Animal Families - Season 2

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Keeping Cool

1 - Keeping Cool

Air Date: March 7, 2010

Michaela Strachan finds out how different animals beat the heat. She travels to the deserts of Africa to find a snake and spider that bury themselves.

Digging

13 - Digging

Air Date: March 31, 2010

This episode focuses on digging. Bobbie, Charlie and Michaela meet a fox who digs holes to hide his food.

Swimming Underwater

14 - Swimming Underwater

Air Date: April 1, 2010

Anna and Luke make some waves in a swimming pool.

Keeping Warm

15 - Keeping Warm

Air Date: April 2, 2010

Michaela investigates how animals keep warm. Reindeer and sea otters have thick coats of fur, but William and Moya need coats.

Making Noises

16 - Making Noises

Air Date: April 5, 2010

Michaela meets the loudest animals in the world - howler monkeys. Next, she takes Moya and William to feed some lorikeets.

A Trip to the Pool

17 - A Trip to the Pool

Air Date: April 6, 2010

Michaela takes Anna and Luke to feed a family of hippos, who love outings to the pool.

Building a Den

18 - Building a Den

Air Date: April 7, 2010

Michaela, Jack and Oliver learn about dens. They meet a capybara and a beaver, who live together in Drusilla's Park in East Sussex.

Getting Dirty

19 - Getting Dirty

Air Date: April 8, 2010

Moya and William play at getting dirty. Later, they help Michaela clean out the zebra enclosure.

Slither and Slide

20 - Slither and Slide

Air Date: April 9, 2010

Harvey and Sophia find out about animals without hands and feet. Then Michaela introduces them to some slithery snakes.

Feet

21 - Feet

Air Date: April 12, 2010

Michaela takes Jenna and Leanne to meet some lemurs, who use their hands and feet to climb.

Flying

22 - Flying

Air Date: April 13, 2010

Rachel and Ollie make paper planes to see how they soar through the air. Later, Michaela takes them to meet some birds of prey.

Hiding

23 - Hiding

Air Date: April 14, 2010

Rachel and Ollie play hide-and-seek in the forest. Next, they help Michaela conceal some snacks for an orangutan.

Carrying

24 - Carrying

Air Date: April 15, 2010

Jenna and Leanne go to meet some wallabies with Michaela and see how they carry their babies in their pouches.

Clearing

25 - Clearing

Air Date: April 16, 2010

Michaela takes Millie and George to clean an elephant!

Climbing

26 - Climbing

Air Date: April 19, 2010

Sophia and Harvey are climbing in their treehouse. Then Michaela takes them to see some patas monkeys.

Jumping

27 - Jumping

Air Date: April 20, 2010

Michaela looks at animals that jump. Bobby and Charlie pretend to be a kangaroo and a frog, and bounce on a trampoline.

Protection

28 - Protection

Air Date: April 21, 2010

Michaela takes Jack and Oliver to see some porcupines.

Rolling

29 - Rolling

Air Date: April 22, 2010

This episode is all about rolling around! Michaela, Bobby and Charlie meet a hedgehog that can roll itself into a tight ball.

Exploring

30 - Exploring

Air Date: April 23, 2010

Michaela takes Sophia and Harvey to meet some very curious squirrel monkeys. Then they catch up with a family of lion cubs.