Animals with Cameras: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

What if animals could tell their own stories? Animals spend so much time in places where human camera operators can't go, filming wildlife is often impossible. But that's going to change in this groundbreaking series, where the cameras are given to the animals.

Presenter and wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan deploys specially developed on-board cameras to answer vital questions about their secret lives. How do young chimps learn to avoid deadly snakes high in the jungle canopy? How do cheetahs manage to hunt in tangled woodlands in Namibia? Who tends baby meerkats deep in their underground burrows, when mum is out foraging?

Gordon will works closely with scientists for whom on-board cameras are a vital new research tool, helping them better understand and protect animals. The delightful new perspective these cameras allow will take us deeper into the lives of some of our favorite animals than ever before.

Series details

• Title: Animals with Cameras
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Nature
• Premiere date: 2018-02-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2021-09-15
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 22588
• IMDb ID: tt7955626
• TVDB ID: 372187

Cast and credited roles

• Gordon Buchanan — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2018-02-01; final listed air date 2018-02-15; episode order: 3.
• Season 2: premiered 2021-09-08; final listed air date 2021-09-15; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

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