That's My Baby (TV series)
That's My Baby is an American television program that follows pregnant animals and their owners through the birth process. It was broadcast on Animal Planet between 2001 and 2003.
Summary
Episodes are split into four parts. The first introduces the pregnant animal and its owners (or handlers or trainers) and provides the mother's backstory. The next part shows the owners/handlers/trainers preparing for the birth. The third part features the animal giving birth. The fourth part shows the babies bonding with their mothers and the humans who look after them. Some episodes show stillbirths and deaths. (For example, a Thoroughbred mare named Whimsical Treasure lost her foal in a breech birth). Other times, the mother is unable to take good care of its offspring, so it is hand reared. (For example, Betsy the giraffe had her calf taken away when she was unable to properly nurse it.)
An episode features Celeste Yarnall and her cat Mimosa.
Animals featured and their names
- Killer whale (Takara, Kasatka, Katina, and Kalina)
- Orangutan (Jill, Kelly)
- Black rhino (Jody, Kulinda, and Inge)
- Sumatran rhino (Emi)
- Great Dane (Star)
- Giraffe (Betsy, Patches, Kimba)
- Humboldt penguin (Penny)
- Golden Retriever (Roxy, Angel, Cheyenne)
- Labrador Retriever (Hana, Tia)
- Siamese (Maia)
- Bottlenose dolphin (Mattie, Nova, Chesapeake)
- Camel (Latifa, Sassy)
- Commerson's dolphin (Betsy)
- Alpaca (Chloe, Dakota)
- Llama (Kimmie, Duchess)
- Thoroughbred (Whimsical Treasure, Shady)
- Arabian horse (Annie)
- Miniature horse (Gypsy)
- Sea otter (Homer)
- Scottish terrier (Sissy)
- Beluga whale (Bandit, Martina,Aurora)
- Pygmy goat (Fortune)
- Icelandic horse (Venus)
- Fainting goat (Twinkie)
- African bongo (Nicole)
- American Shorthair cat (Bubbles)
- Ferret (Miss Mittens)
- Beagle (Lillian)
- Pug (Pearl)
- Sand tiger shark (Brownie)
- Basset Hound (Amelia)
- Chow Chow (Rosie)
- Alaskan Malamute (Posha)
- African elephant (Mom)
- Newfoundland dog (Abby)
- Keeshond (Vicky)
- Polar bear (Arki)
- Chihuahua (Sukoshi)
- Chinese Crested (Allie)
- French Bulldog (Boo Boo, Zabrina)
- Bulldog (Bertha)
- Bullmastiff (Mojo)
- Red panda (Silvia)
- Quarter Horse (Melody, Remedy Anne, Mightshebe)
- Clydesdale horse (Rose)
- Donkey (Clara)
- Boston Terrier (Tilly)
- Australian Shepherd (Zoey)
- Border Collie (Sue)
- Saint Bernard (Kali)
- Vietnamese Pot-bellied pig (Teeny)
- Mexican hairless dog (Toaster)
- Red howler monkey (Princessa)
- Tonkinese cat (Mimosa)
- Scottish Fold cat (Abba)
- Bengal cat (Shakira)
- Grévy's zebra (Evita)
- Abyssinian cat (Scarlet)
- Pyrenean Mastiff (Madison)
- Chinese Shar Pei (Sable)
- Havanese (Molly)
- Pomeranian (Candy)
- Yorkshire Terrier (Petals)
- Standard Poodle (Savanna)
- Aardvark (Alice)
- Emperor penguin (Momma)
- Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo (Scarlet)
- Cocker Spaniel (Katie, Guinevere)
- Chesapeake Bay Retriever (Lefty)
- Old English Sheepdog (Skyler)
- Sable antelope (Maggie)
- Duroc pig (Ziggy)
- Oriental Shorthair cat (Tierra)
- Yorkshire pig (Louise)
- Hippopotamus (Cleo)
- Boxer (Daisy)
- Jersey cow (Karin)
- Hanoverian horse (Aria)
- Wild mustang (Bethlehem)
- Clouded leopard (Josie)
- Harbor seal (Asia)
- Bald eagle (Liberty)
Home media
- Bottlenose dolphin - Mattie was released on VideoNow PVD in 2003 for the VideoNow Player.
- Hippo - Cleo was released on DVD in 2009 as part of the Animal Planet compilation "Hippos & Rhinos" in the US.
- Black rhino - Jody, and Humboldt penguin - Penny were released on DVD in 2012 as an Animal Planet compilation DVD "That's My Baby: Jody & Penny" in India.