Graduation Day | Becoming Elephant: The Orphans of Reteti

NATURE brings the beauty and wonder of the natural world into your home, becoming in the process the benchmark for natural history programs.

Season 44 Episode 12 | 53m 33s | CC

As Reteti Sanctuary prepares to release its oldest orphans into the wild, a baby elephant is rescued from a waterhole. An orphaned zebra finds hope, and Long’uro and friends learn how to survive the challenges of the dry season.

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