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Tracking Forest Elephants

In Tracking Forest Elephants, naturalist Steve Backshall searches for forest elephants in the Loango National Park in Gabon. Together with two guides who are former poachers, they come across a forest elephant in its element. This video is excerpted from BBC's Deadly 60, an award-winning nature and adventure show for kids in which narrator Steve Backshall has one mission: to travel the globe in search of 60 of the world's deadliest animals.

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Location:
Gabon
Grades:
6-89-12
Program:
Deadly 60
Time:
5:23
Subject:
Science
Topic:
Life Science

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Q: How are elephants impacted by living in a dense habitat?
A: It makes surprise encounters more likely.

Q: Why do the trackers have such good skills?
A: They used to be poachers.

Q: How do the elephants help the forest?
A: They keep the trees in check and make paths.

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