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In the Footsteps of Elephant

She realizedthat she had to enable it to breathe so she lifted its head out of the mud and...

She realized
that she had to enable it to breathe so she lifted its head out of the mud and actually lifted its trunk
and curled her trunk around its trunk, cleaned the trunk off
so she knew it could breathe and that's extraordinary. In the meantime, she then had to work out
how to get this calf out of the mud. It was a very, very hard thing to shoot
because I knew how serious it was. I was convinced that this calf
wasn't gonna get out of the mud. I really was

Full Transcript

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She realized that she had to enable it to breathe
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so she lifted its head out of the mud
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and actually lifted its trunk and curled her trunk around its trunk,
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cleaned the trunk off so she knew it could breathe
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and that's extraordinary.
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In the meantime, she then had to work out how to get this calf out of the mud.
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It was a very, very hard thing to shoot because I knew how serious it was.
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I was convinced that this calf wasn't gonna get out of the mud.
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I really was.
Duration
32 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:49
Uploaded
Jun 01, 2025
Genres
documentary, adventure, family
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

It follows filmmakers as they capture the epic journey of African elephants across the Kalahari desert for Disneynature's Elephant (2020).
It was getting weaker and weaker and she didn't have a solution in short - In the Footsteps of Elephant 00:11
It was getting weaker and weaker and she didn't have a ...
But in those situations, I think you have to become very detached. - In the Footsteps of Elephant 00:05
But in those situations, I think you have to become very det...
You are witnessing something that would happen - In the Footsteps of Elephant 00:19
You are witnessing something that would happen
When the baby came out, - In the Footsteps of Elephant 00:27
When the baby came out,
The next day, they all disappeared - In the Footsteps of Elephant 00:10
The next day, they all disappeared
They then left the area completely, - In the Footsteps of Elephant 00:22
They then left the area completely,
I think one of the biggest challenges of this film actually - In the Footsteps of Elephant 00:08
I think one of the biggest challenges of this film actually
The old joke about elephant memory is absolutely accurate. - In the Footsteps of Elephant 00:08
The old joke about elephant memory is absolutely accurate.
They know where they're going - In the Footsteps of Elephant 00:06
They know where they're going
Usually with the animals that we follow, - In the Footsteps of Elephant 00:16
Usually with the animals that we follow,
You know, they do so many things that we would, sort of, recognize. - In the Footsteps of Elephant 00:25
You know, they do so many things that we would, sort of, rec...
Up till now, the film crew had only managed - In the Footsteps of Elephant 00:49
Up till now, the film crew had only managed
What's fascinating is that it's a whole new way of telling the story - In the Footsteps of Elephant 00:36
What's fascinating is that it's a whole new way of...
And if we can do that, then the audience is drawn into the story - In the Footsteps of Elephant 00:10
And if we can do that, then the audience is drawn into the s...
Just when the crew starts making progress with the new system, - In the Footsteps of Elephant 00:57
Just when the crew starts making progress with the new syste...
Mike meets up with his friends, Graham and Anna, - In the Footsteps of Elephant 00:24
Mike meets up with his friends, Graham and Anna,
It is a challenge raising children in the bush, - In the Footsteps of Elephant 00:09
It is a challenge raising children in the bush,
The reason for coming to this area particularly - In the Footsteps of Elephant 00:17
The reason for coming to this area particularly
If you really want to understand - In the Footsteps of Elephant 00:15
If you really want to understand
You know, this is our piece of land - In the Footsteps of Elephant 00:27
You know, this is our piece of land