Synopsis
- Programme: Nature's Miracle Orphans
- Series: 1
- Episode: 2
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2014
- Biology
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Baby sloth party | Nature's Miracle Orphans
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Cheetah cub camouflage | Nature's Miracle Orphans
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Cheetah cubs are vulnerable to predators but have evolved ways to keep hidden.
Feeding Molly and Emma the hippos | Nature's Miracle Orphans
Feeding Molly and Emma the hippos | Nature's Miracle Orphans
Lucy gets the chance to get up close to and feed Africa’s most feared mammal.
Teaching Mandi to poo | Nature's Miracle Orphans
Teaching Mandi to poo | Nature's Miracle Orphans
Mandi the tapir must learn how to poo in a river to avoid predators.
Baby sloth party | Nature's Miracle Orphans
Baby sloth party | Nature's Miracle Orphans
Cheetah cub camouflage | Nature's Miracle Orphans
Cheetah cub camouflage | Nature's Miracle Orphans
Cheetah cubs are vulnerable to predators but have evolved ways to keep hidden.
Feeding Molly and Emma the hippos | Nature's Miracle Orphans
Feeding Molly and Emma the hippos | Nature's Miracle Orphans
Lucy gets the chance to get up close to and feed Africa’s most feared mammal.
Teaching Mandi to poo | Nature's Miracle Orphans
Teaching Mandi to poo | Nature's Miracle Orphans
Mandi the tapir must learn how to poo in a river to avoid predators.
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