Animal Families: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Much-loved wildlife expert Michaela Strachan presents the enchanting series that explores family life in the animal kingdom. From elephants to meerkats, the programme investigates how baby animals cope with the world around them. Michaela is joined on her travels by her son, Oliver.

Just like the human world, the animal kingdom is full of families. In this preschool wildlife series, Michaela Strachan sets out across the planet to meet the youngest members of animal families and explore how similar they are to people.

Michaela and her young helpers investigate everything from hairy bears to sea-going penguins. Each programme is themed around a familiar aspect of daily life, such as playing with friends, going to school or having a bath.

Every episode of the series comprises three strands: a story based on the programme's theme, a tactile wildlife tale that introduces children to animals and a soap-opera-style update on an animal family.

Series details

• Title: Animal Families
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Genres: Adventure, Nature
• Premiere date: 2009-11-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 2010-04-23
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: 5
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 15 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 11507

Cast and credited roles

• Michaela Strachan — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2009-11-07; final listed air date 2009-11-22; episode order: 22.
• Season 2: premiered 2010-03-07; final listed air date 2010-04-23; episode order: 30.

Source and licence

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