Bindi the Jungle Girl

Bindi the Jungle Girl is an Australian children's television nature documentary series presented by Bindi Irwin, the daughter of Steve and Terri Irwin. The series was produced and shot in Queensland by The Best Picture Company for Discovery Kids and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The series ran from June 9, 2007 to May 31, 2008 over two seasons and 31 episodes. Also appearing on the show are Bindi's mother Terri, her younger brother Robert, and Steve Irwin's "best mate" and director of Australia Zoo, Wes Mannion. Bindi performs songs and dances with a group called the Crocmen, and answers questions from viewers in the "Bindi's Blog" segment.
Steve Irwin appeared in several episodes filmed prior to his death in 2006. Though the second season was produced following his death, he appears in archive footage in a segment called "Croc Hunter Unplugged", and is generally spoken of transcendentally in the present tense.
== Plot ==
Bindi Sue Irwin and her late dad, "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin, try to spread the idea of conservation by teaching the world about many different types of animals and explain why they are important.
== Cast ==
* Bindi Irwin as herself
* Terri Irwin as herself
* Robert Irwin as himself
* Steve Irwin as himself
* Macaila Fernandez as Girl with Cat
* Dani Hagan as Hamster Care Educator
* Johnny Maio as Boy with Guinea Pigs
== Episodes ==
=== Season 1 ===
Number	First aired
(U.S.)	First aired
(Australia)	Title 	Description
1-01 	June 9, 2007 	November 10, 2009	Not Many Left 	Bindi talks about animals in countries where there are not many left
1-02 	June 9, 2007 	November 10, 2009	Elephants at Work 	Bindi talks about Asian animals, who have been at the workhouses of Asia for centuries, and the role they play in today's world. Meanwhile, Steve and Wes travel to Sri Lanka and Thailand to study the elephant
1-03 	June 16, 2007 	November 11, 2009	American Beauties 	Bindi takes a trip across the United States, with dad Steve and mom Terri, to look at some of the unusual and interesting wildlife in the U.S.. They meet elk, bighorn sheep, black bears, bison, wolves, snakes, prairie dogs and American alligators
1-04 	June 16, 2007 	November 12, 2009	Cat Tracks 	Bindi and her dad Steve go to Africa to take a closer look at lions. While Steve works with vets in South Africa to attack satellite-tracking devices to a male lion, Bindi shows off some smaller cats
1-05 	June 23, 2007 	November 13, 2009	Aussie Icons 	Bindi takes a look, with her dad Steve and mom Terri, at some of the famous animals and landmarks of Australia, including koalas, kangaroos, wombats, echidnas, possums, kookaburras and crocodiles, as well as the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House
1-06 	June 23, 2007 	November 16, 2009	Mouthing Off 	Dental care is important to stay alive but in the wild, animals have to live with toothaches; in captivity, however, they are given the very best dental treatment. Bindi, Wes and Terri try some dentistry of their own in the Jungle Girl's Tree House
1-07 	June 30, 2007 	November 17, 2009	Dogs R Wild 	Bindi, Terri and Wes check out a training facility for police dogs and the domestic dog's wild cousins - Africa's wild dogs, dingoes from Australia and Arctic wolves
1-08 	June 30, 2007 	November 18, 2009	End of the World 	Bindi travels to a land of cold and ice as her dad Steve take her on a journey to the end of the world - the southern tip of South America and Antarctica - where they experience the unusual wildlife that thrives in the coldest part of the world
1-09 	July 7, 2007 	November 19, 2009	Like an Eagle 	Bindi, her dad Steve and her mom Terri explore the world of big birds like macaws, cockatoos, vultures, condors and eagles, and the role they have in the animal kingdom
1-10 	July 14, 2007 	November 20, 2009	Prince Rajah 	Bindi shows us some of the biggest cats in the world - lions and tigers. Some tigers become part of the Australia Zoo family, while dad Steve helps an injured lion to recovery in the U.S.
1-11 	September 8, 2007	November 23, 2009	Lizard Tales 	Bindi takes a close look at lizards of all sizes, from tiny geckos to giant Komodo dragons
1-12 	October 13, 2007 	November 24, 2009	Saving the Whales 	The whale population needs our help, and Bindi dives into their world to investigate their gentle and peaceful nature
1-13 	October 27, 2007 	November 25, 2009	Animal I.C.U. 	This episode highlights the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital, where each year thousands of injured animals are nursed back to health before being released back into the wild
1-14 	November 10, 2007	November 26, 2009	Weirdest Wildlife 	Bindi checks out a few of the world's most unusual-looking animals, some of which look like they are made out of bits and pieces left over from some other species
1-15 	November 17, 2007	November 27, 2009	Boots, Bags and Belts	Bindi and her family look into the danger to animals from poachers who kill them not for food, but to sell their body parts to be made illegally into boots, bags and belts
1-16 	December 1, 2007 	November 30, 2009	Animals in the Move 	Bindi's dad, Steve, helps transport reluctant animals, including some large and dangerous ones, from one place to another around the world
1-17 	December 8, 2007 	December 1, 2009 	Odd Ops 	Bindi looks at some of the more unusual surgical operations that are performed on sick or injured animals, both in the wild and captivity
1-18 	December 15, 2007	December 2, 2009 	Monkey in the Jungle 	Bindi looks at the differences between different types of primates - many of which are in big trouble
1-19 	January 11, 2008 	December 3, 2009 	Crocodilians 	Bindi teaches us about a species of living dinosaur called crocodilians
1-20 	March 1, 2008 	December 4, 2009 	Poached Eggs 	Bindi looks at two kinds of poachers - animals and humans
1-21 	April 7, 2008 	December 7, 2009 	Snake in the Grass 	Bindi profiles both venomous and harmless snakes
1-22 	April 19, 2008 	December 8, 2009 	Ocean's Ten 	Bindi counts down the ten most interesting creatures of the sea
1-23 	May 3, 2008 	December 9, 2009 	Animal Mysteries 	Strange and interesting cases of animals including acupuncture on Asian elephants, animal instincts before a tsunami, and the hibernation of bears
1-24 	May 17, 2008 	December 10, 2009	Devil Island 	An epidemic could wipe out the entire population of Tasmanian devils
1-25 	May 31, 2008 	December 11, 2009	How Old Are They? 	Bindi investigates how long animals live in the wild compared to captivity
1-26 	February 28, 2008	December 14, 2009	Treehouse Sleepover 	Bindi and her best friend Rose and the Crocmen join her for a sleepover in her treehouse
=== Season 2 ===
Number	First aired
(U.S.)	First aired
(Australia)	Title 	Description
2-01 	September 27, 2008	November 2, 2009	American Road Trip	Bindi explores the desert states of Nevada, Utah and Arizona
2-02 	October 4, 2008 	November 3, 2009	Desert Highway 	Bindi continues her desert travels to Southern California and the Mojave Desert
2-03 	October 11, 2008 	November 4, 2009	Indonesian Safari 	Bindi takes a wildlife and cultural tour of Indonesia
2-04 	October 18, 2008 	November 5, 2009	Tigers on a Plane 	Bindi visits the Taman Safari Park in Jakarta where they have started a specie breeding program to save endangered tigers
2-05 	October 25, 2008 	November 6, 2009	Treehouse Idol 	Bindi's treehouse is transformed into a dance studio for the finals of the Treehouse Idol competition