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>> come on, sweetheart. so robert is trying to turn her and bring her to the side that is shallow. apparently she doesnt think that that is a good idea. >> the engine noise further stresses the trapped calf. >> you can imagine the sound of a land rover engine running over. its basically like shouting at them constantly. oh, baby, im sorry. you fell in a well, you silly girl. >> the team members have to coordinate carefully to avoid either man falling into the pit. >> go? >> as vicki waits for th...

Made no progress. >> for a minute there, we just stood there looking at each other. we didnt know what to do really. >> after a few more attempts, robert and mark get the calf turned in the right direction. they secure the rope under its belly and tell vicki to step on the accelerator. >> careful. whoo! shes out. shes out. shes going to charge you. get back in the car. just let the rope go. >> once out, they realize its a male calf. and he heads straight for his mama. >> he knew where the mother...

>> you can tell that theyre desperate to be together and theyre very, very happy once they are together. >> once she has the calf, she reaches for him, brings him to her, stands and lets him suck klg, and shes not threatening us, shes not even particularly vigilant to the car. shes just happy to be back with her baby. i have to say, i was crying by the time he got back to his mother. i was just so happy. it felt so fantastic. >> the happy reunion is even more heartwarming in light of a spike in ...

>> come on, sweetheart. so robert is trying to turn her and bring her to the side that has the shallow. apparently, she doesnt think that that is a good idea. >> the engine noise further stresses the trapped calf. >> you can imagine the sound of a land rover engine running over. its basically like shouting at them constantly. oh, baby, im sorry. you fell in a well, you silly girl. >> the team members have to coordinate carefully to avoid either man falling into the pit. >> go? >> as vicki waits ...

>> 30 minutes later, theyve made no progress. >> for a minute there, we just stood there looking at each other. we didnt know what to do really. >> after a few more attempts, robert and mark get the calf turned in the right direction. they secure the rope under its belly and tell vicki to step on the accelerator. >> careful. whoo! shes out. shes out. shes going to charge you. get back in the car. just let the rope go. >> once out, they realize its a male calf, and he heads straight for his mama....

Shrieking. >> the amboseli elephants trust us. they know that were not a threat to them, so we dont break that kind of position lightly, but when you do break it, you have to make sure that you do it in a convincing way. so i was behaving very, very strangely, and she didnt like that. >> vickis tactic works. zomba retreats across the savannah, for the moment. a co-worker in the second jeep blocks zomba from returning while vicki drives back to the well. her colleagues, robert and mark, get out o...

>> you can tell that theyre desperate to be together and theyre very, very happy once they are together. when she has the calf, she reaches to him, brings him to her, stands and lets him suckle. shes not threatening us. shes not even particularly vigilant to the car. shes just happy to be back with her baby. i have to say, i was crying by the time that he got back to his mother. i was just so happy. it felt so fantastic. >> the happy reunion is even more heartwarming in light of a spike in afric...

>> you can tell that theyre desperate to be together and theyre very, very happy once they are together. when she sees the calf, she reaches to him, brings him to her, stands and lets him suckle. shes not threatening us. shes not even particularly vigilant to the car. shes just happy to be back with her baby. i have to say, i was crying by the time he got back to his mother. i was just so happy. it felt so fantastic. >> the happy reunion is even more heartwarming in light of a spike in african e...

Posing a serious threat to robert and marks safety. >> they weigh 200 pounds when theyre born, and this was eight months of good food and lots of moms milk. >> we could not get in there, so our option was to use the ropes. >> their plan is to harness the calf with a rope attached to the jeep and pull. the calf has been in the well for hours and is exhausted. its mother is still nearby, so a quick rescue is essential. the calf has stirred up mud, and the sides of the pit are extremely slippery. >...

>> for a minute there, we just stood there looking at each other. we didnt know what to do really. >> after a few more attempts, robert and mark get the calf turned in the right direction. they secure the rope under its belly and tell vicki to step on the accelerator. >> careful. whoo! shes out. shes out. shes going to charge you. get back in the car. just let the rope go. >> once out, they realize its a male calf. and he heads straight for his mama. >> he knew where the mother was. he knew wher...