The Wildlife Docs - Season 4

First aired: 10/1/2016 26 episodes
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Episodes

1. A Chimp Off the Old Flock

Aired: 10/1/2016

The team brings in a cardiologist and a dentist to assist in an aging chimpanzee’s check-up. Plus, a myriad of macaws visit the Animal Care Center.

2. Cheetah with a Tummy Issue

Aired: 10/8/2016

A normally speedy cheetah is slowing down, and it’s up to The Wildlife Docs to find out why. Plus, the antelope herds are expanding!

3. Sloth Baby Miracle

Aired: 10/15/2016

Join us as two adorable sloth babies are born at the park, and watch the team go to great lengths to make sure the babies get the care they need.

4. Hyena Cub Arrives, Plus Venomous Snakes!

Aired: 10/22/2016

An adorable hyena cub joins the Busch Gardens clan! Follow along as he explores his exciting new world… and his first doctor’s appointment. Then, witness teamwork in action as a snake-inspired, spin roller coaster opens at the park.

5. Saving Our Planet's Sharks

Aired: 10/29/2016

Join Dr. Dominique as she journeys to Mexico on a shark research expedition with world famous conservationist and artist, Guy Harvey. Follow along as she dives with Guy to help study the fastest shark in the water… the mako!

6. Global Rescue Efforts in Cambodia

Aired: 11/5/2016

The Wildlife Docs travel to Cambodia to support wild animal rescue and emergency care efforts for tigers and elephants. Join the Docs as they study exotic Asian tigers, and then provide expertise as an orphaned elephant baby receives a prosthetic leg.

7. Rarely Seen Cambodian Wildlife

Aired: 11/12/2016

Cambodia has a high success rate in returning rescued wildlife back to the jungle. Join The Wildlife Docs as they visit this exotic land and assist in saving animals that are rarely seen, like pangolins and langurs.

8. Sun Bear's Secret

Aired: 11/19/2016

Cambodian school children discover new ways to save wild animals. The Wildlife Docs visit their enchanting country and help the kids identify gibbons, sun bears, tigers and different types of monkeys.

9. What Do Armadillos, Sloths & Anteaters Have in Common

Aired: 1/14/2017

Discover what an armadillo, a sloth and an anteater all have in common. Follow along as they go into training to participate in their own health care. Plus, witness a ground dwelling bird take flight.

10. Tuxedo Turk & Two Bobcats

Aired: 1/21/2017

A penguin with breathing issues needs a CT scan to find out what’s causing the problem. Then, two wild bobcats are rescued, but in need of help from The Wildlife Docs.

11. Hopping Around the South Pacific

Aired: 1/28/2017

A female, red kangaroo needs a root canal. Plus, we’ll introduce you to some cute, colorful and camouflaged birds from the South Pacific.

12. Amazing Surgeries

Aired: 2/4/2017

When a female cheetah fractures her hip, a specialist is called in to perform surgery. Then, a young flamingo requires surgery to repair a leg injury while a hyena needs a hysterectomy. Plus, a delicate procedure is performed on a kudu to remove cancer from her eye.

13. Leapin' Lemurs

Aired: 2/11/2017

Follow along as we visit The Duke Lemur Center to find out about the important work being done to save this endangered species. Plus, meet three baby lemurs!

14. Three Lions and a Bush Baby

Aired: 2/18/2017

Witness how fast lions grow up, and then, a lioness needs to visit The Wildlife Docs. Plus, we’ll introduce you to the park’s newest bush baby!

15. Caring for Cambodian Wildlife

Aired: 2/25/2017

On an expedition to the jungles of Cambodia, The Wildlife Docs witness the conservation work being done to save wild elephants, bears, snakes, gibbons, monkeys and other endangered wildlife.

16. From One Baby Gorilla to Another

Aired: 3/4/2017

There’s a new baby gorilla at the park! Witness family dynamics, as a two year old, male gorilla meets the new addition. Plus, a giant anteater is having issues with his heart.

17. The Primate and the Frog

Aired: 3/11/2017

Samantha, one of the chimps at the park, has a wound that won’t heal so the Docs must perform surgery. Then, discover all kinds of frog facts. Plus, a smokey jungle frog has a leg issue.

18. Wildlife Rescues

Aired: 4/1/2017

The Wildlife Docs are called on to help with some local, Tampa wildlife. First, the team assists in the rescue and care of a mother bear and her two cubs. Then, a wild emu with an injured neck and a loon with a fishing hook stuck in its throat, both need emergency surgery.

19. Busch's Baby Buggy Bumpers

Aired: 4/8/2017

Follow along as we investigate the digestive differences between a meat-eating hyena cub and baby sloth that prefers a leafy green diet. Plus… a tarantula, a scorpion and a millipede visit The Wildlife Docs.

20. Giraffe and Flamingos: A Tall Order

Aired: 4/15/2017

Witness the unique ways the team trains the giraffe herd in order to keep them healthy. Plus, meet the three new Chilean flamingo chicks that are on their way to becoming animal ambassadors for their species.

21. Two Lemurs and a Cuscus

Aired: 4/22/2017

A red ruffed lemur visits The Wildlife Docs for her annual exam while a mongoose lemur needs a root canal. Then, we’ll introduce you to “Berko,” a ground cuscus.

22. 100th Episode

Aired: 4/29/2017

Celebrate 100 episodes of The Wildlife Docs as we look back on the births of baby tigers, gorillas, lemurs, cheetahs and more. Relive conservation expeditions with the team as they help elephants, lions, sloths and even sharks!

23. Doc's Favorites

Aired: 5/6/2017

The Wildlife Docs each share a memorable animal procedure. First, Dr. Pete performs a dental exam on a large hippo, while Dr. Dominique deals with a much smaller patient in a lesser bush baby. Then Dr. Mike makes a house call to the elephant herd, and Dr. Maria assists in a wildebeest calf delivery.

24. A Tiger's Tale

Aired: 5/13/2017

A 350-pound Malayan tiger visits the Animal Care Center for his annual exam. Plus, we’ll introduce you to a slow loris and find out what’s being done to save them from extinction.

25. Great Apes & Great Rescues

Aired: 5/20/2017

Meet the orangutans at the park, and follow a young orangutan on his voyage from New Zealand to Tampa. Then, a wild falcon has been hit by a car and needs surgery. Plus, witness the journey of an orphaned bobcat from rescue and rehab, to his return to the wild.

26. On a Wing & a Predator

Aired: 5/27/2017

A young hyena cub has injured her elbow so the Docs must perform surgery. Plus, several species of water-dwelling birds visit The Wildlife Docs for their annual exams.