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poacher camp, which is large and filled with armed men. Phoenix sees that the hunters, called poachers, have captured a female elephant and her baby, which turn out to be
Indlovu's mate and son. Phoenix vows to return and save them both. Indlovu and Phoenix come across some poachers hunting in the bush, Phoenix and Indlovu chase the poachers and scare them off. They soon find more poachers at a small camp. They storm in and destroy the camp. The poachers report back to their boss, Blake Von Stein, what happened to them. Von Stein orders all the men out to find Phoenix and the elephant.
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a rogue elephant and charges at the poachers, trampling them. Phoenix is finally rescued by
Indlovu who sneaks into the camp under cover of darkness and frees Phoenix. The search for Phoenix continues by Aunt Sarah, his uncle, and Col Ibori, who is also leading the rangers against the elephant poachers. During the final confrontation with the poachers Indlovu and Phoenix cause major damage to the poachers camp and equipment. During the struggle Phoenix frees the captured elephants, the elephant family is reunited.
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Most of the poachers run away except for Blake Von Steien, who tracks
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