Echo is the gentle matriarch of a family of elephants in Kenya's Amboseli National Park. Watched over by distinguished research scientist and founder of hte Amboseli Elephant Research Project, Cynthia Moss, Echo leads her charge through the rough and the smooth, good times and bad, all captured faithfully on film by award-winning photographer Martyn Colbeck.

Echo is the gentle matriarch of a family of elephants in Kenya’s Amboseli National Park. Watched over by distinguished research scientist and founder of the Amboseli Elephant Research Project, Cynthia Moss, Echo leads her charge through the rough and the smooth, good times and bad, all captured faithfully on film by award-winning photographer Martyn Colbeck. In January 1990, Cynthia and Martyn embarked on the first of what would ultimately be four exceptional films produced over thirteen years in the shadow of the Great White Mountain, Kilimanjaro, documenting the lives of one elephant family for the BBC’s Natural History Unit. These uniquely moving and unforgettable films have wider implications for our understanding of elephants everywhere.

Echo is the gentle matriarch of a family of elephants in Kenya’s Amboseli National Park. Watched over by distinguished research scientist and founder of the Amboseli Elephant Research Project, Cynthia Moss, Echo leads her charge through the rough and the smooth, good times and bad, all captured faithfully on film by award-winning photographer Martyn Colbeck. In January 1990, Cynthia and Martyn embarked on the first of what would ultimately be four exceptional films produced over thirteen years in the shadow of the Great White Mountain, Kilimanjaro, documenting the lives of one elephant family for the BBC’s Natural History Unit. These uniquely moving and unforgettable films have wider implications for our understanding of elephants everywhere.

You've heard the saying, 'the elephant in the room', meaning an issue that is impossible to overlook. The strange thing is, all of us seem to concentrate and focus only on these big issues, thinking that if they are worked out and sorted, everything else will be fine. But what you really need to look out for are 'the fleas', the small issues. These little, pesky and annoying things in life have the ability to become quite large over time, possibly as big as an elephant. Justin Herald tackles the areas that are most likely to be the fleas in your life, so you can recognise and resolve them before they grow into larger problems.

This is the story of a wildlife mystery so big it's jumbo sized. Almost nothing was known about these unusual elephants until now. They were recently discovered to be unique to the tropical island of Borneo. Then came news that their survival is in peril, and now the race is on to save them. But first, we must uncover the secrets of their jungle life, follow them into their world, get closer to them than anyone has ever tried before and discover the wonders and tragedies of their lives.

A veterinary student abandons his studies after his parents are killed and joins a traveling circus as their vet.

A veterinary student abandons his studies after his parents are killed and joins a traveling circus as their vet.

A veterinary student abandons his studies after his parents are killed and joins a traveling circus as their vet.

A veterinary student abandons his studies after his parents are killed and joins a traveling circus as their vet.

A veterinary student abandons his studies after his parents are killed and joins a traveling circus as their vet.

A veterinary student abandons his studies after his parents are killed and joins a traveling circus as their vet.

A veterinary student abandons his studies after his parents are killed and joins a traveling circus as their vet.

NATURE chronicles African elephants' families through stunning film and still photos in "Unforgettable Elephants." We have seen them dressed in costumes and dancing at circuses, living solitary lives at zoos or giving our children a thrill with a ride on their back. But the largest land animals live a life that is completely foreign to us when left to their own in the wild one complete with battles and births, kidnappings and camaraderie. More than fifteen years ago, Martyn Colbeck began to document in film and photos the lives of African elephants. For the better part of two decades, he has grown particularly close to the elephant matriarch, Echo, and her close knit family, who have never failed to astonish, amuse, and inspire him.

After his parents' death, Jacob Jankoski is left penniless and homeless. Events lead him to joining the circus as their vet, working under their unstable boss August whose violent tendencies give everyone reason to be cautious around him, including his beautiful and quiet wife Marlena, whom August is very possessive of and who Jacob finds himself soon falling in love with.

A veterinary student abandons his studies after his parents are killed and joins a traveling circus as their vet.

A veterinary student abandons his studies after his parents are killed and joins a traveling circus as their vet.

A veterinary student abandons his studies after his parents are killed and joins a traveling circus as their vet.

A veterinary student abandons his studies after his parents are killed and joins a traveling circus as their vet.

A veterinary student abandons his studies after his parents are killed and joins a traveling circus as their vet.