Sex in the Wild

Elephants

Season 1, Episode 1 of 4

Joy and Mark travel to Africa to explore the unique reproduction challenges of the largest animal on land - the elephant. Find out how females select the strongest mates, why elephants have the longest pregnancy in the animal kingdom and how they safely deliver a 220-pound baby; witness the remarkable first steps of a newborn calf.

Previously Aired

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Time
Channel
7/16/2014
10 p.m.
7/17/2014
3 a.m.
10/27/2018
1 p.m.
10/30/2018
1 p.m.
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