America's Most Dangerous Pets
Travelling to America's heartlands, Louis Theroux spends time with people who have private collections of tigers and chimpanzees.
According to some reports, there are now more tigers in captivity in the US than in the wild in the whole of Asia, as well as large numbers of lions, bears and chimpanzees.
Travelling to America's heartlands, Louis Theroux spends time with an Oklahoma man who has bred and collected over 150 tigers, visits the woman who privately owns one of America's largest collections of chimpanzees, and finds himself in uncomfortably close contact with a number of big cats and dangerous primates.
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Louis meets Tatiana the baboon
Duration: 02:44
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Louis visits a lion & tiger breeding pair
Duration: 02:20
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Louis meets Tukem the chimpanze
Duration: 01:54
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Lou Reed
Walk On The Wild Side
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Louis Theroux |
| Director | Jamie Pickup |
| Executive Producer | Nick Mirsky |
Broadcasts
Sun 30 Oct 2011 21:00- Tue 1 Nov 2011 23:20Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales & England only
- Tue 1 Nov 2011 23:50Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Northern Ireland
- Wed 2 Nov 2011 00:20Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Scotland
- Sun 3 May 2020 21:50Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
- Mon 11 Nov 2024 21:00
- Tue 12 Nov 2024 02:00
- Sun 17 Nov 2024 00:45
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