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MY WILD AFFAIR: The Rhino Who Joined The Family

Rhino in front of Mike Condy sitting in the grass.
Courtesy of DOP Neil Kent/Blink Films
Rhino in front of Mike Condy sitting in the grass.

Airs Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at 8 p.m. & Sunday, August 3 at 4 p.m. on KPBS TV

MY WILD AFFAIR, a four-part series, reveals extraordinary stories of the bonds between humans and their animal companions, including an orphaned baby elephant, an orangutan raised as a human child, a rhinoceros raised in suburbia and a harbor seal that entered the human world but remained wild at heart.

Mike Condy stroking the rhino.
Courtesy of DOP Neil Kent/Blink Films
Mike Condy stroking the rhino.

"The Rhino Who Joined The Family" - Rescued from flooding caused by the damming of the Zambezi River, Rupert, an orphaned black rhinoceros, was brought up in the suburban family home of wildlife vet Dr. John Condy. Rupert captured the hearts of the vet’s four young children before his eventual release into the wild. Fifty years later, the children are searching for clues to their childhood friend’s fate.

"The Elephant Who Found A Mom" aired Wednesday, July 16. "The Ape Who Went To College" aired Wednesday, July 23. "The Seal Who Came Home" aired Wed., Aug. 6 at 8 p.m. Watch the full episodes below.

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