Elmo Learns Who Leads a Lion Pride

Elmo and friends learn how lion prides work on the African savanna — from how females hunt together and help raise each other’s cubs to why female lions play such an important role in the pride.

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Elmo Learns Who Leads a Lion Pride

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Sesame Street and the Great Elephant Adventure

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Elmo Learns Who Leads a Lion Pride

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Building for Birds | WILD HOPE

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