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Wild thing; Saba Douglas-Hamilton spent her childhood helping her father to study elephants in Africa, and is fronting the BBC's latest wildlife series. Is she the new David Attenborough?
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The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
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September 28, 2003
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2003 Solo Syndication Limited. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Byline: ANNA HUNT
When Saba Douglas-Hamilton was six weeks old, her mother, Oria, introduced her to their extended family. This 'family' included a young female elephant called Virgo. After Virgo had gently touched the baby with her trunk - a sign of welcome - she introduced the pair to her own newly born calf. So began Saba's lifelong love of animals.
Saba, 33, is being hailed by the BBC as the new David Attenborough. She was born in Kenya, the daughter of the renowned conservationist, Iain Douglas-Hamilton, and she and her younger sister, Dudu, spent their childhood travelling Africa on the trail of their father's conservation efforts to save elephants. Their mother ...
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