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American TV wildlife documentary series
The Jeff Corwin Experience
is an American
wildlife documentary
television program
that premiered on the
Animal Planet
cable channel in 2000. It was hosted by
actor
and
conservationist
Jeff Corwin
, who previously hosted
Disney Channel
's
Going Wild with Jeff Corwin
.
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In its initial season, the program included a
cobra
festival in
India
, jungles in
Thailand
,
Borneo
and the
Galapagos Islands
off the coast of
Ecuador
in
South America
. The following year, the program featured
Guyana
,
Australia
and
Tanzania
. In its third season in 2005,
Mexico
and
Peru
were included, as well as
Kenya
and
Uganda
in
Africa
. While the program includes some
North American
settings, segments have included all the other continents except
Antarctica
.
The program has educational value, but is produced to entertain as well, which would be suitable for
science education
in
state schools
. Jeff is often bitten or nearly bitten by the animals being described. Jeff also enjoys making numerous jokes and references to pop culture and movies.
Corwin was awarded an honorary
doctorate degree
in public education from
Bridgewater State College
. He has long been a proponent of
rain forest
preservation. Programs such as this and those of
Steve Irwin
and
Terri Irwin
(of
The Crocodile Hunter
) reflect a "human coexistence with wildlife approach" which is in sharp conflict with
poachers
and past practices in many parts of the world.
Episodes
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Season 1 (2000?01)
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Season 2 (2002)
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Season 3 (2003)
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References
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