The Best Elephants Documentaries

Nature & Wildlife - 70 free documentaries about elephants.

Start with Wildlife (52 min, Free Documentary), then Jumbo: David Attenborough On The Tragic Life Of The Superstar Elephant (59 min, Absolute History). All 70 documentaries here are free to watch from their makers' official uploads. To read deeper, the top-rated book on elephants is Coming of Age with Elephants by Joyce Poole.

• Wildlife | Episode 5: Elephants of Africa & Asia (52 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• Jumbo: David Attenborough On The Tragic Life Of The Superstar Elephant | Jumbo (59 min, Absolute History)
• Follow an elephant calf in its first year of life Happy Baby Elephant | Little Giant (44 min, National Geographic)
• Elephant Moms Carry the Wisdom of Generations | IN OUR NATURE (26 min, Be Smart)
• Elephants Being Elephants (38 min, BBC Earth)
• Elephant Orphanage Saves The Lives Of Vulnerable Baby Elephants | Back to the Wild (52 min, Real Wild)
• The Giant Genius – Inside the Mind of an Elephant (50 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• Secrets of the Elephants | Season 1 MEGA EPISODE (163 min, Nat Geo Animals)
• The Insane Biology of: The Elephant Seal (26 min, Real Science)
• 10 Extraordinary Elephant Moments (36 min, BBC Earth)
• Elephants - Back to the Wild | Part 2 - The Return of the Elephants (52 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• I Spent 3 DAYS Hunting Animal Poachers in Africa | Carter's WAR | 4K (41 min, Real Wild)
• Elephants - Back to the Wild | Part 1 - The Orphanage of Elephants (52 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• Orphaned Elephant's Heartwarming Return To Their Home | Elephants: Back to the Wild (52 min, Real Wild)
• Operation: Elephant | Jungle Animal Rescue (44 min, Nat Geo Animals)
• Desert | Secrets of the Elephants | Executive Produced by James Cameron (45 min, National Geographic)
• The Dark Side Of Elephants (50 min, Real Wild)
• Uncovering the Secret Lives of Forest Elephants (21 min, BBC Earth)
• Deadly Roads | Bolivia, Ivory Coast and Georgia (45 min, Free Documentary)
• From Chains to Freedom: Second Chances | Elephants Return to the Wild (46 min, Love Nature)
• Elephant Whisperer: Meet The Woman Who Became an Enemy of the State for Elephants (75 min, Real Wild)
• World's Largest Elephant Toothpaste Experiment (11 min, Mark Rober)
• Survival in the Rainforest | Secrets of the Elephants (43 min, Nat Geo Animals)
• Elephant Kingdom | Secrets of Wild India (47 min, Nat Geo Animals)
• Inside The Hunt For Vicious Elephant Poachers | Carters WAR (39 min, Real Wild)
• Why An Elephant's Skin Weighs 7 Tonnes | Super Senses (52 min, Real Wild)
• Baby Elephant Meets Schoolchildren | Wildlife Nannies (26 min, Real Wild)
• Surviving Nature's Greatest Migrations | Elephants, Caribou & Zebras (31 min, BBC Earth)
• Restoring Elephant Territory | Kenya Wildlife Diaries 101 (50 min, Love Nature)
• Elephants, Cats & Octopuses | Everything You Didn't Know About Animals (44 min, Nat Geo Animals)
• The Strangest Animal Family: Elephant Leads Buffalo Herd (27 min, Real Wild)
• The Dangerous Relocation of 100 Elephants | Ivan Carter (21 min, Real Wild)
• The Tiny Endangered Elephant Shrews of Africa [4K Animal Documentary] | Elephant Shrew (48 min, Real Wild)
• The Last Round Up Of The Elephants | Elephants In Chains (51 min, Real Wild)
• King of the Elephants (42 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• Giants Under Siege: The Fight To Save Earth’s Last Elephants | Elephants: On The Run (46 min, Love Nature)
• Why Elephants Are Being Illegally Poached | Kenya Wildlife Diaries 102 (48 min, Love Nature)
• Exposing the Shocking Neglect of Rare Asian Bull Elephants (51 min, Real Wild)
• Elephants Try To Mate In Enclosure | Zoo Days (22 min, Real Wild)
• GONAREZHOU NATIONAL PARK: Home To 12,000 Elephants (23 min, Real Wild)
• Are We The Last Generation To See This? | The Smiling Elephant (46 min, Love Nature)
• The Emotional Lives of Elephants: A Fight for Survival | Elephants On The Run (46 min, Love Nature)
• Secret Modern-Day Eden for Lions, Hyenas, and Elephants | Nomads of the Serengeti Ep103 (49 min, Love Nature)
• Sweet Baby Elephant Bonding With Its Herd | Wildlife Quest (24 min, Real Wild)
• How South Africa's Elephants Avoided Extinction | Addo's Elephants (51 min, Real Wild)
• The Last Elephant Men of Cambodia (82 min, Free Documentary)
• Wild Mischief: Birds, Monkeys & Elephants | Animals Like Us 104 (50 min, Love Nature)
• The 100 Year Elephant-Human Conflict: How Dangerous Is It? (101 min, Real Wild)
• Exposing The Billion-Dollar Ivory Gangs With Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall (56 min, Real Wild)
• GIANT SLAVES | The True Cost of Thai Elephant Tourism (46 min, Real Wild)
• The Tale of An Extraordinary Animal-Human Relationship Between Girl and Elephant (88 min, Real Wild)
• Searching For Baby Elephants In Kenya | Wildlife Quest (24 min, Real Wild)
• The Last Mahout: The Final Elephant Whisperer (51 min, Real Wild)
• The Elephant That Changed Africa (Wildlife Documentary) | Big Boy (42 min, Real Wild)
• Big Boy: An Elephant's Story (42 min, Real Wild)
• The Emotional Adventures of Three Elephants | The Great Elephant Tale (50 min, Love Nature)
• These Elephant Poachers Must Be Stopped | Kenya Wildlife Diaries 102+103 (98 min, Love Nature)
• The World's MOST Hunted Animal: Why Elephants Could Be Gone in 25 Years (49 min, Real Wild)
• The Secrets to Treating Aging Elephants (21 min, Real Wild)
• Great Places of the World | Episode 5: Sri Lanka - Land of Elephants (26 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• The Incredible Rescue Mission Saving Thailand’s Elephants | Elephants: Return to the Wild (46 min, Love Nature)
• Restoring Damaged Elephant Ecosystems | Kenya Wildlife Diaries 101+102 (98 min, Love Nature)
• Elephant Seals Battle for Beachmaster Harem | Battle of the Alphas 105 (25 min, Love Nature)
• African Elephants Fight for Survival Against Poachers | Wildlife Icons Ep203 (48 min, Love Nature)
• For Your Consideration - Cher & the Loneliest Elephant 🐘 Smithsonian Channel (57 min, Smithsonian Channel)
• RARE FOOTAGE: Lone Lion Hunts an Elephant Family for Survival | 4K (24 min, Real Wild)
• Saving Indonesia's Elephants and Gibbons 4K | 1,000 Days For The Planet (80 min, Real Wild)
• The Flight Of Elephants! (52 min, Real Wild)
• Animal Kingdom: Birds And Elephants (21 min, Real Wild)
• The Sacred Elephant And Camel (Wildlife Documentary) | Amazing Animals (20 min, Real Wild)

Top-Rated Books About Elephants

1. Coming of Age with Elephants by Joyce Poole - View on Amazon
2. The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence Anthony - View on Amazon
3. Love, Life, and Elephants by Daphne Sheldrick - View on Amazon
4. Elephant Memories by Cynthia Moss - View on Amazon