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Jack Hanna's Wild Countdown

Jack Hanna's Wild Countdown

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Hosted by the world’s foremost authority on our animal kingdom, Jack Hanna’s Wild Countdown entertains viewers as he counts down facts and experiences about some of the world’s most fascinating animals. Hanna has always had a knack for storytelling with his expressive, genuine, and quirky personality. Wild Countdown is hosted from Hanna’s base camp located at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, his home for more than 30 years.

Baby rodent-like animals in a cardboard box with wood shavings. Caption: These babies are still too young to survive on their own,
Jack Hanna's Wild Countdown
Season 1 / Ep 7
21 minutes 8 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 12
A bird with long legs, colorful plumage and a yellow crest of feathers on its head in an enclosure with a bowl of food. Caption: Crown cranes and giraffe, all under the same roof
Jack Hanna's Wild Countdown
Season 1 / Ep 14
21 minutes 8 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 12
Two people in an open-sided vehicle driving on a dirt road through trees and brush. Caption: I knew I'd find examples of symbiotic relationships at Lewa,
Jack Hanna's Wild Countdown
Season 3 / Ep 7
20 minutes 38 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 12
Large plain with a very few trees and a large herd of mammals in the distance. Caption: 20,000 animals out a group of 1.3 million.
Jack Hanna's Wild Countdown
Season 3 / Ep 13
20 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 12
Front end of a vehicle just visible behind a large herd of buffalo walking through the bushes. Caption: Boy, I've never sat in a bunch of buffalo like this!
Jack Hanna's Wild Countdown
Season 5 / Ep 2
20 minutes 38 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 12
Close up of a rattlesnake's tail with the rattler in focus. Caption: Adam: That is a rattlesnake.
Jack Hanna's Wild Countdown
Season 5 / Ep 8
20 minutes 38 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 12
Foot of an elephant being sprayed off with water while coming through an opening in a metal fence. Caption: we do every day, we check all of their feet.
Jack Hanna's Wild Countdown
Season 6 / Ep 8
20 minutes 38 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 12
Close up view of upper body of a large turtle in the grass. Caption: Giants can measure up to 6 feet long and weigh up to 700 pounds.
Jack Hanna's Wild Countdown
Season 6 / Ep 23
20 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 12
Still image from: Jack Hanna's Wild Countdown: Countdown to Discovery
Jack Hanna's Wild Countdown
Season 7 / Ep 1
20 minutes 39 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 12
Still image from: Jack Hanna's Wild Countdown: Just Beachy
Jack Hanna's Wild Countdown
Season 7 / Ep 2
20 minutes 38 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 12
An elephant uproots a bunch of grasses with its trunk.
Jack Hanna's Wild Countdown
Season 7 / Ep 3
20 minutes 39 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 12
A lioness resting among dry yellow grass.
Jack Hanna's Wild Countdown
Season 7 / Ep 4
20 minutes 38 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 12