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6 Episodes 2017 - 2017
Episode 1
22 mins
Lucy begins by heading to the Yorkshire Dales to meet shepherdess Amanda Owen and her husband Chris. Then she visits Howletts Wild Animal Park in Kent where she witnesses the birth of a black rhino.
Episode 2
22 mins
Lucy helps a vet to perform a caesarean section on a French bulldog, a breed that finds it difficult to give birth naturally due to their large heads. Then she joins staff at Jersey Zoo giving a pregnancy test to a gorilla.
Episode 3
22 mins
Zoologist Lucy Cooke helps a farmer with a tricky calf delivery and then gets stuck in to assist baby alligators as they emerge from their eggs and make their way into the world.
Episode 4
22 mins
Zoologist Lucy Cooke visits an alpaca farm where she assists with some difficult births. She also meets a woman who has more than 300 guinea pigs.
Episode 5
22 mins
Lucy Cooke visits a pig farm where she has a front row seat to witness a sow giving birth to 16 healthy piglets. Lucy also learns about the breeding habits of the barn owl.
Episode 6
Lucy is on hand as shire horse Carron is set to give birth for the ninth time. At Blackpool Zoo, Lucy meets lioness Rachel as she is about to give birth too.