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Safari Vet School

Season 1
Students from the UK face the challenges and terrors of being a wildlife vet in Africa.
201212 episodes13+
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  1. S1 E1 - Episode 1

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    January 5, 2012
    22min
    13+
    New series in which vet Steve Leonard acts as guide and mentor to students from the UK as they try to cope with the challenges and terrors of being a wildlife vet in South Africa.
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  2. S1 E2 - Episode 2

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    January 12, 2012
    22min
    13+
    After getting the best shot during darting practise, Charlotte and the rest of the students head out to a game reserve called Shamwari where they assist vets Dr Murray Stocoke and Dr Johan Joubert with a lion capture.
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  3. S1 E3 - Episode 3

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    January 19, 2012
    22min
    13+
    UK veterinary students travel to South Africa to learn about being a wildlife vet. 16 students find out what they can do in the fight to save the rhino, which is endangered.
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  4. S1 E4 - Episode 4

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    January 26, 2012
    22min
    13+
    Steve Leonard mentors UK veterinary students in a South African game reserve. A mother and baby giraffe have to be moved to another game reserve - but first they have to be caught.
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  5. S1 E5 - Episode 5

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    February 2, 2012
    22min
    13+
    UK vets Thom, Nadia and Natalie are learning to expect the unexpected when a procedure to capture and remove an oryx does not go to plan.
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  6. S1 E6 - Episode 6

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    February 9, 2012
    22min
    13+
    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.
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  7. S1 E7 - Episode 7

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    February 16, 2012
    22min
    13+
    The student vets are coming to the end of their course, but first they must face a lion and a rhino capture. Is this a last chance for Natalie to prove her leadership qualities?
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  8. S1 E8 - Episode 8

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    February 23, 2012
    22min
    13+
    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.
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  9. S1 E9 - Episode 9

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    March 1, 2012
    22min
    13+
    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.
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  10. S1 E10 - Episode 10

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    March 8, 2012
    22min
    13+
    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?
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  11. S1 E11 - Episode 11

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    March 15, 2012
    22min
    13+
    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.
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  12. S1 E12 - Episode 12

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    March 22, 2012
    22min
    13+
    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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Directors

John Chester

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