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The Best Episodes of The Wildlife Docs Season 5

Every episode of The Wildlife Docs Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Wildlife Docs Season 5!

"The Wildlife Docs" takes viewers inside the work of zoological professionals -- including veterinarians, technicians and trainers -- at Busch Gardens Tampa, as they care...
Genre:Documentary
Networks:ABCThe CW

Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Walk and Roll" is the best rated episode of "The Wildlife Docs" season 5. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/7/2017. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "The Chimps Are Going Kookaburra".

  • Walk and Roll
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    #1 - Walk and Roll

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 10/7/2017

    Discover the ingenious methods used to take an x-ray of a giraffe’s giant hoof. Then, an armadillo goes in for a check-up.

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  • The Chimps Are Going Kookaburra
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    #2 - The Chimps Are Going Kookaburra

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/14/2017

    A cardiologist is called in to consult on a male chimp’s annual check-up. Plus, meet a kookaburra and a Tawny frogmouth, two unique Australian bird species.

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  • All in the Sloth Family
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    #3 - All in the Sloth Family

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/21/2017

    The slow-moving sloth family is busy as dad, Mario, goes in for a check-up, and one-year-old Yiscel, makes strides as an animal ambassador. Then, a nyala calf breaks her leg.

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  • Saving Stingray City
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    #4 - Saving Stingray City

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/28/2017

    Join Dr. Dominique as she journeys to Stingray City in the Cayman Islands with world-famous conservationist and artist, Guy Harvey. Follow along as the team tracks the health of the stingrays, and find out if any are pregnant!

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  • Rescuing White Rhino in South Africa
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    #5 - Rescuing White Rhino in South Africa

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 11/4/2017

    Journey with Dr. Mike on a conservation mission to the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Witness the amazing story of Thandi, the rhinoceros, and meet the compassionate conservationists devoted to returning and protecting Africa’s exotic and endangered wildlife.

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  • Saving the Black Rhino from Extinction
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    #6 - Saving the Black Rhino from Extinction

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 11/11/2017

    On a journey to the heart of South Africa’s Eastern Cape, witness what dedicated conservationists, including a young boy, are doing to save the iconic black rhino, one of the world’s most endangered animal species, from extinction.

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  • The Pride of the Eastern Cape
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    #7 - The Pride of the Eastern Cape

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/18/2017

    Discover the great lengths taken to keep the Eastern Cape lion population healthy for generations to come in Africa. And, meet the veterinarians and volunteers dedicated to protecting the animals in the area from poachers.

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  • The Long & Short of Animal Medicine
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    #8 - The Long & Short of Animal Medicine

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/25/2017

    Discover all there is to know about the American alligator, and find out the treatment needed when one injures its leg. Plus, find out what it means to be a veterinary extern as a college student experiences life as a Wildlife Doc.

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  • Plight of the Penguins
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    #9 - Plight of the Penguins

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 1/20/2018

    Journey to South Africa to discover the great lengths being taken to bolster the endangered African penguin population, and meet dedicated teams across the world that have made it their mission to protect these penguins in peril.

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  • The Doctor Will See You Now
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    #10 - The Doctor Will See You Now

    Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 1/27/2018

    Follow along as The Wildlife Docs make some medical house calls, including a visit to an Asian elephant with a tooth problem and a rare Malayan tiger with a lip issue. Plus, a young wallaby is due in for his first big exam!

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  • Three Reptiles & a Big Cat
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    #11 - Three Reptiles & a Big Cat

    Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 2/3/2018

    Follow along as a rescued baby jaguar from Panama, grows up and finds a new home in Florida. Plus, get up close and personal with some of the reptilian creatures that call Busch Gardens Tampa Bay home.

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  • Let Me Introduce You
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    #12 - Let Me Introduce You

    Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 2/10/2018

    We’ll introduce you to some animals you may never have heard of… as a cotton-top tamarin, a gibbon, a hyrax and a hornbill visit The Wildlife Docs.

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  • The Super Order of Xenarthrans
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    #13 - The Super Order of Xenarthrans

    Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 2/17/2018

    Discover what an armadillo, a sloth and an anteater all have in common. Follow along as they train to participate in their own health care, and then go in for their annual check-ups.

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  • The Hippo & the Raven
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    #14 - The Hippo & the Raven

    Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 2/24/2018

    Meet the park’s newest, youngest and adorable hippopotamus! Then, a raven, one of the world’s smartest species, takes a break from solving her favorite puzzles for a doctor’s visit.

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  • Striped to the Quills
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    #15 - Striped to the Quills

    Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 3/3/2018

    Witness the new treatment being used to help a Bengal tiger with arthritis. Plus, discover the exotic world of the echidna… a spiky species from Australia.

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  • Look Who's Having a Baby
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    #16 - Look Who's Having a Baby

    Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 3/10/2018

    Follow along as the team tracks the pregnancy of an orangutan. You won’t want to miss seeing the adorable new baby! Plus, the bongo and sable antelope herds are expanding, too.

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  • Croc-a-by-Baby
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    #17 - Croc-a-by-Baby

    Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 3/17/2018

    The endangered Southern white rhino population is on the uptake… in the wild, and at the park, as Kisiri gives birth to an adorable 140- pound calf. Then… listen up… as the new slender snouted crocodile hatchlings are making some noise.

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  • Looks Can Be Deceiving
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    #18 - Looks Can Be Deceiving

    Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 4/7/2018

    Just because something is scaly… or prickly… or has a lot of legs, doesn’t mean you should turn away. We’ll introduce you to some creatures that get a bad rep just because of how they look.

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  • Vet Camp to Vet Tech
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    #19 - Vet Camp to Vet Tech

    Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 4/14/2018

    Three years ago Kelsey was a vet camper at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. Today, she’s landed her dream job, as a vet tech, assisting The Wildlife Docs. Plus, a red kangaroo goes in for her first check-up while a Western grey needs surgery.

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  • Welcome to Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
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    #20 - Welcome to Busch Gardens Tampa Bay

    Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 4/21/2018

    Meet a pair of tiny tenrecs, the largest species of porcupine and a tarantula, just three of the newest creatures to call Busch Gardens Tampa Bay home. Plus, a young sloth goes in for a CT scan.

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  • Saving Wild Rhinos in South Africa
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    #21 - Saving Wild Rhinos in South Africa

    Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 4/28/2018

    Dr. Mike joins forces with a South African Wildlife Vet as they work to keep the white rhino population healthy. Plus, meet dedicated conservationists, including a young boy, who are doing their part to help save the iconic black rhino from extinction.

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  • Baby Day
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    #22 - Baby Day

    Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 5/5/2018

    You’ll be amazed to see how fast these babies are growing! Lions, lemurs, sloths, flamingos, an orangutan, hyena, wallaby and a giraffe too!

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  • A Family of Gorillas
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    #23 - A Family of Gorillas

    Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 5/12/2018

    A 350-pound silverback gorilla and his mom go in for their annual check-ups while two young gorillas make the most of playtime.

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  • The Fast and Slow of It
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    #24 - The Fast and Slow of It

    Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 5/19/2018

    Discover what’s slowing down a usually fast cheetah. Plus, we’ll travel to South Africa to visit with a cheetah rescue and rehab facility. Then, take it slow with two, young Aldabra tortoises.

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  • Education to the Rescue
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    #25 - Education to the Rescue

    Season 5 Episode 25 - Aired 5/26/2018

    From summer camps to the animal ambassador program, discover how Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is educating the next generation about the importance of saving wildlife. Plus, seven otter pups need rescuing.

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