Cooing over zoo's cute animals; Wildlife.Michaela's Animal Road Trip (Five, 6pm) LET'S just be clear about this - Michaela Strachan isn't rounding up a bunch of animals like Noah and putting them into a camper van before setting off on a road trip across the country. Instead, in each daily episode, the Countryfile presenter steps into the shoes of Britain's most dedicated animal carers to provide life-saving support for injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. wildlife and vulnerable pets. In the final episode of the week, Michaela visits Blackbrook Zoological Park in Staffordshire for hatching season, which sees new baby birds born every day. There she meets keeper Jacklyn Pearson and the two sandhill crane sandhill crane Crane species (Grus canadensis family Gruidae), 35–43 in. (90–110 cm) long, with a red crown, a bluish or brownish gray body tinged with sandy yellow, and a long, harsh, penetrating call. It is one of the oldest of all existing bird species. chicks she is hand-rearing. This first week has been heartwarming heart·warm·ing or heart-warm·ing adj. 1. Causing gladness and pleasure. 2. Eliciting sympathy and tender feelings: a heartwarming tale. Adj. 1. to say the least. And even the most miserable of viewers would have been cooing at the cutesy-wootsey animals on display. CAPTION(S): Dedicated: Michaela Strachan. |
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