Synopsis
The birth of a baby elephant causes conflict between the mother and another female
- Programme: Natural World
- Series: 2013-2014
- Episode: Sri Lanka: Elephant Island
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2013
- Geography | Ecosystems | Biomes | Biomes and their characteristics
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