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Really
Wild Show — Aug. 17,
7.00 p.m.
This series
features amazing wildlife stories from Kenya, California, Ireland
and Britain. The program’s hosts include Michaela Strachan,
Howie Watkins, Janice Acquah and Nick Baker. Howie introduces viewers
to a man who gives elephants massages for a living - Tony Neyin,
from Cheltenham, is a wildlife osteopath. Howie’s next stop
is Kenya, where he meets five-year-old Oliver Smith. Oliver’s
father runs a chimp sanctuary and Oliver looks upon Sophie, a six-year
old orphaned chimp, as his own sister. Meanwhile, Janice meets 14-year-old
Cherry Smith who runs a bat hospital, and Michaela finds out how
porcupines look after themselves.
Jeff
Corwin Experience —
Aug. 20, 9.00 p.m.
 Wild
experiences with a guy who loves adventure as much as he loves wild
animals. A television series with a goal... to explore the planet
in search of the most fantastic wildlife and wildest adventures
before they disappear. In each episode, Jeff Corwin travels to a
new and unique part of the world to embark on a challenging adventure
which will get him to or through a spectacular wildlife habitat.
There he will encounter some of the most exotic, cool, and often
endangered animals in the world. The Pantanal region in the heart
of Brazil is home to a great variety of life, and Jeff-rugged biologist
- seizes every opportunity to put himself right in the thick of
it. From wrestling an eight-foot caiman in a field covered with
all grass, to rescuing a giant anaconda crossing a dirt road, to
discovering a giant lizard steeped in Brazilian mythology ... it’s
never a dull moment for Jeff Corwin, wildlife expert extraordinary.
These deadly pit vipers hang overhead from tree limbs and hide in
the bushes waiting to catch their unknowing prey. It’s just
another day in the secret life of Jeffrey corwin.
Selfish
Nature — Aug. 18, 9.00
p.m.
This series features unique footage of birds and animals from around
the world. Simon King’s extraordinary documentaries look at
some of the more unusual aspects of behaviour within Nature’s
extensive family showing how animals deal with the daily routines
of life common to us all. Male spiders have to be very resourceful
when it comes to mating, since they are just as likely to end up
a meal as a mate! One species of spider has evolved an effective
method of survival by producing the much larger female with a present,
perhaps a dead fly, to distract her while he gets on with more pressing
business! This episode also follows the black-head gull as he swoops
down in a perfectly-timed raid to steal hardearned food from the
beaks of passing lapwings.
Last
Primates of Madagascar —
Aug. 21, 9.00 p.m.
Steve and Terri Irwin, might just be the hardest-working couple
in the natural world. They make it their mission to rescue and protect
the incredibly diverse creatures of the Australian outback. Often
endangering themselves in the line of duty, this adventurous couple
thinks nothing of rappelling into canverns to rescue an orphaned
baby kangaroo, or of handling highly dangerous snakes, lizards and
crocodiles. Travel with Steve and Terri as they venture to the United
States, Africa, Indonesia, Egypt, and Alaska. There are only four
species of lemurs left in Madagascar and Steve sets out to track
them down. His adventure takes him through many remote parts of
the country on bike, which allows him to experience the villages
and local life.
A
Visit to the Nurse —
Aug. 22, 5 p.m.
Renowned shark expert Ian Gordon takes viewers on his passionate
pursuit of the world’s most feared predators, making incredible
new discoveries and dispelling a few myths along the way. Ian introduces
viewers to the Grey Nurse shark. The Grey Nurse is a popular species
with aquariums because of its nature and ability to adapt to a range
of habitats and conditions. Viewers witness with Ian the incredible
battle for survival going on within a pregnant Grey Nurse.
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