Andy's Baby Animals
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10:00Andy looks at baby animals as they learn how to get around. Wildebeest can learn to stand just minutes after they are born. Adelie Penguin chicks must race to catch a parent for food, caiman need to be dug out of their nest.
10:00Andy Day looks at baby animals as they learn jumping skills. Springbok don't just jump, they pronk, the odd-looking Jerboa jumps to avoid danger, and the Arctic fox pups jump to help them burst through the snow to find food.
10:00Andy Day looks at a selection of baby animals as they learn how to warm up and cool down. When king penguins are too cold they huddle together, but when they're too warm they cool down with a mud bath.
10:00Black bear - bears make excellent climbers, but that doesn't mean the young don't have to practice this vital skill needed for food, safety and somewhere to rest.
10:00Andy Day looks at baby animals' tricky first steps. Polar bear cubs slip on the arctic snow. In Africa, a baby elephant needs mum's help to stand up. Mandarin ducklings face a huge leap from their tree trunk nest in Russia.
11:00Andy Day knows young animals all have favourite meals. For meerkats, a scorpion is a tasty treat. In Finland, raccoon dog pups stock up before winter arrives, and young capuchin monkeys enjoy shellfish.
11:00In Antarctica, a seal pup takes its first journey under the ice. Leopard cubs must climb as they explore the river bank with mum. A tiny goby fish faces a huge obstacle - getting up a waterfall!
11:00Andy Day sees how coatis follow mum's tail to safety in the forest. Eider ducks keep a wolf busy while their ducklings find a safe spot. The big mouthed hap is strangest of all - the young fish hide in its mouth.
11:00In Africa, young meerkats learn to look out for their mob. Emperor penguins work together to keep their chicks fed and warm. The fry of convict fish stick together in a shoal to fool bigger fish.
11:00Andy Day sees how lions aren't born with a loud roar. In Antarctica, a penguin chick can be heard by his mum despite 150,000 others. A baby macaque must learn the value of funny faces if she is to fit in.
11:00The sengi is one of the fastest small mammals on earth - it even has a racetrack! In the Arctic, guillemot chicks leap from clifftop nests. Chacma baboons walk upright to reach the best food.
11:00In Antarctica, a wandering albatross chick masters the largest wings of any bird. Swinging through the rainforest, lar gibbons seem to be flying. Great grey owl chicks leap from the top of huge trees.
11:00Andy Day loves the tricks young animals learn. Californian ground squirrels use an old snakeskin to confuse a hungry rattler, and the coconut octopus rolls away from trouble in an old shell.
11:00Andy Day knows young animals need to find a drink. Sand grouse chicks in Namibia rely on dad. His feathers are like a sponge! Ostrich chicks follow mum and dad in the desert.
11:00Andy Day knows young animals learn by playing. Polar bear cubs in the arctic & langur monkeys in India all love to play. But gorillas are playtime masters - they climb trees, they roll around & they try to beat their chests!
11:00Andy Day knows every young animal needs a place to rest. Many young apes must learn how to make a bed out of leaves, while in Tibet, bar-headed geese make a soft, fluffy nest out of feathers on the hard rock.
11:00 11:00Finding breakfast takes practice. Andy Day presents a young sea otter watching mum cracking shellfish open. Capuchin monkeys must learn how to break into yummy nuts, and an elephant calf learns how to use its trunk.
11:00Andy Day sees how young animals get a ride. In Madagascar, ringtailed lemurs get a piggyback from mum. Kangaroos have a special pouch to hold their babies, while tiny poison-dart frogs carry their tadpoles up into the trees.
11:00Fishing lessons for young animals - Mum finds it easy, but fish slip away from young grizzly bears in Canada. Oriental darters practise with twigs. River otter pups watch Mum's sat nav guide her to the fish in North America.