Episode 3 | Africa with Ade Adepitan

Duration: 58'59''

Synopsis

Ade begins this leg of his journey in Tanzania, in Selous Game Reserve. He is on the lookout for elephants but numbers in this park have fallen by 90% over the last few decades.

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