Animal Atlas - Season 6

Animal Atlas - Season 6

Season 6

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Episodes26
DatesSept. 13, 2009 - Juli 23, 2010
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Episodes

Amazing Animal Facts: The Primates
Season 6Episode 130 min

Amazing Animal Facts: The Primates

An 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.
Sept. 13, 2009
When Is a Monkey a Monkey?
Season 6Episode 230 min

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.
Sept. 20, 2009
Life as an Ape
Season 6Episode 330 min

Life as an Ape

A fascinating exploration into the world of the four great apes: the gorilla, the orangutan, the chimpanzee, and the bonobo.
Sept. 27, 2009
Amazing Animal Facts: The Birds
Season 6Episode 430 min

Amazing Animal Facts: The Birds

All 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.
Okt. 9, 2009
Night & Day: Nocturnal & Diurnal
Season 6Episode 530 min

Night & Day: Nocturnal & Diurnal

An 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.
Okt. 11, 2009
Maturity & Longevity
Season 6Episode 630 min

Maturity & Longevity

Okt. 23, 2009
You Are What You Eat
Season 6Episode 730 min

You Are What You Eat

Okt. 30, 2009
Amazing Animal Facts: The Reptiles
Season 6Episode 830 min

Amazing Animal Facts: The Reptiles

We delve into the secrets of snakes and lizards, alligators and crocodiles, and turtles and tortoises.
Nov. 1, 2009
The Eyes Have It
Season 6Episode 930 min

The Eyes Have It

Nov. 13, 2009
Ancient Animals: The Creatures that Time Forgot
Season 6Episode 1030 min

Ancient Animals: The Creatures that Time Forgot

A 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.
Nov. 20, 2009
The School of Fish
Season 6Episode 1130 min

The School of Fish

Jan. 15, 2010
Open Wide!
Season 6Episode 1230 min

Open Wide!

Jan. 22, 2010
A Shiver of Sharks, a Zeal of Zebras
Season 6Episode 1330 min

A Shiver of Sharks, a Zeal of Zebras

A wild ride into animal nomenclature.
Jan. 29, 2010
Fuel for Life
Season 6Episode 1430 min

Fuel for Life

Feb. 5, 2010
Bones? Who Needs ‘Em?!
Season 6Episode 1530 min

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.
Feb. 12, 2010
What's Wild in the Neighborhood?
Season 6Episode 1630 min

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
Season 6Episode 1730 min

The Life Arboreal

A 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).
Apr. 9, 2010
Go Fish!
Season 6Episode 1830 min

Go Fish!

Apr. 16, 2010
'S' Is for Species
Season 6Episode 1930 min

"S" Is for Species

A 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.
Apr. 23, 2010
One and Only One
Season 6Episode 2030 min

One and Only One

Apr. 30, 2010
Life As an Amphibian
Season 6Episode 2130 min

Life As an Amphibian

An 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.
Mai 7, 2010
Lizard Wizards
Season 6Episode 2230 min

Lizard Wizards

A 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.
Mai 14, 2010
Postcard From Africa
Season 6Episode 2330 min

Postcard From Africa

Juli 2, 2010
All In The Family
Season 6Episode 2430 min

All In The Family

Juli 9, 2010
Got No Teeth!
Season 6Episode 2530 min

Got No Teeth!

Juli 16, 2010
Postcard From South America
Season 6Episode 2630 min

Postcard From South America

Juli 23, 2010

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