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Penguins on a Plane: Great Animal Moves

David Emerson

Nicola Tremain

Jamie Simpson

Penguins on a Plane: Great Animal Moves: Episode 2

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Episode 2

BBC Two - Penguins on a Plane: Great Animal Moves, Episode 2

Featuring three saltwater crocodiles, two Arctic wolves and a bowmouth guitar shark.

Three saltwater crocodiles cross the channel, a bowmouth guitar shark travels 125 miles and two Arctic wolves go from Hungary to Scotland.

At Crocodiles of the World in Brize Norton, Shaun Foggett is preparing to receive three of the most aggressive and territorial crocs in the world - saltwater crocodiles. They are arriving from a zoo in Normandy, France, where successful breeding has resulted in too many of them living in one enclosure. Shaun is one of the most experienced crocodile handlers in the UK and he only moves the animals when it is absolutely necessary - even juvenile crocs can take a limb off. 

At Birmingham's National Sea Life Centre a seven-stone, six-foot bowmouth guitar shark named Boris has to be caught and stretchered into a bespoke transportation tank to travel 125 miles to Blackpool. Bowmouths have become threatened in their native waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans due to fishing, so Boris is making the journey in search of love with a carefully selected female called Betty. 

In Hungary, specialist wildlife transporter Matt Ford tries all the tricks of the trade to lure two timid Arctic wolves into their transport crates. Anwik and Inoko must be rehomed because of dangerous social dynamics within their pack. They are moving 1,600 miles to the Five Sisters Zoo in Scotland.

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