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Adventure in Africa

George Plimpton has made a name for himself as the try-anything-once adventurer. This week he goes to Meru National Park in Kenya on a photographic safari for an American magazine. His assignment: to shoot pictures of Ahmed the elephant, believed to be the largest animal in Africa. George Plimpton learns the secret of elephant trading, techniques of wildlife photography, and a lot about the inhabitants of Africa both human and animal.

English
  • Originally Aired January 3, 1973
  • Network BBC Two
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