Animal Encounters
Our hosts experience God’s creation first-hand as they meet people who help rescue, nurture and preserve animals that have been orphaned through hunting, injured in the wild or abandoned as pets, or threatened due to environmental deterioration. Marvel with them as they enjoy some close Animal Encounters.
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Our three adventurers investigate what is causing coral all over the world to lose its color. As their adventure in Costa Rica comes to an end, the girls reflect on what can be done to preserve nature, and decide what to do next.
Gabi, Cassila and Caro visit an animal rescuer named Mike, listening to the stories of abused monkeys, too damaged to return to their natural habitat. They then get a lesson in hope from an orphaned sloth and an injured hawk.
Our three adventurers are in for a shock as they visit a macaw sanctuary with some very strict rules. Meanwhile, Cassila hopes for the chance to meet her favorite animal up close: one of Costa Rica’s most endangered birds.
Our three adventurers look at life from a different perspective while taking a unique hike 50 meters above the ground. Then, the adrenaline rush hits Gabi hard as the girls zoom through the trees on a ziplining tour.
The girls learn how a mother and daughter searching for a better life founded an effort responsible for helping a highly endangered monkey species. Then, their hearts overflow during a rare encounter with a tiny baby three-toed sloth.
Our three adventurers explore how an animal shelter housing hundreds of abandoned stray dogs is a little bit like heaven, before leading the dogs on the most epic walk ever!
Most of the creatures at the ZooAve Animal Rescue are closed to visitors. But when Gabi, Cassila and Caro go behind the scenes, they discover a bird named Grecia who changed the way animals are treated in Costa Rica for the better.
Cassila checks a major goal off her bucket list, as the girls enter the quirky and messy world of toucans. But will she be able to overcome her fear of poisonous frogs?
Our three adventurers explore the mouth of a roaring waterfall before getting unbelievably close to wizzing hummingbirds and breathtaking butterflies.
Gabi and Cassila arrive in Costa Rica for another adventure together. While waiting for their friend Kezia, they receive some bad news and are forced to decide whether to press on to the crater of Costa Rica's largest and most active volcano.
About the Show
Our hosts experience God’s creation first-hand as they meet people who help rescue, nurture and preserve animals that have been orphaned through hunting, injured in the wild or abandoned as pets, or threatened due to environmental deterioration. Marvel with them as they enjoy some close Animal Encounters.
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