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How Not to Feed a Baby Elephant

It's not always easy getting a baby to eat.

Aired 10/04/2017

Nature

How Not to Feed a Baby Elephant

Clip: Season 36 Episode 1 | 2m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

It's not always easy getting a baby to eat.

Naledi, an orphaned baby elephant, has barely eaten anything since her mother passed away. Caregivers at Abu Camp in Botswana go through the frustrating process of getting her to feed from a bottle--sometimes with hilarious results.

Aired 10/04/2017

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Major support for NATURE is provided by The Arnhold Family in memory of Henry and Clarisse Arnhold, The Fairweather Foundation, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Charles Rosenblum, Kathy Chiao and...

Naledi: One Little Elephant

Preview: S36 Ep1 | 33s | A moving story of how an orphan beat the odds with lots of help from her friends. (33s)

Orphaned Baby Elephant Struggles to Survive

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Clip: S36 Ep1 | 3m 34s | A baby elephant named Naledi has lost her mother to illness. (3m 34s)

What Happened to Naledi?

Clip: S36 Ep1 | 1m 43s | The future was uncertain for Naledi, an elephant orphaned an early age. (1m 43s)

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