Nigel's Wild Wild World

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Nigel Wild Wild Wild is a TV Special presented by zoologist Nigel Marven. [1] The program ran from 2001-2002 in 27 episodes.

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Giants:Bears

Host Nigel Marven goes to Minnesota's Vince Shute Wildlife Sanctuary to observe and understand black bears; to Alaska's Katmai National Park to watch brown bears later he goes to the Canadian town of Churchill to examine polar bears.

Wild Africa: Coasts

Hotel Iguana

Wild Africa: Mountains

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