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ChangeMakers With Niall McCann: Joyce Poole

19 minutes 37 seconds

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Young boy and girl who are waving at us sit on top of a blue jeep in a tall grassy area. Two other people have the windows open and lean out to look at us.

Host Niall McCann talks to elephant biologist Joyce Poole. She discusses her career studying elephant communication and a lifetime of research in East Africa. Part of the "ChangeMakers With Niall McCann" series.

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Runtime: 19 minutes 37 seconds

Topic: Geography, Literature, Science
Subtopic: Africa, Animal Behavior, Animal Stories
Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
Release Year: 2021
Producer/Distributor: TMW Media Group
Series: ChangeMakers With Niall McCann

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Text on a black background reads, “Faith Doherty. Activist/Campaigner.”

Young boy and girl who are waving at us sit on top of a blue jeep in a tall grassy area. Two other people have the windows open and lean out to look at us.

Man sits on a trough and smiles at us. White, tan, and dark brown cows surround him, some sticking their heads in troughs.

Large group of elephants, young and old, walk together in a dry grassy field.

Four South African women all wear tan hats and green tactical shirts. They all sit next to each other, leaning against a table as they listen to someone talk. Behind them on the wall is a white board with a chart on it.

In a clothing factory, a room full of women work at sewing machines with masks over their nose and mouths.

Jenny Demond holds and coos at two baby chimpanzees in her arms.