Animal Super Parents

Season 1

Marvel at the extraordinary lengths animal parents will go to when preparing their offspring for life in the wild. Weigh the challenges of single parenthood with a polar bear mum, and see how community nurturing works in penguin and elephant clans.

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S1 E1 - Going It Alone
February 17, 2022
51min
7+
Ponder the challenges of single parenting in the wild. See how a coating of toxic saliva protects a baby loris and attend baby boot camp with a Weddell seal pup. Witness an octopus mum’s sacrifice and check out a weedy sea dragon’s clever camouflage.
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S1 E2 - It Takes Two
February 17, 2022
52min
7+
Weigh the pros and cons with animal parents who choose to stick around to raise their young. See a mouse kick-start her partner’s paternal instincts, and watch cheetah mums make their males jealous. Then check out a flamingo dad on nursing duty.
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S1 E3 - Lending A Hand
February 17, 2022
50min
7+
Applaud some of the most devoted, awe-inspiring parenting partnerships in the natural world. Discover how animals, from elephants to mongooses to lions, divide the labour of raising offspring to ensure their communities’ collective survival.
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