Episode list

Animal Atlas

What's a Lemur?

Thu, Sep 28, 2006
Exploring the secret world of a very unusual group of primates. These extraordinary creatures are found only in Madagascar and have been mistaken for ghosts.
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Animal Passport: Africa!
The great animals of Africa, from the gargantuan, like the giraffe, elephant and rhino, to the lesser known but wildly entertaining like the meerkat and the warthog.
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Nine Giraffes

Thu, Oct 26, 2006
A fond and closer look at one of the most beloved animals on the planet while answering the inevitable question: what's really big about the giraffe and why.
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Legs!

Thu, Nov 02, 2006
How looking at an animals legs and feet gives us clues about where an animal lives, what it eats, and how it survives.
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Mammals Got Game!
What makes a mammal a mammal and in what ways do they differ from other animals: it's a lot more than just feeding their young with milk.
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Animal Passport: The Americas!
Both unusual and recognizable animals from the 'New World' -- the continents of North and South America -- and how they are different and distinctive from Old World animals.
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A Barrel of Monkeys
A journey into the world of monkeys, from the terrestrial to the arboreal, from the New World to the Old World.
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Ape-Man of the Forest
A revealing look at two of the great apes, the orangutan and the bonobo, and the legends surrounding these two primates.
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Secrets of Animal Survival
How animals survive in the wild through unique adaptations to their environments: from use of poisons, to bodily changes, to restrictive diets.
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Three Bears, No Goldilocks
A journey into the world of bears -- from the polar bear, to the American black bear, to the brown bear - and all the bears in between.
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Black & White

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
A unique exploration of animals who are black and white in color and why they are when Nature almost everywhere is colorful and/or verdant in green.
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Canine, Feline, Equine
The dog, the cat and the horse and what features, behaviors and elements of their appearance make them immediately recognizable to all.
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A Whale of a Good Time!
Mammals of the sea, from dolphins to whales. How they survive in the ocean, what makes them unique, how their behavior and appearance is determined by what they eat and where they live.
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Who's at the Shedd Aquarium?
A journey to the Shedd Aquarium outside of Chicago: exploring the worlds of their marine animals while learning what it takes to provide aquatic homes for them.
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Going Amphibious!
Animals who live submerged and the strategies they have for survival in a damp world: from amphibians, to aquatic turtles, to swimming reptiles.
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Who's at the Zoo?
A look at how zoos have changed historically from housing animals in cages to creating vast environments that closely approximate life in the wild and what zoos are doing to increase animal populations.
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