Episode 301: 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 302: 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 303: 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 304: 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.  From loss of habitat, to aggressive hunting, to mysterious disappearances, the plight of dwindling populations is examined.



Episode 305: 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 306: 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.



Episode 307: Legs!

How looking at an animals legs and feet gives us clues about where an animal lives, what it eats, and how it survives.



Episode 308: 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.



Episode 309: Who's A Pig? (And Who's Not) 

Exploring the world of pigs and their look-alikes, from wild pigs in Africa to the portly hippo and the barnyard piglet.



Episode 310: Animal Passport: The America's!

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.



Episode 311: 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.



Episode 312: The Real King Kongs

The real story of the ‘man-like monsters’ of deepest Africa:  the lowland gorilla and the chimpanzee.



Episode 313: 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.



Episode 314: Big Hairy Spiders & Other Toxic Creatures

How animals got their names and the amazing stories of the meaning behind them.



Episode 315: 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.



Episode 316: 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.



Episode 317: Black & White 

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.



Episode 318: Animal Passport: Australia

Animals from Down Under, from the kangaroo to the koala and other remarkable native creatures.



Episode 319: Who's Domesticated? (And Who's Just Tame) 

Animals in our households and the barnyards and an exploration into the history of their domesticity.



Episode 320: 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.



Episode 321: 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.



Episode 322: Who's At The 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.



Episode 323: 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.



Episode 324: Animal Passport: Asia!

Animals who hail from environs in Asia, from tigers to giant pandas to great apes.



Episode 325: Look! Up In The Sky! It's A Bird! 

An exploration of the world of birds -- from wings, to beaks, to feet, to flight, and the flightlessness of the penguin and the ostrich.



Episode 326: 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 and to keep animals entertained, active and mentally stimulated.