Echo of the Elephants

1993 · WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), Nature Conservancy (U.S.), British Broadcasting Corporat · [New York, N.Y.] : Thirteen/WNET

Follows a family of African elephants led by their matriarch Echo, whose newest calf, Ely, was born unable to walk. Set in Kenya's Amboseli National Park where internationally recognized expert Cynthia Moss has been studying elephant life for over 20 years, the film chronicles 18 dramatic months in the lives of Echo and her family. 1 videodisc (60 min.) : 1/2 in DVD George Page, host Originally broadcast on the public television series: Nature Executive producer, Fred Kaufman ; scientific advisor & narrator, Cynthia Moss ; music composed by Henry Priestman ; Ely's theme by Garry Christian