Earth at Night in Colour — S02E01 — Elephant Plains

00:00:18 The night.

00:01:20 Strange creatures brought to life by the darkness.

00:02:36 Mothers, sisters, aunts and cousins

00:03:46 all too often ends...

00:04:46 As the sun sets, the heat of day begins to fade.

00:06:07 they raise their trunks to scan the darkness,

00:07:17 And the family are right to guard their youngest.

00:08:40 Elephants can travel at over 20 kilometers an hour.

00:10:39 stand the best chance of saving their young ones.

00:11:49 rooting them out with their long, curved claws.

00:12:54 For a hungry pangolin, this is a towering treasure trove of treats.

00:14:04 The oldest member of the herd must lead them to water soon.

00:15:01 it's more of a challenge.

00:16:11 They've been attracted here by a large antelope known as a kudu

00:17:37 But in the moonlight the gang spots a more tempting target.

00:18:48 They target the tail.

00:20:28 ...has been heard.

00:22:16 leads her family towards the rains.

00:23:59 from the unseen trials of night.

00:25:00 Facing the most serious drought in four decades...

00:25:37 I can just hear some lions just outside here.

00:26:12 It just unlocks a whole new world of seeing things.

00:26:48 Research shows that when seven or more hyenas hunt together,

00:27:41 comes from the herd sticking together as one.