Attenborough and the Giant Elephant

Attenborough and the Giant Elephant (2017)

December 10th, 20170h 58min

Documentary, TV Movie
72%

Overview

David Attenborough investigates the remarkable life and death of Jumbo the elephant - a celebrity animal superstar whose story is said to have inspired the movie Dumbo. Attenborough joins a team of scientists and conservationists to unravel the complex and mysterious story of this large African elephant - an elephant many believed to be the biggest in the world. With unique access to Jumbo's skeleton at the American Museum of Natural History, the team work together to separate myth from reality. How big was Jumbo really? How was he treated in captivity? And how did he die? Jumbo's bones may offer vital clues.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Koyaanisqatsi

Koyaanisqatsi


Released on: 1983-04-27
Documentary, Music

Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having...

Project Wild Thing

Project Wild Thing


Released on: 2013-10-25
Documentary

PROJECT WILD THING is an ambitious, feature-length documentary that takes a funny and revealing look...

Zoo Quest to West Africa

Zoo Quest to West Africa


Released on: 1955-08-17
Documentary

In September 1954, David Attenborough, cameraman Charles Lagus, Jack Lester and Alf Woods, both from...

An Inconvenient Truth

An Inconvenient Truth


Released on: 2006-05-24
Documentary

A documentary on Al Gore's campaign to make the issue of global warming a recognized problem worldwi...

River of Grass

River of Grass


Released on: 2025-10-17
Documentary

An ode to the Florida Everglades, past and present, told through the prescient writings of Marjory S...

March of the Penguins

March of the Penguins


Released on: 2005-01-26
Documentary, Family

Every year, thousands of Antarctica's emperor penguins make an astonishing journey to breed their yo...

The Land of Jacques Cartier

The Land of Jacques Cartier


Released on: 1963-06-01
Documentary

Did Cartier dream of making a country from this land of a million birds? In his records of his explo...

A Flower

A Flower


Released on:
Documentary

Somewhere between the mountains and valleys a small autumn flower bloomed.

Winter Light

Winter Light


Released on:
Documentary

Sunlight in a winter forest.

Two Trees

Two Trees


Released on: 2024-03-13
Documentary

In the early 1900s commercial loggers cut down an old growth spruce tree growing on a small island s...

A World of Dew

A World of Dew


Released on: 2024-02-17
Documentary

Morning dew in summer fields and meadows.

Mountain Wildflowers

Mountain Wildflowers


Released on: 2024-01-17
Documentary

Mountain wildflowers in a dense fog.

The Long Rainbow

The Long Rainbow


Released on: 2024-01-28
Documentary

"The acid soil of New England, its wide stretches of hardwoods, its numerous sugar maples, its rolli...

Birdsong and Coffee: A Wake-Up Call

Birdsong and Coffee: A Wake-Up Call


Released on: 2006-01-12
Documentary

Documentary exploring economic and environmental connections between farmers in Latin America, coffe...

Groenkijkers

Groenkijkers


Released on: 2023-12-07
Documentary

New Clouds

New Clouds


Released on: 2024-04-06
Documentary

Clouds forming and moving through the summer sky.

Kamtchatka, terre secrète

Kamtchatka, terre secrète


Released on: 2019-10-23
Documentary

Deep Blue

Deep Blue


Released on: 2003-05-18
Documentary

Deep Blue is a major documentary feature film shot by the BBC Natural History Unit. An epic cinemati...

Na ostrove kormoránov

Na ostrove kormoránov


Released on: 1944-01-01
Documentary

Earth

Earth


Released on: 2007-10-10
Documentary

An epic story of adventure, starring some of the most magnificent and courageous creatures alive, aw...