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Orphans of the Wild

Half hour series
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  • Series Title

    Orphans of the Wild
  • Production Company

    Homebrew Films
  • Duration

    30 minutes
  • Definition

    HD
  • Delivery

    Immediately
  • YOP

    2011

The story of Marlice van Vuuren, who cares for orphaned wild animals which she hopes to release back into the wild.

(13 x 30 minutes)

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  • Painted Pups Half hour series
  • Main category:Nature & Wildlife

    Fourteen higly endangered Wild Dog pups arrive at Naankuse, Marlice, with the help of Zacheo meets this challenge head-on - in the mean time the leopard cubs are beginning to pose a danger to Zacheo.

Baby Baboons
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  • Baby Baboons Half hour series
  • Main category:Nature & Wildlife

    When Shona, the injured baby baboon orphan, is introduced to her new friends, things don’t go all that smoothly.

Signs in the Sand
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  • Signs in the Sand Half hour series
  • Main category:Nature & Wildlife

    In trying to find a leopard in the vast desert landscape of southern Namibia, Marlice relies on the skills of Kiewiet - an expert Bushman tracker.

Cat Trouble
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  • Cat Trouble Half hour series
  • Main category:Nature & Wildlife

    Establishing the hiararchy within a troop of adult baboons is serious business but when a wild leopard gets trapped the adrenalin really starts pumping.

The Big Relocate
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  • The Big Relocate Half hour series
  • Main category:Nature & Wildlife

    Three adult lions and two wild leopards have to swap enclosures, a dangerous exercise and if things can go wrong, they will.

Big Cats and Baby Baboons
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  • Big Cats and Baby Baboons Half hour series
  • Main category:Nature & Wildlife

    Umbili and Shakira, the leopard cubs, are becoming a real threat to Zacheo’s safety and they have to be moved, on a more comical note the baby baboons are moved in with the juveniles.

New Born
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  • New Born Half hour series
  • Main category:Nature & Wildlife

    It’s a year later, and things have changed – Marlice and Rudie have a new baby boy – and he needs to be introduced to the animals.

New Beginnings and Sad Endings
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  • New Beginnings and Sad Endings Half hour series
  • Main category:Nature & Wildlife

    Even at a Wildlife sanctuary poaching can rear it’s ugly head and quick action needs to be taken.

Operation Wild Dog
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  • Operation Wild Dog Half hour series
  • Main category:Nature & Wildlife

    Almost fully grown now, the wild dogs are Marlice’s prized project and biggest responsibility - when one gets bitten by a snake they move quickly to save her.

Cheetah Rescue
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  • Cheetah Rescue Half hour series
  • Main category:Nature & Wildlife

    A caracal with a broken leg arrives needing immediate medical attention. When the owner of two tame cheetahs also breaks a leg, Marlice has to rescue them as well.

Tooth Trouble and Game Count
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  • Tooth Trouble and Game Count Half hour series
  • Main category:Nature & Wildlife

    With all the rain came an abundance of animals - to count them Rudie takes to the air, but only after saving a cheetahs life on the operating table.

Preparing for the Big Release
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  • Preparing for the Big Release Half hour series
  • Main category:Nature & Wildlife

    In their biggest effort to release animals back into the wild - Marlice and Rudie have to dart and capture seven cheetahs and one leopard - all in one day.

The Big Release
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  • The Big Release Half hour series
  • Main category:Nature & Wildlife

    Seven cheetahs and one leopard get their first taste of freedom in an epic release effort - one that Marlice and Rudie have been dreaming about.