Animal Families (2009)
Much-loved wildlife expert Michaela Strachan presents the enchanting series that explores family life in the animal kingdom. From elephants to meerkats, the programme investigates how baby animals cope with the world around them. Michaela is joined on her travels by her son, Oliver. Just like the human world, the animal kingdom is full of families. In this preschool wildlife series, Michaela Strachan sets out across the planet to meet the youngest members of animal families and explore how similar they are to people. Michaela and her young helpers investigate everything from hairy bears to sea-going penguins. Each programme is themed around a familiar aspect of daily life, such as playing with friends, going to school or having a bath. Every episode of the series comprises three strands: a story based on the programme's theme, a tactile wildlife tale that introduces children to animals and a soap-opera-style update on an animal family.
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Episode 1 - Keeping Cool
Release Date: 2010-03-07Michaela Strachan finds out how different animals beat the heat. She travels to the deserts of Africa to find a snake and spider that bury themselves.
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Episode 13 - Digging
Release Date: 2010-03-31This episode focuses on digging. Bobbie, Charlie and Michaela meet a fox who digs holes to hide his food.
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Episode 14 - Swimming Underwater
Release Date: 2010-04-01Anna and Luke make some waves in a swimming pool.
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Episode 15 - Keeping Warm
Release Date: 2010-04-02Michaela investigates how animals keep warm. Reindeer and sea otters have thick coats of fur, but William and Moya need coats.
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Episode 16 - Making Noises
Release Date: 2010-04-05Michaela meets the loudest animals in the world - howler monkeys. Next, she takes Moya and William to feed some lorikeets.
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Episode 17 - A Trip to the Pool
Release Date: 2010-04-06Michaela takes Anna and Luke to feed a family of hippos, who love outings to the pool.
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Episode 18 - Building a Den
Release Date: 2010-04-07Michaela, Jack and Oliver learn about dens. They meet a capybara and a beaver, who live together in Drusilla's Park in East Sussex.
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Episode 19 - Getting Dirty
Release Date: 2010-04-08Moya and William play at getting dirty. Later, they help Michaela clean out the zebra enclosure.
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Episode 20 - Slither and Slide
Release Date: 2010-04-09Harvey and Sophia find out about animals without hands and feet. Then Michaela introduces them to some slithery snakes.
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Episode 21 - Feet
Release Date: 2010-04-12Michaela takes Jenna and Leanne to meet some lemurs, who use their hands and feet to climb.
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Episode 22 - Flying
Release Date: 2010-04-13Rachel and Ollie make paper planes to see how they soar through the air. Later, Michaela takes them to meet some birds of prey.
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Episode 23 - Hiding
Release Date: 2010-04-14Rachel and Ollie play hide-and-seek in the forest. Next, they help Michaela conceal some snacks for an orangutan.
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Episode 24 - Carrying
Release Date: 2010-04-15Jenna and Leanne go to meet some wallabies with Michaela and see how they carry their babies in their pouches.
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Episode 25 - Clearing
Release Date: 2010-04-16Michaela takes Millie and George to clean an elephant!
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Episode 26 - Climbing
Release Date: 2010-04-19Sophia and Harvey are climbing in their treehouse. Then Michaela takes them to see some patas monkeys.
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Episode 27 - Jumping
Release Date: 2010-04-20Michaela looks at animals that jump. Bobby and Charlie pretend to be a kangaroo and a frog, and bounce on a trampoline.
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Episode 28 - Protection
Release Date: 2010-04-21Michaela takes Jack and Oliver to see some porcupines.
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Episode 29 - Rolling
Release Date: 2010-04-22This episode is all about rolling around! Michaela, Bobby and Charlie meet a hedgehog that can roll itself into a tight ball.
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Episode 30 - Exploring
Release Date: 2010-04-23Michaela takes Sophia and Harvey to meet some very curious squirrel monkeys. Then they catch up with a family of lion cubs.