Rent Andy's Baby Animals: Playtime and Other Stories (2017)
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1h 40min
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- Synopsis:
Children's favourite, Andy Day, explores how baby animals learn skills such as climbing, swimming and fishing when it comes to embarking on life's little challenges.
Playtime
Andy knows young animals learn by playing. Polar bear cubs in the Arctic and langur monkeys in India all love to play, but baby gorillas are playtime masters. They climb trees, they roll around and they try to beat their chests like dad!
DrinkingAndy knows young animals need to find a drink. Sand grouse chicks in Namibia rely on dad. His feathers are like a sponge! An elephant calf has to learn to drink with a trunk and ostrich chicks follow mum and dad to find water in the desert.
Playing Tricks
Andy loves the tricks young animals learn. Californian ground squirrels use an old snakeskin to confuse a hungry rattler. The coconut octopus rolls away from trouble in an old shell and the orchid mantis plays many tricks...even Kung Fu!
Flying
Andy introduces some baby animals attending flight school. In Antarctica, wandering albatross chicks have the largest wings of any bird. Swinging through the rainforest, Lar Gibbons seem to be flying and great grey owl chicks leap from the top of huge trees.
On the Move
Andy tries to keep up with young animals on the move. The Sengi is one of the fastest small mammals on Earth - it even has a racetrack! In the Arctic, guillemot chicks leap from cliff top nests and Chacma baboons walk upright to reach the best food.
Talking
Andy discovers that lion cubs aren't born with a loud roar. In Antarctica, a penguin chick can be heard by his mum despite the sound of 150,000 others and a baby macaque must learn the value of funny faces if she is to fit in.
Teamwork
Andy knows baby animals are great at teamwork. In Africa, young Meerkats learn to look out for their mob. Emperor penguins work together to keep their chick fed and warm and the young convict fish must stick together to fool all the bigger fish.
Hiding
Young animals must learn to hide. Andy sees how Coatis follow mum's tail to safety in the forest. Eider ducks keep a wolf busy while their ducklings find a safe spot and the big mouthed hap is strangest of all - the young fish hide in its mouth!
Exploring
Andy Day knows young animals make great explorers. In Antarctica, a seal pup takes its first journey under the ice. Leopard cubs must climb as they explore the river bank with mum and a tiny Goby fish faces a huge obstacle - getting up a waterfall!
Lunchtime
Andy knows young animals all have favourite meals. For Meerkats, a scorpion is a tasty desert treat. In Finland, raccoon dog pups stock up before winter arrives and young Capuchin monkeys learn how to hammer and roll shellfish to get them open.- Actors:
- Andy Day
- Directors:
- Ben Southwell
- Producers:
- Ben Southwell
- Narrated By:
- Andy Day
- Writers:
- Adam Oldroyd
- Studio:
- Dazzler
- Genres:
- Children & Family, Documentary, Special Interest, Kids’ TV
