{"id":306,"date":"2008-08-01T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-01T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/ranny\/2008\/08\/01\/growing-up-series-charge-onto-dvd-for-the-first-time-august-8th\/"},"modified":"2008-08-01T01:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-08-01T07:00:00","slug":"growing-up-series-charge-onto-dvd-for-the-first-time-august-8th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/ranny\/2008\/growing-up-series-charge-onto-dvd-for-the-first-time-august-8th\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Growing Up&#8221; Series Charge Onto DVD For the First Time August 8th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/addenda\/uploaded_images\/growing-upsafari-711197.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/addenda\/uploaded_images\/growing-upsafari-711135.jpg\" \/><\/a> Enter the world of elephants, zebras, giraffes and hyenas, as baby animals experience a variety of firsts and find their way in Animal Planet: Growing Up Safari, debuting on DVD August 5 from Genius Products and Animal Planet. Featuring four episodes from the top-rated Animal Planet series, &#8220;Growing Up Rhino,&#8221; &#8220;Growing Up Zebra,&#8221; &#8220;Growing Up Giraffe&#8221; and &#8220;Growing Up Hyenas&#8221; each provides a heartwarming look as these babies learn valuable lessons and overcome challenges with the help of professional caregivers. From a rhinoceros mud bath, to an up-close look at the early lives of a group of intelligent and underestimated hyenas, Animal Planet: Growing Up Safari unveils their amazing stories as they embark on thrilling journeys into adulthood.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/addenda\/uploaded_images\/growing-upsafari2-760228.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/addenda\/uploaded_images\/growing-upsafari2-760224.jpg\" \/><\/a>Synopses: <br \/>&#8220;Growing Up Rhino&#8221;Orphaned baby rhinos Tunzi and Tandi grow up in the safety of Pretoria&#8217;s Wildcare Africa Trust. Tunzi takes his first mud bath while caregivers go to great lengths to save Tandi when she contracts a mysterious illness.<br \/>&#8220;Growing Up Zebra&#8221; Sanwild Animal Sanctuary founder Louise Joubert raises three baby zebras. Cassidy, a badly injured foal, grows into a mischievous rascal. He and his two cohorts, Shadow and Sky, experience joys, adventures, and adversity in their journey back to the wild. <br \/>&#8220;Growing Up Giraffe&#8221;An orphaned giraffe is placed in the care of two keepers at a northern California wildlife sanctuary. Keepers Kim and Sheri fill Kulula the giraffe&#8217;s tragic life with hope and devotion as they prepare her to join the sanctuary&#8217;s herd. <br \/>&#8220;Growing Up Hyenas&#8221; The hyena is often relegated to the role of skulking scavenger &#8211; always the villain and never the hero. But one man is committed to showing the world that hyenas are intelligent, strong and fearless predators &#8211; to be respected and not maligned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enter the world of elephants, zebras, giraffes and hyenas, as baby animals experience a variety of firsts and find their way in Animal Planet: Growing Up Safari, debuting on DVD August 5 from Genius Products and Animal Planet. 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