So you see them all the time, you know, pulling on things and mimicking their - their mothers, actually. ♪♪ -Baby like this has to learn how to use all that, and it takes time. ♪♪ 150,000 bundles of muscle fibers allow it to stretch, contract, and twist through 360 degrees with precision.Īn adult can lift nearly 800 pounds, so her mother can tear a branch from a tree or pluck a single blade of grass. She won't be able to drink, feed, or communicate without it. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ -One of the most fundamental survival skills Safina must learn is how to use her trunk. ♪♪ It's gonna have such a hard time getting up and out of there. Safina may cover over 2,000 miles in her first year. The herd walks up to 9 miles a day looking for food. If she falls behind or is separated from her mother, she could be a target for predators. Her survival relies on keeping up from her first day. She has already developed the coordination to keep up with the herd for hours at a time.īut the herd won't stop for a newborn Safina for long. ♪♪ -In this family, there's another baby 2 weeks older. This calf, we're gonna follow all year long and watch it through its first year of life. We've been searching all morning long for this matriarch, who's just had a infant. ♪♪ Bob Poole has spent decades filming elephants, which has given him a unique affinity to, and understanding of, them. She must muster the strength to stand and suckle, and within hours, she must start to walk to keep up with the herd as they search for food and water. Safina was in her womb for almost 2 years.įrom the minute she is born, she is in a race for survival. Safina's mother, Cyclone, with the single tusk, is the herd matriarch. 3 feet tall, 200 pounds in weight, she is the biggest baby born on land. ♪♪ It's the end of Northern Kenya's dry season, and a family of African elephants gathers at a critical time to protect a vulnerable new arrival. ♪♪ ♪♪ -The first 3 months is when our animal babies have to rapidly get to grips with their new family and the challenges of the environment that surrounds them. ![]() It's almost like seeing your kid ride their bike for the first time. This is the story of what it takes to survive in the wild. This is the stuff that makes elephants so exciting. ♪♪ -To tell the stories of these magical months, four renowned wildlife cinematographers will follow the lives of our baby animals as they grow and develop. I'm quite nervous because lions don't like hyenas. ♪♪ But there will also be challenges.sometimes on a daily basis. ♪♪ Like all babies, these young animals will have a first year filled with joy, love, and play. ![]() ♪♪ And in Uganda, an 8-month-old mountain gorilla has to learn to cope with a fast-changing environment. ♪♪ In Sri Lanka, 1-week-old Jazir has to quickly learn the ropes of a primate society that's enmeshed with the world of people.Īt the edge of the Arctic, 5-week-old fox cubs must learn to hunt in the limited window before the harshness of winter sets in. ♪♪ In Kenya, a newborn elephant calf, Safina, is learning how to keep up with her fast-moving herd. ♪♪ -The first 3 months of life are truly special.īabies must learn the most basic of skills to thrive and, for some animals, to even survive.
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