Instructional Video7:52
Australian Children's Television Foundation

Learning About the Endangered Sawfish on the Fitzroy river

9th - 12th
Season 2, Sawfish part 2. Kayne and Kamil embark on their mission to catch and tag endangered sawfish in the Fitzroy River. There are plenty of crocodiles and other dangerous animals in the river, so they team up with an expert to...
Instructional Video7:01
Australian Children's Television Foundation

What is a Dugong and Why Are They Endangered?

9th - 12th
Season 2, Dugong part 1. In this episode, Kayne and Kamil are on a mission to give a medical check-up to a dugong, a gentle sea creature that is endangered due to human activity. They enlist the help of a local tribe, the Quandumooka,...
Instructional Video2:40
Australian Children's Television Foundation

Damper: Australian Campfire Bread

9th - 12th
Season 1, Honey Ant part 4. Kayne meets back up with Brandon and they drive off into the sunset. They'll need to find something to eat and a place to camp. As night falls, they find a chef who cooks up some damper, an Australian campfire...
Instructional Video24:06
Australian Children's Television Foundation

Bushwhacked! - Series 2 - Episode 10 (Urban Animals)

9th - 12th
We hit the “big smoke” and check out some endangered urban wildlife when we visit Sydney – home to the Harbour City and its many animals!
Instructional Video5:44
Australian Children's Television Foundation

In Search of Tarantulas in the Australian Rain Forest

9th - 12th
Season 2, Tarantula part 2. Kayne and Kamil explore the rainforest and visit a lab to learn about spider venom. The scientists in the lab demonstrate how they extract venom from dangerous spiders to use in medicine. Bushwhacked! is a...
Instructional Video3:34
Australian Children's Television Foundation

Introduction to the Endangered Freshwater Pygmy Croc

9th - 12th
Season 3, Pygmy Crocs part 1 Pygmy crocodiles are unique in many ways and small in size. Their population has been isolated due to changes in water levels. On this mission, Kayne must catch one of these crocodiles in order to take a...
Instructional Video4:01
National Geographic Kids

Rescuing Wild Australian Horses | Fearless Adventures with Jack Randall

Pre-K - 6th
Jack meets a Blue-tongued lizard before rescuing wild horses in the Australian desert. Jack does crazy things with wild animals to help protect and study them. Really crazy. And maybe dangerous. But Jack is a TRAINED EXPERT. DO NOT DO...
Instructional Video7:02
Australian Children's Television Foundation

Monitoring Manta Ray Populations on Lady Elliot Island

9th - 12th
Season 2, Manta part 2. Kayne and Kamil team up with a research group that is studying manta rays to help preserve the endangered species on Lady Elliott Island. Learn how unique spot and dot patterns on each manta ray's underbelly are...
Instructional Video7:02
Australian Children's Television Foundation

Tracking the Platypus Population in Tasmania

9th - 12th
Season 3, Platypus part 1 The platypus is a monotreme animal that lives in Tasmania, Australia and is a protected species. Learn about some of the ways scientists and conservationists track the health and population of playtpuses in the...
Instructional Video4:38
Australian Children's Television Foundation

Dissecting the Diet of the Powerful Owl

9th - 12th
Season 2, Urban Animals part 4. How can studying the vomit of a powerful owl help us maintain the owl's habitat? Join Kamil and Kayne as they look for a powerful owl and are joined by a bird expert who explains what is being done to...
Instructional Video8:29
Australian Children's Television Foundation

Rehabilitating Injured Koalas

9th - 12th
Season 1, Urban Vet part 3. Kayne takes Brandon to the Conservation Ecology Centre to learn how zoologists care for injured and endangered koalas. The goal is to release the animals back into the wild but they need to be healthy and old...
Instructional Video6:03
Australian Children's Television Foundation

Protecting Penguins from Foxes

9th - 12th
Season 2, Urban Animals part 2. Kamil's next task is to assist in protecting little penguins on Sydney's North Shore. Learn how wildlife and conservation officers train dogs to find fox dens and remove foxes who endanger penguins from...
Instructional Video5:47
Australian Children's Television Foundation

Searching for an Emu After a Bush Fire

9th - 12th
Season 2, Emu part 3. Kayne and Kamil encounter various animals, including a rare tree kangaroo as they search for an emu nest. Kayne also gets a lesson in different Wiradjuri dialects. Uncle Lewis describes what to look for and helps...
Instructional Video5:59
Australian Children's Television Foundation

What Does it Take to Muster Cattle?

9th - 12th
Season 1, Cattle Muster part 2. Before Brandon and Kayne do a cattle muster, they need to get acquianted with the farm and the animals. They quickly discover that being a Cattle Muster is a lot more complicated than they realised....
Instructional Video6:19
Australian Children's Television Foundation

Doing a Dugong Medical Check

9th - 12th
Season 2, Dugong part 3. It's time for Kayne and the team to do a medical check-up on a dugong to assess its health and collect vital data to ensure the safety and preservation of the species. Discover what metrics researchers collect on...
Instructional Video9:36
Australian Children's Television Foundation

On a Mission to Rescue an Urban Possum

9th - 12th
Season 1, Urban Vet part 1. In this reverse episode, Kayne challenges Brandon to help save animals that live in the city or get into a spot of bother living alongside humans. Brandon's first mission is to save a possum stuck in a...
Instructional Video6:01
Australian Children's Television Foundation

Wallaby Spotting on Bruny Island

9th - 12th
Season 1, Penguins part 2. Brandon and Kayne spot a white wallaby and learn more about the animals from a zoologist on the island. Plus Kayne gives a lesson on the history of Bruny's lighthouse where they will be spending the night....
Instructional Video6:51
Australian Children's Television Foundation

Tasmanian Devils Come Out to Feast

9th - 12th
Season 1, Tasmanian Devil part 5. At dusk, Brandon and Kayne meet Andrew for a Tasmanian devil stakeout. Andrew put out food to lure the animals and gives tips about Tasmanian devil behaviour while they wait for the creatures to arrive....
Instructional Video8:28
Australian Children's Television Foundation

Why Do Scientists Collect Sea Snake Venom?

9th - 12th
Season 2, Box Jellyfish part 2. Kayne and Kamil connect with an expert in handling dangerous animals on their a mission to collect venom from box jellyfish. They learn about how venom is used to create anti-venom and discover how venom...
Instructional Video8:09
Australian Children's Television Foundation

The Box Jelly: One of the World's Most Venomous Creatures

9th - 12th
Season 2, Box Jellyfish part 1. Kamil and Kayne travel to Queensland in search of one of the most venomous creatures in the world: the box jellyfish. The video highlights the importance of taking precautions when dealing with dangerous...
Instructional Video5:55
Australian Children's Television Foundation

Why Are Cane Toads So Dangerous?

9th - 12th
Season 2, King Brown Snake part 2. Kayne and Kamil join a group of young folks who are working to combat the spread of the cane toad by collecting tadpoles and juvenile toads and removing them from the river by day and catching adult...
Instructional Video3:42
Australian Children's Television Foundation

Saving a Snake

9th - 12th
Season 2, Urban Animals part 5. The clock is ticking as Kamil embarks on his last mission: to rescue a venomous snake entangled in mesh. Kayne and Kamil connect with a wild animal emergency rescue group who shows them how to free the...
Instructional Video3:34
Australian Children's Television Foundation

Capturing a Bush Turkey

9th - 12th
Season 2, Urban Animals part 3. Brush turkeys frequently wander into backyards in Sydney and cause problems for people. Kamil and Kayne enlist the help of a pest expert to learn how to humanely trap and relocate the turkeys. Bushwhacked!...
Instructional Video4:52
Australian Children's Television Foundation

Reptiles of Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park

9th - 12th
Season 2, Perenties part 4. The perentie is not the only reptile in this landscape! Kayne and Kamil struggle to track a perentie but they encounter and learn about other animals along the way, such as the blue tongued skink. Bushwhacked!...