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Rae Wynn-Grant on a small red kayak with another person. Under the clear water, there are multiple large manatees.

Gentle Giants

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A coati laying on a wood den, looking down towards the camera as if it's interested. Coatis are small mammals with long noses, very small ears and are brown and light tan in color.

Coati Comeback

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A large snapping turtle with its mouth open. The hands on a person are holding the turtle by its shell. There is another hand in the frame with a very small snapping turtle hatchling in the palm of its hand, as to compare its size to the adult next to it.

Reptile Rescue

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Peter Gros with a harpy eagle sitting on his arm. He is wearing a thick glove to protect his arm from the eagle's large, sharp talons.

The Most Powerful Predator of the Sky

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An ocelot walking through a forest. An ocelot is a small cat with stripes and rosettes on its fur.

The Hidden World of Ocelots

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A sloth sitting in a wicker woven basket. Its head looking off to the side and slightly up with its tongue sticking out a little bit.

Rescuing the Sloths of Panama

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An underwater image of a large whale swimming towards the surface of the water.

Safe Passage for Whales

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The back of a woman's head, who is wearing a yellow beanie hat. She is facing away and holding up a small black bear cub in her hands. There are dead tree branches behind her, signaling that they're in a forest in the winter. A man is peaking behind one of the down tree trunks, observing the interaction between the cub and the woman.

Into the Bear’s Den

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A beaver carrying a stick in its mouth. Around the beaver is some grass and rocks and behind it is a river.

Return to the Wild Clip

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A diver underwater swimming over some rocks and coral.

Marine Mysteries Clip

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A sea otter resting on its back in the water with another younger otter on top of them. Floating around them in the water is green kelp leaves.

Next Generation Clip

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A rare red wolf far out in a field, looking towards the camera. The grass around them is brown and is green behind them.

America’s Rarest Clip

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An underwater view of a shark swimming. The sharks appears to be swimming over the camera, and you can see the sun shining through the top of the water.

Tag You’re It! Clip

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A black-footed ferret standing in a grassy prairie. The ferret is various colors of brown and tan, with darker spots on its back, tip of its tail, legs and a mask-like coloring over its eyes.

Conservation Comeback Clip

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An Attwater's prairie chicken standing in a field of green grass.

Protecting the Prairie Chicken Clip

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A great white shark swimming in the ocean with a lot of fish swimming behind it.

Mysteries of the Great White Clip

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Small blue fish swimming in a cluster. The water around them looks bright green.

The Pupfish of Death Valley Clip

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A bunch of 3D printed tortoise shells that are painted to look exactly like a real tortoise shell.

Innovation for Restoration Clip

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A tall man and a shorter woman walking side by side, looking at each other and smiling as if in conversation. They are walking in the fields of one of the Channel islands, with luscious greenery and rolling hills behind them.

Science Superheroes Clip

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A bunch of bats flying around near a bridge with people standing on it. They are in a city, with a skyscraper in the background.

Urban Wildlife Clip

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A sea otter floating on its back in the ocean, looking towards the camera.

Secret Life of Sea Otters Clip

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A Florida panther walking through a low stream. The panther is tan in color and has it's mouth open.

Pathway to Protection Clip

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Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant being licked on the cheek by a gray wolf.

Into the Wolf Den Clip

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A close up of a bald eagle's face. The eagle is wrapped in a blanket and is being held by a wildlife veterinarian wearing blue surgical gloves.

Rescue, Rehab and Release Clip

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A baby desert tortoise walking on a rock in the desert.

Baby Animals Clip

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Two people in red life vests and blue gloves carrying a net full of purple sea urchins.

The Forest Beneath the Sea Clip

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Peter Gros holding an adult puffin in his hands, smiling, and getting ready to release it back into the wild. Peter is standing on the shore of an island off the coast of Maine, with rocks and a blue ocean behind him.

Winged Wonders Clip

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A beaver swimming.

Eager Beavers Clip

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diver releasing a hellbender underwater

Raising Hellbenders Clip

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bat in hands with gloves on

The Bats of Texas Episode Clip

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A Channel Island fox running.

The Lost Fox of Channel Islands Clip

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peter gros and dr. rae holding a turtle

Desert-Dwelling Tortoises Episode Clip

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A puffin standing on a rock.

Puffin Island Episode Clip

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three scientists on a beach looking at sea turtle tracks

Sea Creatures of the Florida Coast Episode Clip

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Two hands underwater, releasing a hellbender salamander into the river.

Saving the Ozark Hellbender

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Now streaming on NBC’s The More You Know

A harpy eagle sitting on a branch in a tree. A harpy eagle is a large bird with a grey head, neck and wings, which the body and legs are a light grey or cream color. It has large tallens on its feet that grip onto the tree branch.

Season 2 • Episode 5

The Most Powerful Predator of the Sky

Meet a powerful winged predator, the harpy eagle. Explore a raptor sanctuary in Florida and travel to Panama to see the eagle's culture significance.

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A large snapping turtle with its mouth wide open.

Season 2 • Episode 6

Reptile Rescue

Jump into the world of reptiles! Dr. Rae visits a turtle sanctuary in Atlanta and Peter learns how a nuclear power plant helps protect crocodiles.

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A coati looking at the camera.

Season 2 • Episode 7

Coati Comeback

Meet the coati, a long-tailed mammal making its way to North America. Discover how researchers are uncovering ancient clues about coati history.

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Two manatees with their noses above water, resting near a rock.

Season 2 • Episode 8

Gentle Giants

Watch the heartwarming story of manatees. Peter learns about an orphaned manatee program, while Dr. Rae releases rehabilitated manatees into the wild.

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Wild Kingdom updates

Two women standing in the forest in Panama, being recorded by a person with a camera on a tripod and someone with an iPhone. You can also see the corner of a large light used in filming to help light the people on camera.

Wild Kingdom Films New Episodes in Panama

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Two people standing back to back in front of a background of animals. The person on the left is a tall man with brown hair, a mustache and is wearing a green button up long sleeve shirt and brown pants. The person on the right is a shorter woman with dark shoulder length hair and she is wearing a blue chambray long sleeve shirt with dark pants. Behind them and around them are some animals in some sand including a coati and a sloth to the left and a polar bear and an ocelot to the right. Further behind them in some water with a beluga whale sticking its head out. Flying above them is a harpy eagle.

New Protecting the Wild Season This Fall

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Two people in diving suits looking towards the ocean with their hands on their hips. There is a camera and two camera men behind them as well as some orange kayaks.

6 Species Coming Soon to Protecting the Wild

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Wild Kingdom Earns 4 Daytime Emmy® Nominations

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dr rae and peter gros with take marker

Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild Fall Filming

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How to Watch Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild

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Marline Perkins and his daughter, Marguerite

Marlin Perkins’ Daughter Shares Excitement for New Series

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Partners in conservation

Two African penguins standing on a rock as waves from the ocean splash up behind them.

How the Florida Aquarium Leads Penguin Conservation

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A view of two whales swimming in the ocean from above. There is one larger grey-colored whale next to a smaller, young whale.

Can the North Atlantic Right Whale Be Saved?

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Two African painted dogs walking side by side in an open grassy area. African painted dogs are wild dogs with unique white, brown and black spots, a black snout and large round ears atop their heads.

Leader of the Pack: Meet the African Painted Dog

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Breaking Waves with Minorities in Shark Sciences

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A close up of a jaguar looking right at the camera. A jaguar is a big cat that's tan/orange with a black rosette spot pattern. It has small cat ears and whiskers on its snout.

Connecting and Conserving Jaguars With Phoenix Zoo

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The head of a giraffe looking right at the camera. The giraffe has unique tan/brown spots, a brown main down its neck, white ears that stick out to either side, long eyelashes and a pointy noise.

How Well Do You Know Giraffes?

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An adult chimpanzee looking towards the camera. It is sitting near some artificial bamboo stalks. Chimpanzees have black or dark grey hair, large ears on the sides of their head and a prominent brow atop their head.

Your Social Media Can Help Protect Chimpanzees

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A female adult chimpanzee sitting on the forest floor, looking off to the right.

How SAFE Program Protects Chimpanzees

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Two kids walking on a dirt path surrounded by tall grass and wild flowers. The kids are wearing animal costumes.

7 Ways Kids Can Experience Wildlife

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A tarantula, which is a large spider with a black body and eight brown and fuzzy legs.

Don’t Let These Creatures Spook You!

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Yellowstone Falls in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone National Park in Montana. A large waterfall that flows into a river in the middle of a large canyon, surrounded by large green trees.

Wild Kingdom’s Guide to National Parks

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A small orange pumpkin sitting on the edge of a wood deck. Behind the pumpkin is green landscaping including bushes and a tree that blocks the siding of the house.

Make Your Holiday Decorations Safe for Wildlife

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A small black bear sitting in a tree, surrounded by green tree leaves. It has a small stick from the tree in its mouth.

How We Can Prepare for Bear Hibernation

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A bison standing in a grassy field with some bluffs and blue sky behind it.

Why Do We Need to Conserve Wildlife?

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Three women standing outside near some trees. The one in the foreground is wearing a red fleece jacket and a brimmed hat and is pointing out to something in the distance. The other two women are wearing blue button ups, one holding binoculars in her hands.

How to Hone a Passion for Wildlife

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A camper wearing a red jacket, standing next to their lit up tent that is by a lake at the base of some snow capped mountains. There are a ton of stars in the dark sky.

Tips to Camp Among Wildlife

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