Synopsis
The highs and lows of the vets and volunteers who've given up their day jobs in the UK and moved to South Africa to rescue, rehabilitate and release some of the world's most iconic species of animals.
Episodes
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Episode 1Vet Emily attempts a life-threatening giraffe relocation, while three warthogs run Emma ragged. And on the Western Cape, marine biologist Alison finds a new way of dealing with plastic pollution.45m2
Episode 2Emily has a close call with a lion during a challenging relocation. Harriet searches for an elephant. At the largest orphan rhino sanctuary in the world, a baby rhino isn't putting on enough weight.45m3
Episode 3Emma has a very poorly patient, Emily has a hard decision to make when a Cape buffalo is seriously injured, and Anna hopes to help dehorn five white rhinos to make them less valuable to poachers45m4
Episode 4Emma looks after an aardvark who needs five-hour walks every night, Jenna and Sean try to discover just how good an elephant's hearing is, and Josie deals with an injured vervet monkey45m5
Episode 5Harriet helps with an elephant whose leg has been wounded by a poacher's snare, Debbie is kept busy with nine orphaned baby monkeys, and Emma becomes a surrogate mum to a three-week-old baby hippo.45m6
Episode 6Will moves a five-tonne elephant to a new home, Debbie has her hands full with two orphaned baboons, and Alison prepares to release three critically endangered African penguins back into the ocean46m7E7Episode 745m8E8Episode 845m9E9Episode 945m10E10Episode 1045m11E11Episode 1145m12E12Episode 1245m13E13Episode 1345m14E14Episode 1445m15E15Episode 1545m16E16Episode 1645m17E17Episode 1745m18E18Episode 1845m19E19Episode 1945m20E20Episode 2045m
Episode 1Vet Emily attempts a life-threatening giraffe relocation, while three warthogs run Emma ragged. And on the Western Cape, marine biologist Alison finds a new way of dealing with plastic pollution.45m2Episode 2Emily has a close call with a lion during a challenging relocation. Harriet searches for an elephant. At the largest orphan rhino sanctuary in the world, a baby rhino isn't putting on enough weight.45m3Episode 3Emma has a very poorly patient, Emily has a hard decision to make when a Cape buffalo is seriously injured, and Anna hopes to help dehorn five white rhinos to make them less valuable to poachers45m4Episode 4Emma looks after an aardvark who needs five-hour walks every night, Jenna and Sean try to discover just how good an elephant's hearing is, and Josie deals with an injured vervet monkey45m5Episode 5Harriet helps with an elephant whose leg has been wounded by a poacher's snare, Debbie is kept busy with nine orphaned baby monkeys, and Emma becomes a surrogate mum to a three-week-old baby hippo.45m6Episode 6Will moves a five-tonne elephant to a new home, Debbie has her hands full with two orphaned baboons, and Alison prepares to release three critically endangered African penguins back into the ocean46m7E7Episode 745m8E8Episode 845m9E9Episode 945m10E10Episode 1045m11E11Episode 1145m12E12Episode 1245m13E13Episode 1345m14E14Episode 1445m15E15Episode 1545m16E16Episode 1645m17E17Episode 1745m18E18Episode 1845m19E19Episode 1945m20E20Episode 2045mCast
