Season 1 (2016)
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Episodes 20
First Steps
Andy looks at the tricky first steps of baby animals such as polar bears, elephants and Mandarin ducklings.
Read MoreToo Hot Too Cold
Andy 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.
Read MoreGetting Around
Andy 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.
Read MoreHitching a Ride
Andy 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.
Read MoreBreakfast Time
Andy Day takes a look at young animals as they learn important skills.
Read MorePlaying Tricks
Californian ground squirrels use an old snakeskin to confuse a hungry rattler. The coconut octopus rolls away from trouble in an old shell, while the orchid mantis plays many tricks - even kung fu!
Read MoreOn the Move
The sengi is one of the fastest small mammals on earth - it even has a racetrack. In the Arctic, guillemot chicks leap from clifftop nests. And Chacma baboons walk upright to reach the best food.
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