Nature

Born Wild: The First Days Of Life

Season 27, Episode 2 of 11

From the moment of their birth, baby animals in the wild can face almost anything -- from a large social group of interested caregivers, to a potentially deadly group of relatives, to one or two devoted parents, to complete abandonment and no available help at all. Yet they all have something in common. They must learn whom to trust, what to fear and when to act -- all in the first days of life. Child care involves instinct, but also experience and choices, some of which can be devastatingly hard. Find out how being born in the wild has evolved over time, and how animals interacting with their young, wrestling with the feelings and dilemmas that come with raising a baby, can mirror our own experiences.

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11/1/2009
7 p.m.
11/2/2009
2 a.m.
11/5/2009
8 p.m.
11/6/2009
1 a.m.
5/9/2010
7 p.m.
5/10/2010
1 a.m.
1/30/2011
7 p.m.
1/31/2011
1 a.m.
2/3/2011
9 p.m.
2/4/2011
2 a.m.
2/6/2011
3 p.m.
7/15/2013
noon
7/15/2013
8 p.m.
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