Animal Planet is a television channel which launched locally in Australia exclusively on

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in October 1999. The channel is dedicated to programming that highlights the relationship between humans and animals. It has since expanded to multiple carriers. It was added to Foxtel on 1 December 2003 in Australia and screen on Sky in New Zealand. It was formerly available on SelecTV from March 2007 until the closure of its English service in late 2010. It was available on

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until 1 February 2015. It would later be re-added to the platform on 1 May 2020.

Programming Highlights

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'' * ''Dodo Heroes'' * ''Dr. Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet'' * ''Jeremy Wade's Dark Waters'' * '' Pit Bulls & Parolees'' * ''

Puppy Bowl The ''Puppy Bowl'' is an annual television program on Animal Planet that mimics an American football game similar to the Super Bowl, using puppies. Shown each year on Super Bowl Sunday, the show consists of footage of a batch of puppies at play ...

'' * '' The Aquarium'' * ''

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'' (2016)"About The Show – The Zoo". Animal Planet, https://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/the-zoo/about. * ''Evan Goes Wild'' * ''

Extinct or Alive ''Extinct or Alive'' is an American wildlife documentary television programme produced for Animal Planet by Hot Snakes Media of New York City, the United States. It is hosted by conservationist and television personality Forrest Galante, who tra ...

'' * ''Scaled'' * '' Secret Life of the Zoo'' * ''

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'' * '' Tanked'' * ''Hanging with the Henderson's'' * ''The Vet Life'' Animal Planet also hosts some

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content.

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