Keeping Cool
Animal Families - S2 - E1
Michaela Strachan finds out how different animals beat the heat. She travels to the deserts of Africa to find a snake and spider that bury themselves.
Animal Families: Season 2 - 19 Episode s
2x1 - Keeping Cool
March 7, 2010
Michaela Strachan finds out how different animals beat the heat. She travels to the deserts of Africa to find a snake and spider that bury themselves.
2x13 - Digging
March 31, 2010
This episode focuses on digging. Bobbie, Charlie and Michaela meet a fox who digs holes to hide his food.
2x14 - Swimming Underwater
April 1, 2010
Anna and Luke make some waves in a swimming pool.
2x15 - Keeping Warm
April 2, 2010
Michaela investigates how animals keep warm. Reindeer and sea otters have thick coats of fur, but William and Moya need coats.
2x16 - Making Noises
April 5, 2010
Michaela meets the loudest animals in the world - howler monkeys. Next, she takes Moya and William to feed some lorikeets.
2x17 - A Trip to the Pool
April 6, 2010
Michaela takes Anna and Luke to feed a family of hippos, who love outings to the pool.
2x18 - Building a Den
April 7, 2010
Michaela, Jack and Oliver learn about dens. They meet a capybara and a beaver, who live together in Drusilla's Park in East Sussex.
2x19 - Getting Dirty
April 8, 2010
Moya and William play at getting dirty. Later, they help Michaela clean out the zebra enclosure.
2x20 - Slither and Slide
April 9, 2010
Harvey and Sophia find out about animals without hands and feet. Then Michaela introduces them to some slithery snakes.
2x21 - Feet
April 12, 2010
Michaela takes Jenna and Leanne to meet some lemurs, who use their hands and feet to climb.
2x22 - Flying
April 13, 2010
Rachel and Ollie make paper planes to see how they soar through the air. Later, Michaela takes them to meet some birds of prey.
2x23 - Hiding
April 14, 2010
Rachel and Ollie play hide-and-seek in the forest. Next, they help Michaela conceal some snacks for an orangutan.
2x24 - Carrying
April 15, 2010
Jenna and Leanne go to meet some wallabies with Michaela and see how they carry their babies in their pouches.
2x25 - Clearing
April 16, 2010
Michaela takes Millie and George to clean an elephant!
2x26 - Climbing
April 19, 2010
Sophia and Harvey are climbing in their treehouse. Then Michaela takes them to see some patas monkeys.
2x27 - Jumping
April 20, 2010
Michaela looks at animals that jump. Bobby and Charlie pretend to be a kangaroo and a frog, and bounce on a trampoline.
2x28 - Protection
April 21, 2010
Michaela takes Jack and Oliver to see some porcupines.
2x29 - Rolling
April 22, 2010
This episode is all about rolling around! Michaela, Bobby and Charlie meet a hedgehog that can roll itself into a tight ball.
2x30 - Exploring
April 23, 2010
Michaela takes Sophia and Harvey to meet some very curious squirrel monkeys. Then they catch up with a family of lion cubs.