About this season
Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures is a reality television series about animals and their exciting adventures. This series is hosted by Jack Hanna, Director Emeritus of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. It is shown weekly in syndication across the country on numerous stations and networks. It is particularly popular in part because of Hanna's mainstream name recognition as an animal expert, but also because the show meets programing criteria for federally mandated educational and informational requirements which all stations must follow. Because of this, some networks air the show five days per week, thus covering all but a half hour of the three-hour E/I mandate.
Episodes (29)
1. In the Beginning
Aired 22 September 2001
2. Horse Magic
Aired 29 September 2001
3. Discovery Cove
Aired 5 October 2001
4. Winging It
Aired 13 October 2001
In Costa Rica: blue morpho butterfly; Tortuguero, the Caribbean.
5. Corcovado National Park
Aired 20 October 2001
In Costa Rica, Jack treks through the Corcovado National Park in search of the jaguar.
6. Costa Rica: World of Reptiles
Aired 27 October 2001
In Costa Rica: encountering reptiles at the World of Snakes; Sloth Rehabilitation Center.
7. Caiman Ranch
Aired 3 November 2001
8. Golden Lion Tamarins
Aired 10 November 2001
9. Iguassu Falls
Aired 17 November 2001
Iguassu Falls, nesting site for swifts; coatimundis; toucans, macaws.
10. In Search of Giant Anteaters Serra Canastra
Aired 24 November 2001
11. For Goodness Snakes
Aired 1 December 2001
12. Saving Beautiful Brazil
Aired 8 December 2001
In Brazil: Sao Paulo Zoo, breeding ground for endangered wildcats; the government rehab center in Campo Grande; Bonito.
13. Parque Historico
Aired 15 December 2001
14. Ecuador Conservation
Aired 22 December 2001
15. Condor of the Andes Mountains
Aired 29 December 2001
16. Charles Darwin Research Center
Aired 5 January 2002
17. Jerusalem Zoo
Aired 12 January 2002
18. Hai Bar
Aired 19 January 2002
19. Animals of the Judean Desert
Aired 26 January 2002
In the Judean Desert, Jack encounters a large herd of Ibex at the beautiful Oasis En Gedi. Kathaleen hikes to the top of Masada, then floats in the Dead Sea.
20. The International Camel Center
Aired 2 February 2002
21. Spirit Bear
Aired 9 February 2002
22. Orcas and Grizzlies
Aired 16 February 2002
23. Campbell River Adventure
Aired 23 February 2002
24. Marmots and More
Aired 2 March 2002
25. Vancouver Aquarium
Aired 9 March 2002
26. Surin Elephant Round-up
Aired 27 April 2002
The annual elephant festival in Surin, Thailand.
27. Hill Tribe Elephant Trek
Aired 4 May 2002
28. Animals of Thailand
Aired 11 May 2002
29. Gibbons Release
Aired 18 May 2002