0:00:03 > 0:00:06In the heart of Africa, a young family is heading
0:00:06 > 0:00:09for an epic adventure.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11They're moving with their three children to a remote
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Kenyan wilderness.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18Mum Saba is here to run a safari camp...
0:00:18 > 0:00:21Welcome.
0:00:21 > 0:00:24..while dad Frank is helping to protect elephants.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26Collar's almost on, now the scary bit.
0:00:28 > 0:00:32But raising a family and running a business in the bush,
0:00:32 > 0:00:34is going to be a massive challenge.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37There are monkeys in the kitchen...
0:00:37 > 0:00:40Oh, you monkeys! I'm going to kill you.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42..floods threatening the camp...
0:00:42 > 0:00:44It's looking like it's going to be a mega storm.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46..medical emergencies...
0:00:46 > 0:00:47It's bad and it needs urgent action.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50..and wildlife in need of help.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52And my heart really is in my mouth.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54It's going to be a huge gamble.
0:00:54 > 0:00:58Will the business survive Saba's first season in charge?
0:00:58 > 0:01:00Oh, my God.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06Last time, a mother elephant was gravely ill.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09Her young calf, Sokotei, in trouble.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13This is a really serious problem
0:01:13 > 0:01:17because I can see the calf is getting skinnier by the day.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21Saba and her colleague, David, watched over him in case
0:01:21 > 0:01:23he needed to be rescued.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26The terrible thing is that calf is just really beginning to lose
0:01:26 > 0:01:27all its energy.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36This time, a specialist team fights to save Sokotei's life.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44But as they rescue one elephant, another is in danger.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46There's an elephant down.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01Overnight, the sick mother lost her fight for life,
0:02:01 > 0:02:05and elephant expert David Daballen has rescued little Sokotei.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09We're just very much worried about the baby.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12If the calves don't get enough milk, then, obviously,
0:02:12 > 0:02:16they'll start losing weight, they can easily get infections
0:02:16 > 0:02:19because their immune system is not strong,
0:02:19 > 0:02:22so, obviously, it's something that we're very much concerned about.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28A specialist rescue team is standing by at the airstrip.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31The next few hours are critical.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36Sokotei needs help quickly if he is to survive.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40He's a little bit skinny, but he's OK.
0:02:40 > 0:02:41He's in a stable condition.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45In the wild, his chances would have been very, very slim, but, tonight,
0:02:45 > 0:02:47he got another second life,
0:02:47 > 0:02:49so I will have some peace of mind tonight.
0:02:50 > 0:02:54The vet sedates Sokotei and covers his head to keep him calm.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05He's being flown to an elephant orphanage in Nairobi,
0:03:05 > 0:03:08run by Sheldrick's Wildlife Trust.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11I just wish him all the best and I know, you know,
0:03:11 > 0:03:14the care that he's going to get in Sheldrick's,
0:03:14 > 0:03:16is just as good as his mother.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21Sokotei is so dehydrated, they set up a drip
0:03:21 > 0:03:23to get vital fluids into him.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31Only time will tell if this little fellow will survive.
0:03:39 > 0:03:44Sokotei is leaving his homeland, the wilderness of Samburu.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48The elephants here are unusually trusting of humans.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52They even wander into the safari camp.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54But at the moment, there are no guests.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00Elephant Watch Camp is closed for the rainy season.
0:04:00 > 0:04:04At this time of year, Saba and the team catch up on repairs,
0:04:04 > 0:04:08but this morning, she's had worrying news.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11I've just got a call this morning that, well, it's a rumour,
0:04:11 > 0:04:15I don't know if it's true, but sounds there's been a bit of a
0:04:15 > 0:04:19travel advisory on people coming to Kenya because of terrorist threats.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23I just want to check the news.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25There we go.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30Uh-oh, oh, my God!
0:04:30 > 0:04:33UK tourists evacuated from Kenya, oh, my God!
0:04:33 > 0:04:37Hundreds of British tourists are being evacuated from Kenya after
0:04:37 > 0:04:43the Foreign Office warned that there was a high threat from terrorists.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45As many as 500 people are affected.
0:04:48 > 0:04:55Oh, this is going to have a really, really bad impact on us.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58Whenever anything like this happens, it just ricochets through
0:04:58 > 0:04:59the tourist sector and, you know,
0:04:59 > 0:05:02no matter that Mombasa's 600 kilometres away,
0:05:02 > 0:05:05it's just Kenya, and people start cancelling bookings.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11With guest numbers already down due to the global recession,
0:05:11 > 0:05:14this is a real blow to the business.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18The success of the camp depends on filling
0:05:18 > 0:05:20the beds for the coming high season.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29Orphaned elephant Soketei has arrived in Nairobi.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34He's on the last leg of his journey.
0:05:37 > 0:05:42Only 40% of rescued baby elephants survive the traumatic
0:05:42 > 0:05:45first few days of separation from their mother.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51The keepers here are the best in the world.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02This is the first proper feed he's had in two weeks.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07It's specially formulated milk to build him up.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15This little guy is very hungry indeed.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27The next few days will determine whether Sokotei can survive.
0:06:36 > 0:06:40With the news on terror driving tourists away from Kenya,
0:06:40 > 0:06:44Saba is finding out the facts, to calm her guest's fears.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47Hello? All right, thank you very much, bye.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49One group has cancelled, so far.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53Saba needs to drum up new business fast.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55Why don't you come and sit here next to me
0:06:55 > 0:06:58and then I can help you with your homework?
0:06:58 > 0:07:00She's hoping the power of social media
0:07:00 > 0:07:02will soon have guests flocking to camp.
0:07:04 > 0:07:09I'm trying to do all the social media stuff, which everyone
0:07:09 > 0:07:15tells me is absolutely critical for marketing.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18I just don't really understand how this whole system works,
0:07:18 > 0:07:21like, how you link one to the next.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23Enter camp guide Bernard.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26Please help me with Facebook.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29Bernard is studying for a degree in tourism
0:07:29 > 0:07:31and knows all about social media.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33Oh! I just don't know how to begin.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36I don't know where to find this stuff.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42- Do I share?- You can share. - And then I put it onto my page.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45Yeah, yeah, and you can do as many things as you can.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48Bernard is brilliant at this stuff and I haven't got a clue.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53You draw one more sock here.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56I am so last century, it's embarrassing.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58I'm actually... I'd far prefer to do her homework
0:07:58 > 0:08:01and I bet she'd be much better at doing this, than I am.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04I think we'll probably have to start a school here
0:08:04 > 0:08:08so Saba can attend classes after her daily chores.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11Well, it's lucky it's you here and not Frank,
0:08:11 > 0:08:13because Frank normally has to deal with me
0:08:13 > 0:08:16just literally throwing my computer across the room.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20In the past, the camp relied on word of mouth to attract guests,
0:08:20 > 0:08:24but Saba now needs to shift up a gear to reach a wider audience.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26I'm good at practical things.
0:08:26 > 0:08:31I'm good at logistics and organising and yeah, I can be a gracious hostess
0:08:31 > 0:08:35and that kind of stuff, but social media is... I'm just allergic to it.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39We curdle, I curdle when I go near it and it curdles with me
0:08:39 > 0:08:41and... I just can't do anything right.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44If, if you look into here, all these green dots means that you know
0:08:44 > 0:08:49every, these guys are actually on there, they're chatting away,
0:08:49 > 0:08:53so if you want to chat with me, you can see that I am on.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55Let's, let's click on me
0:08:55 > 0:08:58and you can write something and it will pop up on my screen.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00For me, you know, Saba is everything,
0:09:00 > 0:09:03but, you know, when it comes to Facebooking and everything,
0:09:03 > 0:09:05she is, you know she is hopeless.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12With Bernard's help, Saba must take her first steps into this new
0:09:12 > 0:09:14world of online marketing.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24Saba's husband, Frank, is also being affected by global problems.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28He's running operations at Save The Elephants,
0:09:28 > 0:09:29a conservation charity.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34But with ivory poaching on the increase, they're facing
0:09:34 > 0:09:38an uphill battle to stop elephants being killed.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41Everything was going OK for the elephants of East Africa
0:09:41 > 0:09:45until 2008, and then as the price in the...
0:09:45 > 0:09:48the price of ivory began to increase and, and it's been getting
0:09:48 > 0:09:53worse and worse ever since, so this is a crucial year.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56If we get it right this year, it could change everything
0:09:56 > 0:10:00and if we get it wrong, we're on a road to not having elephants
0:10:00 > 0:10:02within a generation.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07Armed gangs of poachers are now becoming so bold,
0:10:07 > 0:10:09they're entering the reserve.
0:10:13 > 0:10:17Today, Frank is checking up on a big bull which David
0:10:17 > 0:10:19has named after him.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23Big Frank is a 30-year-old male in his prime,
0:10:23 > 0:10:27but his ivory tusks make him a target for poachers.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30Bulls like Frank, they're the survivors
0:10:30 > 0:10:33and if they've got to that age, that's some good genes there and
0:10:33 > 0:10:35he's obviously a magnificent bull.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38But he's really endangered because of those tusks,
0:10:38 > 0:10:42cos the longer an elephant lives the bigger its tusks get
0:10:42 > 0:10:44and especially true for the males.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47So, that's why we've got so few of these guys left in the reserve
0:10:47 > 0:10:50now, and that's what makes Frank special.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55Five years ago, there were 32 big bulls in the reserve.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01Now only five of them, including Frank, are still alive.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10Back at camp, Bernard shows Saba how social media
0:11:10 > 0:11:13could revolutionise their business.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17I mean, it'll certainly help us in, you know, connect with our guests
0:11:17 > 0:11:22because a lot of them are on social media, so that will be fantastic
0:11:22 > 0:11:26if they can keep in touch with what's going on, on the ground here.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28Selkie, darling, you keep your eyes open
0:11:28 > 0:11:31because there's an elephant in camp, OK.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33Just be careful.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36The visitor allows Bernard to demonstrate
0:11:36 > 0:11:37the immediacy of this online world.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39We've got it in one posting already.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41Oh, was that...? That was the one you sent me?
0:11:41 > 0:11:44- Yeah, yeah, yeah.- Oh, that was him in camp today?- Yes.- Oh, that's great.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46And I think I've written a little comment,
0:11:46 > 0:11:48saying I've had the elephant in camp.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51It's instant, right, got it.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53Now, I do see how this could be useful.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56- You think this is the future? - I think this is the future.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00If, if you don't catch up you'll be left behind.
0:12:01 > 0:12:06While Saba and Bernard find new ways to attract guests,
0:12:06 > 0:12:10above their heads, the team is preparing for the season ahead.
0:12:10 > 0:12:15But the monkeys are making life difficult for handyman Zack.
0:12:15 > 0:12:20These monkeys, they jump here and there and they just keep
0:12:20 > 0:12:25on trying to look where there's no security and they can just jump in.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31While the roof is being fixed, the monkeys help themselves
0:12:31 > 0:12:34to any escaping insects.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36Oi!
0:12:37 > 0:12:41Mayah, monkey, yah.
0:12:41 > 0:12:46Every few years the thatch, known locally as makuti,
0:12:46 > 0:12:48is replaced.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51As you can see, we have to start putting up the makuti.
0:12:51 > 0:12:56They are all rows in so we have to change them
0:12:56 > 0:12:59and put new ones and then we have to put another chicken wire
0:12:59 > 0:13:02on top of the makuti, just to prevent the monkeys
0:13:02 > 0:13:04from pulling them down.
0:13:12 > 0:13:13Another job for Bernard.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25Makuti is a thatch, it's a roofing material which is
0:13:25 > 0:13:26from the doum palm.
0:13:26 > 0:13:31It's a palm that is very unique to this part of the country,
0:13:31 > 0:13:36so the locals around the reserve, they go out and they harvest
0:13:36 > 0:13:39this doum palm and they weave it together.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41That's a revenue for them.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46Instead of buying all the makuti from one person,
0:13:46 > 0:13:50Bernard buys it from different communities, so everyone benefits.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00But it's not a job for the faint-hearted.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04They've collected this from all over the place,
0:14:04 > 0:14:05so everybody gets a sale.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09Every household has to sell 15 pieces.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Then we're coming back for more.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15THEY SPEAK SWAHILI
0:14:27 > 0:14:32If it's not chaotic, it's not a good day. It has to be chaotic.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47We have to make sure it's properly done, otherwise
0:14:47 > 0:14:51if it falls out, then it's my mistake and Saba will kill me.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07It's thanks to the tolerance of the Samburu people that
0:15:07 > 0:15:10guests are able to see elephants up close.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14They've lived alongside each other peacefully for hundreds of years.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19So these elephants have little fear of humans.
0:15:23 > 0:15:28Samburu is one of very few places where elephants are so trusting.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33That's why this reserve is home to one of the longest-running
0:15:33 > 0:15:35studies of elephants in the world.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40But the last five years have seen the return of an old problem,
0:15:42 > 0:15:43the illegal ivory trade.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51David has heard rumours of poachers in the area and is concerned
0:15:51 > 0:15:55that big Frank, with his big tusks, might be in danger.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59The elephants are heading towards the edge of the reserve.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03If they reach the road, they risk being spotted by poachers.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27With these big guys around, that's a real worry.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30Out of all these elephants here, Frank would be
0:16:30 > 0:16:33one of the prime targets, cos he's got the biggest tusks
0:16:33 > 0:16:36and the biggest... And the tusks are what they're after.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39So we've now got to start keeping an eye out, not just for these
0:16:39 > 0:16:41elephants, but for people.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43It's very unlikely we'll see any, because they'll hear us
0:16:43 > 0:16:47coming first and they'll hide, but they're likely to be out there.
0:16:47 > 0:16:52It's very dangerous, so let's hope they will be safe
0:16:52 > 0:16:55and we'll try and be with them as much as we can,
0:16:55 > 0:16:58but there will be a point where we just hope for the best.
0:17:27 > 0:17:33A few hours after sunset, Frank gets an urgent phone call.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35There's an elephant down, an elephant has been killed.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37Daddy, can you push me, please?
0:17:40 > 0:17:42Just before dusk, a flurry of gunshots.
0:17:42 > 0:17:46In this case, we've found it and we've got Kenya Wildlife Service
0:17:46 > 0:17:49and Masulu scout team laying an ambush around the carcass,
0:17:49 > 0:17:52cos it's still got tusks in it, so we think that the poachers
0:17:52 > 0:17:55are going to come and try to get the tusks.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57These poachers always go for the biggest elephants
0:17:57 > 0:18:00which have the biggest ivory, so it could be any of the matriarchs,
0:18:00 > 0:18:07it could be a bull, it could easily be Frank, cos he's got one big tusk
0:18:07 > 0:18:11and he was up in that side this afternoon.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15Hi, Gilbert. Cos we were worried that Frank might have been close.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18- Mamma, what's happened? - Darling.- What?
0:18:18 > 0:18:22Those gunshots were heard right by a ranger post
0:18:22 > 0:18:26on the south side of the river, in the Buffalo Springs Reserve.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29I think, I mean, we have lost elephants there before
0:18:29 > 0:18:34but it's, you know, it's shocking that it's happening right here.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41It's just horrible. You know, you watch them, how wonderful
0:18:41 > 0:18:44and intelligent and gentle they are with each other
0:18:44 > 0:18:48and then every now and then, come nightfall, this awful
0:18:48 > 0:18:52sound of bullets and we just... It just breaks our heart every time.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55Whatever happens, however this plays out, it'll be a...
0:18:55 > 0:18:58It'll be a fairly sleepless night and then we'll be up at first,
0:18:58 > 0:19:00first light.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04Overnight, a team of rangers will set up an ambush in case
0:19:04 > 0:19:07the armed poachers return to collect the tusks.
0:19:20 > 0:19:21The ambush didn't work last night,
0:19:21 > 0:19:24but we didn't have much hope that it would.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28Basically, if the elephant doesn't go down immediately, there's...
0:19:28 > 0:19:31The incident was so close to the ranger post,
0:19:31 > 0:19:33that they're never going to stick around.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36Frank is meeting Saba's father, Iain, at the airstrip.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39They're going to search for the poachers.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45Iain Douglas-Hamilton has dedicated his life to studying
0:19:45 > 0:19:47and protecting elephants.
0:19:48 > 0:19:53It's a matter of gathering evidence and engaging in hot pursuit.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04Iain was the first person to alert the world to the elephant
0:20:04 > 0:20:07poaching crisis of the '80s, and he's been a leading
0:20:07 > 0:20:10figure in banning the illegal ivory trade since then.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15As well as looking for signs of the poachers,
0:20:15 > 0:20:18Iain and Frank are keeping an eye out for other
0:20:18 > 0:20:21elephants that might have been injured in the attack.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29On the ground, David's meeting the community anti-poaching team
0:20:29 > 0:20:32and rangers from the Kenya Wildlife Service.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35It's their job to confront armed poachers.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39They put their lives on the line to protect Samburu's elephants.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49This is the hardest part of David's job.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51That's the elephant.
0:20:57 > 0:21:02It's not Frank, but a 25-year-old bull called Koitelel.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08David was with him only three days ago.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14That's one of our very well-known elephant.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18He seemed to have really struggled before he died,
0:21:18 > 0:21:24but this tusk is what tells you that he was trying to hold himself.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27You can see where the tusk was before, so that's where,
0:21:27 > 0:21:31when he was standing, he just came down, came down like that,
0:21:31 > 0:21:34all the way and he stopped there.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44- Iain, Iain.- RADIO:- Yes.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47We've ID'd the elephant. He's called Koitelel.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53Yep.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56There's no trace of the poachers, so Iain
0:21:56 > 0:21:58and Frank are coming in to land.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04OK, copied.
0:22:11 > 0:22:12Last year, up here in Samburu,
0:22:12 > 0:22:17the poaching has gone down through the extraordinary efforts of
0:22:17 > 0:22:22the conservationists who are working hand in hand, and in June last year,
0:22:22 > 0:22:2419 poachers turned themselves in.
0:22:24 > 0:22:30They'd switched sides and they joined the security forces
0:22:30 > 0:22:34and I thought, I really thought that we've cracked it,
0:22:34 > 0:22:38but there's a new gang coming now and they're just killing
0:22:38 > 0:22:43elephants again and in this last month alone,
0:22:43 > 0:22:47we've lost eight elephants.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51One of them were a family of five. They were all gunned down together.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02Poaching doesn't just affect the elephants.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05It affects everyone in the reserve.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10The Samburu people live in harmony with elephants
0:23:10 > 0:23:14and for Bernard, this connection runs deep.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17But these elephants, they are like my friends, you know?
0:23:17 > 0:23:22When I see them, I feel very happy, cos it's like I've seen my
0:23:22 > 0:23:27friends and how they behave because they are highly intelligent animals.
0:23:27 > 0:23:31Elephants are very special in Samburu culture.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35We have legends and totems especially about elephants.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39The Samburus believe that elephants are closely related to human beings
0:23:39 > 0:23:42and one of the reasons is the elephant's eyelashes
0:23:42 > 0:23:44look like human beings, they're human-like,
0:23:44 > 0:23:48and most importantly is the intelligence of the elephant.
0:23:50 > 0:23:55When I get the news that a certain elephant has died,
0:23:55 > 0:23:58I know exactly who we're talking about.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02I will pick up green leaves or grass
0:24:02 > 0:24:06and I place it on top of the elephant and that symbolises life.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17Oh, horrible.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Since he first alerted the world to poaching,
0:24:20 > 0:24:24Iain has continued to campaign against the illegal ivory trade.
0:24:26 > 0:24:31What we have just seen is the death of a young bull elephant at a time
0:24:31 > 0:24:36when we thought we'd got past the worst, so it's a real wake-up call.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40The question is whether it gets to the point that death exceeds
0:24:40 > 0:24:43birth, cos if it is, you've reached a tipping point
0:24:43 > 0:24:45and elephants are now on the way down.
0:24:49 > 0:24:50I just think, how senseless.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58Poor guy.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11Koitelel, rest in peace.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40At the elephant orphanage in Nairobi,
0:25:40 > 0:25:43Sokotei is well enough to receive visitors.
0:25:47 > 0:25:53Hello, darling, hello. Come on, do you want to say hello?
0:25:53 > 0:25:56Look, this is our baby from Samburu, darling.
0:25:59 > 0:26:03Ah, you see, he likes it. Ah, he wants to play with the mud.
0:26:03 > 0:26:04Pour yours, Selkie.
0:26:07 > 0:26:08Put it on his trunk.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11He wants you to give... Give him, give him with the trunk.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13- You want to give this as well? - Here Luna. Shall we try it?
0:26:13 > 0:26:15Oh, look at him, what's he doing?
0:26:15 > 0:26:18Holding the bottle by himself.
0:26:18 > 0:26:23Look, he's drinking his water. He wants his milk.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26- Yah, he wants his milk.- Yeah. Did you carry some milk for him?
0:26:26 > 0:26:30When it's time for milk, there's no stopping these boys and girls.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32We're just going to wait for Sokotei to come down.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35He's with another group here to come in.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39These are hungry little elephants. Look, look, there's Sokotei!
0:26:41 > 0:26:44Sokotei knows the drill. And here he comes.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47Here he's look. Well, he's definitely learnt the routine.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52He's been through such a difficult time, losing his mother
0:26:52 > 0:26:55and that long slow period where he wasn't getting any milk at all,
0:26:55 > 0:27:00and, actually, you know, really suffering nutritionally.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03But having said all of that, he's absolutely huge
0:27:03 > 0:27:06compared to the other orphans of about the same age
0:27:06 > 0:27:10and the minute he got here, he's been guzzling down his milk
0:27:10 > 0:27:14and he's really, really strong and he really wants to live.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19This is what Saba and Frank are working for,
0:27:19 > 0:27:22to safeguard the future of the animals they love.
0:27:24 > 0:27:29All Bernard's hard work on social media is paying off
0:27:29 > 0:27:33and over a million people are following Sokotei's progress online.
0:27:37 > 0:27:41Next time, Elephant Watch reopens after the rainy season.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44Bookings are up, but the camp's falling apart.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48And last minute guests catch them off guard.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51Not only do I have one guest arriving into this room in half
0:27:51 > 0:27:56an hour, I have another four pitching up at five o'clock this evening.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58The main idea here is to keep the stress down.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01And Frank takes charge of tranquilising his first big bull.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04We've not lost one yet, but we don't want to start now.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09And my heart really is in my mouth.