Paula Kahumbu is a world renowned conservationist and elephant expert, she has come to Odzala National Park to meet forest elephants in the wild for the first time in her career. (National Geographic for Disney/Fleur Bone)Episode: #4 "Asia"Air Date 04/22/2023Rainforest_104_SecretsOfTheElephants_61.jpg
Forest elephant can be spotted between the dense vegetation of the rainforest, Odzala National Park. (National Geographic for Disney/Fleur Bone)Episode: #4 "Asia"Air Date 04/22/2023Rainforest_104_SecretsOfTheElephants_59.jpg
Forest elephants have been poached relentlessly for years for their ivory, as it is more dense and easier to carve than that of its Savannah cousins. (National Geographic for Disney/Fleur Bone)Episode: #4 "Asia"Air Date 04/22/2023Rainforest_104_SecretsOfTheElephants_57.jpg
Forest elephants have been poached relentlessly for years for their ivory, as it is more dense and easier to carve than that of its Savannah cousins. (National Geographic for Disney/Fleur Bone)Episode: #4 "Asia"Air Date 04/22/2023Rainforest_104_SecretsOfTheElephants_51.jpg
Forest elephants can be seen along the banks of the river in Odzala National Park, Republic of Congo. (National Geographic for Disney/Fleur Bone)Episode: #4 "Asia"Air Date 04/22/2023Rainforest_104_SecretsOfTheElephants_49.jpg
Forest elephants can be seen along the banks of the river in Odzala National Park, Republic of Congo. (National Geographic for Disney/Fleur Bone)Episode: #4 "Asia"Air Date 04/22/2023Rainforest_104_SecretsOfTheElephants_47.jpg
In the rainforests of Odzala, much of the vegetation is poisonous to eat for Forest elephants. Instead they only eat small amounts of each plant species, so as not to ingest too much. (National Geographic for Disney/Fleur Bone)Episode: #4 "Asia"Air Date 04/22/2023Rainforest_104_SecretsOfTheElephants_40.jpg
Forest elephants have been heavily poached for years for their ivory. (National Geographic for Disney/Fleur Bone)Episode: #4 "Asia"Air Date 04/22/2023Rainforest_104_SecretsOfTheElephants_38.jpg
Forest elephants are much smaller in size compared to Savannah elephants, and their ears are an oval shape. (National Geographic for Disney/Fleur Bone)Episode: #4 "Asia"Air Date 04/22/2023Rainforest_104_SecretsOfTheElephants_37.jpg
In the rainforests of Odzala, much of the vegetation is poisonous to eat for Forest elephants. Instead they only eat small amounts of each plant species, so as not to ingest too much. (National Geographic for Disney/Fleur Bone)Episode: #4 "Asia"Air Date 04/22/2023Rainforest_104_SecretsOfTheElephants_33.jpg
Unlike Savannah elephants, forest elephants have small family units. They can be seen here mining for minerals along the riverbanks of Odzala National Park, Republic of Congo. (National Geographic for Disney/Fleur Bone)Episode: #4 "Asia"Air Date 04/22/2023Rainforest_104_SecretsOfTheElephants_23.jpg
Forest elephants live in the thick, dense rainforests of West and Central Africa, making them difficult to study and calculate exact population numbers. (National Geographic for Disney/Fleur Bone)Episode: #4 "Asia"Air Date 04/22/2023Rainforest_104_SecretsOfTheElephants_19.jpg
Forest elephants are classified as critically endangered, and were heavily poached for their ivory. (National Geographic for Disney/Fleur Bone)Episode: #4 "Asia"Air Date 04/22/2023Rainforest_104_SecretsOfTheElephants_17.jpg
Two forest elephants can be seen making bathing in the waterways of Odzala National Park, Republic of Congo. (National Geographic for Disney/Fleur Bone)Episode: #4 "Asia"Air Date 04/22/2023Rainforest_104_SecretsOfTheElephants_13.jpg
Due to years of extreme poaching, forest elephants are elusive and fearful of humans, making them difficult to study. (National Geographic for Disney/Fleur Bone)Episode: #4 "Asia"Air Date 04/22/2023Rainforest_104_SecretsOfTheElephants_11.jpg
Paula Kahumbu, elephant expert, and Odzala Discovery Camps guide, Kerri Lee, go in search of finding the elusive forest elephants in Odzala National Park, Republic of Congo. The forest is very dense, making waterways the easiest form of travel. (National Geographic for Disney/Sebastian Blach)Episode: #4 "Asia"Air Date 04/22/2023Rainforest_104_SecretsOfTheElephants_06.jpg
Paula Kahumbu, elephant expert, and Odzala Discovery Camps guide, Kerri Lee, go in search of finding the elusive forest elephants in Odzala National Park, Republic of Congo. The forest is very dense, making waterways the easiest form of travel. (National Geographic for Disney/Sebastian Blach)Episode: #4 "Asia"Air Date 04/22/2023Rainforest_104_SecretsOfTheElephants_05.jpg
Forest elephant tusks are denser than those of Savanna elephants, making their ivory easier to carve and highly prized. (National Geographic for Disney/Sebastian Blach)Episode: #4 "Asia"Air Date 04/22/2023Rainforest_104_SecretsOfTheElephants_02.jpg
