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  • Nature Giraffes: Africa's Gentle Giants (Season 35, Episode 3)
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    TV Episode | 53 min | Documentary, Family

Nature

Giraffes: Africa's Gentle Giants (Season 35, Episode 3)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 53 min | Documentary, Family
Everyone loves giraffes, but what do we really know about them? Dr. Julian Fennessy has spent the last 20 years of his life studying giraffes. Now he's starting to reveal their secrets- the most important being that they are disappearing. ...See moreEveryone loves giraffes, but what do we really know about them? Dr. Julian Fennessy has spent the last 20 years of his life studying giraffes. Now he's starting to reveal their secrets- the most important being that they are disappearing. The giraffe population in Africa is down by 40 percent in just two decades. In collaboration with a determined Ugandan Wildlife Authority team, Fennessy wants to round up 20 of the world's rarest giraffes to get them to safety through the wild heart of Uganda, which means embarking on a special voyage across the mighty Nile River. The stakes are high in this urgent and daring mission against poachers affiliated with organized crime, but if successful, the reward will be a brighter future for an animal we have somehow overlooked. See less
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Director
Tom Mustill
Producers
Tom Mustill | Eric Olson
Composer
Michael Kruk
Cinematographer
George Woodcock (photography)
Editor
Sabrina Burnard
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Status
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Updated Oct 26, 2016
Release date
Oct 26, 2016 (United States)
Awards
Series awards
Won 2 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 16 wins & 53 nominations

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