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Join Julz and park scout Simon Chulu as they track the Kakuli pack, who they filmed last year, and a Manzi faction whove ditched a tracking collar and broken away from the group. Spot the Kakumbi making a kill before a happy Manzi reunion ensues.

In a park where land meets sea, the natural elements combine to create wonderful variety. Colacolored water feeds forests green and dense. Fire and wind fuel growth in great diversity and rock shapes a coastline of many faces. Life thrives here from the magnificent to the bizarre. This is the Garden Route National Park.

In the northern reaches of the Kruger National Park, life depends on one thing water. In a land burdened by heat and drought a single ribbon cuts its reliable course through the wilderness. Its a lifeline to all creatures, great and small.

Augrabies is where the mighty Orange River plunges over the awesome 56 meter Augrabies waterfall. Derived from a word oukurubes which means place of thunder in the indigenous language of the NamaKhoi this land is the heart of a harsh and sunbeaten world with flashes of brilliant color and a thunderous roar.

Food, water and shelter are essential to all life on earth from the smallest of beings to the largest, and along the banks of one of Africas greatest rivers, some animals struggle while others thrive. A rhythm drives all animals as they journey in search of what they need to survive, and each must decide where and when to move if theyre to succeed... These are the magical worlds of the Lower Zambe

In the heart of Zululand, South Africa, lies the oldest game reserve on the African continent HluhluweiMfolozi. Here, Southern white rhinos have found protection from people in times of turmoil. Hunted almost to extinction at the end of the 19th century, the parks establishment gave rhinos a lifeline breeding them back from extinction.

Despite being one of Australias bestknown marsupials, koalas live only in the east and southeast parts of the continent. Learn how their lives and behaviors vary in these different regions.

Koalas may seem solitary and inert, but mating season brings a dramatic shift in their behavior, leading to movement, contact, and conflict. As breeding season begins, follow two large males on a mission to mate.

Animals that were once near extinction find refuge in the safety of zoos. Celebrate the birth of red pandas, twin snow leopard cubs, a southern white rhino, and a Sulawesi macaque, all species that are endangered in the wild.

Congratulate the new Orangutan Jungle School graduates, who arent all spring chickens. Follow the convoy to the release site, where the team bids their friends a poignant farewell, then enjoy raucous celebrations as Molly and Bumi move up a grade.

The vets encounter a difficult predicament when a large elephant wanders off and ends up in a local village in an agitated state. If they cant find a helicopter to help with herding immediately, they will have to have the elephant shot.

Find surprises in Mexicos untamed Sierra Gorda biosphere. Prowl the arid semidesert with horned lizards, marvel at axolotl regeneration in the riverfed foothills, and soar with monarch butterflies in the treetops high above a hazy cloud forest.

Visit the Monteverde cloud forest, where swirling mists feed Costa Ricas mighty rivers and create a haven for biodiversity. See some of its 750 tree species, hang out with sloths and monkeys, and watch nature heal after decades of deforestation.

Witness veterinarian Dr. Amanda Salb save an elephant calf caught in a poachers snare, racing time to treat the wound. Back at the base, an orphaned baby baboon meets his new family. A monitor lizard and duiker are returned to freedom in the wild.

Race to contain a case of malaria brought in by orphaned infant Cesia, then assess surrogate mum Sris plan to help Bumi. See the positive influence of Daput, a wild orangutan mum, on the college females before a shocking thief raids the food store.

Hunt for missing nurseryclass orphan Lahei and see shy Rumba try her weak left hand in a nestbuilding session. Watch younger Delilah school Bumi in class, then find out if Beni and Valentino will make the grade and finally earn their freedom.

Congratulate the new Orangutan Jungle School graduates, who arent all spring chickens. Follow the convoy to the release site, where the team bids their friends a poignant farewell, then enjoy raucous celebrations as Molly and Bumi move up a grade.

Chase the team as they triage patients from a hoarding case, then free a tangledup ibis with rescue officers Jo and Chantelle. Check on a baby koala that took a swan dive with vet Mel and play the waiting game with a deadly eastern brown snake.

Deal with duelling duckling roundups and find out if vet Karina calls in specialists to treat koala Spikes leg fracture. Get to the bottom of stomach issues plaguing baby echidnas Ping and Pong, and meet koala Jarrah, who seems to have lost his way.

Deal with duelling duckling roundups and find out if vet Karina calls in specialists to treat koala Spikes leg fracture. Get to the bottom of stomach issues plaguing baby echidnas Ping and Pong, and meet koala Jarrah, who seems to have lost his way.

Contend with a flood of abandoned koala joeys, then join vet nurse Nick on a hunt for natural remedies to treat a wallabys gut ailment. Ponder options for a baby bat stuck in a tree and look on as vet Karina operates on a barn owls fractured wing.

Race to contain a case of malaria brought in by orphaned infant Cesia, then assess surrogate mum Sris plan to help Bumi. See the positive influence of Daput, a wild orangutan mum, on the college females before a shocking thief raids the food store.

Hunt for missing nurseryclass orphan Lahei and see shy Rumba try her weak left hand in a nestbuilding session. Watch younger Delilah school Bumi in class, then find out if Beni and Valentino will make the grade and finally earn their freedom.

Congratulate the new Orangutan Jungle School graduates, who arent all spring chickens. Follow the convoy to the release site, where the team bids their friends a poignant farewell, then enjoy raucous celebrations as Molly and Bumi move up a grade.

Chase the team as they triage patients from a hoarding case, then free a tangledup ibis with rescue officers Jo and Chantelle. Check on a baby koala that took a swan dive with vet Mel and play the waiting game with a deadly eastern brown snake.

Deal with duelling duckling roundups and find out if vet Karina calls in specialists to treat koala Spikes leg fracture. Get to the bottom of stomach issues plaguing baby echidnas Ping and Pong, and meet koala Jarrah, who seems to have lost his way.

Deal with duelling duckling roundups and find out if vet Karina calls in specialists to treat koala Spikes leg fracture. Get to the bottom of stomach issues plaguing baby echidnas Ping and Pong, and meet koala Jarrah, who seems to have lost his way.

Contend with a flood of abandoned koala joeys, then join vet nurse Nick on a hunt for natural remedies to treat a wallabys gut ailment. Ponder options for a baby bat stuck in a tree and look on as vet Karina operates on a barn owls fractured wing.

In a park where land meets sea, the natural elements combine to create wonderful variety. Colacolored water feeds forests green and dense. Fire and wind fuel growth in great diversity and rock shapes a coastline of many faces. Life thrives here from the magnificent to the bizarre. This is the Garden Route National Park.

In the northern reaches of the Kruger National Park, life depends on one thing water. In a land burdened by heat and drought a single ribbon cuts its reliable course through the wilderness. Its a lifeline to all creatures, great and small.

Encounter an elephant as Julz and Henry from the ZCP track the Kakumbi pups, who face off with a stubborn, razortusked warthog. Follow Thandie Mweetwa, ZCPs lion specialist, who counts the prides that are pushing the Manzi out of their territory.

Across rippled dunes, in the windswept grasslands of the southern Kalahari towers a magnificent Camelthorn. It has stood here for two centuries. This tree is never lonely, learn how it provides food, shelter and a hunting ground to many creatures.

Discover the story of the much loved Sausage Tree, whose nectar filled blooms and sausage shaped fruits entice animals of all kinds, from insects to elephants. See how the very animals who rely on this generous tree ensure its proliferation.

In a misty South African forest grows a six hundred year old Outeniqua Yellowwood. At forty meters tall, she towers above the canopy and is one of the few remaining of her kind. Follow her captivating story, unique as the ecosystem in her branches.

The Namaqua Rock Fig Tree stands rooted on the slope of a rocky hill in Namaqualand, South Africa. It is the ultimate survivor, able to withstand the unforgiving conditions in a landscape facing ever rising temperatures and less and less rainfall each year.

This is the incredible story of a tree that has been around for eight hundred years that can withstand the harshest conditions and that is more loved by insects, birds and animals than any otherthe enormous Baobab. Rooted on the savannah of Malilangwe Game Reserve in southern Zimbabwe.

In the cool highlands near Australias Snowy Mountains is Wombat Wood. There, dotted amongst the trees and dense foliage, are over a hundred wombat burrows. But when some of the burrows are flooded, the wombats need to find safety.

Wombats are solitary, slowmoving creatures, but breeding time brings out their energy, aggression and lots of play. Meet a southern hairynosed wombat named Birri, whos trying to find a mate, along with a female named Winnie and her joey, Fred.

How many trees can you find in the Amazon? And whats it like to live up in them? Travel through the canopy and see how more than 1200 species of trees coexist. Plus, follow monkeys and other creatures who call these trees home.

The dry season is the toughest time of year. With lower water levels and less space, animals need to quickly learn new skills to surviveand if they dont, predatory vultures will swoop in for a feast.

Every year, more than 200,000 monkeys in Peru are trafficked illegally. Almost all are babies. Watch as these little ones learn to survive without their moms and try to make new friends along the way.

Follow the first months of a newborn humpback whales life in the waters off the Pacific Coast of Columbia. See how his mother nurtures him through sickness, supports his body, protects him under attack, and prepares him for an epic journey.

Travel deep into the Columbian rainforest, where its mating season for one of the most clever monkey species in the world. Witness the most important time of year for male squirrel monkeys that have been bulking up to impress females for months.

Low tide exposes a band of shore called the intertidal zone. Its a place of stunning extremes, attacked by hurricane force waves and exposed to baking heat. Creatures here have evolved in countless bizarre ways. Scientists explore this alien realm.

Embark on a dangerous tagging mission in South Australia that will show what sharks eat and why they gather in feeding hot spots. Then head north as a team chases tiger, bull, and hammerhead sharks and outfits one with a 360degree dorsal camera.

Track a pregnant shark along the Great Barrier Reef and see if she leads a team of scientists to her hidden pupping ground. Then search for signs of mating along the southern coast that could reveal a very shy female megashark in search of a partner.

Often portrayed as mindless eating machines prone to attacking humans, sharks are more complex and intelligent than previously thought. Find out how these graceful top predators interact, choose friends, and even teach other sharks.