Shamwari

S03:E02 - Episode 2

Its an early start for Wildlife Veterenarian Doctor Johan Joubert as he heads out to track an orphaned baby hippo, but hes worried that the lions might get to it first. Things start to get really interesting when Ranger Jason finds a giraffe eating a bone and discovers Sindile, our resident female leopard, mating with one of Shamwaris elusive males. Our Australian Vet Students get more than they bargained for when they head out to capture the worlds largest land mammal an Elephant Bull. Its a busy day at the Animal Hospital when a smelly meerkat is given a much needed bath and we meet our newest arrivals a litter of 6 jackal puppies! Ranger Andrew Kearney removes a 2 meter long snake from the house thats not something you see everyday! Out on the reserve we capture some incredible footage of our lion pride eating a hippo carcass and back at the Animal Hospital Vet Nurse Zane Olivier bottle feeds two very hungry and very rare White Lion Cubs.