Growing Up Wild

Growing Up Wild is a 24-episode web series which premiered July 21, 2012 on The Pet Collective on YouTube, starring Robert and Bindi Irwin, children of The Crocodile Hunter's Steve Irwin.[1] Both Robert and Bindi live at the center of the 1,500 acre Australia Zoo. This is the thriving animal legacy of their father, and location for this series. Growing Up Wild features the siblings carrying on the work of their parents, educating audiences to the nature of exotic animals with a particular focus that not every animal makes a suitable domestic pet.[2]

Growing Up Wild
Genre	Wildlife documentary
Starring	Robert Irwin, Bindi Irwin
Original language	English
No. of episodes	24 (list of episodes)
Production
Producer	Tom Armstrong
Production location	Australia Zoo
Editors	John Guanzon, Lucy Garrick
Camera setup	Ryan Mooney
Distributor	FremantleMedia
Release
Original network	The Pet Collective
Picture format	1080p
Original release	July 21 – December 22, 2012
External links
The Pet Collective

Episodes

No.	Title	Premiered	Ref
1	Siam the Asian Elephant	July 21, 2012	[3]
2	Huge Salt-Water Crocodile	July 21, 2012	[4]
3	Brian and Toby the Tasmanian Devils	July 28, 2012	[5]
4	Red Pandas (Yoddah and Pasang)	August 4, 2012	[6]
5	Echidnas (Three foot and Co)	August 11, 2012	[7]
6	Camels (Delilah)	August 18, 2012	[8]
7	Cheetahs (William)	August 25, 2012	[9]
8	American Alligators	September 1, 2012	[10]
9	Dingos (Mia)	September 8, 2012	[11]
10	Burmese Python (Jonah)	September 15, 2012	[12]
11	Giraffes (Rosie and Forest)	September 22, 2012	[13]
12	King Brown Snake (Tom)	September 29, 2012	[14]
13	Koala (April)	October 8, 2012	[15]
14	Ring Tailed Lemurs (Vatobe)	October 13, 2012	[16]
15	Wombat (Kato)	October 20, 2012	[17]
16	Green Iguana (Shrek)	October 27, 2012	[18]
17	Kangaroos (Amy)	November 3, 2012	[19]
18	Green Tree Python (Scott)	November 10, 2012	[20]
19	Tiger (Bashii)	November 17, 2012	[21]
20	Rhinoceros (Kei)	November 24, 2012	[22]
21	Wedge Tailed Eagle (Amelio)	December 1, 2012	[23]
22	Komodo Dragon (Fat Boy)	December 8, 2012	[24]
23	Common Brush Tailed Possum (Pip)	December 15, 2012	[25]
24	Black Cockatoo (Euli)	December 22, 2012	[26]

Time Life version

Growing Up Wild is a 30-minute show made by BBC and WildVision running from 1992 to 1993. The show features an animated purple cat named Madison that takes the viewers around the world to find animals and their babies, big and small and how they spend their day.

Episodes

Episode Number	Episode Name	Animals	DVD Releases	DVD Code
1	Kittens and Kaboodles	Cats	Amazing Baby Animals	1.01
2	Monkey Business	Monkeys and apes	Amazing Baby Animals	1.04
3	Happy Hoofers	Horses and zebras	Non-DVD release	Non-DVD code
4	Spouts Ahoy!	Whales and dolphins	Fun Family Frolics	2.04
5	Creepy Crawlers	Arachnids and insects	Amazing Baby Animals	1.07
6	Puppy Dog Tales	Dogs	Fun Family Frolics	2.05
7	Just Quackers	Water birds	Amazing Baby Animals	1.06
8	Fuzzy Wuzzy Bears	Bears and raccoons	Bouncing Babies	3.04
9	Tons of Fun	Elephants, hippos and rhinos	Amazing Baby Animals	1.02
10	Giraffe Jamboree	Giraffes, deer and antelope	Bouncing Babies	3.03
11	Slap Happy Swimmers	Seals and otters	Amazing Baby Animals	1.05
12	Leaping Lizards	Reptiles	Bouncing Babies	3.01
13	Frontier Friends	Bison, prairie dogs, marmots, ibex, wild boars and camels	Fun Family Frolics	2.06
14	Fish Fiesta	Fish, octopuses and other sea creatures	Fun Family Frolics	2.01
15	Penguins on Parade	Penguins and other flightless birds	Fun Family Frolics	2.03
16	Rompin' Roos	Marsupials and monotremes	Bouncing Babies	3.02
17	Crazy Croakers	Amphibians	Amazing Baby Animals	1.03
18	Cuddly Critters	Rabbits, mice, squirrels and beavers	Bouncing Babies	3.06
19	It's a Hoot!	Birds of prey	Fun Family Frolics	2.02
20	Frantic Antics	Meerkats, anteaters, weasels and badgers	Bouncing Babies	3.05

References

1. "Bindi & Robert Irwin feature Siam the Asian Elephant - Growing Up Wild". YouTube. The Pet Collective. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
2. Manning, Sue (5 June 2012). "'Growing Up Wild' tops pet YouTube lineup". Yahoo TV. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
3. "Bindi & Robert Irwin feature Siam the Asian Elephant - Growing Up Wild". YouTube. The Pet Collective. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
4. "Bindi & Robert Irwin feature huge salt-water crocodile - Growing Up Wild". YouTube. The Pet Collective. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
5. "Bindi & Robert Irwin feature - Brian and Toby the Tasmanian devils - Growing Up Wild". YouTube. The Pet Collective. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
6. "Bindi & Robert Irwin feature - Red Pandas (Yoddah and Pasang) - Growing Up Wild". YouTube. The Pet Collective. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
7. "Bindi & Robert Irwin feature - Echidnas (Three foot and Co) - Growing Up Wild". YouTube. The Pet Collective. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
8. "Bindi & Robert Irwin feature - Camels (Delilah) - Growing Up Wild". YouTube. The Pet Collective. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
9. "Bindi & Robert Irwin feature - Cheetahs (William) - Growing Up Wild". YouTube. The Pet Collective. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
10. "Bindi & Robert Irwin feature - American Alligators - Growing Up Wild". YouTube. The Pet Collective. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
11. "Bindi & Robert Irwin feature - Dingos - (Mia) Growing Up Wild". YouTube. The Pet Collective. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
12. "Bindi & Robert Irwin feature - Burmese Python (Jonah) - Growing Up Wild". YouTube. The Pet Collective. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
13. "Bindi & Robert Irwin feature - Giraffes (Rosie and Forest) - Growing Up Wild". YouTube. The Pet Collective. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
14. "Bindi & Robert Irwin feature - King Brown Snake (Tom) - Growing Up Wild". YouTube. The Pet Collective. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
15. "Bindi & Robert Irwin feature - Koala (April) - Growing Up Wild". YouTube. The Pet Collective. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
16. "Bindi & Robert Irwin feature - Ring Tailed Lemurs (Vatobe) ( Va-tob-ee) - Growing Up Wild". YouTube. The Pet Collective. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
17. "Bindi & Robert Irwin feature - Wombat (Kato)- Growing Up Wild". YouTube. The Pet Collective. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
18. "Bindi & Robert Irwin feature - Green Iguana (Shrek) - Growing Up Wild". YouTube. The Pet Collective. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
19. "Bindi & Robert Irwin feature - Kangaroos (Amy) - Growing Up Wild". YouTube. The Pet Collective. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
20. "Bindi & Robert Irwin feature - Green Tree Python (Scott) - Growing Up Wild". YouTube. The Pet Collective. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
21. "Bindi & Robert Irwin feature - Tiger (Bashii) - Growing Up Wild". YouTube. The Pet Collective. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
22. "Bindi & Robert Irwin feature - Rhinoceros (Kei) - Growing Up Wild". YouTube. The Pet Collective. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
23. "Bindi & Robert Irwin feature - Wedge Tailed Eagle (Amelio)- Growing Up Wild". YouTube. The Pet Collective. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
24. "Bindi & Robert Irwin feature - Komodo Dragon (Fat Boy) - Growing Up Wild". YouTube. The Pet Collective. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
25. "Bindi & Robert Irwin feature - Common Brush tailed Possum (Pip)- Growing Up Wild". YouTube. The Pet Collective. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
26. "Bindi & Robert Irwin feature - Black Cockatoo (Euli) - Growing Up Wild". YouTube. The Pet Collective. Retrieved 2 March 2013.