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04. 09 .10

UPFRONT 2010: ANIMAL PLANET
Following its rebrand two years ago, Animal Planet continues to offer series reflecting people's complex relationships with animals. The network is serving up 300 hours of programming with at least a third being new shows along with many returning programs. The network also introduces its new tagline for the new season: "Surprisingly Human."

Six new series on the docket for Animal Planet:
•    Dolphin Warriors (wt) - Dolphin activist and filmmaker Ric O'Barry reveals the unnecessary and huge dolphin slaughter in Taiji, referred to as The Cove. The series also focuses on Ric and his son Lincoln's efforts to help save the dolphins.

•    Last Chance Highway - Series about Shelly Bookwalter and Kyle Peterson who devote their lives to saving thousands of stray and unwanted dogs. Each episode follows three dogs as they adapt to new homes with loving families.

•    Must Love Cats - Host and musician John Fulton delves into everything cat in this series for the feline lover.

•    Taking on Tyson - Heavyweight boxing champ, Mike Tyson reveals his love of pigeons in this series as well as documenting his new passion of pigeon racing.

•    Skunk Whisperer (wt) - When wildlife enters the domains of human, Ned Bruha (aka the Skunk Whisperer) is called to offer humane wildlife removal.

•    World's Deadliest Towns (wt) - Large predator expert, Dave Salmoni explores the delicate balance between the animal world and humans in places around the globe such as India where villagers who must battle elephants in order to survive.

Returning Series:
•    Animal Planet has a slew of returning series including: Dogs 101/Cats 101, The Haunted, I'm Alive, I Shouldn't Be Alive, It's Me or the Dog, Lost Tapes, Monsters Inside Me, Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, Pit Boss, Pit Bulls and Parolees, River Monsters and Whale Wars.
 

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