Animal Park: Wild on the West Coast

BBC Two Ended Nature

1 Season · 10 Episodes · Premiered July 23, 2007 · Ended August 3, 2007

Ben Fogle and Kate Humble explore the wildlife off California's Pacific coast.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

10 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Mon, Jul 23 2007 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
In this episode we meet the real Jaws and people who have survived shark attacks. A baby fur seal pup is rescued more dead than alive - will it survive? Kate hand-feeds an amorous giant Pacific Octopus.
E02
Episode 2
Tue, Jul 24 2007 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
In this episode Ben and Kate witness an astonishing Great White Shark attack on an elephant seal. They also see some of the weird and wonderfull creatures from the deep ocean, and meet the scientists who risk their lives to rescue a peregrine falcon chick from San Fancisco's Bay Bridge.
E03
Episode 3
Wed, Jul 25 2007 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
A record-breaking Great White Shark starts snacking on its neighbours, Kate gets her hands on a huge green turtle, and a pair of dolphins help scientists to save their species.
E04
Episode 4
Thu, Jul 26 2007 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
A tiny sea otter fights for its life. The coast's fattest resident, the elephant seal, poses a threat to scientists, and Ben releases a sealion back to the wild.
E05
Episode 5
Fri, Jul 27 2007 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
Kate grapples with a huge California condor whilst Ben finds a pod of playful dolphins. Scientists risk life and limb trying to tag the world's largest animal - the mighty blue whale.
E06
Episode 6
Mon, Jul 30 2007 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
A real life Jaws is captured at sea, a sea otter orphan goes back to the wild and Ben checks up on two adorable baby fur seals who are fighting for their lives.
E07
Episode 7
Tue, Jul 31 2007 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
A sea otter narrowly escapes death in a shark attack. There's danger lurking in the hills behind Los Angeles when a killer cougar is on the loose. Kate finds out how you test the heart rate of a dolphin.
E08
Episode 8
Wed, Aug 1 2007 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
Kate tunes in to whale song, a fatal disease threatens the entire wild population of sea otters, and Ben is on emergency call to save a stranded sealion.
E09
Episode 9
Thu, Aug 2 2007 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
A tiny orphan fur seal named Lulubelle gets some new playmates. A pod of killer whales go on the attack. Ben narrowly avoids a nip from a turtle.
E10
Episode 10
Fri, Aug 3 2007 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
A baby whale is on the brink of death and must be saved, and the enormous elephant seals turn on a team of scientists. There's dramatic news on the captive great white shark.
Ben Fogle
Ben Fogle as Presenter
Kate Humble
Kate Humble as Presenter

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