The Wildlife Docs
The Wildlife Docs: Season 4

Air Date

October 1, 2016

Episodes

26 episodes

The Wildlife Docs

Season 4

Episodes

1. A Chimp Off the Old Flock

October 1, 2016
30 min

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

October 8, 2016
30 min

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

October 15, 2016
30 min

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!

October 22, 2016
30 min

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

October 29, 2016
30 min

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

November 5, 2016
30 min

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

November 12, 2016
30 min

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

November 19, 2016
30 min

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

January 14, 2017
30 min

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

January 21, 2017
30 min

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

January 28, 2017
30 min

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

February 4, 2017
30 min

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

February 11, 2017
30 min

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

February 18, 2017
30 min

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

February 25, 2017
30 min

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

March 4, 2017
30 min

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

March 11, 2017
30 min

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

April 1, 2017
30 min

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

April 8, 2017
30 min

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

April 15, 2017
30 min

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

April 22, 2017
30 min

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

April 29, 2017
30 min

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

May 6, 2017
30 min

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

May 13, 2017
30 min

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

May 20, 2017
30 min

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

May 27, 2017
30 min

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.