Region code: Zone 4.
Released: 2009. TV Standard: PAL. Rated: PG - Parental Guidance Recommended for Younger Viewers.
DVD. Sourced from NZ.
RAISING BABY series tells of the special bond between an orphaned animal and their extraordinary caregivers during the animals', often chaotic, first year of life.
RAISING BABY: Gorilla.
Mefou National Park is a refuge for orphaned and injured primates. Director, Rachel Hogan's routine is totally disrupted when an orphaned gorilla, is found at an illegal hunting camp, its parents killed for bush meat. Shy Nona is soon joined by Yeba – an outgoing and confident stray – this is their story.
RAISING BABY: Hyena.
Kevin Richardson hopes that one of the hyena cubs he helped to raise will one day become an 'ambassador' for its species, but discovers that for a cub growing up in a hyena clan, life can have brutal consequences. This is the story of one man's love for this sometimes hated species.
RAISING BABY: Giant Panda.
This is the funny and heart-warming story of Jing Jing's first eight months as she negotiates her baby milestones, and charms all in her presence. Jing Jing's journey from naked pink cub to adorable "toddler" is filled with love, adventure and mischief.
DVD Bonus feature: AWESOME PAWSOME. Walk on the wild side of babyhood as we follow the first year in the life of four precocious Bengal tiger cubs as they learn to be tigers in a human world.
