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4[[https://www.animalplanet.com Animal Planet]] is one of the Creator/DiscoveryChannel's sister channels, launched in June of 1996. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin As the network's name indicates]], it originally focused on animal shows, most notably shows about endangered animals. It also hosted animal competitions, including agility competitions, several high-quality dog shows (including the Westminster Kennel Club show and the Eukanuba Tournament of Champions) and even some equestrian events, including the Rolex Championships. It suffered a degree of NetworkDecay beginning in the late 2000s, as the programming lineup began to stray from its animal-centric orientation. However, the network has since began to return to its animal-related programming as of 2018 thanks to rebranding its logo and slogan, an with the introduction of a new series focused on Creator/SteveIrwin's son Robert and daughter Bindi running the Australia Zoo called ''Crikey, It's the Irwins!''.
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6Shows on this Network:
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9* ''Series/AnimalArmageddon'', which is about extinction events throughout Earth's history.
10* ''Series/AnimalFaceOff'', which deals with which of two contemporaneous animals would win in a hypothetical fight.
11* The ''Series/AnimalPlanetHeroes'' shows, which deal with pet rescues.
12* ''Series/BattlegroundRhinoWars'', following a group of US [[ElitesAreMoreGlamorous Special Forces]] operatives attempting to stop rhinoceros poaching in South Africa.
13* ''Series/CallOfTheWild2000''
14* ''Series/CallOfTheWildman'', which has Redneck celebrity Ernie "Turtleman" Brown, Jr. dealing with nuisance snapping turtles and various other animals in rural Kentucky, all with his bare hands.
15* The ''[[{{Series/CrocodileHunter}} Crocodile Hunter]]'' shows, including the original, ''Croc Hunter Diaries'', and the current ''Crikey! It's the Irwins''.
16* ''Series/{{Dogs 101}} [=/=] Series/{{Cats 101}}'', a documentary series that covers various breeds.
17* ''[[Series/DrJeffRockyMountainVet Dr. Jeff, Rocky Mountain Vet]]'', a documentary series about the Planned Pethood Plus vet clinic in Denver, Colorado.
18* ''Series/EmergencyVets'' and its sequel ''[[Series/EVetInterns E-Vet Interns]]''; set at Alameda East Animal Hospital in UsefulNotes/{{Denver}}, the top emergency animal hospital in the country. Your basic emergency room docudrama, but with animals; this show is probably responsible for an entire generation of aspiring vets and vet techs.
19* ''Series/EscapeToChimpEden'', a series showing efforts to rescue chimpanzees from abusive situations across Africa and rehabilitate them at the titular Chimp Eden wildlife sanctuary.
20** There's also ''Series/OrangutanIsland'', which is essentially this with orangutans. It follows a group of orphaned orangutans being rehabilitated to return to the wilds of Borneo.
21* ''Series/FatalAttractions2010'', a show about people who owned exotic animals as pets.
22* ''Series/FindingBigfoot'', a group of researchers trying to do ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.
23* ''Literature/TheFutureIsWild'', a SpeculativeDocumentary about animal evolution AfterTheEnd.
24* ''Series/GatorBoys'', which follows alligator wrestlers Paul Bedard and Jimmy Riffle as they capture and relocate nuisance alligators in Florida & Mississippi.
25* ''Series/GloryHounds'', a 2-hour documentary following US Army and [[SemperFi Marine]] dog handlers fighting UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror in Afghanistan.
26* ''Series/TheHaunted'', a series about paranormal investigations and ghost stories involving animals.
27* ''Series/HillybillyHandfishing'', a down south version of ''Series/RiverMonsters'' but with fish being caught by hand.
28* ''[[Series/IPredator I, Predator]]'', which details specific predator-prey relationships.
29* ''Series/{{Infested}}'', a show about families battles against an invasion of various animal species.
30* ''Series/IShouldntBeAlive'', a show about people getting stranded outside of civilization and somehow survivin, seasons 3-6.
31* ''Series/ItsMeOrTheDog'', which is essentially ''Series/{{Supernanny}}'' [-[[RecycledInSpace FOR DOGS]]-]. Here, trainer Victoria Stilwell reforms badly behaved canines.
32** There's also ''Series/MyCatFromHell'' where cat behaviorist Jackson Galaxy helps owners turn [[CatsAreMean mean cats]] into sweet ones.
33* ''Series/TheJeffCorwinExperience'', a show about Jeff Corwin and his experiences with animals all around the world.
34* ''Series/LoneStarLegend'', a series in a similar vein to ''Call of the Wildman'', follows south Texas rancher Buck Medley as he deals with nuisance animal problems across southern Texas.
35* ''Series/LouisianaLockdown'', a series that shows maximum-security prison inmates at Louisiana's infamous Angola prison who are rewarded for good behavior by getting to be involved in several animal related programs, including a yearly rodeo.
36* ''Series/LostTapes'', a ''[[Film/TheBlairWitchProject Blair Witch-equse]]'' {{Mockumentary}} series about '[[BasedOnAGreatBigLie real monsters]]'.
37* ''Series/MeerkatManor'', a soap opera-ish show about various colonies of meerkats.
38* ''Series/MoneyBarn'', a show that follows a group of auctioneers vying to get hired on to {{Auction}} off the contents of barns across rural America.
39* ''Series/MonstersInsideMe'', a show about various, often deadly, organisms including parasites, bacteria, viruses, and fungi and their effects on the human body.
40* ''Series/MudLovinRednecks'', a show about two rednecks couples trying to run a mud bogging hole.
41* ''Series/MyCatFromHell'', The Dog Whisperer, but with cats.
42* ''Series/MyExtremeAnimalPhobia'', a show about people trying to face animal phobias.
43* ''Series/TheMostExtreme'', a top ten countdown of "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The Most Extreme...]]" mothers, swimmers, eaters, etc.
44* ''Series/NorthWoodsLaw'' follows American game wardens in their daily duties. It started out filming in Maine, then after four seasons it moved to New Hampshire. In 2016 it was joined by a spinoff series called ''Lone Star Law'', which shows the life of game wardens in Texas. In 2020 a second spinoff premiered, called ''Louisiana Law'', which follows Louisiana game wardens. In all of them, some of the footage is as-it-happens and some is recreated for dramatic purposes.
45* ''Series/OffTheHookExtremeCatches'', which follows pro wrestler "Showtime" Eric Young as he partakes in strange and unusual sportfishing techniques across America.
46* ''Series/PitBoss'', a show about little people who rescue and strengthen the bad reputation of pit bulls.
47* ''Series/PitBullsAndParolees'', about the Villalobos Rescue Center for pit bulls.
48* ''Series/PrehistoricPark'', about saving prehistoric creatures from extinction by bringing them to the present day, produced in association with Impossible Pictures.
49* ''The Series/PuppyBowl'', a UsefulNotes/SuperBowl [[NoHoperRepeat alternative]] with [[PreciousPuppies puppies]]! And bonus [[CuteKitten Kitty Halftime Show]]!
50* ''Series/RattlesnakeRepublic'', follows teams of rattlesnake hunters pursuing their quarry across Texas.
51* ''Series/RiverMonsters'', a show about Jeremy Wade catching and releasing giant freshwater fish. It's the most popular and highly rated show in the network's history.
52* ''Series/RockyMountainBountyHunters'', follows two teams of Fugitive Recovery agents tracking bond jumpers in the Rocky mountain wilderness and back country.
53* ''Series/{{Scaled}}'', similar to ''Series/{{Tanked}}'', except this company manufactures custom reptile enclosures.
54* ''Series/SwampWars'', a series that follows members of the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department's Venom One team as they deal with native and invasive reptile species in south Florida.
55* ''Series/{{Tanked}}'', a show about two brothers-in-law as they run the largest aquarium manufacturing company in the nation.
56* ''Series/ThatsMyBaby'', a show about expectant animal mothers and how their owners/caretakers prepare for the upcoming birth
57* ''Series/TreeTopCatRescue'', a series about a duo of arborist turned professional cat rescuers who attempt to help [[CatUpATree cats that somehow got themselves stuck in trees]].
58* ''Series/TooCute'', a fluffy show about litters of baby animals.
59* ''Series/TreehouseMasters'', a show that follows designer Pete Nelson and his construction team as they create unique treehouses.
60* ''Series/UnlikelyAnimalFriends'', a show about [[OddFriendship odd animal pairs]] including {{Interspecies Friendship}}s
61* ''Series/TheVetLife'', focusing on 3 friends from the same veterinary school who now run an animal hospital in Houston, Texas.
62* ''Series/WhaleWars'', which follows [[AnimalWrongsGroup the Sea Shepherd]] as they attempt to PayEvilUntoEvil by stopping Japanese whaling ships.
63* ''Series/WildWestAlaska'', which follows a gun store in Anchorage, Alaska as they build & sell guns and also take clients on hunting & fishing trips in the Alaskan wilderness.
64* ''Series/TheZoo'', a docu-series about the Bronx Zoo.
65* ''Series/SecretLifeOfTheZoo'', The Zoo, but Bri’ish.
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