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EPISODE #17: KILLER CREATURES

PMK walks on the wild side when our hosts get up-close-and-personal with some of the most dangerous animals on the planet.

Tyler journeys to a sanctuary for wild tigers where he learns how these neglected beasts are cared for. These Siberian tigers come from zoos that can no longer care for them, circuses that only want younger animals or pet-owners who didn't realize how hard it is to raise a tiger at home. Tyler meets the experts who dedicate their lives to caring for these endangered animals and gets a chance to actually walk, pet and feed a wild tiger. Some of these creatures grow to around ten feet long and can weigh as much as 675 pounds, so we better hope Tyler makes a good impression.

Vanessa also meets some of the largest animals in the world when she ventures all the way up to the Canadian North to discover what happens when wild polar bears wander away from their natural habitat and end up in the city foraging for food. Weighing up to 800 kilograms and measuring three metres in length, a polar bear in the city can pose quite a problem. Vanessa will hang out with the team of scientists who capture the wandering animals and then airlift them in helicopters back to the wild. She'll see the polar bear jail where these giant animals stay until theyÕre ready to be re-released back into their natural habitat and find out what kinds of very special training these bear workers must have before tangling with such massive and dangerous animals.

Elisha discovers that size doesn't matter when it comes to dangerous creatures when she comes face to face with one of the deadliest animals on the planet: the Komodo dragon. She'll meet 'Spud,' the biggest Komodo in North America and get a chance to feed him through the glass wall of his zoo home. She'll learn what special precautions zookeepers have to take when caring for these dangerous creatures and then gets the chance to hold a baby Komodo in her hands! Let's hope the mother Komodo is OK with that!

Charlie shows us his wild side when he takes us deep into the forest and teaches us how to protect ourselves from the wild animals that live in the woods.

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