Animal Planet Listings for Tuesday 18th December
06:00
Monkey Business (Nature)
In the West African jungle, one baby chimp is settling into military life. And at the park there's concern for Alice, one of the ring-tailed lemurs.
(Subtitles, Part 3, Audio Described)
06:30
Monkey Business (Nature)
A surprise birth leaves new mother Peggy stunned and unable to care for her newborn chimp, while Alice the lemur undergoes an emergency operation.
(Part 4, Subtitles, Audio Described)
07:00
Dogs 101 (Nature)
How do different breeds of dogs behave? We meet the St Bernard, toy fox terrier, English springer spaniel, boxer, French bulldog and Thai ridgeback to find out.
(Part 5, Widescreen)
08:00
Monkey Life (Nature)
There's excitement when 88 capuchin monkeys, rescued from a laboratory in Chile, wake up to their first morning at Monkey World! And Rodders has a run-in with a sticky melon.
(Widescreen, Part 1)
08:30
Monkey Life (Nature)
Vet John Lewis is at Monkey World to sedate chimps Ben and Pip before their move from the nursery to Hananya's group, but the cheeky chimps give him the run around.
(Widescreen, Part 2)
09:00
The Zoo (Documentary)
A baby mangabey monkey is rejected by its mother; can the team hand rear her? Plus, Ciaran prepares the gorillas for their new rainforest, and the tarantulas feast on locusts.
(Widescreen, Part 1)
09:30
The Zoo (Documentary)
The gorilla family finally move into their new rainforest home; will they like it? Plus, the baby mangabey monkey meets his troop, and newborn lambs are welcomed on the farm.
(Widescreen, Part 2)
10:00
Miami Animal Police (Documentary)
Investigator Kathy Labrada is called to an industrial area to pick up a starving dog. But nothing prepares her for the shocking state in which she finds it.
(Part 8, Subtitles)
11:00
Animal Cops Houston (Documentary) 3 star rating
Rescued From the Brink.
Investigator Dana Almengor discovers two dead dogs and six starved beagles trapped in a kennel and goes on the hunt to find out who was responsible.
(3 Star)
12:00
Monkey Business (Nature)
A surprise birth leaves new mother Peggy stunned and unable to care for her newborn chimp, while Alice the lemur undergoes an emergency operation.
(Part 4, Subtitles, Audio Described)
12:30
Monkey Business (Nature)
The battle to get baby chimp Harry out of war-torn Sierra Leone and safely to Monkey World heats up. And Alison is on the trail of a pet capuchin monkey.
(Part 5, Subtitles, Audio Described)
13:00
Bondi Vet (Documentary) 3 star rating
Chris helps celebrity bull Bully, whose horn is growing into his head. Plus, why are turtles starving off the coast of Cairns, and what is being done to save them?
(Part 15, Widescreen, 2008, 3 Star)
13:30
Great Animal Escapes (Nature)
Check out these wild clips of elephants, zebras, tigers, bears, and orang-utans as they attempt to break out of zoos and circuses. Will their outrageous attempts succeed?
(Widescreen, Part 2)
14:00
The Zoo (Documentary)
At Dublin's Phoenix Park Zoo a giraffe needs an operation, and two baby Sumatran tigers have a check-up - are they both healthy? Plus, find out why tapers have such big noses.
(Widescreen, Part 1)
14:30
Animal Airport (Documentary)
A kid is distraught when her dog is detained at passport control; and staff welcomes a giant tortoise. Plus, 40 chameleons die in transit - will the rest of the shipment survive?
(Widescreen, Part 1)
15:00
Kingdom of the Elephants (Nature)
A sacred animal, the elephant holds much prestige in Thailand. This is an intimate portrayal of a young girl's journey to becoming a Mahout.
(Widescreen)
16:00
Monkey Life (Nature)
The meeting between chimp alpha male Hananya and newly introduced Ben does not go well, and staff have to intervene. And orang-utan Hsiao-Quai struggles with her growing son Kai.
(Widescreen, Part 3)
16:30
Monkey Life (Nature)
Four-month-old woolly monkey Paulo is being hand-reared by Mike and Alison. And there's excitement over at the endangered golden-cheeked gibbon enclosure - Zoey may be pregnant.
(Part 4, Widescreen)
17:00
Miami Animal Police (Documentary)
A year long investigation into a series of animal attacks - leaving 18 cows and horses stolen and killed for meat - is nearing its end. Can investigators catch the culprits?
(Part 7, Subtitles)
18:00
Animal Cops Houston (Documentary) 3 star rating
Triumph Over Adversity.
Investigator Stephen Goldman receives a call about a dog stuck in a fence. When he gets there, he finds the dog is so starved it's unable to walk.
(Widescreen, 3 Star)
19:00
The Zoo (Documentary)
The red-ruff lemurs are losing clumps of hair; will the vets be able to work out why? Plus, Hoovie the hippo meets a new mate, and a group of female meerkats join the zoo.
(Widescreen, Part 3)
19:30
The Zoo (Documentary)
The keepers welcome a baby hippopotamus to the zoo, and bid a tearful farewell to Sandy the giraffe who is moving to Belfast. Plus, will the red panda like his new mate?
(Part 4, Widescreen)
20:00
Koala Hospital (Nature)
When koala bears are sick or injured they are welcomed to Port Macquarie's unique Koala Hospital. How are these lovely bears rehabilitated and helped to return to the wild?
(Widescreen)
21:00
Killer Elephants (Nature)
When a man-eating elephant killed 17 people in India, the animal was killed by locals and DNA tests on the contents of its stomach revealed human flesh the creature had consumed.
(Widescreen)
22:00
Austin Stevens: Most Dangerous... (Nature)
Austin Stevens' Most Striking Moments (Part 1).
Snake fanatic Austin survives a cobra's bite, escapes the jaws of a reticulated python, and wrestles an anaconda in a jungle river.
(Widescreen)
23:00
The Zoo (Documentary)
The red-ruff lemurs are losing clumps of hair; will the vets be able to work out why? Plus, Hoovie the hippo meets a new mate, and a group of female meerkats join the zoo.
(Widescreen, Part 3)
23:30
The Zoo (Documentary)
The keepers welcome a baby hippopotamus to the zoo, and bid a tearful farewell to Sandy the giraffe who is moving to Belfast. Plus, will the red panda like his new mate?
(Part 4, Widescreen)
00:00
Animal Cops Houston (Documentary) 3 star rating
Fearless in Duty.
Chief investigator Charles Jantzen rescues 37 dogs from a house fire. Later, rescue technician Roman Leal crawls down a drain to save five stranded puppies.
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 3 Star)
01:00
Killer Elephants (Nature)
When a man-eating elephant killed 17 people in India, the animal was killed by locals and DNA tests on the contents of its stomach revealed human flesh the creature had consumed.
(Widescreen)
02:00
The Haunted (Drama)
Demon Attack.
A mother is worried about her daughter's visions of a bloodied girl and a car crash. Does her child need psychiatric help, or do demonic spirits lurk in their home?
(Widescreen)
03:00
Nick Baker's Weird Creatures (Nature)
The Invisible Lizard. Series 2, episode 5.
Madagascan Chameleon's are masters of disguise. Nick is determined to uncover the mysteries surrounding this hard-to-find king of lizards.
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2007)
03:50
Dogs 101 (Nature)
How do different breeds of dogs behave? We meet the St Bernard, toy fox terrier, English springer spaniel, boxer, French bulldog and Thai ridgeback to find out.
(Part 5, Widescreen)
04:40
K9 Cops (Documentary)
Meet The Elite (Part 1).
A car is stolen and Officer Ryan and his dog Ranger head off in pursuit, but when the joyrider abandons the car it's down to Ranger to bring him down.
(Widescreen)
05:30
Escape to Chimp Eden (Nature)
Josephine's the Name, Trouble's the Game-Part 2.
Chimp Eden is in turmoil as Abu, the alpha male, is deposed. Will it effect Josephine's introduction into the adult chimp group?
(Widescreen)
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