Animal Planet special remembers “Hero Dogs of 9/11″
Sept. 11, 2013, marks the 12th anniversary of the devastating terrorist attacks on America. When we recall the tragedy of that day, we also remember the many heroes who sprung into action during the...
View ArticleAnimal Planet series invites you to “Meet the Sloths”
Sloths — especially baby sloths — have been burning up the internet in recent years in terms of having their cuteness spread virally via pictures and videos. I have no way of measuring, of course, but...
View ArticlePuppy Bowl 2014 celebrates event’s 10th anniversary
Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl 2014 is the 10th anniversary edition of the hugely popular (12.4 million viewers last year) Super Bowl Sunday counter-programming event. Puppy Bowl helped popularize the...
View ArticleFirst Lady Michelle Obama hosts Puppy Bowl “training camp”
Ahead of Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl X this Sunday, hype for the annual special was amped up recently when First Lady Michelle Obama and the First Family’s dogs Bo and Sunny worked to “train” some of...
View ArticleRanking the 2014 Puppy Bowl, Kitten Bowl and Fish Bowl
Before, during and after Super Bowl XLVIII there were a number of other viewing options to occupy your time if you so chose (which may have come in handy for many, given how the Big Game almost...
View ArticleFeline Internet star Lil BUB gets TV special on Animal Planet
Lil BUB, the 2-year-old cat who has become an Internet and social media phenomenon over the past few years, is now set to cutely conquer the TV airwaves with her new Animal Planet program, Lil BUB’s...
View ArticleRiver Monsters Season 6 finds Jeremy Wade back in the Amazon
Animal Planet announced that River Monsters — the network’s best-performing series for five years — will return with a new season. River Monsters Season 6 begins April 6 at 9pm ET/PT. Whereas past...
View ArticleAnimal Planet’s Monster Week 2014 to include a Shannen Doherty horror film
Animal Planet has gotten some flak in recent years for its “mockumentaries” about mermaids, which have been presented in a realistic format, albeit with quick disclaimers at the end indicating that...
View Article“911 cat” featured on this week’s “My Cat From Hell”
The June 14 episode of Animal Planet’s My Cat From Hell will find host/cat behaviorist Jackson Galaxy visiting Lux, the infamous “911 cat” with a “history of violence” who earlier this year made...
View ArticleRedwood Kings On Animal Planet
John Daniels is a magician with a chainsaw. And his twin brother Ron is a wizard with numbers. Together, they and their crew of 40 artists, carpenters, designers and engineers create spectacular play...
View ArticleAnimal Planet developing zombie animal graphic novel “The Other Dead” into...
If zombie people on your TV screen aren’t enough to freak you out, thanks to shows like The Walking Dead and Z Nation, before long you will be able to see zombie animals on the attack, courtesy of...
View ArticleSquatchers of “Finding Bigfoot” will also look for Nessie this season
Although they haven’t, to my knowledge, found much convincing evidence of Sasquatch, the self-described “Squatchers” of Animal Planet’s Finding Bigfoot will continue the hunt when a new season of the...
View ArticleAnimal Planet’s “The Whale” explores real-life event that inspired “Moby-Dick”
“From the network that brought you Mermaids,” read the title card ahead of the trailer for Animal Planet’s self-described “scripted event” The Whale: Revenge From the Deep. That may be enough to either...
View ArticleWitness A Live Giraffe Birth On Animal Planet Live!
The miracle of birth is a momentous and long-awaited event, and when you’ve been pregnant for 15 months and your baby will be born 6 feet tall, the event is even more herculean. Now, Animal Planet has...
View ArticleMonster Week 2015 airs nine nights on Animal Planet
Recently, Animal Planet announced the lineup for its annual Monster Week celebration of all things related to terrifying beasts, real and legendary. Monster Week 2015 will air nine nights, May 17...
View Article“Treetop Cat Rescue”: Animal Planet series follows duo who save treed felines
If you live in Washington state, home of some of the largest trees in the country, and your cat ends up in one of those trees, who do you call? If the trees are too tall for your local fire department...
View ArticleAnimal Planet statement on passing of Kipenzi the Giraffe
Back in April, Animal Planet live-streamed and aired live the birth of a giraffe at the Dallas Zoo. Yesterday, sadly, that young giraffe — named Kipenzi — died in an accident that occurred while she...
View ArticleAnimal Planet’s World Lion Day programming dedicated to Cecil the Lion
Just as Nat Geo Wild is doing, Animal Planet will also be airing a marathon of lion-related programming on Monday, Aug. 10, in celebration of World Lion Day, and dedicated to Cecil the Lion — the...
View ArticleThe reindeer just peed …
Well, I shouldn’t say “just” but when I finally spotted the gal that’s what I was treated to. Not exactly the welcome shot I was looking for but, hey, we are talking live Reindeer Cam here. Let’s back...
View ArticleRedwood Kings On Animal Planet
John Daniels is a magician with a chainsaw. And his twin brother Ron is a wizard with numbers. Together, they and their crew of 40 artists, carpenters, designers and engineers create spectacular play...
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