Every season of Animal Atlas ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of Animal Atlas!

Animal Appetites

Animal Babies

Wild Cats

Monkey Business

Animal Locomotion

Elephants and Us

What's That?!

Goin' Ape

A Crash of Rhinos

The Bear Facts

Seafarers: The Amazing Water World of Marine Mammals

Habitats

Herbivores

Home Sweet Home: Primordial Worlds of Swamps and Rainforests

Who's a Rodent?!

Marsupials

Animal ABCs

Savanna Safari

Animal Senses

Great Birds of a Feather

Masters of Disguise

Down on the Farm

The behavior of animals in the wild shows a delicate balance between predators and their prey.

Down On The Farm, E-I-E-I-O

Comparing the reality of wolves' behavior to their bad reputation.

Big Bad Wolves

Dangerous but fascinating sea creatures such as sharks,rays and eels.

Monsters in the Sea

The creatures that make their home near the seashore, including fish and seagulls.

Home Sweet Home: Shore, Sand and Sea

What animals, whether two-legged, four-legged or winged, can break the land speed/air speed of 30 miles per hour, the footspeed man has never reached. From the very fast: the cheetah, the horse, the peregrine falcon; to the slow and steady tortoise.

30 MPH

Animals who represent something to us, beyond themselves and majestic wildlife: the lion as courage; the bear as strength and fortitude; the bald eagle as freedom; the kangaroo as progressiveness, and a whole lot more.

Who's a Symbol?

The nature, function and wide variety of tails in the animal kingdom, from the prehensile tails of the New World monkeys, to the fly swishing tails of the pig family, to the display tails of lemurs, as well as why some animals don’t have a tail at all.

Telltale Tails

Everything that’s special about fish, both the bony and the cartilaginous, from breathing with gills, to their scales, to their fins, both single and paired, to the wide variety of coloring and markings. How fish live, swim and survive.

Something's Fishy!

A closer look at the domestic dog: its super senses, how breeding has changed its appearance and why, different breeds and their histories and background and what working dogs do. Also featuring the wolf, the dog’s ancestor, and various other members of the dog family from foxes to wild dogs.

Man's Best Friend

The cat family, from the domestic cat to the wild cats: how size is not the factor that separates the big cats from the rest of the wild cats, where domestic cats came from, and how wild cats hunt.

Curious Cats

A comparative look at the members of the dog and cat family: their super senses, their respective roles as carnivorous predators, which is the fastest and which is the long distance runner, and how they live: the wolf’s/dog’s pack, the lion’s pride, and the solitary cheetah.

Felids & Canids

A panoramic look at a variety of reptiles, from snakes to lizards to alligators to turtles and tortoises. What makes a reptile a reptile, what characteristics they all share and what makes them different and why.

Who's a Reptile?

The world of the domestic horse, from breeds to breeding, to the biggest and the smallest, the horse’s historic relationship with man; members of the horse family, from the donkey to the zebra; and the horse’s distant relatives in the wild, from the tapir to the rhino.

The Kingdom of the Horse

Variety Show!: The Greatest Mysteries of the Animal Kingdom

A panorama of interesting animals whose looks defy their true identity, from the naked mole rat (not a mole, not a rat), to the okapi, the only living relative of the giraffe, to the false gharial and its “true” crocodilian counterpart.

Appearances Can Be Deceiving

A walk on the wild side with members of the pig family and those rodents whose names have negative connotations but who are really remarkable, if not admirable creatures.

Rats and Pigs

A visit into the world of the arachnids, and a vivid explanation of which animals are venomous and why, like the tarantula and the rattlesnake, and which are poisonous, like the poison dart frog.

Big Hairy Spiders & Other Toxic Creatures

A very close look at animals with interesting skin such as turtles in their shells and thick-skinned pachyderms like the hippo and the elephant; to remarkable, animals with fur, like the polar bear with its hollow hairs; and also birds, the only animals with feathers.

Skin, Fur & Feathers

A panoramic look at animals that are truly amazing, from the echidna, an egg-laying mammal, to a kangaroo that lives in trees, to the only living North American marsupial, the opossum.

Variety Show!: The Most Amazing Animal Fact

A close look at a family of eight chimpanzees, living in an-almostlike-the-wild habitat in the zoo, their individual stories and some amazing facts about these great apes.

The Wild Life: A Chimp's Life

An introduction to animals with wings from birds, to mammals, to insects, and what makes flight possible, and necessary, in the animal world.

The Birds & the Bees... and Bats

Animals who have more than the traditional five senses, from the smell-taste sense of those possessing the amazing Jacobson organ (snakes, lions, zebras), to the swim bladder that keeps fish from colliding into each other.

Super Senses

A journey down the life-sustaining river where near-the-water dwellers include the humongous Nile hippopotamus, the giant anteater, the river otter, and the strange looking bush dog.

The Wild Life: Life on the River's Edge

Some of the whopping misconceptions that still exist from ‘dolphins are fish’ (not), to ‘bald eagles are bald’ (not), to the belief that there’s only one kind of elephant (not).

Variety Show!: The Top Misconceptions in the Animal Kingdom

Delving into the secrets of one of the most beloved insects in the world: the colorful, graceful, winged butterflies: what they eat, how they live and how they fly.

Wings & Butterflies!

The great predatory birds, from the eagle to the hawk to the owl; how they hunt, how they fly, their super senses, and the adaptations that help them to pursue and capture prey; their fascinating historic relationship with mankind.

Birds of Prey

A look into the world of the “not great” apes—including the amazing singing siamangs, the sopranos of the forest—that are smaller than the great apes and often confused with monkeys.

Monkey Around

A look at the rare mammals that live in the ocean, such as dolphins and whales, and how their food and environment make them appear and act unique.

Aquatic Mammals

The origin of animals’ names and the interesting stories behind their meanings.

Kingdom of Animal Names

An animal’s legs and feet can reveal information about its home, its food, and how it survives.

Moving Right Along

What makes a mammal a mammal? Hint: It isn’t just feeding its young with milk. It’s a whole lot more.

School of Mammals

A look into the animals that live in our homes and on our farms and how they became domesticated.

From Home to Farm to Wild

A look into the reasons that some animal populations have dramatically decreased because of loss of habitat and climate change and what it means to be endangered.

Animal Populations

A look at animals that live on land and underwater and how they survive submerged—from amphibians to turtles to swimming reptiles.

Going Amphibious

A look at the animals of Asia, such as tigers, great pandas, and great apes.

Animals of the Largest Continent

Grab your binoculars for this panoramic look at birds. We inspect their wings, beaks, feet, and how they fly. We’ll also ask why the famed penguin and ostrich are flightless.

Feathered Friends

The most recognizable animals in America may be dogs, cats, and horses.

Three Household Favorites

A look at animals, both unusual and familiar, from North and South America and an investigation into how they differ by continent.

American Animals

A look at the evolution of zoos from the simple caging of animals for recreational viewing to the construction of animal habitats to give captive animals more physical and mental stimulation..

The Modern Zoo

How animals have adapted to survive the wild.

Surviving the Wild

A look at bears from all over, including the polar bear, American black bear, the brown bear, and more.

Bear Country

Enter the world of the domestic horse. Learn where horses come from, who their relatives are in the wild, how they range in size, and what they have been bred to do.

The Horse, Of Course

A rousing roundup of all the reptiles in the animal kingdom. First, what is a reptile? To answer that question, we have to travel way back in time, to the dinosaurs! We’ll also look at who qualifies as a reptile and who doesn’t. You might be surprised.

Reptile Roundup

What do cats and dogs have in common? For starters, they have both moved into our homes by the millions. But that’s not all. From super senses to predatory behavior, cats and dogs share characteristics that might surprise you. From the lion to the housecat, from the wolf to the Labrador retriever puppy, we’ll meet them all.

Cats and Dogs

Is our tame, playful domestic cat really related to the authoritative, wild lion of the African savanna? Absolutely. We’ll explore the incredible diversity of cats, and look at characteristics they all share, whether they’re pouncing on a ball of string or a wildebeest.

Happy Cat

Has man’s best friend always been a friend? Ask the wolf. Dogs trace their history back to wild canines that man bred into loyal animals for working, hunting, and companionship.

Dog Days

Grab your fins and come swim with the fishes. No two fish species are alike, and some species called “fish” are anything but. Sounds fishy, doesn’t it? From the tropics to the cold, dark, rocky seafloor, we’ll shine a light on a variety of fins.

Fish Friendly

What’s in a head? What’s not? Animals sense the world through their heads, and judging from the vast variety of head shapes, sizes, and designs, they sense the world in unique ways.

Head Cases

Sure, a tail can be long, short, fluffy, or hairless, but how do animals use their tails? Are they merely decorative? No way. We’ll show you the incredible ways that animals use their tails.

What's in a Tail?

What does an animal mean? Tough question. Ever seen an eagle on a dollar bill? Or a bear on a state flag? How about a lion on a shield? Yes, for thousands of years man has made animals into symbols to convey a meaning. We’ll explore who’s a symbol and why.

Symbolic Creatures

Are you faster than a kangaroo? Can you outrun an elephant? What about a brown bear? Not so fast! In this episode, we’ll reveal the fastest and slowest creatures and explore animals’ need for speed.

Fleet of Foot, Wing, and Fin

Animal Q&A: The Big Questions of the Animal World

﻿A look at some animals who are not what they seem, and in most cases, more than they seem, from the “rabbit antelope of Africa”, to the dogs with harmonious voices and the remarkable egg-laying mammal, the echidna.

Misconceptions of the Animal Kingdom

Time to get dirty with an all-encompassing look at the pig family and other animals whose filthy appearance, oftentimes, disguises their incredible qualities within the Animal Kingdom.

Piggly Wiggly Squeak

Looking at some animal’s you might not want to get too close to and animals whose look says “look out!” because they pack a toxic punch that deserve our respect.

Warning Signs and Animals to Avoid

Animals on the Outside

Strange Creatures and Surprising Critters

A visit with some animals from the comfort of home where we’ll see the shelters of the outside world, inside- from the city scape, to the barnyard, and even in the underground burrows of the prairie; the animal world is full of amazing shelters.

The Domestic Wild

Common Sense

An expedition down some of the biggest rivers all over the world to check out the home of countless big fish, colorful birds, lurking reptiles, amazing amphibians, and even mammals.

River Dwellers

To Tell The Truth

Flying high, darting around, and showing off some wings as the wonderful world of winged creatures takes off for flight school; from the big, feathered fliers to the paper-thin wings of butterflies it’s a high-flying life for these fearless animals.

Winged Creatures

Living Dinosaurs

A look at some amazing animal societies from our very complex human social system, to communal river otters, to solitary falcons and other social groups that live in distinct familial groups.

The Social Side of Wildlife

Mammals and Us

Discovering the way that animals get around; whether it’s flying through the air, swimming underwater, hopping over land, or swinging from branch to branch; animals or all sorts travel in every way imaginable.

The Way We Move

On search for JAWS, jawed vertebrates that is; a fascinating look at this distinct group that includes cartilaginous fish, bony fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.

JAWS!

A panoramic look at some animal who have a special quality that other animals don’t including the extreme strength of the rhinoceros beetle, the shear size of the African elephant and the enormous mouth of a whale shark.

Animal Extremes

A very engaging look at tender moms, strict moms, funny moms, and even some of the aunts, sisters, and dads who help raise a family of young mammals in the Animal Kingdom.

Mammal Mammas

An exploration into what delights an animal’s appetite which includes a wide array of tastes and dietary needs as you travel around the Animal Kingdom; from fish for the grizzly bear, fruit for chimpanzees, carrion for bald eagles and many more other interesting snacks in between.

What's for Dinner

A visit with some animals who are closely related and share similar physical adaptations but don’t necessarily look or behave alike one another including the flight birds and bats, the water-walking basilisk lizard and the jacana, as well as the echolocation of dolphins, bats and whales.

Commonalities

A fascinating look at how animals have evolved to fit in with their environment through varying physical adaptations; from the koala’s ability to eat toxic eucalyptus leaves, to polar bears surviving the frigid artic temperatures and hardy armadillos who thrive in the desert heat.

Fitting In

A look at who eats what in the tangled food web of the Animal Kingdom with a focus on predators and prey animals who have to get their food out in the wilderness.

Tangled in the Food Web

Tooth Sleuth

A journey into the wilderness to visit every type of bear on earth: the polar bear, the giant panda, the sun bear, the spectacled bear, the black bear and the brown bear. What makes them all unique, where they live out in the wild and some surprising discoveries about what foods they eat.

Hungry as a Bear

Discovering the true identities of feisty felids: from the domestic kitty to the roaring lion and cats of all shapes and sizes. The particular manner in which they walk, what it takes to roar as loud as a lion and how they use their extraordinary senses in their lives as predators.

The Cat's Meow

A look at some of the wildest animals out there and how they’ve been tamed over time: where feathered friends came from, how animals moved from being hunted to being raised for food and how animals such as horses became a mode of transportation.

Taming the Wild

An exciting look into what it takes to stand up and show some backbone. We're investigating the vertebrates- animals with a backbone, or spinal column; and what these mammals have in common with other types of animals.

Show Me Some Backbone

Animal Atlas is produced by Longneedle Entertainment, LLC, a subsidiary of Bellum Entertainment Group. Animal Atlas is a 30-minute educational wildlife show 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". Atlas began in 2004 for its first season in national syndication and will be going on its tenth year of national syndication during the 2013-2014 season. As of January 2013, Bellum will have produced over 230 high definition episodes of Animal Atlas and fourteen home entertainment DVD titles about animals.

The Best Seasons of Animal Atlas

The Best Seasons of Animal Atlas

Season 1

Season 4

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10