Rebecca Wilcox
Self - Host
Series
Watch My Life as an Animal (2009) Online
Synopsis
My Life as an Animal is a television series broadcast on BBC Three and presented by Rebecca Wilcox. In each episode, two volunteers spend four days with a different species of animal, living how they live in an attempt to be accepted by the animals as one of them. They also find out how to communicate with the animals and see their entire life cycle. They are guided by wildlife expert Terry Nutkins.
Episodes
Season 1
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1. PigsNow viewing2009-04-161hSeries in which brave individuals volunteer to experience life as an animal for four long days.
The volunteers sleep among pigs, eat like pigs and even learn to speak like pigs. By the end of the experience our wannabe Dr Dolittles will learn everything they need to know about a pig's life in Britain, from the cradle to the grave.
2. Horses2009-04-231hTwo brave individuals volunteer to experience life as an animal for four very long days.
With the help of horse-behaviour experts, the two aspirant Dr Dolittles learn to sleep, eat and communicate like a horse. They will need all these skills to face their biggest challenge - to rise up through the horse hierarchy and become leader of the herd.
But for one of the would-be horses, trying to be accepted by the herd proves more difficult and more painful than they had ever imagined.
3. Dogs2009-04-301hTwo brave individuals volunteer to experience life as an animal for four very long days.
With the help of dog-behaviour experts, the two aspirant Dr Dolittles swap their human lives for those of working dogs. Extreme sportsman Ed Leigh moves into a kennel with 33 male foxhounds, while former Lara Croft model Lucy Clarkson tries life as a sheepdog on a working sheep farm.
4. Penguins and Seals2009-05-071hTwo brave individuals volunteer to experience life as an animal for four days.
Farmer's daughter Char Counsell becomes a Harbour seal, while extreme sportsman Johno Verity becomes a Humboldt penguin. For the first time in the series, they won't be living in the wild or on a farm, but experience their animal lives in captivity, in a sealife sanctuary. Johno and Char learn to live, eat and swim like their animals, and even gain an insight into their sex lives.- 5. Wildest Moments2009-05-291hA look back at the finest moments of the series in which two brave individuals volunteered to experience life as an animal for four long days.
The contributors tell the story of their experiences, as we discover what these modern day Dr Doolittles really learned about the animals they shared a home with, how they coped with the food they had to eat, what it's like to wallow like a pig, defend your food from hungry foxhounds, swim like a seal, mate like a penguin and be kicked by a horse.
Has the experience made them re-evaluate their own lives and what has changed for them now they are back in the human world?
Cast
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Terry Nutkins
Self
Availability
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FAQ
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Is My Life as an Animal available to watch online?
Vidbox does not currently have a legal streaming, rental or purchase option on record for My Life as an Animal in this region.
How many seasons does My Life as an Animal have?
My Life as an Animal has 1 season and 5 episodes.
When did My Life as an Animal first air?
My Life as an Animal first aired in 2009.
Is My Life as an Animal still running?
My Life as an Animal's status on TMDB is: Ended.
What genre is My Life as an Animal?
My Life as an Animal is classified as Documentary, Reality.