S1.E1Elephants
Feel the excitement as three intrepid animal explorers, Kezia, Cassila and Gabi, ride on elephants and meet the people who care for these majestic creatures.
Animal Encounters
Three friends. The wild up close.
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Three adventurous friends ride elephants, pet cheetahs, play with monkeys, feed birds, get to know eels and learn to trust wolves across South Africa's sanctuaries and reserves.
Produced by ARTV and Stimme der Hoffnung • Distributed by Rubicon Films
11 Episodes
Season 1 · South Africa
S1.E2Cats
Three intrepid animal explorers, Kezia, Cassila and Gabi, visit Jukani Wildlife Sanctuary and come face to face with some of the world's most stunning yet fearsome cats.
S1.E3Sharks
Are sharks really as dangerous as the media suggests? Our three intrepid animal explorers, Kezia, Cassila and Gabi, go down into a shark cage to find out.
S1.E4Monkeys
Our three intrepid animal explorers, Kezia, Cassila and Gabi, visit Monkeyland, the world's first free-roaming multi-species sanctuary for primates.
S1.E5Meerkats
An early morning start takes our three adventurers to the only place in the world where people can encounter wild meerkats. These comical, inquisitive creatures will make you laugh at their antics.
S1.E6Cango Ranch
Come face to face with a mighty 4-metre Nile crocodile during a cage dive. Our three adventurers also spend time with a python, to the delight of some, but not all.
S1.E7Marine Life
Learn about the majestic southern right whale, and look at eels that live in ponds that will someday navigate thousands of kilometres across land and sea to continue their life cycle.
S1.E8Cats Two
Our three explorers meet a couple who left the big city in search of a peaceful life, and instead found a great need for the rehabilitation of wild animals, especially South African cats.
S1.E9Fish
Join three intrepid animal explorers, Kezia, Cassila and Gabi, as they go beneath the waters of the Seychelles and encounter the bountiful marine life of our oceans.
S1.E10Birds
Cassila, Gabi and Kezia meet interesting feathered characters in the bird world. They also meet the caretakers who have given these birds a second chance.
S1.E11Wolves
For centuries wolves have been revered and admired by some cultures, but demonised, persecuted and feared by others. That fear is possibly the greatest threat to the survival of the wolf.
Storyline
The first season of Animal Encounters follows Gabi, Kezia and Cassila across South Africa's sanctuaries and reserves, from elephant rides and Monkeyland to a shark cage, a Nile crocodile dive and the only place on earth where people can walk among wild meerkats. Produced by ARTV and Stimme der Hoffnung; distributed by Rubicon Films.
DocumentaryNatureTravelogueTagline: Three friends. The wild up close.
