Animal Atlas - Season 3 (2006)

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

A journey into the world of monkeys, from the terrestrial to the arboreal, from the New World to the Old World.

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

A revealing look at two of the great apes, the orangutan and the bonobo, and the legends surrounding these two primates.

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

How animals survive in the wild through unique adaptations to their environments: from use of poisons, to bodily changes, to restrictive diets.

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.

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.

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

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

The dog, the cat and the horse and what features, behaviors and elements of their appearance make them immediately recognizable to all.

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.

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.

Animals who live submerged and the strategies they have for survival in a damp world: from amphibians, to aquatic turtles, to swimming reptiles.

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

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

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.