The Wonder of Animals: Elephants
4:05 pm - 4:35 pm, Sunday, June 21 on BBC Two England (2)
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Elephants
Chris Packham explores the anatomy and physiology of the largest land animal on the planet, the elephant. Its size seems ill-suited to surviving the most arid regions of Africa, but its inner workings allow it to defy the extreme heat of the desert, and find food and water in seemingly barren landscapes, while its extraordinary memory enables it to repel predators. Here, Chris reveals how hairs on the skin help to keep the elephant cool, and how sensors in its feet may be able to guide it toward rain
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Chris Packham
(Presenter)
Jonny Keeling
(Executive producer)
Francis Welch
(Producer)
Aaron Paul
(Series producer)
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Did You Know..
Chris Packham
(Presenter)
Born:
May 04, 1961
in
Southampton
Best Known For:
Presenting a string of wildlife programmes.
Early-life:
Christopher Gary Packham was born in Southampton on May 4, 1961. His sister, Jenny, is a fashion designer. Chris studied zoology at his home city's university and was going to do a PhD, but instead, after meeting wildlife film-maker Stephen Bullwell, he decided to train with him as a cameraman. Chris's big break came in 1985 when he began working as a presenter on the BBC's children's TV series The Really Wild Show.
Career:
After seven years presenting The Really Wild Show, Chris set up his own TV company - Head Over Heels TV - where he made wildlife shows for ITV, Channel 4, Animal Planet, National Geographic and the BBC. More recently he has returned to his first love, working on and presenting TV shows, and can regularly be seen on BBC Two presenting Autumnwatch and Springwatch. He is active in many wildlife conservation bodies: he is vice-president of the RSPB, The Wildlife Trusts, and the Brent Lodge Bird & Wildlife Trust, and is a patron of Population Matters.
Quote:
On being a sex symbol: 'I suppose I am the only clean-shaven man in ornithology.'
Trivia:
In 2011, he was awarded the British Trust for Ornithology's Dilys Breese Medal.
Jonny Keeling
(Executive producer)
Francis Welch
(Producer)
Aaron Paul
(Series producer)
