"The Wildlife Docs" takes viewers inside the work of zoological professionals -- including veterinarians, technicians and trainers -- at Busch Gardens Tampa, as they care for thousands of exotic animals whose home is the popular tourist destination. The series showcases everything from preventive care to ground-breaking medical procedures, giving viewers the opportunity to observe what the millions of people who visit Bush Gardens each year rarely get to see. The hostess of the weekly half-hour series is actress Rachel Reenstra.
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Air Date: 2013-10-05
The tiger team at Busch Gardens® Tampa is asked to help start a new bloodline of Malayan tigers. They are ecstatic wh...
Air Date: 2013-10-12
A trio of lions has just joined the Busch Gardens family. Animal Care Specialists are hand raising these cubs startin...
Air Date: 2013-10-19
Giraffe’s Cupid and Teesa are both pregnant! We’ll experience the first hours of a baby giraffe’s life. Plus, Dr. Pet...
Air Date: 2013-10-26
The lemurs who live on Lemur Island at Busch Gardens are jumping for joy during a series of enrichment programs while...
Air Date: 2013-11-02
The female elephants at Busch Gardens have been trained with a revolutionary new style of positive reinforcement. Wit...
Air Date: 2013-11-09
The Wildlife Docs introduce the newest additions at the park. First, it’s a big day in the lion’s den as three lion c...
Air Date: 2013-11-16
Witness the Animal Care Specialists teach the Hippo’s behaviors to help the Wildlife Docs give check ups, examine tee...
Air Date: 2013-11-23
We’ll try and catch up with the world's fastest land animal, the cheetah! More than a dozen cheetahs have moved into ...
Air Date: 2014-01-11
The Busch Gardens Tampa employees offer insight on the Echidna and shares the unique traits that really set this crea...
Air Date: 2014-01-18
Wallabies; rattlesnakes and eyelash vipers.
Air Date: 2014-01-25
The Busch Gardens Tampa employees team up with The National Audubon Society to save hundreds of wild birds a year. In...
Air Date: 2014-02-01
A gorilla goes into labor early and must have a C-section.
Air Date: 2014-02-08
Three baby lion cubs arrive from South Africa and are being hand raised by the Animal Care Specialists. Much similar ...
Air Date: 2014-02-15
It is moving day for Spike the Asian elephant. He and the Calgary Zoo employees embark on a 3,000-mile journey from A...
Air Date: 2014-02-22
A bush baby has a cyst; a common loon ingests a fishing hook.
Air Date: 2014-04-05
Five Asian elephants enjoy mental exercises, treats and pedicures.
Air Date: 2014-04-12
A giant anteater gets a checkup; two lesser anteaters; the crested caracara.
Air Date: 2014-04-19
A two-toed sloth; keeping gazelles healthy.
Air Date: 2014-04-26
A Malayan tiger cub has a life-threatening disease never seen in tigers before.
Air Date: 2014-05-03
An older chimp undergoes medical treatment and has a birthday party with the other chimps.
Air Date: 2014-05-10
An otter needs dental work; alligators' maternal instinct.
Air Date: 2014-05-17
Animal ambassadors educate the public about wildlife conservation.
Air Date: 2014-07-05
African lion sisters undergo medical examinations and training; turtles and tortoises.
Air Date: 2014-07-12
A day in the life of Busch Gardens Tampa; feeding and training animals; a kangaroo; an orangutan.
Air Date: 2014-07-19
An orangutan needs a crucial procedure; feisty meerkat medical checkups and a new habitat.
Air Date: 2014-07-26
Updates on a baby zebra, a baby rhino and two giraffe calves, three tiger cubs and two lion cubs.