Baby Planet
2009–2010 · Smithsonian Channel · 50 min · 2 seasons
S02E05 · Saving Species
Sat, 1 May, 2:00 am
Behind-the-scenes at wildlife sanctuaries, zoos, and animal parks, vets and caregivers strive beyond simply saving a species-they want to prompt a new animal baby boom. See infant bears, lions, lemurs, and leopards surviving and thriving, thanks to these dedicated men and women.
About
From the cute to the curious, we capture the vital first days of baby animals all over the globe. Traveling from wildlife sanctuaries to zoos to animal parks, we follow a team of vets and caretakers who work on the frontline of animal conservation. These dedicated men and women labor around the clock, playing the roles of doctor, therapist, friend, and foster parent to the planet's rarest species-white rhinos, red pandas, black bears, and Siberian tigers.
Episodes
- E01
Survival Skills
Sat, 3 Apr· 50 minWhat happens when, at a zoo, bonobo babies are rejected by their mothers? Or wild baby seals are found starving on the UK coastline? Every day, countless newborn animals are orphaned or abandoned and left to fend for themselves. Meet the dedicated men and women who aid them in their fight for survival.
- E02
Human Intervention
Sat, 10 Apr· 50 minThey span the globe from South Africa to France to Canada: baby animals struggling for life against adverse conditions, both natural and manmade. Fortunately, there are also teams of vets and caretakers who work tirelessly to save these creatures and their species from extinction.
- E03
Deliverance
Sat, 17 Apr· 50 minTravel the globe, and witness baby animals being delivered from a world of certain death to one of salvation and hope. We show a unique project that uses surrogate monkeys to care for orphaned vervet babies. Watch a transformed peccary learn how to walk, and observe an emergency c-section on a spider monkey.
- E04
Intensive Care
Sat, 24 Apr· 50 minIntensive care, like the baby animals in need of it, comes in all varieties. Follow the journey of a puma cub with a mysterious illness, a wombat found alive in his dead mother's pouch after a road accident, a tiny marmoset who's rejected by its mother, and an infant anteater facing starvation.
- E05
Saving Species
Sat, 1 May· 50 minBehind-the-scenes at wildlife sanctuaries, zoos, and animal parks, vets and caregivers strive beyond simply saving a species-they want to prompt a new animal baby boom. See infant bears, lions, lemurs, and leopards surviving and thriving, thanks to these dedicated men and women.
Cast
Steve Kramer
Narrator