7pm THIS WILD LIFE: Problems In Paradise - Nature/Documentary
Wildlife expert Saba Douglas-Hamilton, together with her husband Frank and their three young children, move to the romantic Samburu National Reserve in Kenya to run a safari camp for the first time. This series follows their ups and downs as the family struggles to keep guests, elephants, lions and even crocodiles smiling.
IN THIS EPISODE: The family's safari camp reopens after the rainy season but Saba's worst nightmare is turning into reality. She has a houseful of guests on their way, the cupboards are bare and there's nowhere for them to sleep. Husband Frank has problems of his own. He must fit a tracking device to a six-ton bull elephant, but the mission does not go according to plan.
7:30pm WONDER OF ANIMALS: Foxes - Nature/Documentary
Across the planet carnivores are struggling to compete in a world with a rocketing human population, but one predator is bucking the trend - the fox. Its numbers are increasing and its geographical range expanding.
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Chris Packham explores the secrets to its success - its senses, its intelligence and its flexibility. New research reveals how its slit pupils enable it to hunt in the bright desert day; how it may be using the Earth's magnetic field to determine the location of prey during a pounce; and how regular exposure to rotting food is improving the health of the red fox, enabling it to hold its own in an increasingly urban landscape.
8pm NATURE: Pets - Wild At Heart: Secretive Creatures - Nature/Documentary
In a program packed with incredible filming techniques, from Schlieren photography that makes smells visible, to moving X-rays, ultra slow-motion, and ultraviolet vision as well as HD horsecams and doggycams, discover how our pets experience the world through their astonishing senses and hidden channels of communication. Includes the sensory secrets of budgies, horses, guinea pigs and goldfish as well as the remarkable abilities of hamsters, cats and dogs.
9pm WILD SCHOOL: Howler Monkeys - Nature/Documentary
Join a cast of cute and cheeky animal orphans as they learn the vital lessons they need to leave captivity and survive in the wild. Wild School combines inspiring survival stories with the rollercoaster lives of these animals' wild cousins and neighbors, to offer a series of tales that are both inspiring and full of jeopardy.
IN THIS EPISODE: In the rain forests of Central and South America, Howler Monkeys live in the jungle canopy. They howl loudly to let other animals know where they are. When these animals get lost or are in need of assitance help is available to get them back into the wild. Follow the story of one lost monkey, Ruby who is geeting the help she needs.
