Episode
Nature: The Elephants of Tsavo: Love and Betrayal
Overview
Filmmaker Simon Trevor, a former game warden, records the decimation of African elephants.
Details
- Series
- Nature
- Season
- Season 9
- Episode
- Episode 14
- Air date
- 1991-03-03
- Runtime
- 53 min
Episode context
The Elephants of Tsavo: Love and Betrayal is Episode 14 in Season 9 of Nature. It aired on 1991-03-03. The runtime is 53 min.
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