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Season 1 – Shamwari

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Following a group who live and work in South Africa's Shamwari Game Reserve.

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Lyndal Davies

Host

Episodes

Episode 1 Airs undefined A Not-So-Tranquil Rhino Vet Johan helps a young elephant tangled in wire; teaching a newborn giraffe to drink. Details Episode 2 Airs undefined Buffaloed A buffalo is tested for tuberculosis; baby elephant needs rescue; ranger watches lions kill wildebeest; two leopards get a second chance at life when they're rescued from a zoo in Monaco. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 1, 2008 Rhino Bangs Truck An angry rhino attacks the wildlife team; an orphaned baby elephant gets a playmate; a capture team ranger injured by wildebeest; check out a rare footage of two leopards leaping. Details Episode 4 Airs undefined A Lion Awakes A tranquilized lion wakes up early; the staff struggles to get the baby elephant to drink milk; the game capture team tracks a hippo; a torrential downpour wreaks havoc at the animal hospital. Details Episode 5 Aired Jan 1, 2008 A giraffe Is born An elephant finds itself in a bad position and has stopped breathing; the team needs to push it onto its side, or it will die; watch the birth of a giraffe; the wildlife team tries to bring in a herd of antelope. Details Episode 6 Airs undefined A Most Dangerous Rescue An adult leopard is caught in a trap on a nearby farm; a bull elephant causes havoc; a hyena almost locks its jaws around a vets arm. Details Episode 7 Airs undefined Herding Wildebeest The perfect 21st birthday present for Siobhan, the conservation student, turns out to be an adventure with the reserve's game capture team to find black wildebeest. Details Episode 8 Airs undefined A Cheetah With Batteries? Johan tackles an adult cheetah; baby giraffe samples leaves for the first time; rangers track predators at night; baby elephant takes a dust bath; poachers kill a rhino. Details Episode 9 Airs undefined Man Races Lions Five lions are being relocated to another game reserve; a baby rhino feeding; rescuing five abandoned baby wildebeest; walking with a hippopotamus. Details Episode 10 Airs undefined The Electric Snake An electric snake is used to teach lions about the dangers of real snakes; trying to get a rhino into a traveling crate; relocating five tranquilized lions via plane. Details Episode 11 Airs undefined A Giraffe Moves On Capturing a bull elephant almost ends in disaster; white lion cubs are born at Shamwari's sister reserve; Siohban is caught in a herd of gemsbok; an orphaned giraffe is released back into the wild; leopard escapes onto a neighboring farm. Details Episode 12 Aired Jan 1, 2008 Wild Dogs Go Wild Johan has a rather sensitive procedure to perform; he needs to operate on a rhino's penis; the wild dogs have escaped from Shamwari and the team must battle to get them back before they start killing livestock on the neighboring farms. Details Episode 13 Airs undefined The Art of Camouflage A white lion cub breaks a leg; new rangers arrive for camouflage training; elephant hit by a train; a sheep causes havoc at the hospital. Details
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Shamwari — Season 1

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Season Info

Network
BBC
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English