Andy's Baby Animals (2016)
Preschool series exploring how baby animals learn skills such as climbing, swimming and getting around.
Andy's Baby Animals: Season 1 - 20 Episode s
1x1 - First Steps
November 14, 2016
Andy looks at the tricky first steps of baby animals such as polar bears, elephants and Mandarin ducklings.
1x2 - Climbing
November 21, 2016
Andy Day looks at baby animals as they learn climbing skills.
1x3 - Too Hot Too Cold
November 28, 2016
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.
1x4 - Jumping
December 5, 2016
Andy 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.
1x5 - Getting Around
December 12, 2016
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.
1x6 - Fishing
December 19, 2016
Fishing 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.
1x7 - Hitching a Ride
December 26, 2016
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.
1x8 - Breakfast Time
January 2, 2017
Andy Day takes a look at young animals as they learn important skills.
1x9 - Swimming
January 9, 2017
Finding 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.
1x10 - Bedtime
January 16, 2017
Andy 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.
1x11 - Playtime
January 23, 2017
Polar bear cubs in the arctic and langur monkeys in India all love to play. But the masters of playtime are the gorillas, who climb trees, roll around and try to beat their chests like dad.
1x12 - Drinking
January 30, 2017
Sand grouse chicks in Namibia rely on dad, whose feathers are like a sponge, while an elephant calf has to learn to drink with a trunk. And Ostrich chicks follow mum and dad to find water in the desert.
1x13 - Playing Tricks
February 6, 2017
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!
1x14 - Flying
February 13, 2017
In Antarctica a wandering albatross chick masters the largest wings of any bird, while lar gibbons swing through the rainforest as if they are flying. Meanwhile, the great grey owl chicks leap from the top of huge trees.
1x15 - On the Move
February 20, 2017
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.
1x16 - Talking
February 27, 2017
This episode looks at how young animals talk. Andy Day learns that lions aren't born with loud roars. In Antarctica, a penguin chick can be heard by his mum amid 150,000 other penguins. A baby macaque must learn the value of funny faces if she is to fit in.
1x17 - Teamwork
March 6, 2017
Andy Day explains how baby animals are great at teamwork. In 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.
1x18 - Hiding
March 13, 2017
Young animals must learn to hide. Andy 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.
1x19 - Exploring
March 20, 2017
Andy Day looks at how young animals explore. In 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!
1x20 - Lunchtime
March 27, 2017
Andy Day explains about the favourite meals of young animals. For meerkats, a scorpion is a tasty desert treat. In Finland, raccoon dog pups stock up before winter arrives. Young capuchin monkeys learn how to hammer and roll shellfish to get them open.