A study of wild African elephants in their natural habitat. Asian elephants are then shown at work: carrying loads and, ceremoniously bedecked, taking part in an Indian festival. African and Indian elephants are compared and attention is drawn to their main points of difference.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
006483
Language
English
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Animal ecology
Animals & Wildlife → Animals - Habitations
Animals & Wildlife → Animals - Physiology
Animals & Wildlife → Elephants
Animals & Wildlife → Wild animals
Animals & Wildlife → Working animals
Animals & Wildlife → Zoology - Africa
Animals & Wildlife → Zoology - India
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)