Animal Atlas

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Animal Atlas
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Genre
ComposerDana Kaproff
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons11
No. of episodes286
Production
Executive producerPeter McDonnell
Running time22 minutes
Production companiesMidori Entertainment
Bellum Entertainment Group (seasons 2-11)
Ten Chimneys Entertainment (season 1)
Believe Entertainment (seasons 1-2)
SJ2 Entertainment (season 3)
Original release
Network Syndicated
ReleaseSeptember 24, 2004 (2004-09-24) 
July 13, 2015 (2015-07-13)

Animal Atlas is a half-hour educational wildlife television series that "takes children on a tour of discovery, uncovering the secrets of how animals live and thrive. Young viewers meet animals from the familiar to the astounding, and the domesticated to the wild, including the diverse creatures of the African savanna, the finned and flippered of the big deep, and the colorful cast of the equatorial rainforest." [ This quote needs a citation ] The series is produced by Midori Entertainment and Longneedle Entertainment, LLC, a subsidiary of Bellum Entertainment Group. It premiered in national syndication in 2004. As of 2018, 286 episodes had been produced, all in high-definition. Hearst Television's "Go Time!" program block broadcasts Animal Atlas to independent television stations across America.

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Home video

In September 2008, LongNeedle partnered with home entertainment distributor NCircle Entertainment to release Animal Atlas on DVD and distribute the show online, with fourteen titles released by NCircle. The first DVD, Animal Passport, was released in December 2008. [1] Fourteen Animal Atlas home entertainment titles have been released, including Puppy Party, Animal ABC's, Family Time, Kitten Party, and Monkeying Around. The most recent release was Pet Party, in October 2012.

Season 9 episodes

Episode NumberEpisode NameRelease Date
901Animal Q&A: The Big Question of the Animal WorldSeptember 10, 2012
902Misconceptions of the Animal KingdomSeptember 17, 2012
903Piggly Wiggly SqueakSeptember 24, 2012
904Warning Signs and Animals to AvoidOctober 1, 2012
905Animals on the OutsideOctober 8, 2012
906Strange Creatures and Surprising CrittersOctober 15, 2012
907The Domestic WildOctober 22, 2012
908Common SenseOctober 29, 2012
909River DwellersNovember 5, 2012
910To Tell the TruthNovember 12, 2012
911Winged CreaturesJanuary 14, 2012
912Living DinosaursJanuary 21, 2012
913The Social Side of WildlifeJanuary 28, 2013
914Mammals and UsFebruary 4, 2013
915The Way We MoveFebruary 11, 2013
916Jaws!February 18, 2013
917Animal ExtremesApril 8, 2013
918Mammals MammasApril 15, 2013
919What's for DinnerApril 22, 2013
920CommonalitiesApril 29, 2013
921Fitting InMay 6, 2013
922Tangled in the Food WebMay 13, 2013
923Tooth SleuthJune 24, 2013
924Hungry as a BearJuly 1, 2013
925The Cat's MeowJuly 8, 2013
926Taming the WildJuly 15, 2013

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References

  1. "Animal Atlas: Animal Passport on NCircle Entertainment". Archived from the original on 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2013-03-11.