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A journey across Manitoba from South to North. The Winnipeg to Churchill train is filmed from above as it winds through snow-covered grasslands, Canada's Boreal Forest and into the frozen barren lands, just below the Arctic Circle. It's a constant struggle to keep on track as engineers battle with snow and ice in temperatures that reach as low as minus 45.

Port Protection's residents must ensure their safety at all costs. Volunteer firefighters Sam Carlson, Dave Squibb and Stuart Andrews must carry out an emergency fire drill. Curly Leach teaches Mary Miller the art of trapping. Gary Muehlberger makes vital repairs to his fishing boat. Matt Carlson and Kaylee Burk take their daughter on a scouting mission for key resources.

Francis tries to save a sick octopus, while Mat orders the team to work on a new project.

The vets attempt to replace a missing bone in a cheetah's shoulder, while a flamingo must endure daily physical therapy if it wants to fix its bow leg.

A routine piglet castration turns downright dangerous for Dr Oakley and an emergency call has her racing to a dog. Moody cows cause mayhem during pregnancy checks.

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Mat and John try to overhaul a tank in Las Vegas that has aged prematurely, while Francis and Jose have the job of relocating a nurse shark that has outgrown its current aquarium.

As a female wallaby prepares to join the wallaby family, a record-setting lemur gets his eyes checked and a little hippo prepares for a big move.

As spring blooms, penguin chicks dive into penguin pre-school, a sloth prepares for a big debut, and a caretaker trains to be a venomous snake handler.

The vet treats a tiny rabbit before heading to the Netherlands with Diane to celebrate his 80th birthday - but the clinic stays as busy as ever.

Dr Oakley waits in a tree for a black bear that needs to be collared, but is disturbed in her work by an unexpected arrival. A newborn reindeer suffers a life-threatening injury.

Dr Oakley checks up on the local bat population, treats a sow that is in labour, and has to round up some escaped cows after a routine procedure goes badly wrong.

Blanketed by mists and bordered by dense jungles filled with rampaging beasts, Rwanda is a country cloaked in mystery. This tropical land of fire and forest lies at the crest of the mountainous backbone of Africa. Home to the African great apes and some of the continent's most mysterious landscapes - from the Virunga volcanoes, to rich rainforest to exploding lakes.

Thord has his hands full with keeping the road open while the snow keeps falling. Although it's a never-ending job, Thord is well aware of the importance of these weather conditions as a necessity for his business. Jo Roger in the north get a lot of work from the trucks driving in the forest, filled with timber. Bjorn is on the mountain rescuing a truck when a car tries to bypass him, gets stuck,

In the south, Bjorn gets both work and frustration from nature, when he first have to help a car with frozen fuel, and then the road closes because of reindeer. Thord works as a maniac to keep the trucks moving and the road open. In the north, they have to save a truck with fish, a tractor in a house and a dumper that has lost his back axle in steep and icy hills.

Following a husband-and-wife team - Simon and Nadine Keys - who catch snakes for a living.

Si and Sioux battle the heat and cramped spaces to rescue a Houdini rat snake, a grumpy, deadly krait and the ultimate - two huge, feisty king cobras.

A mother's love is tested to its limits when Pula has no choice but to leave her young cub alone in the kingdom. The Matahta and Western Prides vie for supremacy as their king finally reveals his devious plan. With the Makulu pack training its latest recruits, Kitso prepares to wage war on the hyenas' reign of terror, while hyena queen Mmamotse faces revolt from within her own clan.

The Vets see a dog that took a fall and broke a leg, a goose that survived an attack, and a group of show bunnies.

When first time pet parents flood the clinic, the vets do their best to treat the aliments and teach a crash course in New Pet 101.

Stroud embeds himself in the Alaskan Wild for a close-up look at the survival skills of black bears. The highly intelligent bears prove to be elusive as they prepare for the coming winter amid the last days of salmon spawning season. Les' discovery of the bears' feeding grounds--"The Salmon Slaughterhouse"--puts him on track for a close-encounter with these majestic beasts.

A hitchhiking forest cobra at a wedding keeps Simon and Siouxsie guessing, and an emergency black mamba callout turns into a canine rescue mission.