Dr Ann's Secret Lives (2025)
Synopsis
ABC's beloved nature nerd, Dr Ann gets hands on as she joins scientists researching some of the world's most elusive and sometimes dangerous animals, all in a bid to uncover their secrets.
Creator
Penny Palmer
Network
ABC TV
Episodes
Bull Sharks
In northern Queensland, nature nerd Dr Ann Jones comes face to face with one of Australia's mightiest predators, the bull shark, and discovers there's much more to them than meets the eye.
Sea Snakes
Dr Ann Jones joins a team of intrepid scientists on a daring expedition off the Pilbara coast to study one of Australia's most mysterious and lethal predators: sea snakes.
Orangutans
Dr Ann Jones ventures into the steamy heart of Borneo's jungle to look for wild orangutan, following a team of dedicated scientists whose work is leading to new insights into one of the world's most intelligent and elusive great apes.
Turtles
Dr Ann Jones heads to Rosemary Island, WA to join turtle scientists on their annual nest survey. It's hot work, but worth it - females laying eggs; flatback hatchlings, and she even wrestles a Green Turtle.
Dugongs
In Moreton Bay, Dr Ann gets in the water with a dugong as part of the world's largest dugong health check. A critical mission to help save the species globally. She learns that many dugong secrets can be found in their poo!
Pangolins
In the middle of the jungle in Borneo, Dr Ann Jones and a team of scientists search high and low for a mammal as big as a dog and covered in scales. One of the world's most trafficked animal; the weird and wonderful pangolin.
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Original Title
Dr Ann's Secret Lives
Status
Returning Series
Seasons
1
Episodes
6
Production
Australian Broadcasting Corporation