NaN/100 votes#1 - A Tale of Two Tigers
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/5/2013
The tiger team at Busch Gardens® Tampa is asked to help start a new bloodline of Malayan tigers. They are ecstatic when Bzui gives birth to three cubs. But the excitement is short-lived when one of the male cubs comes down with a potentially life-threatening condition. Preview this episode:
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#2 - Well Wishes
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/12/2013
A trio of lions has just joined the Busch Gardens family. Animal Care Specialists are hand raising these cubs starting with bottle-feeding, playtime and even a doctor’s visit. Then, two critically endangered wattled crane chicks hatch… one is healthy, but the other is on the operating table fighting for his life.
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#3 - High & Lows
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/19/2013
Giraffe’s Cupid and Teesa are both pregnant! We’ll experience the first hours of a baby giraffe’s life. Plus, Dr. Pete makes an alligator house call while the Animal Care specialists help some younger alligators find their way home.
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#4 - Lemur Island
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/26/2013
The lemurs who live on Lemur Island at Busch Gardens are jumping for joy during a series of enrichment programs while Kita, the hippo, keeps a close eye on them as she swims around the island. Meanwhile, a family of Mongoose Lemurs wait while mom, Rosalita, needs to go to the Animal Care Center for xrays… discover what happens when mom is away… how do her twin daughters, Dahlia and Leena react to her absence… and what does their dad, Guillermo, do in return?
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#5 - Elephants Fancy Footwork
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/2/2013
The female elephants at Busch Gardens have been trained with a revolutionary new style of positive reinforcement. Witness how they are part of their health checkups, including blood draws, trunk examinations and a pedicure. Plus, discover how a new laser treatment helps heal Eva, one of the oldest elephant’s in the park.
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#6 - Meet the New Babies
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/9/2013
The Wildlife Docs introduce the newest additions at the park. First, it’s a big day in the lion’s den as three lion cubs enjoy a special treat in honor of World Lion Day. Then it’s off to the Serengeti Plain to meet Jasiri, the baby rhino and Kishana the baby zebra, plus not one but two giraffe calfs are introduced to the herd. Preview this episode:
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#7 - Pretty in Pink
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/16/2013
Witness the Animal Care Specialists teach the Hippo’s behaviors to help the Wildlife Docs give check ups, examine teeth and even take x-rays, all in the name of hippo health! And… why do flamingos stand on one leg? Why are they pink? Do they really fall in love? You’ll get the answers to those and many more questions when the flamingos come marching in on The Wildlife Docs.
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#8 - Dogs Best Friend
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/23/2013
We’ll try and catch up with the world's fastest land animal, the cheetah! More than a dozen cheetahs have moved into their new home, and an unlikely pair becomes fast friends. Then, Antlers, the muntjac, is not eating so he’s brought into the ACC where The Wildlife Docs diagnose his condition. Plus, Philip the Hedgehog is an Animal Ambassador at the park, helping to educate the public about wildlife conservation. Lately, Philip hasn't been feeling well, so the Animal Care Specialists call on the Wildlife Docs to find out why.
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#9 - Spikes & Stripes
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1/11/2014
The Busch Gardens Tampa employees offer insight on the Echidna and shares the unique traits that really set this creature apart. In addition, Bengal Tiger Jafari and many more exotic animal check ups.
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#10 - Hop, Skip & Slither
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/18/2014
Wallabies; rattlesnakes and eyelash vipers.
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#11 - Hoots & Hooves
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/25/2014
The Busch Gardens Tampa employees team up with The National Audubon Society to save hundreds of wild birds a year. In this episode, the Doctors are working on a barred owl that ruptured his air sack. In addition, they encourage the lives rhinos, giraffes, antelope, impala, and many more exotic animals for conservation.
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#12 - The Miracle of Bolingo
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2/1/2014
A gorilla goes into labor early and must have a C-section.
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#13 - Lions & Tigers & Cheetahs, Oh My!
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/8/2014
Three baby lion cubs arrive from South Africa and are being hand raised by the Animal Care Specialists. Much similar to people, these babies eat a lot, crave attention and love playtime, and it is time for their vaccinations.
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#14 - Big & Quick
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/15/2014
It is moving day for Spike the Asian elephant. He and the Calgary Zoo employees embark on a 3,000-mile journey from Alberta, Canada to his new home at Busch Gardens, Tampa where he will breed as a herd with five female Asian elephants already residing there.
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#15 - Hook, Line & Blinkers
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/22/2014
A bush baby has a cyst; a common loon ingests a fishing hook.
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#16 - Best of the Big Three
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 4/5/2014
Five Asian elephants enjoy mental exercises, treats and pedicures.
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#17 - Eat, Prey, Roar
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 4/12/2014
A giant anteater gets a checkup; two lesser anteaters; the crested caracara.
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#18 - The Fast and the Furriest
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 4/19/2014
A two-toed sloth; keeping gazelles healthy.
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#19 - A Hoppy Ending
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 4/26/2014
A Malayan tiger cub has a life-threatening disease never seen in tigers before.
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#20 - Grin & Bear It
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 5/3/2014
An older chimp undergoes medical treatment and has a birthday party with the other chimps.
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#21 - Mother's Day and Tooth Decay
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/10/2014
An otter needs dental work; alligators' maternal instinct.
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#22 - A Really Big Day at BGT
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/17/2014
Animal ambassadors educate the public about wildlife conservation.
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#23 - A Shell Game of Thrones
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 7/5/2014
African lion sisters undergo medical examinations and training; turtles and tortoises.
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#24 - Big Day at Busch Gardens
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 7/12/2014
A day in the life of Busch Gardens Tampa; feeding and training animals; a kangaroo; an orangutan.
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#25 - Meerkat's Manners
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 7/19/2014
An orangutan needs a crucial procedure; feisty meerkat medical checkups and a new habitat.
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The Best Episodes of The Wildlife Docs Season 1
Every episode of The Wildlife Docs Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Wildlife Docs Season 1!
"The Wildlife Docs" takes viewers inside the work of zoological professionals -- including veterinarians, technicians and trainers -- at Busch Gardens Tampa, as they care...
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"A Tale of Two Tigers" is the best rated episode of "The Wildlife Docs" season 1. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/5/2013. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Well Wishes".