[Music] very large mammals like hippos elephants
very large mammals like hippos elephants
very large mammals like hippos elephants and rhinos were once much more
and rhinos were once much more
and rhinos were once much more widespread throughout the world perhaps
widespread throughout the world perhaps
widespread throughout the world perhaps we’re standing in a moment looking at
we’re standing in a moment looking at
we’re standing in a moment looking at the remnants of the last true mega
the remnants of the last true mega
the remnants of the last true mega herbivores on their way to extinction
herbivores on their way to extinction
herbivores on their way to extinction forcing them over the edge Ivor
forcing them over the edge Ivor
forcing them over the edge Ivor is not our right day after day for the
is not our right day after day for the
is not our right day after day for the past eight years since the first
past eight years since the first
past eight years since the first relocation started he has followed the
relocation started he has followed the
relocation started he has followed the signals and he tracks his friends
signals and he tracks his friends
signals and he tracks his friends because he is determined to play a role
because he is determined to play a role
because he is determined to play a role in recreating wilderness
in recreating wilderness
in recreating wilderness [Music]
for centuries African cultures have had
for centuries African cultures have had more laws and rules governing just how
more laws and rules governing just how
more laws and rules governing just how to behave towards the earth than they
to behave towards the earth than they
to behave towards the earth than they did about people securing the lives of
did about people securing the lives of
did about people securing the lives of these often weird animals and living
these often weird animals and living
these often weird animals and living with wildlife not against
with wildlife not against
with wildlife not against [Music]
[Music]
[Music] they viewed the earth the Rhinos that
they viewed the earth the Rhinos that
they viewed the earth the Rhinos that wallet in it the wind the birds the
wallet in it the wind the birds the
wallet in it the wind the birds the trees and us all as one living thing
trees and us all as one living thing
trees and us all as one living thing they believe that whether each of us is
they believe that whether each of us is
they believe that whether each of us is a spirit or an animal different for each
a spirit or an animal different for each
a spirit or an animal different for each for encore it is the Rhino
for Botswana it is also the time of the
for Botswana it is also the time of the great long-horned Reiner building a
great long-horned Reiner building a
great long-horned Reiner building a healthy population in Botswana game as
healthy population in Botswana game as
healthy population in Botswana game as they slowly define territories and
they slowly define territories and
they slowly define territories and gather occasionally at water holes
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[Music] as they test their skills as potential
as they test their skills as potential
as they test their skills as potential territorial males they are displaying a
territorial males they are displaying a
territorial males they are displaying a comfort with being safe and a part of
comfort with being safe and a part of
comfort with being safe and a part of that old relationship that the African
that old relationship that the African
that old relationship that the African people so relished and it is clear why
people so relished and it is clear why
people so relished and it is clear why if this rebuilding of a complex
if this rebuilding of a complex
if this rebuilding of a complex wilderness is going to work at all it’ll
wilderness is going to work at all it’ll
wilderness is going to work at all it’ll work here it is a place where private
work here it is a place where private
work here it is a place where private Safari companies individuals lagoon poor
Safari companies individuals lagoon poor
Safari companies individuals lagoon poor government departments of Wildlife and
government departments of Wildlife and
government departments of Wildlife and their anti poaching teams Botswana
their anti poaching teams Botswana
their anti poaching teams Botswana military and a president with a passion
military and a president with a passion
military and a president with a passion for seeing his country whole again all
for seeing his country whole again all
for seeing his country whole again all work together and of course in their own
work together and of course in their own
work together and of course in their own way the Rhinos themselves are fixing us
there is an old curse in Africa one that
there is an old curse in Africa one that settles like a deep fog on the wives and
settles like a deep fog on the wives and
settles like a deep fog on the wives and children of those who kill a rhino
children of those who kill a rhino
children of those who kill a rhino protecting them now seems to be
protecting them now seems to be
protecting them now seems to be something we’ve been given to do by
something we’ve been given to do by
something we’ve been given to do by those ancient voices
run run I run but this time you can run
run run I run but this time you can run free and wild
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