Brandon trains a four-year-old poodle mix to work alongside a child advocate in the Missouri court system. But until Olive can prove she has the right temperament for the job, the jury remains out on her adoption.
A retired couple reaches out to Brandon in hopes of finding a dog that will help them stay active in their daily fight against Parkinson's disease. But keeping this terrier's energy under control means channeling Teri's natural instincts into agility.
A middle-aged underdog gets a second chance with an empty nester looking to spread her own wings. But will a history of neglect keep Ollie from embracing his adventurous new life?
Rottweilers Tiger and Roxy, who were abandoned as puppies, are growing into attack dogs---biting even their owner a corgi-papillon mix isn't called Buddy the Biter for nothing and a vizsla named Booker is having trouble with city life after having lived in the country.
Brian and Patricia's border collie is overly protective of Patricia, nipping at anyone who comes near her. Officer James Espinoza rescued a German shepherd, Ali, named for famed boxer Muhammad Ali. Like his namesake, Ali is always ready for a fight.
9000 lbs does not prove to be too much to handle for an 80 lb black lab named Bella, when she's splashing around with her bestie, Bubbles, a 32 year old African elephant.
Family feuds and squabbles, sibling rivalries and power struggles, sounds like a reality television show but it's also how the meerkat lives its life!
When your job is to take care of 12,000 animals, every day is a big day at Bush Garden Tampa!
A pair of African lion sisters must undergo a medical examination and training to ensure that they are able to fulfill their important roles as part of the park's oldest pride. Plus, discover the difference between a turtle and a tortoise.
Witness a day in the life at Busch Gardens Tampa. From house calls on the Serengeti Plain to emergencies in the Animal Care Center... training lions, elephants, hippos, and orangutans. The educators are making enrichment items for the gorillas in the education kitchen while The Wildlife Docs diagnose a grey kangaroo who might have pneumonia. When your job is to take care of 12,000 animals, every day is a big day at Bush Gardens Tampa.
The otter brothers are back! This time, older brother Puba needs some serious dental work, and The Wildlife Docs call in a dentist that works on people! Can the team save Puba's tiny teeth? See what it takes to perform an otter root canal! Then, when you think of alligators their big mouth and scaly skin come to mind. But did you know they make some of the best mother's in the wild? Witness the maternal instinct of a mommy alligator.
Samantha, an older female chimp, must undergo medical treatment before she can celebrate her birthday with the rest of the chimp community complete with a cake, cupcakes, popsicles, and party favors. Family feuds and squabbles, sibling rivalries, and power struggles... sounds like a reality television show but it's also how the meerkat lives its life. Watch the clever way The Wildlife Docs deal with the meerkat medical checkups, while creating a brand new habitat for these cute and cunning critters.
When one baby kangaroo's mother is no longer able to care for him, a dedicated Animal Care Specialist steps in to raise him by hand. The team must work together to save this joey's life. A little over a year ago, the tiger team celebrated the birth of three Malayan tiger cubs. But the celebration was short lived when Rukyah, the youngest of the cubs, was diagnosed with a life-threatening disease, one never seen in tigers before. What happened next was nothing short of a miracle.
The Wildlife Docs closely monitor Harry the two-toed Sloth to determine whether he is healthy enough to continue his work on the park's Animal Ambassador team. Plus, the gazelle is one type of antelope built to take the heat! Witness The Wildlife Docs as they head to the park's 65-acre Serengeti Plain for a house call, equipped with the tools to keep these gorgeous grazers healthy from horn to hoof.
Experience the fascinating world of the anteater. Today, Adelhi, a giant anteater, is here for her first check up since she gave birth. Find out what she and the baby have to reveal. Then Pebbles and Bam Bam, two lesser anteaters, visit The Wildlife Docs. Plus, each year, Busch Gardens Tampa donates their time to saving wild birds of prey throughout the state of Florida. A type of falcon called the crested caracara has made it's way to the Animal Care Center and it's up to The Wildlife Docs to save the life of this rare bird.
Geese turn out to be very bright birds... Intelligence, emotions, memorisation skills, ability to share and transmit knowledge, strategy, sophisticated language, empathy, and solidarity between individuals... This documentary collection offers a surprising and educational encounter with farm animals, alongside the experts who study them on-site and those who look after them. An invitation to change the way we look at these species who are more intelligent than appears at first sight...
In fifteen years, Daddy has proven to be the perfect dog, obeying Cesar's every command and even assisting Cesar on some of his hardest cases. But Daddy, like all dogs, began his training as a puppy.
Learn if a barbet, a labradoodle, or a Great Dane can fill an almost-empty nest.
Choose sides in a mother-daughter tug-of-war over their family's first canine.
When a baby kangaroo is brought into the clinic, veterinarian Chris Brown does everything he can to try to save this fragile infant. But can the little joey make it without his mom? Plus, a helping hand for a puppy with a life-threatening problem. And Chris confronts his archenemy…a chihuahua with a mean streak.