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Jack Hanna's Wild Countdown: Strength in Numbers

20 minutes 38 seconds

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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!

These animals like to stick together. In this episode, Jack counts down animals that like to travel in packs. Some of the animals highlighted include baboons, buffalos, flamingos, painted dogs, and wildebeest. Part of the "Jack Hanna's Wild Countdown" series.

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Runtime: 20 minutes 38 seconds

Topic: Science
Subtopic: Animal Behavior, Animals, Biology
Grade/Interest Level: 4 - 12
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Release Year: 2015
Producer/Distributor: Hearst Media Production Group
Series: Jack Hanna's Wild Countdown
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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,

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.

Baby rodent-like animals in a cardboard box with wood shavings. Caption: These babies are still too young to survive on their own,

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

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!

Close up of a rattlesnake's tail with the rattler in focus. Caption: Adam: That is a rattlesnake.

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.

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.

Still image from: Jack Hanna's Wild Countdown: Countdown to Discovery

Still image from: Jack Hanna's Wild Countdown: Just Beachy