

Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy Antarctica. The show's primary focus is on animals and ecosystems around the world. A comic book based on the show, meant to be used an as educational tool for kids, was briefly distributed to museums and schools at no cost in the mid-2000s.
In the United States






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Won the Peabody Awards (1987 and 2007)
Nominations
Nominated for the Emmy for Outstanding Main Title Design (2000)
Episodes
45 seasons and 697 episodes so far
Music
Music by Alex Lasarenko and Mark Adler
Season 45, 5 episodes