Over 640,000 years ago, the area that we know as Yellowstone National Park was the epicenter of a cataclysmic volcanic eruption—an eruption one thousand times larger than Mt. St. Helens. The eruption blasted away mountains, unearthed a vast ocean of lava and spewed hundreds of miles of debris into the atmosphere, burying half of the United States with deadly ash.
Largely unknown today, this destructive super volcano is still active, turning the picturesque landscape of Yellowstone into one of the harshest environments on the planet. Brutally cold winters fade into majestic summers, but for the animals that call the park …read more

Show: Dark Days in Monkey City
Network: Animal Planet
Episode Title: Born of the Storm
Original Air Date: Tuesday, February 24th, 10:00 PM EST/PST
If you thought Meerkat Manor was great then welcome to Monkey City. Its all about animal politics and social structure. The premier episode of Dark Days in Monkey City aired on Tuesday, February 24th on Animal Planet.
The Temple Troop has dominated Monkey City for years, but times are changing. The crown rests uneasily on the head of the aging King Lear, sending ripples of uncertainty throughout the tribe.

Have you ever needed to win so badly that you would be willing to break 50 bones just to do it? What about winning but never really getting any recognition? Well that’s what Jockey’s usually face when they compete and Animal Planet is now taking a look at this profession.

Jockeys are normally self employed, nominated by horse trainers to ride their horses in races, for a fee (which is paid regardless of the prize money the horse earns for a race) and a cut of the purse winnings.
I had not really gotten into the sport until the Kentucky Derby event …read more

How It’s Made is a documentary program showing how common, everyday items (including foodstuffs like bubblegum, industrial products such as motors, musical instruments including guitars, and sporting goods such as snowboards) are manufactured.
An offscreen narrator explains each process. Each half hour show usually has three or four main segments, with each product getting a demonstration of about five minutes, with exceptions for more complex products.
Watch the video below as the show explores how Hard Candy are made.

Whale Wars (Animal Planet)
Episode 1.03 “Mystery Ship”
Original Air Date: Friday, November 28th 9 PM ET/PT
In the previous episode of Whale Wars Ben and Giles of Sea Shepherd are being held hostage aboard the Japanese whaling ship Yushin Maru #2, Captain Paul Watson is pleased at the international media storm he has created, and rejects an offer from whalers to release the hostages.
He forces the Australian and Japanese governments to get involved and at last negotiate for their return. As the Sea Shepherds head to pick up their crew members, they decide to attack the Japanese vessel that held them hostage. …read more

Survirorman (Science Channel/Discovery Channel)
Episode 3.04 “Deep Woods”
Original Air Date: Friday, November 28th, 9PM ET/PT
Discovery Channel host and survival expert Les Stroud is back for season 3 and he is taking on the Sierra Nevadas. Do you recall from high school learning all about The California Gold Rush and how people came from all over the world to see if they could strike it rich? Well all of this took place in Sierra Nevadas and Les is trying to see if he can withstand it all and make it through the week.
For many people in todays day and …read more

Show: Dirty Jobs
Network: Discovery Channel Episode Title: Sheep Castrator
Original Air Date: First Aired: Wednesday October 21st 9 PM ET/PTMike heads to the Villard Ranch in Craig, Colorado to join forces with modern day sheepherders to shear, tag, worm and castrate young sheep.  He also travels to an automobile dealership in Orange County, California to saw down a giant concrete wall to make room for a new wash bay, using a special saw with blades made of diamonds.
Watch the video below as the sheep testicles are pulled out. I’m sure PETA is gonna come calling with this one!

A wide variety of food—British, Indian, French, Chinese and Italian—is available in Addis Ababa and, to a lesser extent, in smaller towns.
Elsewhere, you’ll mostly be confronted with local food, which generally goes down well with those who enjoy hot spice.
Kitfo (raw beef) is an Ethiopian delicacy and on the most recent episode of Bizarre Foods Andrew Zimmern tried some.
While traveling through Ethiopia, Andrew samples a cultural delicacy: raw meat dipped in lemon juice and spices. New episodes of Bizarre Foods air Tuesdays at 10 PM only on the Travel Channel. Visit http://travelchannel.com/bizarre

From the forests of Puerto Rico to the jungles of Central America to the high Sierras of the American West, the world’s frogs are mysteriously vanishing. Experts believe that as many as one-third to one-half of the planet’s 5,743 known amphibian species are in danger of disappearing — victims of the most significant mass extinction since the dinosaurs.
Why are amphibians in such dire straits? And how can we take action to save them? THE VANISHING FROG, a new documentary from Animal Planet in partnership with The Clorox Company, sends Jeff Corwin on an international mission to uncover clues about the …read more

Show: Storm Chasers
Network: Discovery Channel
Episode Title: Falling From The Sky
Original Air Date: First Aired: Sunday, October 26th 10PM ET/PT
Sean’s new TIV-2 chases a promising storm, but vehicle unexpectedly breaks down. Reed’s team pursues a monster storm as it bears down on a small Texas town.
Watch the clip from the episode below as Small pieces of debris fall from the sky after meteorologists Danny and Aaron track down a funnel cloud in Rock Valley, Iowa. New episodes of Storm Chasers strike Sundays at 10pm e/p only on the Discovery Channel! http://discovery.com/stormchasers

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