herd-leader Musolole,
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into a vehicle will be
tomorrow’s first challenge,
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so they’re about
to get a trial run.
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The transport truck
has just arrived,
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and the keepers want it to be
as welcoming as possible.
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If you lead
the elephants inside
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you have to be able
to jump out through
that hatch,
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in case
it gets too busy
to get back.
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Can you do that?
Show me.
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(MEN LAUGHING)
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I need to see that
you’re both able to do it
before I let you do it!
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MAN: Have to jump.
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RACHEL: You have to
be able to jump up.
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(MEN CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY)
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RACHEL: Paul was
very nimble, well done!
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(MEN LAUGHING)
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That was good. OK.
You passed the test!
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(MAN SPEAKS OTHER LANGUAGE)
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The elephants
know it’s time for
their bottles of milk,
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they’ve spotted the keepers
up on the ridge.
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(SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)
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Each elephant
has its own bottle.
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The plan is to only
allow them to drink
once inside the truck.
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The elephants don’t
understand this new rule.
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There’s only room
for one at a time...
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And even confident Musolole
is very suspicious of
the dark metal box.
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So this is the first time
they’ve gotten to see
the transport vehicle.
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We’ve loaded it with browse,
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the guys are holding
milk bottles to encourage
the elephants to go inside,
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just to get them used to it
so that we know
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that they will go
inside before we try
tomorrow morning.
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Success so far...
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Not so much!
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(LAUGHS) Um, no-one’s
actually been fully inside,
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but I’m pretty hopeful
that given some patience
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and some time
and some more food
then they will go inside.
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In the wild,
African elephants are used
to wide open spaces.
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They’re typically on the move
for 18 hours a day.
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Small confined spaces
are very alien
to these huge nomads.
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It’s perhaps no wonder
that the orphans are wary
of entering a metal box.
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But there may be
another reason for
their reluctance.
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All the elephants except
the youngest, Muchichili,
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have in fact seen
this truck once before,
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and maybe the memory
is not a good one.
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Two years ago, there were
five elephants at Lilayi
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and they all visited
this very same vehicle.
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But the next day,
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as far as
Musolole and Zambezi
were concerned,
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the two oldest elephants
vanished.
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Those two,
Maramba and Kavala,
were trailblazers,
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the first elephants to be
relocated from Lilayi
to Kafue National Park.
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An elephant never forgets.
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Musolole and Zambezi know
this truck was the precursor
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to their friends’
disappearance from Lilayi.
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Elvis attempts to lure in
Muchichili, the youngest,
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who wasn’t here two years ago.
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But dominant Musolole
is getting frustrated.
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(SPEAKS OTHER LANGUAGE)
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He’s the strongest
of the eles,
and their leader,
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but that doesn’t mean
he’s not cautious.
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(SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE)
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NARRATOR:
He wants that bottle
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but he just can’t
shake the fear.
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(MEN SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE)
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(LOW GROWLING)
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All the elephants
take a turn...
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But none of them
will enter the crate.
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Eventually,
it’s the smallest elephant
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who proves to have
the greatest courage.
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Or is it just that Muchichili
is the most motivated by food?
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RACHEL: Did
Muchichili go inside?
MAN: Mmm-hmm.
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Oh, Muchichili’s inside.
RACHEL: Yay!
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No-one else
follows Muchichili’s lead.
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It doesn’t bode well
for tomorrow.
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The big day has arrived.
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This will be only
the second time that elephants
have been moved from Lilayi,
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and Rachel is concerned.
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The difference we have
is that last time
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the elephants went in
on the trial run
first time, no worries
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and yesterday
these elephants
wouldn’t go in,
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so I’m just a bit
anxious about how
they’re going to go in.
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But I think the success
will be more with
the bottles at this point,
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so people inside
with the bottles.
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And then I think,
what I noticed yesterday,
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which is important,
is to encourage
the elephants,
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to talk to them,
to reassure them.
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You know, to touch them,
you put your hands on them,
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they’re used to you
doing that.
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You remember,
that you’re the mum.
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For any mum
it’s a big day
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when your babies
finally leave home.
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The elephants just want
their morning bottle.
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They didn’t get
their night feeds, either.
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The keepers want them hungry
for the task ahead.
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(SHUTTER CLICKING)
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The two youngsters,
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Nkala and Muchichili are
kept in their stables,
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unaware of
the big changes ahead.
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(MAN WHISTLING)
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While Musolole and Zambezi
follow their keepers out
in search of breakfast.
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They spot their bottles.
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Milk is a treat that
they’re used to getting
every three hours.
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They haven’t had any now
for more than twelve.
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Spurred on by hunger,
they follow the keepers
straight inside...
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(WHISTLING)
(TRUMPETING)
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...or maybe not.
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(WHISTLING CONTINUES)
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NARRATOR:
It’s the start to the day
that Rachel feared.
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And if the bottle won’t
entice them in, what will?
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(SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE)
231
00:18:14,860 --> 00:18:17,629
For the next hour
it’s a battle of wills...
232
00:18:21,167 --> 00:18:22,669
(LOW TRUMPETING)
233
00:18:27,807 --> 00:18:31,077
Independent Zambezi
loses interest
234
00:18:32,378 --> 00:18:35,648
But self-assured Musolole
still wants his bottle...
235
00:18:36,716 --> 00:18:37,817
(SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE)
236
00:18:37,850 --> 00:18:39,685
NARRATOR:
Just one more step...
237
00:18:44,890 --> 00:18:46,392
Success!
238
00:18:49,595 --> 00:18:51,764
But there’s a keeper
still inside.
239
00:18:51,797 --> 00:18:54,867
It’s dangerous to be locked in
with a panicking elephant.
240
00:19:04,644 --> 00:19:05,745
(TRUMPETS)
241
00:19:10,282 --> 00:19:11,383
Now for part two.
242
00:19:15,221 --> 00:19:18,624
A sliding partition secures
Musolole in the back.
243
00:19:29,869 --> 00:19:32,271
He shakes
and clatters the truck...
244
00:19:35,508 --> 00:19:37,577
Zambezi has seen enough.
245
00:19:42,415 --> 00:19:44,284
He still wants that bottle,
246
00:19:45,985 --> 00:19:48,187
but there’s a line
he won’t cross,
247
00:19:49,989 --> 00:19:51,858
so it’s time for Plan B...
248
00:19:52,425 --> 00:19:53,860
(BOTH WHISTLING)
249
00:19:55,661 --> 00:19:58,898
A light sedative
should make him woozy
enough to be led inside.
250
00:20:02,968 --> 00:20:04,903
But it doesn’t go to plan.
251
00:20:06,305 --> 00:20:07,606
(TRUMPETING)
252
00:20:14,480 --> 00:20:17,984
Musolole’s streaming temples
reveal he’s stressed,
253
00:20:18,017 --> 00:20:19,952
they need to get on the road.
254
00:20:21,353 --> 00:20:23,956
But Zambezi is going
nowhere fast.
255
00:20:26,692 --> 00:20:29,461
RACHEL: Once
you wake him up, that’s it,
we can’t do it again.
256
00:20:29,495 --> 00:20:31,330
(ALL SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)
257
00:20:40,072 --> 00:20:42,541
Subdued,
but no less obstinate...
258
00:20:44,844 --> 00:20:46,879
He’s a half-tonne beast...
259
00:20:46,912 --> 00:20:48,447
(TRUMPETS)
260
00:20:49,782 --> 00:20:52,051
...made of muscle,
and a mind that
won’t be persuaded.
261
00:20:53,419 --> 00:20:55,521
(ALL STRAINING
AND SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)
262
00:21:18,577 --> 00:21:21,747
It takes 16 people
to move one young elephant,
263
00:21:25,384 --> 00:21:27,519
but eventually they succeed.
264
00:21:28,754 --> 00:21:30,556
Now I’m feeling pretty good
cos they’re in there,
265
00:21:30,589 --> 00:21:32,758
they both look healthy,
they’re both drinking milk,
266
00:21:32,792 --> 00:21:34,494
they’re both eating browse...
(SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY)
267
00:21:34,527 --> 00:21:38,631
...which means that you know,
they’re stressed but they’re
not in too bad a situation
268
00:21:38,664 --> 00:21:40,499
otherwise they would be
refusing food and drink,
269
00:21:40,533 --> 00:21:43,803
so it’s really just
a case of getting going
as soon as we can
270
00:21:43,836 --> 00:21:46,072
because it’s going to be
a really long day for them.
271
00:21:46,105 --> 00:21:49,609
Um, but yeah, it’s really
a big relief to see them
both inside
272
00:21:49,642 --> 00:21:52,945
so... For a moment
I didn’t think it was going
to happen today! (CHUCKLES)
273
00:21:56,749 --> 00:21:58,084
It’s 9:00 a.m.
274
00:21:58,117 --> 00:22:00,086
There’s nine hours
of daylight ahead,
275
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but the journey will be
at least 12 hours.
276
00:22:07,793 --> 00:22:12,598
It’s 200 miles
from Lilayi on
the outskirts of Lusaka
277
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to Camp Phoenix
in Kafue National Park,
278
00:22:15,801 --> 00:22:17,970
much of it on unsealed roads.
279
00:22:26,545 --> 00:22:29,648
This is a new, and potentially
frightening experience
280
00:22:29,682 --> 00:22:33,619
for the two jumbo passengers,
rattling along in a metal box.
281
00:22:38,023 --> 00:22:41,059
They will get a break
every two hours
for food and water,
282
00:22:41,861 --> 00:22:44,497
but the first stop
is an unscheduled one.
283
00:22:45,831 --> 00:22:47,499
(TIRES SCREECHING)
284
00:22:51,737 --> 00:22:55,007
A major blow-out almost
caused the truck to roll.
285
00:22:57,209 --> 00:23:00,913
Luckily, Musolole and
Zambezi are both OK.
286
00:23:03,916 --> 00:23:07,920
It’s a further delay
and the truck is heating up
in the morning sun.
287
00:23:08,220 --> 00:23:09,488
RACHEL: It’s a bit
of a nightmare.
288
00:23:09,521 --> 00:23:12,624
So the elephants seem to
be doing OK for right now,
which is good,
289
00:23:12,658 --> 00:23:13,893
but obviously
it’s not ideal,
290
00:23:13,926 --> 00:23:15,528
we want to just have
a smooth journey
291
00:23:15,561 --> 00:23:16,962
and to get there
as soon as possible
292
00:23:16,996 --> 00:23:18,531
so there’s less stress
for them.
293
00:23:18,564 --> 00:23:20,466
And they’ve already
had a stressful start
294
00:23:20,499 --> 00:23:21,834
and now this has
just added to it,
295
00:23:21,867 --> 00:23:23,068
but the main thing
is they’re OK
296
00:23:23,102 --> 00:23:26,572
so we’ll just keep
monitoring them
and do what we can.
297
00:23:26,605 --> 00:23:27,606
(CLICKS TONGUE)
298
00:23:31,076 --> 00:23:34,079
The elephants need
to keep eating to stay strong.
299
00:23:39,685 --> 00:23:41,620
And they need to keep cool.
300
00:23:45,891 --> 00:23:47,593
(BIRDS CHIRPING)
301
00:23:49,828 --> 00:23:51,430
In the wild,
302
00:23:51,463 --> 00:23:54,933
an elephant’s life can
revolve around finding
enough food and water.
303
00:23:58,871 --> 00:24:02,742
An adult can eat
650 lbs of
browse a day.
304
00:24:06,812 --> 00:24:09,915
They also drink up
to 50 gallons of water,
305
00:24:09,949 --> 00:24:12,852
and will often travel
long distances to find it.
306
00:24:18,057 --> 00:24:20,826
It’s more than just hydrating
and cooling down,
307
00:24:20,859 --> 00:24:24,830
a scarcity of hair means that
elephants can get sunburnt.
308
00:24:32,671 --> 00:24:35,507
The mud and dirt
act as a sunscreen.
309
00:24:39,778 --> 00:24:42,180
Even elephants must
take care of their skin,
310
00:24:42,214 --> 00:24:45,017
especially under
the fierce African sun.
311
00:24:55,861 --> 00:24:59,198
It takes
the best part of two hours
to change the tyre...
312
00:25:01,166 --> 00:25:05,637
But at last, the elephants
and their convoy are good
to continue.
313
00:25:11,577 --> 00:25:13,145
It’s not the hottest of days,
314
00:25:13,178 --> 00:25:14,880
which is good for
the elephants,
315
00:25:14,913 --> 00:25:18,817
and at last things are
looking up for Zambezi
and Musolole.
316
00:25:19,918 --> 00:25:22,020
They’ve just drunk
two liters of milk each
317
00:25:22,054 --> 00:25:24,290
and now two liters
of electrolytes each
318
00:25:24,323 --> 00:25:27,960
and in-between that
they’ve eaten browse,
which is a really great sign.
319
00:25:27,993 --> 00:25:30,863
So they’re obviously not,
you know, hugely stressed,
320
00:25:30,896 --> 00:25:33,832
but also really,
really important to
get them hydrated
321
00:25:33,866 --> 00:25:36,302
and have them drink fluid
so that’s really good.
322
00:25:36,335 --> 00:25:38,003
So yeah, I’m really pleased.
323
00:25:38,670 --> 00:25:41,273
A rocky start, but now
things are looking quite good.
324
00:25:45,210 --> 00:25:48,213
They reach the edge
of Kafue National Park,
325
00:25:48,947 --> 00:25:51,883
but they’re still not even
halfway into their journey
326
00:25:51,917 --> 00:25:54,286
as the roads here
get a lot slower.
327
00:25:59,058 --> 00:26:01,661
The truck continues
to stop every two hours
328
00:26:01,693 --> 00:26:07,032
and both Zambezi and Musolole
are very keen to eat and drink
at every opportunity.
329
00:26:10,002 --> 00:26:12,938
It’s a good sign
they’re handling
the journey well.
330
00:26:21,280 --> 00:26:23,749
But their biggest challenge
is still to come...
331
00:26:33,792 --> 00:26:37,963
Young elephants need
to learn their place in
the hierarchy of a herd.
332
00:26:40,332 --> 00:26:43,202
Any boisterous youngsters
that overstep the mark
333
00:26:43,235 --> 00:26:45,404
and fail to show
the right amount of respect
334
00:26:45,437 --> 00:26:48,607
to their elders are swiftly
put in their place.
335
00:26:54,947 --> 00:26:58,384
New additions
to the Kafue herd will need
to mind their manners
336
00:26:58,417 --> 00:27:00,653
if they are
to integrate safely.
337
00:27:07,226 --> 00:27:08,861
It’s getting late...
338
00:27:10,028 --> 00:27:12,230
The road is painfully slow...
339
00:27:13,966 --> 00:27:15,634
And the weather
is changing.
340
00:27:15,834 --> 00:27:17,669
(LIGHTNING CRACKLING)
341
00:27:23,208 --> 00:27:25,811
There’s no possibility
of stopping for the night
342
00:27:25,844 --> 00:27:28,146
with the elephants
still loaded in the truck.
343
00:27:32,851 --> 00:27:36,421
It’s almost midnight
when they finally make it
to Camp Phoenix,
344
00:27:36,455 --> 00:27:38,190
the elephant release facility.
345
00:27:46,999 --> 00:27:51,303
The Kafue elephants are
either asleep in their barns
or out in the park.
346
00:27:54,373 --> 00:27:58,344
The priority is to get
Musolole and Zambezi
out of the truck,
347
00:27:58,377 --> 00:28:00,913
and into a stable
where they can rest.
348
00:28:02,748 --> 00:28:04,783
(MEN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)
349
00:28:07,019 --> 00:28:08,420
Let’s quiet down, eh?
350
00:28:09,955 --> 00:28:11,957
NARRATOR:
Nobody knows quite how
the two elephants will react
351
00:28:11,990 --> 00:28:14,125
after such a long confinement.
352
00:28:14,159 --> 00:28:15,694
(WHISTLING)
353
00:28:15,961 --> 00:28:17,396
Bezi, Bezi, Bezi...
354
00:28:22,134 --> 00:28:24,303
(SNAPPING FINGERS)
Come on, Bezi.
Come on.
355
00:28:24,870 --> 00:28:26,772
NARRATOR:
Zambezi is first out.
356
00:28:27,039 --> 00:28:28,707
Keep the bottles
in their bags.
357
00:28:32,110 --> 00:28:34,079
NARRATOR:
He’s no fight left in him.
358
00:28:35,414 --> 00:28:37,783
It’s been
a long and tiring day.
359
00:28:39,851 --> 00:28:41,186
Good boy.
360
00:28:41,220 --> 00:28:42,755
(SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)
361
00:28:52,364 --> 00:28:55,234
RACHEL: Well done, guys.
That was very calm,
very smooth
362
00:29:05,143 --> 00:29:07,712
Musolole
is equally subdued.
363
00:29:08,013 --> 00:29:09,715
Muso... (WHISTLES)
364
00:29:10,115 --> 00:29:11,116
Muso.
365
00:29:32,571 --> 00:29:34,473
(SPEAKING IN ENGLISH)
366
00:29:43,949 --> 00:29:45,050
Yeah!
367
00:29:45,617 --> 00:29:47,819
(BOTH SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE)
368
00:29:57,262 --> 00:29:59,131
NARRATOR:
It’s the day of reckoning.
369
00:30:01,133 --> 00:30:04,570
Zambezi and Musolole
will meet the Kafue herd.
370
00:30:08,874 --> 00:30:13,345
True to form,
independent Zambezi has
escaped from his stable,
371
00:30:13,645 --> 00:30:16,548
but he seems a little unsure
what to do next.
372
00:30:22,521 --> 00:30:25,090
He’s not been spotted
by the resident eles
373
00:30:25,123 --> 00:30:27,425
who are waiting to be
let out into the bush.
374
00:30:28,493 --> 00:30:31,663
So as you know, we’ve got
a very exciting moment
coming up.
375
00:30:31,697 --> 00:30:34,300
Obviously we want
the elephants to
meet each other,
376
00:30:34,333 --> 00:30:36,502
so we need to try
and encourage them
towards each other.
377
00:30:36,535 --> 00:30:39,571
I think, probably
Zambezi and Musolole
will be a bit shy.
378
00:30:39,604 --> 00:30:41,506
They’re not really
knowing where they are,
379
00:30:41,540 --> 00:30:43,909
they don’t know the routine
to walk up to the gate,
380
00:30:43,942 --> 00:30:46,211
so we’re going to have to
help them find each other,
381
00:30:46,244 --> 00:30:47,979
so we can see
what’s going to happen.
382
00:30:48,447 --> 00:30:50,349
OK? But you know
the elephants best,
383
00:30:50,382 --> 00:30:53,118
so we’re actually going
to watch you guys,
384
00:30:53,151 --> 00:30:54,452
er, work with them.
385
00:30:57,122 --> 00:31:00,258
NARRATOR:
Aaron and Victor have joined
the resident Kafue keepers
386
00:31:00,292 --> 00:31:04,029
and are going to stay here
until the two new eles have
settled in.
387
00:31:18,243 --> 00:31:20,879
They let Musolole
out of his stable.
388
00:31:28,487 --> 00:31:31,657
And suddenly, the herd spots
the new arrivals.
389
00:31:32,124 --> 00:31:33,959
(TRUMPETING)
390
00:31:38,029 --> 00:31:39,964
(TRUMPETING CONTINUES)
391
00:31:44,136 --> 00:31:47,573
Will Musolole and Zambezi
know how to behave?
392
00:31:54,146 --> 00:31:56,048
(TRUMPETING)
393
00:31:59,484 --> 00:32:02,320
Musolole, not quite
his confident self,
394
00:32:02,354 --> 00:32:05,157
decides it’s safest to stay
behind the fence.
395
00:32:11,129 --> 00:32:15,000
Some of the Kafue orphans
are even smaller
than the newcomers.
396
00:32:19,137 --> 00:32:22,340
Musolole meets their
curiosity with his own.
397
00:32:28,513 --> 00:32:31,182
But Zambezi prefers
to be alone.
398
00:32:36,321 --> 00:32:38,523
Thankfully,
there’s no aggression.
399
00:32:42,527 --> 00:32:46,464
One of the smallest eles
ventures around
behind the fence.
400
00:32:59,110 --> 00:33:01,479
Musolole is getting
his confidence back...
401
00:33:03,081 --> 00:33:05,283
But when he follows
the little one out,
402
00:33:05,317 --> 00:33:07,686
he comes face-to-face
with Tafika,
403
00:33:07,719 --> 00:33:09,688
one of the biggest
elephants here.
404
00:33:10,388 --> 00:33:12,490
This is when
it could get ugly.
405
00:33:18,697 --> 00:33:21,233
Musolole is used
to being the boss.
406
00:34:01,540 --> 00:34:05,444
Tafika backs off
and Musolole doesn’t
push his luck.
407
00:34:14,486 --> 00:34:17,089
Zambezi is still
keeping to himself.
408
00:34:24,162 --> 00:34:26,698
Musolole meets Tafika
once again...
409
00:34:30,235 --> 00:34:32,437
But this time,
he does the right thing.
410
00:34:33,905 --> 00:34:39,110
Presenting his backside,
and even backing into Tafika
is a sign of submission,
411
00:34:40,545 --> 00:34:42,647
and all tension is diffused.
412
00:34:50,622 --> 00:34:52,791
We’ve seen that
Musolole is very social,
413
00:34:52,824 --> 00:34:55,827
and he’s interacted
really nicely with
the other elephants.
414
00:34:55,860 --> 00:35:00,131
But Zambezi’s really
avoiding everybody,
and being difficult.
415
00:35:00,165 --> 00:35:02,167
(LAUGHS)
What a surprise!
416
00:35:03,234 --> 00:35:06,104
He kind of was more
interested in the browse
than the other elephants,
417
00:35:06,137 --> 00:35:10,274
which I think is just
a tactic for avoidance.
418
00:35:10,308 --> 00:35:12,243
Um, he’s probably
very interested
419
00:35:12,277 --> 00:35:14,179
but he doesn’t know quite
how to handle himself.
420
00:35:19,951 --> 00:35:22,220
It’s time
to leave the boma.
421
00:35:26,224 --> 00:35:28,827
Zambezi would rather
stay here on his own.
422
00:35:30,629 --> 00:35:32,598
But that’s why Aaron is here.
423
00:35:32,631 --> 00:35:35,634
Like a mother
holding the hand of
a reluctant toddler,
424
00:35:35,667 --> 00:35:37,836
he leads Zambezi
to join the others.
425
00:35:39,971 --> 00:35:42,540
At last, they head out
from the enclosure
426
00:35:42,574 --> 00:35:45,243
and into the wilds of
Kafue National Park.
427
00:35:52,417 --> 00:35:56,321
Zambezi and Musolole
stand out from the crowd,
428
00:35:56,354 --> 00:35:58,957
their skin stained by
the red earth of Lilayi,
429
00:35:58,990 --> 00:36:00,625
where they’ve just come from.
430
00:36:02,761 --> 00:36:04,796
This is a new environment
for them.
431
00:36:06,698 --> 00:36:09,868
They’re no longer
in the safety of
the Lilayi game park.
432
00:36:13,371 --> 00:36:18,843
Kafue National Park is home
to lions, buffalo and
all sorts of other dangers.
433
00:36:22,347 --> 00:36:26,284
Zambezi and Musolole almost
certainly wouldn’t survive
434
00:36:26,317 --> 00:36:28,686
if simply left to fend
for themselves.
435
00:36:39,597 --> 00:36:43,634
In the wild,
young elephants enjoy
the protection of the herd.
436
00:36:46,504 --> 00:36:49,741
A pride of lions could easily
bring down a young elephant,
437
00:36:49,774 --> 00:36:52,710
even elephants the size of
Zambezi and Musolole.
438
00:36:52,744 --> 00:36:53,778
(TRUMPETING)
439
00:36:57,615 --> 00:36:59,417
These two adults know it.
440
00:36:59,451 --> 00:37:00,619
(TRUMPETING)
441
00:37:03,621 --> 00:37:06,257
But the lions are blocking
their path to water,
442
00:37:08,426 --> 00:37:10,528
and when it to comes
to size and strength,
443
00:37:10,562 --> 00:37:12,764
the adult elephants
have the upper hand.
444
00:37:12,797 --> 00:37:14,332
(TRUMPETING)
445
00:37:19,370 --> 00:37:22,340
As long as the young elephants
are protected by their elders,
446
00:37:22,373 --> 00:37:23,741
they’ll come to no harm.
447
00:37:23,775 --> 00:37:25,877
(GRUNTING)
448
00:37:36,387 --> 00:37:39,824
Zambezi and Musolole
have the protection of
their keepers,
449
00:37:39,858 --> 00:37:43,362
who are accompanied here
in Kafue by armed guards.
450
00:37:43,595 --> 00:37:44,796
(LAUGHING)
451
00:37:48,900 --> 00:37:51,403
But if they’re to
survive here long-term,
452
00:37:51,436 --> 00:37:53,872
and live truly wild lives,
453
00:37:53,905 --> 00:37:57,375
they need to be adopted
by bigger, wiser elephants.
454
00:38:00,311 --> 00:38:01,979
Two emerge from the bush.
455
00:38:05,416 --> 00:38:08,853
There are 2,000 wild elephants
in this national park,
456
00:38:08,887 --> 00:38:12,324
but these two are
graduates of the orphan
release program.
457
00:38:12,357 --> 00:38:14,726
They’re part of
the Kafue orphan herd.
458
00:38:18,797 --> 00:38:21,967
They’re old enough
to spend their nights
alone in the wild.
459
00:38:25,470 --> 00:38:30,408
Chamilandu is ten years old,
and she’s the eldest of
the Kafue orphans.
460
00:38:32,944 --> 00:38:35,647
She greets the two newcomers
from Lilayi,
461
00:38:35,680 --> 00:38:37,916
who seem a little intimidated.
462
00:38:39,818 --> 00:38:41,520
(LOW TRUMPETING)
463
00:38:47,125 --> 00:38:49,794
Chamilandu and
her companion Batoka
464
00:38:49,828 --> 00:38:52,631
have been spending weeks
at a time out in the bush
465
00:38:52,664 --> 00:38:54,599
without the keepers or guards.
466
00:38:55,433 --> 00:39:00,038
Musolole and Zambezi could
learn a lot if these two take
them under their wing.
467
00:39:03,374 --> 00:39:06,611
In the wild, elephant herds
are led by a matriarch,
468
00:39:06,644 --> 00:39:10,281
typically the oldest and
most experienced female.
469
00:39:12,450 --> 00:39:15,620
Her knowledge is critical
to the survival of the herd.
470
00:39:16,554 --> 00:39:20,024
She’s the one
who decides when to move
and where to feed.
471
00:39:21,826 --> 00:39:24,028
She knows where
the water will be flowing.
472
00:39:25,597 --> 00:39:28,733
The rest of the herd would
struggle without her guidance.
473
00:39:33,438 --> 00:39:36,007
At midday, the herd
returns to the boma
474
00:39:36,040 --> 00:39:39,710
and Chamilandu,
the oldest female orphan,
goes with them.
475
00:39:43,615 --> 00:39:44,749
(TRUMPETS)
476
00:39:44,782 --> 00:39:46,684
The younger elephants
get a bottle.
477
00:39:48,887 --> 00:39:52,891
Musolole and Zambezi need
this comfort and reassurance.
478
00:39:56,895 --> 00:40:01,400
But then Victor and Aaron
head off with the other
keepers for their lunch...
479
00:40:03,101 --> 00:40:05,036
Leaving the elephants alone.
480
00:40:07,639 --> 00:40:09,808
And Musolole doesn’t like it.
481
00:40:11,876 --> 00:40:13,745
(TRUMPETING)
482
00:40:17,849 --> 00:40:20,552
Chamilandu is
the self-appointed matriarch
483
00:40:20,585 --> 00:40:23,855
of this close-knit herd
of unrelated orphans.
484
00:40:23,888 --> 00:40:25,857
She’s ready
to comfort Musolole
485
00:40:25,890 --> 00:40:27,658
but he’s used to
being the leader...
486
00:40:27,692 --> 00:40:29,027
(TRUMPETS)
487
00:40:29,060 --> 00:40:31,596
...and isn’t keen
to mingle yet.
488
00:40:33,698 --> 00:40:35,633
He needs to learn to fit in.
489
00:40:37,969 --> 00:40:41,139
At least Zambezi is becoming
a little more sociable.
490
00:40:45,543 --> 00:40:47,111
And they’re not alone
for long.
491
00:40:49,180 --> 00:40:51,683
A couple of the elephants
have been unwell,
492
00:40:51,716 --> 00:40:55,153
and so the vet
who travelled from Lilayi
has some work to do.
493
00:40:55,720 --> 00:40:57,522
(RIFLE FIRES)
(TRUMPETING)
494
00:41:02,327 --> 00:41:05,497
It’s safest to anesthetize
them from a distance.
495
00:41:06,064 --> 00:41:07,198
(RIFLE FIRES)
496
00:41:11,669 --> 00:41:14,238
Matriarch Chamilandu
isn’t a target
497
00:41:14,272 --> 00:41:17,609
but she’s immediately aware
something’s going on.
498
00:41:28,119 --> 00:41:30,722
The drug takes
a few minutes to take effect.
499
00:41:36,127 --> 00:41:38,796
Musolole is sticking
close to Victor,
500
00:41:38,830 --> 00:41:41,966
unaware that behind the boma,
an elephant is down.
501
00:41:46,270 --> 00:41:50,775
The veterinary team needs
the rest of the herd safely
out of the way,
502
00:41:50,808 --> 00:41:52,877
but Chamilandu
is demonstrating
503
00:41:52,910 --> 00:41:55,179
her protective
motherly instincts.
504
00:41:55,213 --> 00:41:56,915
(INDISTINCT) Move!
505
00:41:56,948 --> 00:41:59,217
What about pellets?
Someone grab
a bucket of pellets.
506
00:41:59,684 --> 00:42:03,721
Pellets for these
elephants are like a bag
of sweets for a child,
507
00:42:03,755 --> 00:42:06,858
and the team uses them to
draw the other elephants away.
508
00:42:08,626 --> 00:42:11,095
The unconscious elephant
must be kept cool.
509
00:42:11,129 --> 00:42:14,766
Under sedation,
he’s less able to regulate
his own temperature
510
00:42:14,799 --> 00:42:16,100
and could overheat.
511
00:42:17,802 --> 00:42:19,737
The vets need to work fast,
512
00:42:19,771 --> 00:42:23,174
but can’t do anything
with Chamilandu being
so protective.
513
00:42:27,812 --> 00:42:30,248
The other darted elephant
is getting woozy
514
00:42:30,281 --> 00:42:32,784
and Zambezi appears concerned.
515
00:42:41,159 --> 00:42:46,197
The pellets arrive,
but still Chamilandu is
caught in two minds.
516
00:42:57,275 --> 00:43:00,145
A small stick
keeps the airway open,
517
00:43:00,178 --> 00:43:03,114
and eventually the vets can
get on with their task.
518
00:43:03,147 --> 00:43:04,649
(ELECTRONIC BEEPING)
519
00:43:04,682 --> 00:43:06,817
They suspect
a parasite infection.
520
00:43:10,188 --> 00:43:11,823
The other elephant goes down
521
00:43:11,856 --> 00:43:14,926
and Chamilandu is getting
increasingly agitated.
522
00:43:20,665 --> 00:43:22,333
She may not be
very experienced,
523
00:43:22,366 --> 00:43:25,669
but she’s behaving
just like a matriarch,
524
00:43:25,703 --> 00:43:27,271
very protective of her herd.
525
00:43:32,743 --> 00:43:33,911
(SNORTING)
526
00:43:35,646 --> 00:43:39,917
Musolole and Zambezi
are lucky to be joining
this elephant family.
527
00:43:41,786 --> 00:43:43,054
(TRUMPETS SOFTLY)
528
00:43:48,860 --> 00:43:50,829
The first elephant wakes up.
529
00:43:50,862 --> 00:43:52,297
(TRUMPETS)
530
00:43:52,330 --> 00:43:56,067
And his rumbles bring
Chamilandu rushing back over.
531
00:43:56,100 --> 00:43:58,669
Rachel knows to keep
well out the way.
532
00:44:15,887 --> 00:44:17,889
Every herd needs a matriarch,
533
00:44:22,293 --> 00:44:26,197
and Zambezi and Musolole’s
integration into this herd,
534
00:44:26,230 --> 00:44:28,699
and their ultimate
return to the wild,
535
00:44:28,733 --> 00:44:30,935
will depend heavily
on Chamilandu.
536
00:44:42,280 --> 00:44:46,050
It will be several years
before Zambezi and Musolole
537
00:44:46,083 --> 00:44:47,985
have the confidence
of Chamilandu,
538
00:44:48,019 --> 00:44:50,255
staying out
all night in the bush.
539
00:44:57,028 --> 00:44:59,430
For now, they have
the security of the boma.
540
00:45:01,432 --> 00:45:03,367
It’s been an exhausting day.
541
00:45:12,076 --> 00:45:15,446
Back at the Lilayi orphanage,
on the outskirts of Lusaka,
542
00:45:15,479 --> 00:45:18,983
the two youngest elephants,
Nkala and Muchichili,
543
00:45:19,016 --> 00:45:22,052
have begun to adjust to life
without their elders.
544
00:45:24,155 --> 00:45:26,224
(ELVIS LISIBI
SPEAKING IN ENGLISH)
545
00:45:40,938 --> 00:45:44,208
Nkala came
to Lilayi when he was
just three months old
546
00:45:44,242 --> 00:45:48,480
and has looked up
to Musolole and Zambezi
throughout his time here.
547
00:45:49,380 --> 00:45:51,249
(SPEAKING IN ENGLISH)
548
00:46:07,131 --> 00:46:11,936
And it won’t be long
before these two make the move
to Camp Phoenix,
549
00:46:11,969 --> 00:46:16,273
where they will be reunited
with their brothers
Zambezi and Musolole.
550
00:46:34,191 --> 00:46:37,194
A few days in,
and Musolole and Zambezi
551
00:46:37,228 --> 00:46:39,931
are already starting to look
like part of the herd.
552
00:46:41,065 --> 00:46:43,067
Journey completed! Er...
553
00:46:43,100 --> 00:46:47,404
Zambezi and Musolole are
now in a national park,
which is amazing.
554
00:46:47,438 --> 00:46:50,207
Um, and they’re in amongst
eight other elephants
555
00:46:50,241 --> 00:46:51,709
who’ve been here
for some time,
556
00:46:51,742 --> 00:46:56,413
and we can see them now, er,
you know, foraging peacefully
side by side
557
00:46:56,447 --> 00:46:58,182
so it’s a really
good indication
558
00:46:58,215 --> 00:47:00,350
that they’re already going to
be settling in very quickly.
559
00:47:01,385 --> 00:47:05,322
It’s a huge milestone
in the release process,
560
00:47:05,356 --> 00:47:07,358
a step towards
living in the wild,
561
00:47:07,391 --> 00:47:09,894
and yeah, and this is going
to be their new home!
562
00:47:12,997 --> 00:47:14,665
With Chamilandu
563
00:47:14,699 --> 00:47:18,036
and the other older
and more experienced
elephants to guide them,
564
00:47:18,069 --> 00:47:21,472
there’s a bright future
ahead for these
two elephant orphans,
565
00:47:21,505 --> 00:47:26,043
Musolole and Zambezi.
566
00:47:31,182 --> 00:47:39,157
♪
567
00:47:39,190 --> 00:47:47,165
♪
568
00:47:47,198 --> 00:47:55,206
♪
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