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Season 1

  • S01E01 Episode 1

    • January 28, 2008
    • BBC Two

    Children's wildlife documentary series. Bill and Ben the lion cubs learn to hunt, but they get into trouble with some rogue males. Eli, the elephant calf, is a runt struggling to survive. Selkie, the grey Scottish seal, is abandoned on a beach only a few hours after being born.

  • S01E02 Episode 2

    • January 29, 2008
    • BBC Two

    Bill and Ben have managed to escape the marauding lions, but find themselves home alone and in desperate need of a meal. Selkie's mum returns, and he receives his first swimming lesson in the world's biggest washing machine. Meanwhile, Eli is battling to come to terms with his odd nose.

  • S01E03 Episode 3

    • January 30, 2008
    • BBC Two

    Eli has survived his brush with a watery grave, but as temperatures soar he has to come up with new ways of staying alive. Selkie seeks to escape males fighting on the beach, but ends up marooned on a rock island. And Bill and Ben join the Simba family pride, but then have to deal with angry bees - and mum and dad are powerless to help.

  • S01E04 Episode 4

    • January 31, 2008
    • BBC Two

    As Bill and Ben's family pick up the pieces in the wake of the buffalo attack, it's time for the growing cubs to make new friends and learn to hunt - but nothing seems to go to plan. Eli's new sister Ebony is going great guns, but she's so confident that she gets herself in real trouble with another family. Eli has his fair share of gripes when he eats something he shouldn't.

  • S01E05 Episode 5

    • February 1, 2008
    • BBC Two

    Bill and Ben, the terrible teenagers, are causing havoc in the neighbourhood, until a tiny snake reprimands them. Ebony won't be straying again in a hurry. Eli witnesses a battle. Selkie finally learns to dive but she soon meets Scotland's biggest predator.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Episode 1

    • February 4, 2008
    • BBC Two

    Children's wildlife documentary series. In the Kalahari Desert, Rooney the meerkat is attacked by a mole snake. Ten thousand miles away in Alaska's Katmai National Park, Yogi the grizzly bear cub goes fishing with his Mum. In Africa's Massai Mara, leopard cubs Kumi and Siri get in trouble on a steep river bank.

  • S02E02 Episode 2

    • February 5, 2008
    • BBC Two

    Rooney the meerkat has his first feeding lesson. Leopard cubs Kumi and Siri get into danger with a troop of baboons. Grizzly bear cub Yogi has to run for his life when a pack of wolves pick up his scent.

  • S02E03 Episode 3

    • February 6, 2008
    • BBC Two

    Yogi, the grizzly bear cub, has to catch enough salmon to survive his first winter hibernation. Brave little meerkat Rooney has his first encounter with a scorpion. Kumi the cheeky leopard cub runs into a gang of lions.

  • S02E04 Episode 4

    • February 7, 2008
    • BBC Two

    Children's wildlife documentary series. Kumi the cheeky leopard cub bumps into a buffalo. Yogi the grizzly bear cub gets into deep water. When a lethal puff adder invades the meerkat's territory, brave Rooney defends his family.

  • S02E05 Episode 5

    • February 8, 2008
    • BBC Two

    Children's wildlife documentary series. Yogi the bear cub is distraught when his mother dies. Kumi the cheeky leopard cub gets a bit too close to some giraffes and then a crocodile. Rooney struggles to survive after receiving a poisonous snake bite.

Season 3

  • S03E01 Episode 1

    • February 11, 2008
    • BBC Two

    Children's wildlife documentary series. Zina, Koko and Gamba, three cheetah cubs growing up in the Masai Mara, are spotted by lions. On the other side of the African plains is Zeb, a new born baby zebra, who is subject to many dangers on his first migration. In northern Canada, Koda the wolf cub lives in a den with her mum, but does the pack have enough food?

  • S03E02 Episode 2

    • February 12, 2008
    • BBC Two

    Zina, Gamba and Koko, the cheetah cubs, are learning to hunt, Zeb gets lost on his first migration and Koda the wolf pup leaves the den and discovers an exciting world outside, but the pack may not have enough food for all the pups.

  • S03E03 Episode 3

    • February 13, 2008
    • BBC Two

    The cheetah cubs are growing up fast, but learning to hunt is dangerous. Zeb the zebra has to cross a raging river full of crocodiles on his migration. Koda the wolf pup's pack is threatened by a rival gang and a bear.

  • S03E04 Episode 4

    • February 14, 2008
    • BBC Two

    The cheetah cubs discover that their mum has left them. Zeb leaves his family, joining a group of young male zebras. Koda fights for her position within the pack. As the neighbouring pack attack, Koda must defend her territory.

  • S03E05 Episode 5

    • February 15, 2008
    • BBC Two

    After an encounter with lions, one of the cheetah cubs is injured and needs to be looked after by the others. Zeb is fully grown and has to fight for a family of his own. Koda is allowed to join a hunt for a fierce bison.

Season 4

  • S04E01 Episode 1

    • February 18, 2008
    • BBC Two

    Children's documentary series about how animals grow up. Cara the caribou cub is migrating. How will her mother recognize her among thousands of other caribou? Hugh the polar bear is discovering his landscape. Newky the wild dog pup and his brothers and sisters run riot when their parents go hunting.

  • S04E02 Episode 2

    • February 19, 2008
    • BBC Two

    Hugh the polar bear learns to hunt seals on the ice. Cara the caribou continues her migration alongside mum, but she's being harassed by insects. Newky the wild dog pup is threatened by lions.

  • S04E03 Episode 3

    • February 20, 2008
    • BBC Two

    Has Newky the wild dog pup survived the lion attack? Hugh the polar bear's landscape is melting under the summer sun, and he has to migrate. Cara the caribou is attacked by a grizzly bear.

  • S04E04 Episode 4

    • February 21, 2008
    • BBC Two

    Cara the caribou is struggling to cross a river on her migration. Newky the wild dog is learning how to hunt. Hugh the polar bear cub is stranded with his Mum, waiting for the ice to reform.

  • S04E05 Episode 5

    • February 22, 2008
    • BBC Two

    Newky is already a young adult dog, attempting to make his first kill. Hugh the polar bear cub will soon have to brave the winter alone. Cara the caribou's migration has ends and she is attacked by wolves.