Animal Planet Listings for Thursday 20th March

Listings: all day morning afternoon evening late night

06:00


Cats 101 (Nature)
What would be the best kind of cat for your family? And how should you prepare to welcome a kitten into your home? Find out in this special edition on the cutest kittens.
(Part 5 of 10, Widescreen)


07:00


Talk to the Animals (Nature)
Dr Chris offers advice on how to keep pets healthy through the Winter months and Salianne attends a dog club where they paint their pets onto canvas.
(Widescreen, Part 14 of 26)


07:30


Call of the Wildman (Nature)
Killer at Shaker Village.
One village church has got a new member, and it has been practicing blood sacrifice. Plus signs of a home invasion are becoming too much for one family.
(Widescreen, Part 14 of 29)


08:00


Monkey Business (Nature)
There's concern for Lulu, the one-armed chimp. Having been rescued from Cyprus, she seems too terrified to go out into the nursery garden to play.
(Hard of Hearing, Part 1 of 14, Audio Described)


08:30


Monkey Business (Nature)
Viewers go to Taiwan to help rescue some critically endangered orang-utans. Back in Dorset, there's no place like home for the oldest monkey, Arthur.
(Part 2 of 14, Hard of Hearing, Audio Described)


09:00


Animal Cops Detroit (Documentary)
Left in the Cold.
Senior Investigator Debby MacDonald and her partner Mark Ramos are at an address that has been the subject of cruelty complaints several times before.
(Part 5 of 25)


10:00


Bondi Vet (Nature) 3 star rating
Follow charismatic and energetic Sydney veterinarian, Dr Chris Brown and the team, as they devote their days treating animals, big and small, on and around Bondi Beach.
(Widescreen, Part 3 of 10, 2008, 3 Star)


11:00


Animal 24:7 (Nature)
An elderly lurcher needs dental treatment, and seven abandoned cats are rescued from a house. Plus, how can a lost and bullied cygnet be saved from territorial adult swans?
(Part 16 of 20, Widescreen, 2 Star)


12:00


Monkey Life (Nature)
Mike has a tricky time collecting a baby gibbon from France. Meanwhile, at Monkey World, the chimps have fun with fabric, and squirrel monkey Fidget settles into his new home.
(Part 5 of 20, Widescreen)


12:30


Monkey Life (Nature)
As the monkeys settle into their daily routine, Alison continues her mission to rescue more troubled primates. Will she be bringing any new arrivals to the centre?
(Widescreen, Part 6 of 20)


13:00


Animal Precinct (Documentary)
Bonnie and Clyde.
When two young pit bulls called Bonnie and Clyde are rescued by Special Agent Joann Sandano their lives take a sudden turn for the better.
(Hard of Hearing, Part 4 of 22)


14:00


Animal Cops Houston (Documentary) 3 star rating
Rescuers seize an animal hoarder's 57 neglected cats, and save a dog whose embedded collar has created a stinking and painful neck wound. Plus, how are baby pelicans treated?
(Widescreen, Part 4 of 5, 3 Star)


15:00


Alaska Gold Diggers (Nature)
Mining for Miners.
In an effort to reopen the family gold mines, SJ and her daughters pool their savings and head to Nome. Can the women keep their family's legacy alive?
(Widescreen, Part 1 of 6)


16:00


Monkey Life (Nature)
Tensions are high as popular chimp, Sammy, goes under the knife, and the stump-tailed macaque house gets a makeover to accommodate its elderly ugly monkeys.
(Part 7 of 20, Widescreen)


16:30


Monkey Life (Nature)
Alison heads to Scotland to meet a collection of ugly monkeys and it's a big day for baby golden-cheeked gibbon Mikado as he's introduced to his new foster mum Alex.
(Widescreen, Part 8 of 20)


17:00


Animal Cops Philadelphia (Documentary)
Chained Dogs.
An undercover investigation leads the team to a shocking discovery: eight dogs tied to thick metal chains as well as dog-fighting paraphernalia, illegal drugs and a gun.
(Widescreen, Part 8 of 20)


18:00


Bondi Vet (Nature) 3 star rating
Garfield, a Maltese terrier, has been attacked by a Staffordshire bull in a nearby park. Chris tries to deal with the rapidly worsening dog while proffering solace to its owner.
(Part 4 of 10, Widescreen, 2008, 3 Star)


19:00


Tanked (Nature)
Wayde is asked to build a 35ft aquarium, but with only weeks to complete the project will his design make a splash? Plus, the Ice Bar wants a cool jellyfish tank.
(Part 4 of 20, Widescreen)


20:00


The Zoo New Zealand (Documentary)
Today at the Auckland zoo; a pregnant giraffe gives birth, but will the calf make it through the dangerous birth? Plus an endangered bird gets hands-on attention.
(Part 7 of 10, Widescreen)


20:30


The Zoo New Zealand (Documentary)
Today keepers Susie Lou and Julie are off to feed the zoo's hungry alligators. Meanwhile, Anneka checks how the zoo's two new meerkats are getting along.
(Widescreen, Part 8 of 10)


21:00


Biggest and Baddest (Nature)
Anaconda.
Global explorer and biologist Niall McCann travels to Venezuela's Amazon jungle in search of the largest snake in the world - the anaconda.
(Hard of Hearing, Widescreen, Part 1 of 6)


22:00


Finding Bigfoot (Documentary) 4 star rating
Best Evidence Yet.
The team return to Florida's Panhandle to re-investigate one couple's convincing evidence of Sasquatches living on their property.
(New Episode, Widescreen, 2012, 4 Star)


23:00


Bondi Vet (Nature) 3 star rating
Garfield, a Maltese terrier, has been attacked by a Staffordshire bull in a nearby park. Chris tries to deal with the rapidly worsening dog while proffering solace to its owner.
(Part 4 of 10, Widescreen, 2008, 3 Star)


00:00


Animal Cops Philadelphia (Documentary)
Midnight Raid.
After a midnight call out the crew are shocked to find a grim menagerie of hundreds of birds, roosters and dogs. Have they been bred for fighting?
(Part 1 of 20, Widescreen)


01:00


The Zoo New Zealand (Documentary)
Today at the Auckland zoo; a pregnant giraffe gives birth, but will the calf make it through the dangerous birth? Plus an endangered bird gets hands-on attention.
(Part 7 of 10, Widescreen)


01:30


The Zoo New Zealand (Documentary)
Today keepers Susie Lou and Julie are off to feed the zoo's hungry alligators. Meanwhile, Anneka checks how the zoo's two new meerkats are getting along.
(Widescreen, Part 8 of 10)


02:00


Biggest and Baddest (Nature)
Anaconda.
Global explorer and biologist Niall McCann travels to Venezuela's Amazon jungle in search of the largest snake in the world - the anaconda.
(Hard of Hearing, Widescreen, Part 1 of 6)


03:00


Infested! (Documentary)
When a colony of hundreds of endangered Indiana brown bats settle in the Richards' attic they aren't legally allowed to exterminate them; will they be forced out of their home?
(Last In Series, Widescreen, Part 7 of 7)


03:50


Groomer Has It (Documentary)
Piggies.
The groomers take their clipping skills and use them to make over some filthy pot-bellied pigs. Then they deal with another heavyweight challenge using anatomy grooming.
(Part 7 of 13, Widescreen)


04:40


Gorilla School (Nature)
Deadly Encounters.
Harmony at the gorilla project is disrupted when a gang of heavily armed poachers head towards the camp. With bullets flying will everyone escape unscathed?
(Part 5 of 13, Widescreen)


05:05


Gorilla School (Nature)
Turning Point.
The three young gorillas face their first emotional trauma in Gabon, when the keepers from England that they've know since birth, leave the Gorilla School.
(Widescreen, Part 6 of 13)


05:30


Chris Humfrey's Wildlife (Nature) 3 star rating
Follow the drama, danger, animal antics and sheer joy, as Chris and his family share their home with more than 2000 animals in need of 24hour care and attention.
(Part 5 of 13, Widescreen, 3 Star)