Animal Atlas

Season 6

Animal Atlas travels the globe to meet every kind of animal imaginable, from the familiar to the astounding. We learn about the way they live, and the adaptations that allow them to survive and thrive in the wild.

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26 Episodes

  • Amazing Animal Facts: The Primates
    E1
    Amazing Animal Facts: The PrimatesAn exploration into the world of the primates: from apes, to monkeys, to prosimians. How they differ, how to tell them apart, what they have in common.
  • When Is a Monkey a Monkey?
    E2
    When Is a Monkey a Monkey?A closer look at monkeys: the old world and the new world; the biggest and the smallest; the baboons, the guenons, the tamarins.
  • Life as an Ape
    E3
    Life as an ApeA fascinating exploration into the world of the four great apes: the gorilla, the orangutan, the chimpanzee, and the bonobo. What do they have in common, how do they differ, and what makes an ape and ape?
  • Amazing Animal Facts: The Birds
    E4
    Amazing Animal Facts: The BirdsAll that’s fascinating about birds: from feathers, to flight, to beaks and bills. The biggest, the flightless, the raptors, the nut-crackers. The parrots, the owls, and the ostrich.
  • Night & Day: Nocturnal & Diurnal
    E5
    Night & Day: Nocturnal & DiurnalAn exploration into the world of animals that are not only nocturnal and diurnal, but crepuscular. We look at why animals are awake at one time instead of another, and what special sensory adaptations they have for nocturnal living.
  • Maturity & Longevity
    E6
    Maturity & LongevityHow long do animals live? Which animals live the longest and the shortest lives? How and why does longevity differ from species to species? What does maturity mean in the animal world?
  • You Are What You Eat
    E7
    You Are What You EatWe look at a select few animals as examples of the saying, "you are what you eat." We'll look at the giant panda's wrist-bone "thumb," a cow's perfectly long neck, the hippo's wide mouth, and the elephant's trunk.
  • Amazing Animal Facts: The Reptiles
    E8
    Amazing Animal Facts: The ReptilesWe delve into the secrets of snakes and lizards, alligators and crocodiles, and turtles and tortoises.
  • The Eyes Have It
    E9
    The Eyes Have ItA closer look at the sense of sight. Why is seeing so critical for birds? How do some animals see in the dark? How do animals without eyes still “see”?
  • Ancient Animals: The Creatures that Time Forgot
    E10
    Ancient Animals: The Creatures that Time ForgotA look at the animals living today who were around at the time of the dinosaurs, and even before. We look at how some animals have changed a great deal while others have hardly changed at all, and why these animals survived when the dinosaurs didn’t.
  • The School of Fish
    E11
    The School of FishAn exploration into the world of schooling fish, from those in the ocean to those in lakes and rivers. We investigate how fish survive, the different ways they swim, from burst swimming to cruising, and why many of them swim, or school, together.
  • Open Wide!
    E12
    Open Wide!We take a close look at teeth in the animal world and ask, what are the functions of canines, incisors, and molars? We discover that animal teeth will differ depending on what the animal eats. We also look at why sharks grow new teeth and why dolphin’s teeth are all the same.
  • A Shiver of Sharks, a Zeal of Zebras
    E13
    A Shiver of Sharks, a Zeal of ZebrasA wild ride into animal nomenclature.
  • Fuel for Life
    E14
    Fuel for LifeA panoramic look at how all living things are interconnected: green plants need sunlight to create oxygen, while herbivorous animals consume green plants to survive. In turn, carnivorous predators prey on herbivores.
  • Bones? Who Needs ‘Em?!
    E15
    Bones? Who Needs ‘Em?!A closer look at bones, from animals with a backbone (vertebrates), to those with skeletons made of cartilage (sharks), to those animals who don’t need bones at all (invertebrates). We ask what constitutes an exoskeleton, a hydrostatic skeleton, and a turtle’s carapace.
  • What’s Wild in the Neighborhood?
    E16
    What’s Wild in the Neighborhood?An exploration into the world of wild animals that live in our human neighborhoods. What makes a habitat livable? We look at how the temperature, plant life, and climate determine where an animal lives.
  • The Life Arboreal
    E17
    The Life ArborealA panoramic look at animals that live in trees. We ask how they get up there in the first place (climb, fly, leap), what adaptations they have to live as tree-dwellers (claws to prehensile tails), and which animals we can expect to find in trees (birds, monkeys), including those we don’t (kangaroos).
  • Go Fish!
    E18
    Go Fish!A look at many of the more than 22,000 species of fish, from freshwater, to the deep ocean, to the colorful coral reef. We look at the origin of fish, how they breathe, why they have scales, and how they swim.
  • “S” Is for Species
    E19
    “S” Is for SpeciesA wild ride through animal classification! What determines an animal’s species? Why do the same kinds of animals sometimes look different from each other? What makes a subspecies? All in all, who is related to who, and why.
  • One and Only One
    E20
    One and Only OneA close look at some one-of-a-kind animals, from the last surviving members of a dwindling species, to some outright unique animals, like the red panda, who has no close relatives in the animal kingdom.
  • Life As an Amphibian
    E21
    Life As an AmphibianAn exploration into the watery life of amphibians, including colorful frogs, toads, newts, salamanders. An examination of what amphibians have in common with other cold-blooded creatures such as fish and reptiles, and what sets them apart. Finally, a trip from an amphibian’s larval stage through its adult stage, and a look at the important role water plays in the amphibian lifecycle.
  • Lizard Wizards
    E22
    Lizard WizardsA look at what’s great and fascinating about the nearly 5,000 species of lizards alive today, from chameleons to iguanas to basilisks. First, an examination of what makes a lizard a reptile, and what these incredible creatures have in common with other reptiles, especially snakes. Next, a look at what is common to all lizards, such as being cold-blooded and scaly-skinned. Finally, a rundown of some amazing facts about specific lizards, such as the ability to lose a tail and grow a new one, and to have 180 degrees of vision.
  • Postcard From Africa
    E23
    Postcard From AfricaA panoramic look at animals from Africa, especially the giants, such as elephants, giraffes, hippos, rhinos, and ostriches. A comparison of animals who aren’t native to Africa, such as bears, with animals who are, such as—surprise—penguins. Next, a visit with the birds of Africa. Then, a rundown of the many wild animals with the word “Africa” in their common name. Finally, an examination of the adaptations these animals have to live on the African continent.
  • All In The Family
    E24
    All In The FamilyAn exploration into the diverse world of animal families, from the large "families" that include matriarchal elephant herds, male-dominated chimpanzee troops, and prairie dog towns, to the smaller families, like solitary mother orangutans.
  • Got No Teeth!
    E25
    Got No Teeth!A look at how teeth are used for communication, such as a chimp’s grin, and how we might misinterpret what looks like a grin. We examine how different teeth are used for different chewing tasks, whether the teeth are canines, incisors, or molars, and how teeth differ in carnivores and omnivores. Finally, we look at how animals without teeth manage to consume their food, and how beaks work for both turtles and birds.
  • Postcard From South America
    E26
    Postcard From South AmericaA panoramic survey of animals found only in South America, such as the world’s largest rodent, the capybara, the web-toed bush dog, the giant anteater, jaguar, and more. We ask what constitutes the “New World” and the Western hemisphere in terms of wildlife, and what animals inhabit the great tropical rainforests in the Amazon basin.

 

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