Nature's Miracle Orphans

Nature's Miracle Orphans
2014
📺 2 Seasons
🎬 6 Episodes
📅 Returning Series
🌐 EN
⏱️ 60 min/ep
Documentary
The first months of an animal's life are crucial - if they lose their mothers, they'll need help. Meet the wild orphans getting a second chance, and those devoted to saving them.

Seasons

Season 1
2014 • 2 Episodes
In Australia, Ellie meets Danny the baby koala in need of round the clock care, and Neil, a tiny orphaned wallaby, whose carer Stella believes Neil may die from stress if she can't find him a companion. In Costa Rica, Max is with Newbie, a baby three-toed sloth battling with pneumonia. Wildlife manager Sam is doing all she can to help Newbie beat the infection and get back to the rainforest.
Season 2
2016 • 4 Episodes
In Zimbabwe, Lucy Cooke meets Moyo, a baby elephant who has been living with carer Roxy since he was just a few days old. In Costa Rica, Patrick Aryee meets Robin, an orphaned anteater who must prove to surrogate mum Pedro that he can fend for himself before he can return to the rainforest.

Network

BBC One

Production

BBC

Keywords

orphananimalsnaturenature documentary