Clip: Season 42 Episode 9 | 2m 4s | Video has closed captioning.
Hundreds of forest elephants gather at the beach to feed. They are shy animals, and their displays of strength can be playful or a sign of distress.
Aired: 01/31/24
- [Narrator] In the late afternoon, the beach fills up with hundreds of elephants that come from the savannas and forests to eat.
The white secretion around the eyes is a sign of a contagious disease that is common in Loango.
Many elephants come here to eat the sand, which provides valuable minerals.
(elephants sighing) Displays of strength can be playful, or a sign of distress.
Forest elephants are shy animals.
Even a careful cinematographer can sometimes be too close for comfort.
The next defensive stage is a feinted attack.
(elephant bellowing) The threatening behavior is usually enough to see off a potential threat.
If not, the elephant may really attack.
(elephant grunting) This time, fortunately, the elephant decides to retreat.
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