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

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: Living With the Wolfman
Network: Animal Planet
Episode Title: Helen the Wolf Nanny
Original Air Date: October 21st
RECAP: Shaun suspects that Cheyenne the female wolf is pregnant. It’s good news for Helen. If Cheyenne becomes a mom, she’ll need wolf nannies to help her raise her pups.
And if Helen can learn how it’s done, she could be one of them. But first, they need to be sure that their wolf family is about to get bigger. A human pregnancy test proves inconclusive but a scat sample leaves them in no doubt.
Cheyenne is soon to give birth! With the clocking ticking, …read more

 
Whale Wars (Animal Planet)

In this upcoming episode of  Whale Wars, which will air on Animal Planet tonight at 9PM ET/PT, the crew has been searching for weeks and finally spot a Japanese whaling ship, the harpoon vessel Yushin Maru #2.
Watch below to find out what happens as Captain Paul Watson decides to devise a plan for two of his crew members to board the vessel and deliver a letter telling them to stop the killing of whales.

Will the guys make it out alive, or will they be captives for life? Find out by watching the full episode tonight at 9PM. …read more