Animal Atlas

Name: Animal Atlas
Released: 2004-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Eric Schwartz

TV Show · Documentary

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. Just spin the globe. Anywhere, everywhere animals live, you'll find Animal Atlas!

2004 · 22m

Starring Eric Schwartz

EPISODE 1

Meet the Gibbons: The Lesser Apes?

A closer look at the smaller, 'not great' apes who are often mistaken for monkeys, including the amazing singing siamangs, the sopranos of the forest.
EPISODE 2

What's a Lemur?

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.
EPISODE 3

Man-Eaters and Other Predators

A fact-finding mission into the truth behind the rumors of deadly monster-animals, from the gorilla to the shark and the komodo dragon.
EPISODE 4

Endangered: Say Hello, Say Goodbye

What does 'endangered' really mean and how did the populations of some animals decrease so much that there are only a few remaining in the wild.
EPISODE 5

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.
EPISODE 6

Nine Giraffes

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.