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This series takes us into the wonderful world of animals. We look at rare and unique creatures, births of existing ones and more importantly the affects our changing environment is having on the animal kingdom.

EPISODE 1

GREAT BARRIER REEF A LOOK AT THE THOUSANDS OF MARINE SPECIES ON THIS INCREDIBLE REEF AND THE MEASURES TAKEN TO PRESERVE THEM.

GERMAN ANT SHOP A SHOP IN BERLIN THAT IS EUROPE’S ONLY SELLER OF ANTS AND ANT COLONIES.

BULLOCK RACE A LOOK AT A RACE IN INDIA FEATURING BULLOCKS NORMALLY USED FOR PLOUGHING THE FIELDS

TUSK TRACKER A NEW CARBON DATING SYSTEM USED TO DETERMINE THE AGE OF AN ELEPHANT’S DEATH.

CAT FASHION A FASHIONABLE NEW LOOK FOR DOMESTIC CATS IN INDONESIA.

PET TRAVEL A NOW FASTER AND MORE EFFICIENT WAY FOR ANIMALS TO TRAVEL IN BETWEEN COUNTRIES

MAURITIUS WHALES A LOOK AT THE INCREASING THREATS TO WHALES FROM PESTICIDES AND THE WHALING INDUSTRY.

BABY TIGERS HERE WE MEET TWO NEW MEMBERS OF THE TIGER FAMILY ARRIVING AT THE BERLIN ZOO.

MINIATURE HORSES WE INVESTIGATE A NEW HOBBY FOR THE RICH IN RUSSIA…OWNING A METRE HIGH HORSE.

FLAMINGO CHICKS SAN DIEGO ZOO IN AMERICA HAS JUST WELCOMED SOME NEW MEMBERS OF THE FLAMINGO FAMILY.

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EPISODE 2

GEESE 150 GEESE MAKE A MAD DASH IN ANNUAL RACE IN MIRANO.

UK PENGUIN HERE WE ARE INTRODUCED TO A VERY UNIQUE PENGUIN AT LONDON’S GATWICK ZOO.

AUSTRALIA WHALE WATCHING

A LOOK AT SOME 1.5 MILLION TOURISTS WHO TAKE PART IN WHALE WATCHING PER YEAR.

CAMBODIAN BULL A SPECIAL BULL IN CAMBODIA THAT HAS SPECIAL HEALING POWERS. LOCALS OFTEN TAKE TO LICKING THE BULL.

MONKEY HELPERS A UNIVERSITY IN THE US TRAINING MONKEYS TO HELP THE DISABLED.

CAT CAFE A CAFÉ IN NEW YORK HAS OPENED FOR CATS WITH DISHES SUCH AS FILLET MEOW.

SNAKE MAN AN INDIAN MAN HAS IINCUBATED THE FIRST EVER KING COBRA EGGS.

BATHING ELEPHANTS ELEPHANTS ESCAPE THE HOT SUN AT THE BERLIN ZOO BY TAKING A REFRESHING BATH.

ICE BLOCKS A JAPANESE ZOO FREEZES FRUIT SNACKS INSIDE GIANT BLOCKS OF ICE FOR THEIR ANIMALS.

DOG GYM HERE WE LOOK AT A NEW CONCEPT IN CHILE…A DOG FITNESS CENTRE COMPLETE WITH TREADMILLS..

DEEP SEA DIRECTOR HOLLYWOOD DIRECTOR JAMES CAMERON IS GOING TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA SEARCHING FOR PROOF OF LIFES BEGINNINGS ON EARTH.

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EPISODE 3

RARE MONKEY A RARE SOUTH AMERICAN MONKEY HAS JUST ARRIVED AT A ZOO IN ISRAEL.

SAVING SEALS HERE WE FOLLOW RUSSIAN SCIENTISTS AS THEY TRY TO PROTECT SEALS FROM THE THREAT OF HUNTERS.

UPRIGHT MONKEY A MONKEY IN JERUSALEM WHO WOKE UP FROM AN ILLNESS AND STARTED WALKING UPRIGHT LIKE A HUMAN.

OLYMPIC ANIMALS A LOOK AT A ZOOKEEPER WHO DRESSES HIS PENGUINS IN THE COLOURS OF THE NATIONAL TEAM.

GIANT SQUID FISHERMAN IN SPAIN HAVE CAUGHT THE NEVER SEEN BEFORE GIANT SQUID, ONCE THOUGHT A MYTHICAL ANIMAL.

AUSTRALIA PONY A LOOK AT A GIRL WHO CAN ONLY FALL ASLEEP WITH HER PONY BESIDE HER.

RWANDA GORILLAS A LOOK AT GROWING CONCERNS FOR THE PROTECTION OF A RARE GORILLA.

HOT ZOO ANIMALS A LOOK AT SOME BOILING HOT ANIMALS IN A TURKISH ZOO AND THE WAYS STAFF COOL THEM DOWN.

SCORPION WOMAN A CRAZY WOMAN LOOKING TO BREAK A RECORD BY LIVING WITH SCORPIONS FOR A MONTH.

SNOW LEOPARD CUBS HERE WE SPEND A LIITLE TIME WITH SOME CUTE NEW ARRIVALS TO THE BERLIN ZOO.

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EPISODE 4

GERMAN DOG HERE WE LOOK AT ALL 33 CENTIMETRES OF A DOG’S EARS IN GERMANY.

LATVIAN BEARS HERE WE TAKE A LOOK AT TWO BEARS REJECTED FROM THEIR BIOLOGICAL MOTHER WHO HAVE FOUND NEW PARENTS.

CLEVER DOG HERE WE SEE A DOG THAT HAS LEARNT TO WALK ON ITS TWO HIND LEGS.

DONKEY SANCTUARY A WOMAN WHO HAS SET UP A REFUGE FOR THESE ANIMALS IN THE TROUBLED MIDDLE EAST.

MALAYSIAN TURTLES HERE WE VISIT A 60 HECTRE PIECE OF LAND DESIGNED TO HELP TURTLES GET SAFELY BACK INTO THE WATER.

WHITE TIGER CUBS A LOOK AT MEASURES TAKEN IN SOUTH AFRICA TO PRESERVE THESE SPECIAL ANIMALS.

ORANGUTAN WE EXAMINE ORANGUTANS IN A THAILAND ZOO SUSPECTED OF BEING SMUGGLED FROM INDONESIA.

FOUR EARED CAT A CAT IN GERMANY DRAWING A LOT OF ATTENTION FOR ITS UNIQUE ATTRIBUTE.

RARE TIGER CUBS THREE NEW CUBS FROM THE SAME PARENTS BUT ALL THREE ARE DIFFERENT COLOURS.

PIG RACES AN ANNUAL EVENT IN RUSSIA WHERE PIGS COMPETE IN A MAD DASH.

BABY HIPPO VISITORS AT THE BERLIN ZOO WERE GIVEN FIRST LOOK AT A SPECIAL NEW ARRIVAL.

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EPISODE 5

BRAZILLIAN ALLIGATORS A LOOK AT RESIDENT COMPLAINTS AFTER THREE ALLIGATORS WERE REMOVED FROM A CITY FOUNTAIN.

USA DOG YOGA ONLY IN AMERICA CAN YOU NOW SHARE A YOGA CLASS WITH YOUR FAVOURITE POOCH.

PREHISTORIC ELEPHANT SCIENTISTS ARE EXCITED BY A RARE DISCOVERY IN GERMANY

THAILAND MONKEYS AN OUTDOOR FESTIVAL WHERE THE SACRED MONKEYS ARE FREE TO DO WHAT THEY WANT.

NEW ZEALAND SHEEP A FUNNY LOOK AT SHEEP RUNNING OUT OF CONTROL THROUGH A SMALL COUNTRY TOWN.

BELGIAN KOALAS EUCALYPTUS LEAVES ARE FLOWN IN FROM BRITAIN TO FEED THESE CUDDLY ANIMALS.

TWIN MONKEYS CHINA’S BEIJING SAFARI PARK HAS JUST HAD TWO UNEXPECTED VISITORS.

JAPANESE MICE SCIENTISTS HAVE BRED MICE WITHOUT ANY HELP FROM A MALE.

GAME CAPTURE GAME PARKS IN SOUTH AFRICA CAN BUY ANIMALS FROM OTHER PARKS.

CICADAS AFTER A 17 YEAR NAP TRILLIONS OF INSECTS WOKE UP IN THE US.

UNUSUAL FROG A FRO IN THE UK HAS BEEN BOIRN WITH THREE HEADS.

SAMPLE TISSUE BANK A CENTRE IN LONDON CONTAINING THE GENETIC IMPRINT OF ANY ANIMAL.

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EPISODE 6

SUPER CROC A SCIENTIST RECREATES AN ANCIENT 11 METRE LONG REPTILE.

SHAGGIEST SHEEP A WANDERING SHEEP IN NEW ZEALAND IS CAUGHT AND YIELDS 27 KILOGRAMS OF WOOL.

WILD ANIMALS A PARK IN INDIA WHERE ANIMALS BANNED FROM THE CIRCUS CAN BE CARED FOR.

HORSE EXPEDITION HERE WE LOOK AT AN AMBITIOUS TRECK ACROSS AN UZBEKISTANI DESERT.

CHINA PANDAS TWO BABY PANDAS BORN IN SAN DIEGO ARE SET TO RETURN HOME.

CAMEL RACES AN EVENT IN GERMANY WHERE CAMEL RACING IS A MAJOR ATTRACTION.

CLONED KITTENS HERE WE LOOK AT NEW CLONING METHODS IN THE USA.

CHEETAH CUBS HERE WE HEAD TO SPAIN TO VIEW A COUPLE OF NEW ARRIVALS.

RED PANDAS A CHINESE ZOO HAS SHOWN OFF ITS LATEST TREAT….RED PANDA TRIPLETS.

SEA TURTLES ACTION IS BEING TAKEN IN SPAIN TO STOP THE 400,000 DEATHS PER YEAR OF TURTLES TO FISHING NETS.

BEAR CUB KEEPERS AND VISITORS ARE BEING KEPT ENTERTAINED BY A CUTE NEW BEAR CUB BORN AT THE BERLIN ZOO.

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EPISODE 7

DUCK ATTACK A DISTURBING LOOK AT HOW THE RSPCA TREAT THESE ABUSED ANIMALS, EVEN REMOVING A SCREWDRIVER FROM ONE BIRD’S NECK.

ORPHANED GIRAFFE A GIRAFFE IN AFRICA IS LOOKED AFTER IN A PARK TO PREVENT ATTACK IN THE WILD.

MANUL CATS THREE MOUNTAIN CATS ARE EXHIBITED AT THE BERLIN ZOO.

TEST TUBE SHEEP RARE KAZAKSTAN SHEEP ARE BEING BORN THROUGH DIFFERENT MEANS.

WORLD’S SMALLEST DOG A LOOK AT A DOG IN SLOVAKIA THAT MEASURES JUST 18 CENTIMETRES.

PAINTING CHIMPANZEE THIS MONKEY IN JAPAN HAS TAKEN THE ART WORLD BY STORM.

TEMPLE CATS HERE WE LOOK AT THE STRAY CATS TAKEN IN BY BUDDHIST MONKS AT A TEMPLE IN CHINA.

FLAMINGOS A ZOO IN ARGENTINA HAS MADE THESE BIRDS A PRIORITY IN THEIR PRESERVATION PROJECTS.

EAGLE A LOOK AT THE EFFORTS BEING MADE IN THE PHILLIPINES TO PROTECT A RARE GIANT BIRD.

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EPISODE 8

LION CUBS HERE WE TRAVEL TO FRANKFURT FOR THE BIRTH OF TWO RARE LIONS.

MANEATERS VISITORS RISK LIVES BY TRYING TO GLIMPSE THIS NOTORIOUS ANIMAL IN KENYA.

MANATEE HOSPITAL WE LOOK AT A UNIQUE SEAL LIKE ANIMAL THAT SUFFERS FROSTBITE IF THE WATER DROPS BELOW 60 DEGREES FARENHEIT.

GREEN BEARS A FASCINATING LOOK AT HOW POLAR BEARS IN HUMID SINGAPORE SUFFER A GREENING APPEARANCE DUE TO ALGAE GROWING IN THEIR FUR.

PYTHON A HUGE 16 FOOT PYTHON HAS FOUND ITSELF LIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL HOME IN KENYA.

BABY CHIMP VISITORS TO AUSTRALIA’S TORONGA ZOO ARE BEING ENTERTAINED BY THIS PLAYFUL CHIMP.

LEOPARD CUBS TWO NEW AND RARE AMUR CUBS HAVE BEEN BORN IN A RUSSIAN ZOO.

FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE A LOOK AT ONE OF THE MOST INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE WORLD.

STRANGE BIRD A LOOK AT A UNIQUE BUDGIE IN NEW ZEALAND, IT HAS STRANGE PLUMAGE AND UNUSUALLY STUNTED WINGS.

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EPISODE 9

MULES HONG KONG IS RESORTING TO OLD METHODS BY USING MULES TO HELP BUILDA NEW CABLE CAR.

ARGENTINA CUBS HERE WE VISIT A ZOO WITH TWO NEW CUDDLY ARRIVALS.

BRAZIL WHALE A WHALE LURKS JUST 50 METRES OF THE FAMOUS COPACOBANA BEACH.

ALBINO CROW HERE WE WITNESS AN AMAZING WHITE CROW IN A SMALL INDIAN VILLAGE.

DOG SHOW HOTEL DOGS ARE GIVEN FIVE STAR TREATMENT AT A NEW YORK HOTEL AHEAD OF A PRESTIGIOUS DOG SHOW.

WANDERING SEAL CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS ARE SHOCKED TO SEE A SEA LION 100 KILOMETRES INLAND ON A FARM.

FROGS MIGRATING FROGS IN RUSSIA RISK LIFE AND LEGS CROSSING BUSY HIGHWAYS.

CLIMBING DOG A GOLDEN RETRIEVER HAS CLIMBED LATIN AMERICA’S HIGHEST PEAK.

GOAT DERBY A GOAT RACING DAY IN KENYA WHERE THE ANIMALS ARE DRESSED UP IN FULL RACING SILKS.

MALAYSIAN FISH HERE WE SEE THE NEW TREND IN PET FISH…THE FLOWER HORN FISH.

DOG SHOW HERE WE TAKE A PEAK AT A HUGE SHOW IN BRAZIL WHERE OVER 2000 BREED OF DOG ARE ON DISPLAY.

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EPISODE 10

ANIMAL HOTEL A NEW LUXURY TREATMENT FOR YOUR PET IN A GRAND GERMAN HOTEL.

PIGS ISRAEL HAS BEGUN USING PIGS WHO HAVE BEEN TRAINED TO SMELL BOMBS AND LAND MINES.

SNAKES AND MICE HERE WE SEE A JORDANIAN MAN WHO BREEDS HIS OWN MICE TO FEED HIS THREE PET SNAKES.

FLYING FOXES TAKE A STROLL THROUGH SYDNEY’S BOTANICAL GARDENS, HOME TO 5300 FLYING FRUIT BATS.

GIANT GOLDFISH A NEW WORLD RECORD IN HONG KONG WITH A FISH THE SIZE OF A DOMESTIC CAT.

BABY GIRAFFE HERE WE SEE A GANGLY NEW VISITOR TO THE BERLIN ZOO.

TIGERS A BRITISH PUSH TO SAVE THE RARE SIBERIAN TIGERS AND LEOPARDS.

HOT DOGS AS TEMPERATURES SOARED IN THE NETHERLANDS OWNERS TURNED TO NEW FASHIONS FOR THEIR BELOVED CANINES.

ANIMAL BATHING HERE WE VISIT A TURKISH ZOO WHERE THE ANIMALS ARE BEING COOLED DOWN FROM THE STIFFLING HEAT.

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EPISODE 11 EMU OIL AUSTRALIAN SCIENTISTS TEST THE

HEALING POWERS OF THIS PRECIOUS OIL. BEAR OP HERE WE JOIN A GERMAN TEAM

OPERATING ON A VERY SICK BEAR, HE HAS A TUMOUR AND IS BLIND.

BABY CAMELS TWO NEW CAMELS HAVE PROVED TO BE THE STAR NEW ATTRACTIONS AT THE BERLIN ZOO.

FAT CAT HERE WE SEE A CAT IN MINNESOTA THAT WEIGHS IN AT 18 KILOS, 6 TIMES HEAVIER THAN IT SHOULD BE.

MONKEYS MONKEYS IN WEST SUMATRA ARE USED TO HELP PICK HARD TO REACH COCONUTS.

BRAZIL SHARKS HERE WE VISIT A SUSPECTED ATTACK ON THREE SHARKS THAT CAME TOO CLOSE TO THE SHORE.

DOLPHIN BREEDING HONG KONG HAS LAY CLAIM TO THE FIRST ARTIFICIALLY BRED DOLPHIN.

PANDA EXAM HERE WE SEE A CUTE NEW BEAR GOING THROUGH HIS WEEKLY TESTS.

DOG DATING INDIA HAS OPENED ITS FIRST DOG DATING SERVICE.

HORSE AND SLED HERE WE VISIT AN ANNUAL GERMAN TRADITION OF HORSE SLED RACING.

DONKEY FESTIVAL AN ANNUAL MEXICAN FESTIVAL WHERE ALL HOMAGE IS PAID TO THE TIRELESS DONKEY.

BEAR REFUGE A CENTRE IN CROATIA WHERE HOMELESS BEARS ARE NURTURED.

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EPISODE 12 DOG KENNELS A LOOK AT NEW FACILITIES FOR STRAY

DOGS IN NORTH LONDON. DISABLED DOGS TREATMENT FOR THE THOUSANDS OF

DISABLED DOGS THAT ROAM THE STREETS OF BANGKOK.

SNAKE CHARMER AN ELDERLY NEW DEHLI MAN HAS BEEN BANNED FROM HIS ANCIENT OCCUPATION.

ANIMAL NOISES HUMANS COMPETE AGAINST ANIMALS FOR THE LOUDEST NOISES.

DOG FASHION HERE WE SEE A NEW RANGE HARRODS HAS FOR ITS POOCH LOVERS.

TIGERS A TIGER AT THE HANNOI ZOO HAS GIVEN BIRTH TO FOUR CUBS WHO ARE NOW INSTANT CELEBRITIES.

PET DETECTIVE HERE WE JOIN A RUSSIAN MAN WHO HAS DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO SAVING HELPLESS ANIMALS.

DOLPHIN A WANDERING DOLPHIN IS STEERED BACK ON LINE OFF THE COAST OF GERMANY.

SEAL CUBS NEW RESEARCH INTO HOW THESE CUBS SURVIVE WHEN RELEASED BACK INTO THE WILD.

SIKA DEER A THAI MAN HAS BEGUN BREEDING THIS SPECIAL ANIMAL TO PRELONG ITS SURVIVAL.

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EPISODE 13 ANIMAL ACUPUNCTURE A DOCTOR IN BANGKOK HAS BEGUN

USING ACUPUNCTURE TO TREAT ANIMAL AILMENTS.

GIRAFFE MANICURE HERE WE SEE A GIRAFFE BEING HELD DOWN AS HE GETS A PAMPERING.

DOLPHINS RESEARCH INTO HOW DOLPHINS REACT WHEN CONFRONTED WITH AN IMAGE OF THEMSELVES.

DOG GLASSES A MUNICH BASED COMPANY HAS DEVELOPED UV PROTECTION FOR YOUR CANINE.

SINGING ANIMALS A LOOK AT CAROLS BEING SUNG BY SELECT ANIMALS AT THE SAN DIEGO ZOO.

DOG ESCAPE A LOOK AT THE WAYS DOGS HAVE BEEN ESCAPING FROM THEIR POUND.

WHALES TOURISTS HAVE FLOCKED TO A COAST IN COLUMBIA TO SEE AN ANNUAL MIGRATION OF WHALES.

AFGHAN ZOO A LOOK AT NEGLECTED ANIMALS AT A WAR TORN COUNTRY’S ZOO.

STALLIONS A SPANISH RIDING SCHOOL HAS SHOWN TOURISTS AN ANCIENT ART OF HORSE HUSBANDRY.

TURKEY TURTLES A LOOK AT A VITAL PIECE OF THE MEDITERRANEAN COAST FOR TURTLE BREEDING.

ELEPHANT HERE WE WITNESS A SPECIAL GIFT GIVEN TO JAPAN FROM INDIA.

ALLIGATOR THANKS TO A SPECIAL PROJECT THE CHINESE ALLIGATOR HAS BEEN SAVED FROM POTENTIAL EXTINCTION.

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EPISODE 14 BLACK RHINO A LOOK AT A NEW RHINO EXPANSION

PROGRAMME IN AFRICA. POLAR BEARS TWO ORPHANED CUBS FOUND IN ALASKA

HAVE BEEN GIVEN A NEW HOME IN THE USA.

WHITE LIONS A LOOK AT THREE CUTE WHITE LION CUBS IN SOUTH AFRICA.

PUDU HERE WE WITNESS A RARE SMALL DEER FINDING A NEW HOME.

DOG EMPLOYEE A DOG THAT HAS WORKED IN A JAPANESE FACTORY FOR 12 YEARS IS RETIRING.

ELEPHANT BOOTCAMP HERE WE JOIN SOME BABY ELEPHANTS IN INDIA BEING PUT THROUGH A RIGOROUS TRAINING CAMP.

HAWKS VS PIGEONS CENTRAL PARK IS SICK OF PIGEON POO AND IS USING HAWKS TO SCARE THEM AWAY.

LITHUANIAN STORKS HUGE NUMBERS OF THIS BEAUTIFUL BIRD ARE TAKING OVER THE PARKS IN LITHUANIA.

SWANS TWO SWANS IN LOVE IN MOSCOW ARE CAUSING A HEATED DEBATE.

CAMELS AUSTRALIA IS HOME TO SOME 750,000 CAMELS ROAMING ITS DESERTS. DUE TO THIS LOCALS ARE LOOKING TO EXPORT THEM AND THEIR MEAT.

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EPISODE 15 SNAKES ALIVE A SNAKE CHARMER IN INDIA HAS

REVEALED OVER 3000 COBRAS LIVING UNDER A HOUSE.

RARE SEAL A RARE SEAL HAS BECOME THE FIRST SEAL BORN IN A MIDDLE EASTERN ZOO.

CROCODILE SPANISH POLICE HAVE SEARCHED A CITY LAKE AFTER SEVERAL SIGHTINGS.

BABY CHIMP A NEW ATTRACTION TO SYDNEY’S TORONGA PARK ZOO IS STEALING ALL THE ATTENTION.

ANCIENT FISH A LOOK AT A FISHERMAN WHO PULLED UP A RARE AND FAMOUS FISH.

KOREAN CUBS VISITORS FLOCK TO A ZOO IN SOUEL TO SEE SOME BABY TIGERS.

BURRO FESTIVAL A FESTIVAL IN MEXICO WHERE THE DONKEY IS GIVEN FULL STATUS.

OSTRICH MEAL DINERS IN CHILE CAN NOW ORDER OSTRICH STEAK OFF THE MENU.

DEER HERE WE JOIN FARMERS IN KAZAKHISTAN FOR A SUMMER DE-HORNING RITUAL.

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EPISODE 16 SWIMMING CAT A CAT IN BRITAIN HAS TAKEN TO

RECREATIONAL SWIMMING STRANGE RELATIONS A KENYAN LIONESS HAS TAKEN TO

MOTHERING AN ANIMAL SHE WOIULD NORMALLY HUNT AND EAT.

WALRUS A LOOK AT THE FIRST WALRUS BIRTHING PROGRAMME IN THE NETHERLANDS.

CAMEL WRESTLING A BIZARRE EVENT IN AYDIN WHERE CAMELS ARE PARADED AND THEN WRESTLE.

SMART DOG A GERMAN DOG HAS PROVED IT CAN GRASP SOME HUMAN LANGUAGE.

SHARK HERE WE SEE A RARE MEGAMOUTH SHARK THAT FEEDS ON PLANKTON.

OKAPI CALF VISITORS ARE FLOCKING TO SEE A CALF THAT LOOKS LIKE A ZEBRA, HYENA AND GIRAFFE CROSS.

FLAMINGOS A NEW PUSH TO PROTECT FLAMINGOS IN ARGENTINA.

STRAY DOGS 50 STRAY DOGS IN BANGKOK HAVE BEEN TRAINED UP FOR THAI POLICE SERVICE.

CAMAS A VET IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES HAS CROSSED A CAMEL WITH A LLAMA TO GENERATE A NEW SPECIES OF ANIMAL.

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EPISODE 17 BUTTERFLIES A LOOK THE MIGRATION OF MILLIONS OF

MONARCH BUTTERFLIES FROM CANADA TO WARMER MEXICO..

SNAKE CLINIC AN INDIAN CLINIC WHERE YOUR SNAKE CAN RECEIVE SPECIAL TREATMENT.

PARROT DAY A LOOK AT WORLD PARROT DAY IN CENTRAL LONDON.

WHALING SHIP A SPECIAL SHIP THAT DOESN’T DISTURB THE PRECIOUS MARINE LIFE.

CROCODILE MAN A MEXICAN MAN WHO GIVES OFF A SPECIAL CALL TO LURE THE CROCODILES.

STORK ADOPTION A GERMAN WOMAN WHO HAS ADOPTED A STORK AND ITS TWO NEW BABIES, WE VISIT HER HOUSE AND SEE WHAT SHE FEDS THEM.

CATERPILLARS A LOOK AT A MASSIVE PROBLEM OF CATERPILLARS EATING CROPS IN CHINA.

PET LAUNDRY A NEW WAY OF CLEANING YOUR POOCH THAT SPARES SPLASHING IN THE BATH.

MALAYSIAN FISH A NEW FLOWER HORN FISH IS ALL THE RAGE IN ASIAN AQUARIUMS.

GERMAN PIG A RARE PIG WITH TUSKS IS CAUSING A STIR.

LION REHAB AN INDIAN CENTRE FOR LIONS THAT HAVE FINISHED THEIR DAYS IN THE CIRCUS.

SPITTING COBRAS LONDON ZOO HAS BEEN ASKED TO ACCEPT SOME ILLEGAL COBRAS CAUGHT IN A SMUGGLING RAID.

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EPISODE 18 FOX CUBS A ROTTWEILLER IN GERMANY HAS

BECOME THE FOSTER MOTHER TO FOUR FOX CUBS.

BEAR A WOUNDED BEAR RECEIVES SPECIAL HELP FROM INTERNATIONAL VETS AT A ZOO IN KABUL.

PANDAS HERE WE LOOK AT A PUSH TO GET PANDAS OUT OF THEIR CAGES AND BACK INTO THE WILD IN CHINA.

THAILAND MONKEYS SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE TO GUARD THEIR FOOD AT LUNCH DUE TO CHEEKY MONKEYS LURKING.

TIGERS AN INDONESIAN ZOO WELCOMES 4 NEW WHITE BENGAL TIGER CUBS.

REPTILE MEET A TRIP TO ITALY FOR THOUSANDS OF SNAKES, FROGS AND SPIDERS FOR A REPTILE SHOW.

ELEPHANT AN ELEPHANT WITH DRY SKIN HAS BEEN GIVEN DAILY MOISTURIZER GIVING JOY TO THE TOURISTS WATCHING.

GIRAFFE OP A GIRAFFE IN JAPAN HAS BEEN GIVEN AN ARTIFICIAL LEG AFTER A NASTY ACCIDENT.

BABY TAPIR A RHINO LIKE ANIMAL THAT WAS GIVEN MOUTH TO MOUTH RESSUCITATION AFTER BIRTHING DIFFICULTIES.

SEALS A LOOK AT SEALS IN RUSSIA BEING TRAINED TO HELP SEA RESCUES.

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EPISODE 19 LLAMA A BABY LLAMA IS BORN IN A FRENCH

ZOO. COELACANTH A LOOK AT AN ANCIENT FISH THAT

ORIGINATED 380 MILLION YEARS AGO.. ITALIAN DOGS A LOOK AT THE THOUSANDS OF

ABANDONED DOGS ON THE STREETS OF ROME.

PUPPY AN ABANDONED PUPPY IS TAKEN IN BY A MONKEY IN INDONESIA. SHE PRRENS HIMAND NOW TREATS IT LIKE HER OWN.

GORILLA CENSUS GORILLAS IN THE EAST AFRICAN MOUNTAINS ARE BEING COUNTED TO MONITOR THEIR EXISTAENCE.

OLD CHICKEN AN AMERICAN CHICKEN IS 14 YEARS OLD, NEARLY DOUBLE THE AVERAGE AGE.

LYNX A NEW PUSH IN SPAIN TO RISE THE BREEDING OF THIS RARE ANIMAL.

BEAR A BEAR THAT ATTACKED A ZOOKEEPER HAS FOUND A NEW HOME IN THE NETHERLANDS.

OCTUPUS AN OCTOPUS IN GERMANY HAS BEEN TRAINED TO TAKE THE LID OFF ITS SHRIMP DINNERS.

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EPISODE 20 LEMURS A NEW ADDITION TO A ZOO IN BEUNOS

AIRES, A GIFT FROM MADAGASCAR. MONKEYS A LOOK AT INDONESIAN FARMERS WHO

USE MONKEYS TO HELP PICK HARD TO REACH COCONUTS.

SERVAL THIS RARE ANIMAL HAS BECOME THE CENTRE OF ATTENTION AT THE BERLIN ZOO.

ANTELOPE CONSERVATIONISTS ARE CONCERNED THE A RISE IN DEMAND FOR WOOL IS THREATENING THE TIBETAN ANTELOPE.

OKAPI HERE WE LOOK AND LEARN ABOUT A TRULY UNIQUE ANIMAL.

BELGIAN BEAR ON THE STREETS OF ROMA IN BELGIUM DANCING BEARS ARE STILL A COMMON SIGHT.

RHINOS GROWING CONCERNS FOR THE FUTURE OF THE ASIAN RHINO POPULATION.

CHIMPANZEES A LOOK AT AN INDIAN ZOO USING MIRROR THERAPY TO CHANGE BEHAVIOUR PATTERNS..

DOLPHINS HERE WE VISIT HONG KONG TO MEET THE FIRST ARTIFICIALLY CONCEIVED BOTTLE NOSED DOLPHIN.

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EPISODE 21 BABY GIRAFFE A LOOK AT THE ROTHSCHILD GIRAFFE,

NOTABLY DIFFERENT FOR THE COLOUR OF ITS COAT.

THAI CATS STRANDED CATS ON PHI PHI ISLAND ARE GIVEN HOMES AFTER THE TSUNAMI.

BEAR DOGS A GERMAN MAN BELIEVES HE HAS REVIVED A ONCE EXTINCT ANIMAL.

ALZHEIMER DOG DOGS ARE NOW BEING TRAINED TO HELP ALZHEIMER SUFFERERS.

CROCODILE CONSERVATION RARE CROCS IN VENEZUELA ARE BEING BRED BACK INTO CAPTIVITY.

TIGERS A LOOK AT A NEW BREEDING SYSTEM IN THAILAND.

CAMELS A LOOK AT A NEW GANGLY ARRIVAL AT A GERMAN ZOO.

TURTLES AN INDIAN RESERVE IS HELPING TURTLES SAFELY BACK TO THE WATER.

ELEPHANT ORPHAN AN ELEPHANT IN AFRICA WHO LOST ITS MOTHER HAS BEEN AIRLIFTED TO A NEW HOME IN NAIROBI.

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EPISODE 22 PERU TIGER THREE BANGAL CUBS HAVE BEEN BORN IN

A ZOO IN NORHTERN PERU. HORSE CLONE HERE WE LOOK AT THE CLONING OF A

VERY SPECIAL HORSE. COBRAS MEET A 9 YEAR OLD THAI BOY WHO

CHARMS SNAKES AFTER SCHOOL. KANGAROOS A LOOK AT A NEW JOEY BORN INTO THE

BERLIN ZOO. PET HOTEL A LUXURY HOTEL DESIGNED EXCLUSIVELY

FOR PETS. PANDAS TWO PANDAS HAVE ARRIVED IN THE US

AFTER TRAVELLING FROM CHINA. DOG COLLAR A JAPANESE COMPANY HAS DEVELOPED A

DOG TRANSLATOR DEVICE. CROCODILES NEW CONCERNS OVER THE TROUBLED

NUMBERS OF A RARE CROCODILE IN SOUTH AMERICA.

TURTLES TURTLES IN VENEZUELA HAVE BEEN GIVEN A NEW LEASE OF LIFE.

LIONS A PEACE OFFERING FROM BEIJING SENDING SPECIAL LIONS TO A ZOO IN WAR RAVAGED KABUL.

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EPISODE 23 RARE TURTLE A TRULY UNIQUE TURTLE WAS CAUGHT IN

FISHING NETS OF THE ALBANIAN COAST. SHARKS HERE WE VISIT AN AQUARIUM IN SEOUL

WHERE BABY SHARKS HAVE JUST BEEN BORN.

CONDORS 8 BABY CONDORS ARE RELEASED INTO A NATIONAL PARK IN CHILE.

WHALE SONAR SCIENTISTS WORRY THAT NEW SONAR TECHNOLOGY MAY BE HARMFUL TO MARINE LIFE.

WATER BUFFALO BUFFALOS IN INDONESIA A BEING MADE REDUNDANT DUE TO MODERN TECHNOLOGY.

CHINA DOGS A LOOK AT A GROWING NUMBER OF DOMESTIC DOG OWNERSHIP IN BEIJING.

ROMANIAN BEARS A LOOK AT BEARS THAT ARE ENTERING CITY LIMITS LOOKING FOR FOOD.

RACOONS A LOOK AT THREE BABY RACOONS BEING RAISED BY THEIR FATHER.

AUSTRALIA SHARK A SHARK IN PORT LINCOLN HAS JUMPED INTO A TUNA POUND CAUSING A FEEDING FRENZY.

UK PIGEON A PIGEON RETURNS HOME TO HIS OWNER AFTER TAKING A HUGE WRONG TURN.

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EPISODE 24 SUPERSTAR KITTY WE VISIT RUSSIA TO SEE A FAMOUS CAT

THAT IS BEGINNING A WORLD TOUR. SUMATRAN TIGER INDONESIA HAS BEEN WARNED THAT ITS

TIGER SPECIES IS IN GRAVE DANGER OF EXTINCTION.

HERO KANGAROO A STORY OF A KANGAROO WHO SAVED A FARMER’S LIFE. IT RAISED AN ALARM WHEN THE MAN HAD BEEN HIT BY A TREE.

SANTA AND SHARKS CHILDREN FLOCK TO A TANK IN TAIWAN TO WATCH SANTA FEED THE SHARKS.

BABY ELEPHANTS A ZOO IN COPENHAGEN HAS WELCOMED A LARGE NEW ADDITION.

GIRAFFE VISITORS FLOCK TO SEE A NEW BABY GIRAFFE AT THE BERLIN ZOO.

POLAR BEAR HERE WE MEET A FAMOUS NEW YORK POLAR BEAR WHO IS THOUGHT TO BE A LITTLE NEUROTIC.

SAVING THE BUMBLEBEE IT IS THOUGHT THAT 4 OF THE 19 SPECIES OF BUMBLEBEES IN THE UK ARE NOW EXTINCT AND MEASURES ARE BEING TAKEN TO PREVENT ANY MORE LOSSES.

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EPISODE 25 OTTERS REVIVED WITH NOW CLEANER WATERWAYS IN

THE UK OTTERS ARE BEGINNING TO FLOURISH AGAIN.

OLDEST TORTOISE A TORTOISE IN ENGLAND HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 160.

STRIPELESS ZEBRA KEEPERS WERE SHOCKED WHEN A ZEBRA IN KENYA WAS BORN WITHOUT ITS STRIPES.

OSTRICH CHICKS THE BERLIN ZOO WELCOMES BABY OSTRICH CHICKS AND TELEVISES IT NATIONALLY.

MONKEY A LOOK AT A STRANGE MONKEY THAT HAS BEEN RAISED IN A BIRD SANCTUARY.

MINI LEOPARD A GLIMPSE AT A LEOPARD KITTEN THAT IS TURNING HEADS AND EARNING MONEY.

TRAVELLING TIGERS TWO CHINESE TIGERS HAVE BEEN SENT TO SOUTH AFRICA TO LEARN SURVIVAL SKILLS.

COW SHELTER A SHELTER HAS BEEN SET UP TO HELP COWS CAUGHT UP IN LAND MINE AREAS.

PET CROCODILE A YOUNG THAI BOY WHO CAN ONLY SLEEP WHEN ACCOMPANIED BY HIS CROCODILE.

KITTEN ADOPTION A STRANGE STORY OF A MONKEY WHO HAS ADOPTED A KITTEN.

LION DENTIST A LOOK AT A LION CUB IN BANGKOK WHO HAS HAD ITS BABY TEETH REMOVED.

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EPISODE 26 WHALE SHARKS A LOOK AT THE DWINDLING NUMBERS OF

THESE FISH IN ASIA DUE TO HUNTING. UK GORILLA A GORILLA BORN NEARLY BLIND HAS

RECOVERED AND IS ON SHOIW AT THE BRISTOL ZOO.

PIGLETS A RARE PIG IN GERMANY IS FACING POTENTIAL EXTINCTION.

TIGERS 8 TIGERS CAPTURED IN MALAYSIA ARE STRUGGLING TO FIND A HOME.

DANCING BEAR HERE WE SEE A SPECIAL BEAR IN INDIA WITH AMAZING DANCING TALENTS.

ELEPHANT ABUSE IIDISTURBING FOOTAGE OF ANIMAL ABUSE IN THAILAND.

RHINO FOOTAGE OF A BABY RHINO BORN IN A CINCINNATI ZOO.

PENGUINS HUNDREDS OF PENGUINS ARE RERELEASED INTO ARGENTINIAN WATERS AFTER BEING RESCUED FROM AN OIL SPILL.

TURTLES A LOOK AT AN IDEAL BREEDING GROUND IN KENYA FOR THOUSANDS OF BABY TURTLES.

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