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The four-part documentary series Secrets of the Elephants, executive produced by @jamescameronofficial and narrated by @natalieportman, premieres on @natgeo at 9 p.m. ET on Friday 21 and Saturday 22 April (Earth Day). The four episodes covers Savannah, Forest, Desert and Asian elephants. ElephantVoices’ Joyce Poole is on-screen in the savannah episode and @elephantvoices recorded and edited the elephant voices for the Desert and Savannah episodes. Stay tuned! #elephantvoices #sectretsoftheelephants #nationalgeographic #elephantbehavior #conservationresearch #wildlifephotography #wildlifeconservation #elephantcommunication #elephantbehaviour #elephantresearch #EarthCapture #animalbehavior #elephants #conservationscience #conservationbiology

The Mabenzi family of @gorongosapark is Bunching as they walk in a Group-March. They are on their way to water and were caught out the open and are concerned. Note that at the same moment that Mwana Nzo, gf0016, Orients-Toward us and lifts her trunk in a Trunk-Sweep movement (behind Valente), Valente,gf0013, too, Orients-Toward us, and others follow her lead in synchrony as they all face us. Valente searches for Mwana Nzo reaching her trunk out towards her in what appears to be an attempted Reach-Touch - as if in solidarity. Then Mwana Nzo come to the fore and the main females lead entire group toward the camera in a broad front in solidarity. Then as Mwana-Nzo does another Trunk-Sweep movement all turn again and Mwana Nzo takes on Rear-Guard. Then a last Trunk-Sweep - most of the group is out of sight but one young female turns to watch and follows her lead. The behaviour illustrated in this video isTrunk-Sweep: An exaggerated form of Periscope-Trunk in which lead individuals in a family use a dramatic, highly visible, repeated sweeping movement of the entire trunk, down, outstretched, up, outstretched and down, which serves to galvanise members of their group into a Coalition to confront a threat. Trunk-Sweep is associated with Purposeful-Walking, often of the form Perpendicular-Walk. Our observations suggest that this behavior is a purposeful signal to others, a call to action. This behavior is prominently observed among lead females in a family and occurs during Coalition Building and Mobbing & Attacking contexts. If you want to learn more about elephant behaviour visit The Elephant Ethogram via the link in our bio. #theelephantethogram #elephantvoices #elephants #animalbehaviour #wildlife #stopthetrade #conservationresearch #wildlifephotography #wildlifeconservation #elephantcommunication #elephantbehaviour #ethology #elephantresearch #animalbehavior #conservationscience #conservationbiology #animalemotions #ethogram

Independent males are often seen in small, all-male groups and they form lasting friendships with certain individuals, although these are looser arrangements than among female elephants. During sexually active periods males rove from one family group to the next in search of receptive females. Their interactions with family members are gentle and courteous, but rarely more. Once a male has located a receptive female he will, if he is competitively able, go into consort with her for a period of 2-3 days and then he will move on in search of another female. If you want to learn more about elephant behaviour visit The Elephant Ethogram via the link in our bio. #theelephantethogram #elephantvoices #elephants #amboseli #visitkenya #animalbehaviour #wildlife #stopthetrade #conservationresearch #wildlifephotography #wildlifeconservation #elephantcommunication #elephantbehaviour #ethology #elephantresearch #animalbehavior #conservationscience #conservationbiology #animalemotions #ethogram

The AA family is in Ol Tukai Orok. Angelina is with her infant twins when a 3 year old male (most likely Astrid’s 2017) although his tusks seem long to be him) arrives Ear-Folding and begins Pushing, Kicking-Back, Head-Swiping and Tusking the twins. He even backs into and Leans on one pressing it into and under Angelina. We hear the infants give 2 Husky-Cries. Angelina is surprisingly gently with him - she give him a Forward-Trunk-Swing and he stops his aggression. The allomothers look quite alarmed. Elephant ID: @amboseli_trust The behaviour illustrated in this video is Lean: One elephant presses all or part of its body against another. If you want to learn more about elephant behaviour visit The Elephant Ethogram via the link in our bio. #theelephantethogram #elephantvoices #elephants #amboseli #visitkenya #animalbehaviour #wildlife #stopthetrade #conservationresearch #wildlifephotography #wildlifeconservation #elephantcommunication #elephantbehaviour #ethology #elephantresearch #animalbehavior #conservationscience #conservationbiology #animalemotions #ethogram

#ThrowbackThursday - Petter Granli and Joyce Poole in Amboseli ca. 2002. A decades-long study of elephant social behaviour, communication and cognition is what forms the core of our long-term research of these remarkable animals. Listening to the voices of elephants has taught us that communication is the glue that binds the social network of an intelligent species, and its study offers a window into their hearts and minds. If you want to learn more about elephant behaviour visit The Elephant Ethogram via the link in our bio. #theelephantethogram #elephantvoices #elephants #amboseli #visitkenya #animalbehaviour #wildlife #stopthetrade #conservationresearch #wildlifephotography #wildlifeconservation #elephantcommunication #elephantbehaviour #ethology #elephantresearch #animalbehavior #conservationscience #conservationbiology #animalemotions #ethogram #throwback

Two young males are playing in a deep pool. They Spar briefly and Tusk-Clank. The behaviour illustrated in this video is Tusk+Clank: During Sparring, Dueling, Greeting or during the formation of Coalitions, such as High-Fiving or End-Zone-Dance, elephants may click or clank their tusks together. In affiliative and coalition building contexts this has been referred to as Tusk-Clicking, but the sound is much more of a clank during Sparring or Dueling. In the former two or more closely allied elephants may stand either parallel or face-to-face, adopting Head-Raising, Open-Mouth-to-Open-Mouth, and Trunk-Twining may (apparently purposefully) click their tusks together. This form of Tusk-Clicking or Clanking occurs during intense social interactions such as High-Fiving, Bonding-Ceremonies or during interactions in which an elephant wishes to express solidarity with a friend or family member such as during a Greeting, Coalition Building or an End-Zone-Dance. In this context, the participants are adult or adolescent females. Tusk-Clanking also occurs during Sparring when two males, or a male and a female, stand face to face, also Head-Raising, Open-Mouth-to-Open-Mouth, and Trunk-Twining, their tusks clicking together. Further, elephants will clank their tusks together as weapons as they Duel. If you want to learn more about elephant behaviour visit The Elephant Ethogram via the link in our bio. #TheElephantEthogram #ElephantVoices #ElephantBehaviour #Elephants #Amboseli #VisitKenya #AnimalBehaviour #Wildlife

Two males are Standing by our car studying us and interacting in a playful way with one another. The one closer to the car has his Trunk-Tucked. (Amboseli, Kenya). The behaviour illustrated in this video is Trunk-Tuck: Folding the trunk under and holding its end off the ground by tucking it between the base of the trunk and a tusk or, alternatively, folding it sideways and laying the lower end tucked back on top of a tusk. If you want to learn more about elephant behaviour visit The Elephant Ethogram via the link in our bio. #TheElephantEthogram #ElephantVoices #ElephantBehaviour #Elephants #Amboseli #VisitKenya #AnimalBehaviour #Wildlife

A male approaches a water hole where two other males are playing. He studies them and then chooses a place a bit further on to enter the water hole. He takes a step into the water onto what appears to be a small ledge and then Plunges headfirst into the water allowing his body and hind legs to collapse into the water with a big splash. (Amboseli, Kenya). The behaviour illustrated in this video is Plunge: An act of entering a body of water head first allowing the rest of the body to collapse into the water with a splash. May be used to enter a deep body of water with a steep bank. If you want to learn more about elephant behaviour visit The Elephant Ethogram.

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There is something exquisite about an elephant - her size, movement, texture, feeling, sound, smell. Her aura. Is the emotion we feel in her presence due to the magnificence of the elephant? Or due to the emotional connection that accompanies our recognition of another intelligent being within such a mysterious body? Joyce

Two females, a tuskless juvenile and a tuskless calf, are feeding on grass. The younger one is using a Pack-Grass technique. (Amboseli, Kenya). The behavior illustrated is Pack-Grass: Grasping a trunkful of grass and then using the tip of the trunk to repeatedly roll it against the underside of the trunk to pack it together into a size and shape that is convenient to put in the mouth without dropping blades onto the ground. This takes experience to perfect. It is regularly employed by adults, but calves are more clumsy.

Angelina has twins a couple of days old. The rest of the family has crossed Enkongo Narok Swamp. Angelina rejected three different crossing points and chose this one. As they are crossing Arora B (a 10 year old female with skewed tusks who is Angelina's sister and aunt to the twins) comes from the other side to help and we see just how deep and sticky the mud is. As they are trying to cross the male twin gets stuck. Amora, Angelina's 9 year old daughter, notices and tries to help him. We can hear soft Husky-Cries from him in distress. Angelina becomes aware that there is a problem and goes to Help first Lifting and then Pulling the infant toward her. We see first its head and then its tail in the melee. Meanwhile, the female twin is trying to follow her mother and is climbing up the bank where the male twin is stuck. There are several Alarmed-Trumpets as the allomothers, Arora B and Amora and other younger juvenile females panic. There is some Ear-Folding and Pushing as the helpers seem to disagree how to Help and are crowding around the infant. Another adult female, Ambra (half-tail), who is also Angelina's younger sister, arrives to help. The female twin is struggling to climb the bank and gives two Husky-Cries. Angelina turns and Pulls her down off the bank with a splash and leads her away from trouble. The others continue to give Alarm-Trumpets while Angelina escorts the female twin out of the muddy stream. Angelina succeeded in moving the male twin out of the deepest part of the mud, but not far enough and we see him briefly upside-down, his legs in the air, before Amora appears to climb on top of him in her attempt to Help. There is more Alarm-Trumpeting. (Amboseli, Kenya). This scene appeared in BBCs Dynasty Elephant - we happened to film the same event. The twin survived but at the time we were as alarmed as the elephants. Elephant ID: @amboseli_trust This video illustrates Alarmed-Trumpet: A shrill short breathy trumpet emitted when an elephant is startled, suddenly frightened or alarmed.

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