• 2011
  • TV-Y
  • 30m
Born to Explore

Summary Born to Explore is an Emmy® award-winning travel and adventure show hosted by Richard Wiese. Every week, Wiese journeys around the world to celebrate the wildlife, diverse cultures and natural wonders of the planet. View more details

  • 2011
  • TV-Y
  • 30m

Born to Explore

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Dan Aykroyd Donna Dixon Richard Wiese Kenneth Lacovara

All cast & crew

7.6

Details

Genres : Adventure

Release date : Sep 2, 2011

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official site

Language : English

Production companies : Litton Entertainment

Summary Born to Explore is an Emmy® award-winning travel and adventure show hosted by Richard Wiese. Every week, Wiese journeys around the world to celebrate the wildlife, diverse cultures and natural wonders of the planet. View more details

Details

Genres : Adventure

Release date : Sep 2, 2011

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official site

Language : English

Production companies : Litton Entertainment

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Sep 02, 2011
Belize: Manatees
Born to Explore travels to Belize as Richard Wiese discovers why people love the manatee and meets the scientists and communities who are determined to protect it. Journey deep into the jungle to meet the Mayan people of Aguacate.
Episode 2 • Sep 09, 2011
Labrador: Bears as Neighbors
In the Torngats mountains in Labrador, Richard comes face to face with a community trying to deal with an overzealous bear population. It is the only place on earth where black bears and polar bears coexist.
Episode 3 • Sep 16, 2011
Magic of Ayers Rock (Uluru)
In the Northern Territory of Australia to discover the magic of Ayers Rock, known as "Uluru" to the aboriginal tribes who hold this rock sacred. Richard Wiese travels here to unlock its secrets. Find out how camels ended up in the outback.
Episode 4 • Sep 23, 2011
Secret of the Rainbow Serpent
Richard goes to Kakadu and Arnhemland in search of the legendary Rainbow Serpent. In this part of the country, saltwater crocodiles rule. Dr. Adam Britton works to relocate these crocs to help the community.
Episode 5 • Sep 30, 2011
Tiwi Island
Richard visits to the Tiwi Islands. The dangerous waters separating the islands from the mainland have allowed this native culture, art and people to develop in relative isolation. Here, the Islanders live the way they have for centuries.
Episode 6 • Oct 07, 2011
Labrador: Gateway to the Artic
In Labrador the local Inuit people have learned how to adapt to the long dark winters, the unforgiving land. Here, climate change is felt before the rest of the world and scientists can readily assess the impact of global warming.
Episode 7 • Oct 14, 2011
North Carolina: Bears and Wolfes
Born to Explore travels to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Richard meets wildlife biologists who try to restore the endangered red wolf and bear to this area. Learn why scientists need to minimize the impact of bears on the Outer Banks.
Episode 8 • Oct 21, 2011
North Caroline Alligator/Horses
Travel to the Outer Banks of North Carolina where Richard Wiese is in search of the northernmost alligator. Alligators have been migrating far from their traditional home. Richard comes upon wild horses.
Episode 9 • Oct 28, 2011
Iceland
Explore the country of Iceland, where people live in the shadow of Iceland's volcanoes. Join Richard as he explores volcanoes, haunting glaciers and the famed geothermal pool, the Blue Lagoon.
Episode 10 • Nov 04, 2011
Digging for Dinos
Richard Wiese as he travels to Alberta, Canada in search of a new breed of dino, the Pachyrhinosaurus. He explores the dig site where hundreds of bones have been discovered and he rolls up his sleeves to unearth fossils.
Episode 11 • Nov 11, 2011
Best of Australia Spirits
Born to Explore revisits Australia's wild camels and saltwater crocodiles. Discover how camels ended up in the Northern Territory of Australia and what's being done to keep crocs from threatening local communities.
Episode 12 • Nov 18, 2011
Uganda
Born to Explore for the elusive mountain gorilla in Uganda. Meet the Batwa Pygmies of Uganda, who stand less than 5ft tall. Learn why preserving their homes near the Bwindi Forest is as crucial to the gorillas as it is to the Batwa.
Episode 13 • Jan 13, 2012
Best of Labrador
Richard meets the people of Labrador as they deal with bears as neighbors. He works with local researchers to determine the health of local waters and how it impacts the wildlife and the hunting/gathering culture of the Inuit.
Episode 14 • Jan 27, 2012
North Carolina: The Wild Side
Richard Wiese spends time with dedicated wildlife biologists whose mission is to restore the endangered red wolf and bear to the Outer Banks, NC. Richard comes upon wild horses and learns why clam chowder is a southern favorite.
Episode 15 • Feb 03, 2012
Iceland: Land of the Vikings
Richard prepares a meal of rotten shark and samples this Viking delicacy. He battles in the tradition of the fierce Viking warriors. Explore the ice caves, hot springs that Iceland is famous for. Travel to the countryside of Skagafjordur.
Episode 16 • Feb 10, 2012
Botswana: Living with Elephants
Journey to Okavango Delta, a wild kingdom that is home to giraffes, lions, other big game. Richard travels to Botswana to meet a family of orphaned elephants and the human parents who adopted them, Doug and Sandy Groves.
Episode 17 • Feb 17, 2012
Canada: The Great Polar Bear Migration
Journey to the arctic tundra of Arviat, Canada. Experience the Inuit culture as Richard eats caribou, erects sealskin tents, and enjoys Inuit music, art and storytelling. Richard comes face to face with largest land predator on earth.
Episode 18 • Feb 24, 2012
Morocco: The Lost Village
Join Richard as he journeys to a village in the Atlas Mountains in Morocco which have never been visited by Westerners before. Meet the Berber people of Tarfraout and experience life in a village where time stands still.
Episode 19 • Mar 02, 2012
Iceland: Vikings and Volcanos
Richard explores Iceland's volcanoes, haunting glaciers and the famed geothermal pool, the Blue Lagoon. Travel to the idyllic countryside of Skagafjordur. The community rounds up its sheep on the volcanic terrain.
Episode 20 • Mar 09, 2012
Hawaii: Surviving the Ocean
In Hawaii, Richard joins selfless marine lovers on their rounds and participates in the burial at sea of a beloved monk seal who recently passed away. He learns Samoan traditions, including the right way to crack a coconut.
Episode 21 • Mar 16, 2012
Morocco: Mysteries of the Nomads
Richard Wiese travels to Morocco. Richard mounts an Arabian stallion and joins in the famed tradition of the "Fantasia." Journey through the snow covered High Atlas Mountains to the edge of the Sahara and meet a nomadic family.
Episode 22 • Mar 23, 2012
Hawaii: A Secret World
Richard joins the effort to save the islands' green turtles in Hawaii. Richard also joins up with surfers for whom Hawaii is like mecca and tests his own skill on the legendary Hawaiian waves.
Episode 23 • Apr 27, 2012
Hawaii: Land of Fire
Richard Wiese journeys to Hawaii, where volcanoes are still very much alive. The big island alone has two of the most active volcanoes in the world. He discovers tarot farms and learns the process of the coffee and chocolate industry.
Episode 24 • May 04, 2012
Morocco: Secret Arts
Richard Wiese visits Morocco where some of the worlds most luxurious leather comes from, in the famous dye pits and tanneries of Fes. Next learn the secrets of Morocco's magic carpets; hung on the market stalls as if displayed in a museum.
Episode 25 • May 11, 2012
England: Magic of the Moors
Richard travels to The Moors of southeast England to unlock its secrets. He meets the wild ponies of Dartmoor. Able to communicate with troubled self-destructive kids, they have been successful in helping to turn their lives around.
Episode 26 • May 18, 2012
Namibia: In Search of Rhinos and Lions
Journey to Namibia in southern Africa with Born to Explore. Richard travels the country to discover the rugged beauty and wildlife of this otherworldly land. He tracks the elusive white rhinoceros and the king of the plains, the lion.
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