Andy's Wild Adventures Season 2, Episode 19: Beavers

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Orangutans

Andy and Kip embark on another wild adventure to the rainy jungles of Borneo, to watch orangutans making umbrellas out of leaves. Along the way, Andy tries his hand at swinging on a vine, just like the orangutans, but he discovers it's not as easy as it looks and ends up falling into a river. Luckily, a passing orangutan in a canoe comes to the rescue.

14 min

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Giant Tortoises

Andy and Kip head to the Galapagos Islands in South America for a wild adventure in search of giant tortoises. These reptiles can live up to 150 years old, weighing as much as four Andys put together. Along the way, Andy discovers the tortoises have a special relationship with a tiny bird called a Galapagos finch, which keeps the tortoises' skin clean and bug free.

14 min

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Marsupials

Andy and Kip embark on another wild adventure, in search of animals that live in Australia. Using his rocket pack, Andy flies up to the top of a eucalyptus tree to meet some koalas carrying their young and eating leaves. Then he finds some of Australia's infamous hoppers and has a bouncy adventure of his own when he climbs into the pouch of a kangaroo.

14 min

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Tigers

Andy and Kip travel to India on a mission to get up close to tigers. Andy ends up playing hide-and-seek with some cubs, but their characteristic orange and black stripy coats keep them well hidden in the long grass. When it's Andy's turn to hide, they easily find him up a tree. So he decides to have a game of football with them instead.

14 min

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Otters

Andy and Kip embark on another wild adventure to see otters in Yellowstone National Park. With the help of Kip's super-speedy snow shoes, Andy is able to walk with ease on the snowy ground and eventually finds a family of otters fishing in a frozen lake. A nearby coyote smells the fish they have caught and Andy watches in amazement as the coyote digs down into the snow to steal it.

14 min

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Chimpanzees

Andy and Kip head to the jungles of Africa in search of chimpanzees. Andy finds a family of chimps and discovers that they use tools to help them to eat. One baby chimp shows Andy that by using a stick, it is able to fish for termites in an underground nest. With the help of Kip's fast and fabulous finding device, Andy tries his hand at termite fishing.

14 min

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Mandarin Ducks

Andy and Kip embark on another wild adventure to see mandarin ducks in Russia. These ducks nest high up in trees to stay safe from predators and when they hatch, the chicks have to jump to the ground. Andy notices one chick is too scared to jump and so, using Kip's super special self-blowing balloon, flies to its aid. The chick lands safely, but the balloon has a mind of its own and Andy flies up, up and away.

14 min

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Chacma Baboons

Andy and Kip travel to South Africa on a mission to track down some chacma baboons. These monkeys live by the sea and have learned to eat all sorts of shellfish found on the shore. They are particularly fond of mussels, just like Andy, and so with the help of Kip's perfectly portable pressure cooker Andy cooks up a seafood treat and enjoys a picnic beside the sea with some baboons.

14 min

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Chameleons

Andy and Kip visit Tanzania in Africa in search of the Jackson's chameleon. Chameleons are experts in camouflage and in order to find them, Andy has to put on a special camouflage costume of his own that Kip has made for him. The costume helps him to get really close to a chameleon and Andy watches in amazement as it catches a insect with a super-long sticky tongue.

14 min

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Polar Bears

Andy and Kip embark on a wild adventure to the frozen arctic in search of polar bears. Andy finds a family of polar bears emerging from their snowy den and watches as they make their way down a slippery snowy slope for the first time to go in search of a meal. Andy hasn't got the big paws for walking on snow like the polar bears and begins to slide down and down the hill. Luckily Kip's on hand to rescue him as always.

14 min

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Lemurs

Andy and Kip embark on a wild adventure to the island of Madagascar in search of lemurs; with the help of Kip's invention, the brilliant bouncy helpful hopper, Andy gets to hop along with the animals.

14 min

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Gannets

Andy and Kip head to South Africa for a wild adventure in search of gannets, birds that can dive into water from a great height at incredible speeds in search of a fish.

14 min

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Okavango Safari

In Africa, Kip and Andy swim alongside hippos, baboons and elephants at the Okavango Delta where animals come to drink.

14 min

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Bowerbirds

Andy and Kip go on a wild adventure to the second-largest island in the world, New Guinea; the island is home to the bowerbird, a bird which decorates its nest with bright flowers and colorful objects to attract a mate.

14 min

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Bull Frogs

Andy and Kip are off to see giant bullfrogs in Southern Africa; these frogs live underground, only emerging when it starts to rain.

14 min

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Prairie Dogs

Andy and Kip embark on a wild adventure to the grassy plains of North America in search of prairie dogs; these animals live in underground burrows and make different sounds to warn each other of any approaching predators.

14 min

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Marine Iguanas

Andy and Kip head to the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific Ocean for a wild adventure in search of marine iguanas; these lizards eat seaweed that grows on rocks on the sea bed.

14 min

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Hippos

Andy and Kip embark on another wild adventure, this time to Africa in search of hippos.

14 min

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Beavers

Andy gets a chance to take an up-close look at a beaver dam this time around.

14 min

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Cheetahs

Andy and Kip embark on another wild adventure, this time to Africa in search of the fastest land mammal in the world - the cheetah.

14 min