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"Growing Up ..." is a documentary series that focuses on a particular animal (or two) and the struggles and triumphs as the animals grow up. Each hour-long episode follows the life (usually the first year) of a wild animal growing up in captivity. The caregivers and experts who nurture and train these animals share their stories of bonding and the importance of caring for wildlife. Some animals featured in the series include wombats, tigers, elephants, leopards, bears, zebras, giraffes and hyenas.

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Growing Up ... — Season 1

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Rodd Houston

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Lone Dröscher Nielsen

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Episode 1 Aired Aug 27, 2001 Grizzly Doug and Lynne Seus rescue cubs after hunters kill the mother bear. Details Episode 2 Aired Aug 9, 2003 Lion Follow the survival story of three young lion cubs rescued from an abusive owner in Mexico and two newborns at high risk of genetic disease. Details Episode 3 Aired May 20, 2004 Cheetah Following Corban, Kane and Kieran, three cheetah cubs born at South Africa's Cango Wildlife Ranch's Cheetah Breeding Centre. Details Episode 4 Aired May 21, 2004 Marsupial Witnessing the highs and lows of the first fun-packed year of the lives of four animal babies: a quoll, two Tasmanian devils and a wombat. Details Episode 5 Aired Jun 21, 2004 Tiger Founders of a wildlife refuge raise two tiger cubs. Details Episode 6 Aired Jul 26, 2004 Elephant A 300-pound baby elephant grows into an 11,000-pound giant. Details Episode 7 Aired Aug 2, 2004 Wolf Domestic dogs act as surrogate mothers to six grey timber-wolf pups. Details Episode 8 Aired Aug 9, 2004 Clouded Leopard A professional surrogate mother raises a pair of clouded leopard cubs. Details Episode 9 Aired Aug 16, 2004 Zebra Join Louise Joubert in South Africa as she raises three baby zebras and watch Cassidy, a badly injured foal, grow up into a mischievous but charming rascal. Details Episode 10 Aired Aug 30, 2004 Baboon Politics, farmers, epidemics and an unrelenting drought threaten the release of young baboons into the wild. Details Episode 11 Aired Sep 6, 2004 Grizzly 2 Host Jennifer Aniston brings viewers up to date on grizzly bear cubs Bart and Honey-Bump. Details Episode 12 Aired Sep 6, 2004 Black Bear A bear cub rescued from Internet auction learns to live in the wild. Details Episode 13 Aired Sep 13, 2004 Orangutan A woman teaches endangered orangutans to survive in the wild. Details Episode 14 Aired Sep 20, 2004 Rhino Baby rhinos Tunzi and Tandi grow up in Pretoria's Wildcare Africa Trust. Tunzi takes his first mud bath while caregivers try to save Tandi when she contracts a mysterious illness. Details Episode 15 Aired Sep 27, 2004 Lynx Kisa, a Siberian lynx, is born in captivity and rejected by her parents at birth; she must be hand-raised by humans in order to survive. Details Episode 16 Aired Nov 29, 2004 Penguin Join zookeepers as they help an endangered penguin named Bonita begin her incredible journey into adulthood. Bonita receives love and attention from two surrogate parents. Details Episode 17 Aired Feb 14, 2005 Black Leopard A black leopard born at a wildlife sanctuary in Colorado struggles through illness. Details Episode 18 Aired May 21, 2005 Giraffe An orphaned giraffe is placed into the care of two keepers at a wildlife sanctuary in Northern California. Details Episode 19 Aired May 24, 2005 Polar Bear Orphan Toronto Zoo curators care for an orphaned polar bear cub. Details Episode 20 Aired May 31, 2005 Wolves The team at the Wildlife Science Center undertakes a challenge, attempting to raise six energetic, timber wolf pups. Details Episode 22 Aired Aug 13, 2005 Seal Stranded baby seals get a second chance at life. Details Episode 23 Aired Aug 16, 2005 Sitka Deer A two-day old Sitka Deer is rescued and brought to an Alaskan wildlife reserve. Details Episode 24 Aired Aug 23, 2005 Camel A baby camel must be hand-raised when she is too weak to feed from her mother. Details Episode 25 Aired Dec 3, 2005 Hyena A man commits himself to changing the hyena's negative stereotype. Details Episode 26 Aired May 14, 2006 Moose Staff at the St Felicien Zoo care for a baby moose. Details Episode 27 Aired Jun 11, 2006 Gorilla One-month-old gorilla Nona is nurtured at Mefou National Park. Details Episode 28 Aired Dec 7, 2007 Panda Jing Jing the panda's first eight months of life. Details
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Season Info

Network
Animal Planet
Rating
TV-G
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date
Aug 27, 2001