Baby Animals Down Under
Baby Animals Down Under takes you on a spectacular trek around Australia to meet a wide variety of delightful youngsters that hop, climb, fly and swim through its wilds. In Forests, go piggybacking with Koala joeys and enjoy the rare sight of a Tree Kangaroo joey popping its head out of the pouch. On the Waterways, see baby Saltwater crocodiles emerge from their eggs, and go for a paddle with fluffy baby Black Swans. In the Outback, bound around with Red Kangaroo joeys and Emu chicks. Visit the Islands to catch baby Quokkas and Tasmanian Devils at play. In the Bush, be intrigued by baby Echidnas, known as puggles, and go for a leisurely waddle with some Wombat joeys. Plus, don't miss Green Sea turtles scramb…
Baby Animals Down Under Season 1, Episode 4, “Waterway Babies,” airs Wednesday, October 21, 2026 on National Geographic Wild and streams on Hulu.
Baby Animals Down Under Season 1, Episode 4, “Waterway Babies,” airs Wednesday, October 21, 2026 on National Geographic Wild and streams on Hulu.
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Since Oct 7
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Season 1 episodes
- 1
Forest Babies source at TVmaze
Australia's forest babies play, learn, grow and experience life in the wild.
- 2
Island Babies source at TVmaze
Baby animals hatch, hop, swim and waddle across Australia's many island shores.
- 3
- 4
Waterway Babies source at TVmaze
Australia's waterways come alive with a new generation of animals. From baby crocodiles and freshwater turtles to tadpoles, swans, moorhens, water dragons and egrets, follow along as these remarkable youngsters hatch, grow, feed, play and learn the skills they need to survive in a watery world down under.
- 5
Outback Babies source at TVmaze
Venture into the Australian outback to meet some of the youngsters that call this remote arid landscape home. Follow emu chicks, kangaroo joeys, dingo pups, budgies, bearded dragons, taipans and camel calves as they take their first steps, find food, dodge danger and learn to thrive in one of the world's toughest environments.
- 6
Coastal Babies source at TVmaze
Along Australia's coastline, a new generation of animals is ready to make a splash. Follow sea lion pups, turtle hatchlings, pelican chicks, osprey nestlings, baby sharks, sea dragons and humpback whale calves as they swim, soar, hunt and grow through their first adventures along Australia's beaches, reefs, and open oceans.
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- Season premiere · National GeographicOctober 7, 2026Reported
“TVmaze: Baby Animals Down Under season 1 premieres 2026-10-07 on National Geographic Wild”
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Season premiere date announced: October 7, 2026 on National Geographic