About this season
Animal X is an Australian made documentary television series that aired in more than 120 countries. It began in 1997 with its first series of thirteen half-hour episodes. In 2002, Discovery Channel in the U.S. co-produced the 2nd series of 13 half-hour episodes with the creators of the series, Australia's Storyteller Productions, for Animal Planet. At this point Animal X episodes generally had 3 stories, with one exception: "The Skookum Cast". This was a joint expedition between Animal X and the BFRO which discovered the Skookum Cast, said to be an imprint of the body of a bigfoot.
Episodes (13)
1. Chupacabras, Magic Cows, Black Dogs
Aired 1 January 1997
Subject: CHUPACABRAS Location: USA Duration: 6:46 Since it was first sighted in Puerto Rico three years ago, the Chupacabra, or goatsucker, has become one of the greatest puzzles of the paranormal. Said to be around five feet tall with red eyes, fangs and powerful hind legs, it's been sighted as far away as Moscow. Animal X hits the Chupacabras trail to help unravel the mystery. Paranormal investigator Ted Loman and folklorist Jim Griffith give their expert assessments, while eye-witnesses offer first hand accounts of their terrifying encounters with the mysterious beast. Subject: MAGIC COWS Location: AUSTRALIA Duration: 7:40 Cattle and sheep in the high plains, near Canberra in Australia, are living to extraordinary ages, staying healthy and remaining reproductively randy well into their twilight years. Scientists are determined to find out more about the animals life sustaining bio-chemistry. Is it the water? Is it the soil? And does it hold the key to extending human life. S
2. Killer Crocs, Fizo, Howick Falls Monster
Aired 8 January 1997
Subject: KILLER CROCS Location: INDONESIA Duration: 7:19 For decades, Indonesia has been home to giant prehistoric beasts that lurk beneath the water. Animal X travelled to southern Irian Jaya to investigate the incredible reports of killer crocodiles, some over nine metres long, that have been blamed for the deaths of more than fifty men, women and children. Our expedition took us deep into the Asmat jungle where we discovered a rich and superstitious culture revolving around spirits, myths and legends. Animal X also looked at one of the most famous disappearances from the region in the 1960s - that of Michael Rockefeller, son of famous New York Governor, Nelson Rockerfeller. Theories vary from head-hunters to the notorious killer croc. Subject: FIZO Location: AUSTRALIA Duration: 6:34 Eight year old Sydney terrier, Fizo, became the first animal in Australia to win the RSPCA's Purple Cross award for bravery, after saving three children from a brown snake. Fizo was struck severa
3. Rainbow Serpent, Lake Monster, Killer Wolves
Aired 15 January 1997