Natural World · SEASON 20

The Lost Elephants of Timbuktu

Episode 1 · 2001-10-07

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Episode overview

David Attenborough narrates this documentary following young research student Anne Orlando as she sets out on an unforgettable adventure, hoping to solve the mysteries surrounding a herd of elephants that inhabit the desert south of the fabled city of Timbuktu. How do they survive the arid conditions? Why do they disappear for two months each year? And why do they make an annual journey across the desert?

Season 20 episodes

1. The Lost Elephants of Timbuktu2001-10-07 2. Yellowstone: America's Sacred Wilderness2001-10-14 3. Wild Nights2001-10-21 4. Hotel Heliconia2001-11-04 5. Night Stalkers2001-11-18 6. Treasure Islands2001-11-25 7. Leopard Hunters2001-12-02 8. War Wrecks of the Coral Sea2001-12-09 9. The Alps2001-12-16 10. A Wild Dog's Story2002-01-20 12. Killer Whales of Monterey Bay2002-01-27 13. The Canine Conspiracy2002-02-24 14. The Cat Connection2002-03-03 15. Top Bat2002-03-10 16. Amazon: Super River2002-03-17 17. Rhinos: Built to Last?2002-03-24