Baby Orangutans Learn How to Crack Coconuts

From: Orangutan Jungle School: And So It Begins

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It’s fruit-gathering time for these orphan orangutans – one of their favorite pastimes. But can they follow the lead of their human carers and learn how to crack open a coconut for themselves?

Newborn Lion Cubs Are Introduced to Their Cousins

From: Africa's Hunters: Bound by Blood

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A lioness returns to her pride with four new cubs, all male. She will take her place among her sisters, who have their own cubs, and together they’ll share suckling duty.

Brave Wood Ducklings Take 30-Foot Leap of Faith

From: America's Mississippi: The Heartland

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A dozen wood ducklings have just hatched in their treetop nest. Next comes the hard part: each and every one will have to leap 30 feet into the Mississippi River, to join their mother.

Baby Hedgehog Quills Don’t Harden Right Away

From: Wild Castles: Alhambra

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Baby hedgehogs, known as hoglets, are born blind and completely reliant on their mothers. Even their famed spines start out soft and hair-like, taking a couple of weeks to harden.

An Unusual Guest Arrives at This Orangutan Rescue Center

From: Orangutan Jungle School: Tots, Teens and Tantrums

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Despite its name, the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation also welcomes other animals. The latest addition is a baby orphan sun bear – affectionately named Denny Bear.

Cameras Catch Adorable Glimpse of Mountain Lion Family

From: The Mountain Lion and Me

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Native Montanan Casey Anderson has stumbled across a family of mountain lions living in a nearby cave. He sets up cameras to get a closer look at their lives.

Baby Panda Climbs a Tree for the First Time

From: Zoo Vets

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Curious and courageous, giant panda baby Bao Bao ventures outside into her "cub proofed" panda yard and displays her adept climbing skills.

Baby Orangutans Deal with Back-to-School Jitters

From: Orangutan Jungle School: Handle With Care

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The baby orangutans at the jungle school are about to be let loose in their new classroom. To combat nerves, some have brought an object to calm them down: security blankets.

Giant Panda Cub Bao Bao Is Growing Up Fast

From: Zoo Vets

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Bao Bao is already practicing her walking, climbing, and she's developing a taste for bamboo at the Smithsonian's National Zoo.

Baby Monkey Twins at Play

From: Baby New at the Zoo

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In Brazil, forest space for golden lion tamarins is dwindling, so the National Zoo came up with a plan to breed monkeys and release them back into the wild.

The National Zoo's Most Adorable Baby Animals

From: Baby New at the Zoo

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They're young, curious and feisty - meet the wild animal babies of the National Zoo.

The Mountain Lion and Me

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The tracks of a mountain lion lead to a secretive world rarely seen before.

Zoo Vets

• 3 Episodes
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Meet the ultimate medical multitaskers, the men and women tending to thousands of species at zoos and aquariums across the country.

Orangutan Jungle School

• 20 Episodes
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A bold rescue project in Borneo is breathing new life into the prospects of orphaned orangutans.

America's Mississippi

• 3 Episodes
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Head south down the Mississippi River, from the northern headwaters through the heartland and into the southern bayou.

Africa's Hunters

• 18 Episodes
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Welcome to Zambia's Luangwa Valley, where Africa's most iconic predators are in a constant battle for their next meal.

Wild Castles

• 5 Episodes
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The abandoned castles of Europe have been overtaken by the rich natural environments flourishing around them.

Baby New at the Zoo

• 27m
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Meet the babies of the National Zoo -- the golden lion tamarin, the Sumatran tiger, the kori bustard, and the sloth bear -- cute, cuddly and born to be wild!