While acknowledging Earth Day, Secrets Of The Elephants aims to change what we know about elephants.

According to National Geographic Wild, National Geographic explorers collaborated on the research behind the production to uncover new dimensions of elephants' lives. This was to unlock their worlds and to understand how each sub-species has adapted to its unique environmental context in the face of evolving climate change.

The explorers included the likes of:
  • Dr Paula Kahumbu (winner of the Rolex National Geographic Explorer of the Year 2021)
  • Sandy Oduor
  • Shane Campbell-Staton, and
  • Dominique Gonçalves.

"Elephants are powerful, loving and wise, but we are only starting to unlock their deepest secrets," says National Geographic Wild.

From Academy Award®-winning filmmaker and National Geographic explorer-at-large James Cameron, the series travels the world to discover elephants':
  • strategic thinking
  • complex emotions, and
  • sophisticated language, which shapes their culture.
The series is narrated by Academy Award®-winning actress Natalie Portman and features National Geographic explorer and elephant expert Dr Paula Kahumbu.

The four-episode series will land on Disney+ on Earth Day, as well as in a special back-to-back broadcast on National Geographic Wild from 18:45 - 22:00 (CAT). 



"With an over 135-year-old legacy in natural history content, we're just as passionate about who's telling our stories as the stories we tell," says National Geographic content president Courteney Monroe.

"Our Secrets Of franchise reinforces our commitment at National Geographic to remaining the leader in natural history storytelling," Monroe concludes.

For Secrets Of The Elephants, Emmy Award-winners James Cameron and Maria Wilhelm for Earthship are executive producers. Lucinda Axelsson is the executive producer for Oxford Scientific Films. Her credits include the following:
  • China: Nature's Ancient Kingdom
  • Serengeti
  • Wild Brazil
  • Elephant Diaries
  • Elephants of Samburu
  • Meerkat Manor, and
  • Spy in the Wild.
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