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    The Lady With 700 Cats

    All-New Special Premieres July 30 at 10P et/pt on Nat Geo WILD

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    Get Closer.

    Every day, Nat Geo WILD brings you intimate encounters with nature’s ferocious fighters and gentle creatures of land, sea and air.

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    Dangerous Encounters

    Join the adventure by land, sea, and air with Dr. Brady Barr as he travels to some of the wildest places on Earth.

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    Rebel Monkeys

    They’re a diabolical nuisance, yet considered sacred. But their happy days may be numbered.

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    The Animal Extractors

    Follow along as animal extractors work to preserve the balance between man and wildlife.

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Featured Shows

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    Deadly 60

    Adventurer and naturalist Steve Backshall has one mission: to travel the globe in search of 60 of the most venomous, lethal creatures on our planet.


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    Shane Untamed

    Follow Shane Reynolds—an intrepid "one man band" producer, shooter, host, and adventurer—on a pilgrimage to experience a world of wild animals and wild spaces.


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Top Animal Features

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    Backyard Birding Central

    Want to learn more about our feathered friends of the sky? Visit our Backyard Birding site for facts, photos, videos, and more.

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    Help Save Big Cats

    For just $5, you can help National Geographic's Big Cats Initiative save lions, tigers, cheetahs and other big cats. Upload a photo of your little kitty to show your support!

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Animal News

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    "Extinct" Toad Thrives in Lab

    A tiny Tanzanian toad that all but disappeared after a dam reduced its waterfall habitat is being bred successfully in Syracuse, New York. Video.

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    Photos: Rare Gibbons Found

    More than 400 endangered northern white-cheeked gibbons have been discovered in a Vietnam park, conservationists say.

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