Seasons & episodes
1 season · 12 episodes
Episode 01
Safari Vet School
Tears and terror as straight ‘A’ students from the cream of UK vet schools step up to the life and death challenges of being a wildlife vet. Pinning down animals barely under sedation with claws and teeth that could rip them to sheds, welcome to one of the toughest vet schools in the world.
Episode 02
Lion and Zebra
Sixteen British vet students face a terrifying challenge. Charlotte has never even seen a lion and now has to operate on one; Thom has a stand-off with a very angry zebra. Learning to be a wildlife vet is about to get even tougher.
Episode 03
Rhino
The rhino is being poached to extinction. At one of the toughest vet schools in the world 16 British vet students learn what it takes to be a wildlife vet and what they can do in the fight to save the rhino.
Episode 04
Giraffe
A mother and baby giraffe have to be moved to another game reserve, but first they have to be caught. Sixteen British vet students experience the triumph and trials of being a wildlife vet.
Episode 05
Oryx
In the wilds of South Africa, UK vet students Thom, Nadia and Natalie, are learning to expect the unexpected when a procedure to capture and remove Oryx doesn’t go to plan.
Episode 06
Dogs
TV vet Steve Leonard is pushed to the limit as he is left in charge of 16 students and a hall full of barking dogs. And Nadia gets another chance to act as team leader.
Episode 07
Lion and Rhino
Thom and Camilla come up against big problems when it looks like their captured lion is in trouble. The students deal with black rhino which can be incredibly ferocious.
Episode 08
Hartebeest
While relocating some hartebeest, Hannah's team are faced with a potentially serious situation when the temperature of one of the anesthetised creatures keeps rising.
Episode 09
Eland and Giraffe
The students are at the neighbouring Shamwari Game Reserve preparing to capture a herd of eland and a breeding pair of giraffes, but not everything goes to plan.
Episode 10
Zebra
The students have to capture a zebra and all seems to be going well until the animal's heartbeat leaps dramatically - can they get things back on course?
Episode 11
Buffalo
Newly qualified vet Sam from Cambridge University is team leader responsible for darting and moving two buffalo - so Will and Steve want to see how he shapes up under pressure.
Episode 12
Final Episode
Last in the series following British veterinary students as they study in South Africa. It is the last day of the course at the school and Rebecca is desperate to prove her worth.
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