World's Greatest Animal Encounters: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

There can be few better ways to reconnect to nature than coming nose to beak or cheek to jowl with wildlife. This extraordinary 6-part series reveals the best places on the planet to encounter the world's wildest animals. Discover where killer whales cruise the coastlines and grizzlies catch fish in the wild; trek deep into the jungle to meet silver-backed gorillas and embark on an African safari. From anacondas to zebras this is the ultimate guide to wildlife encounters the world over.

Series details

• Title: World's Greatest Animal Encounters
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Nature
• Premiere date: 2020-02-28
• Final broadcast date listed: 2020-02-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: PBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 47286
• IMDb ID: tt11935572
• TVDB ID: 380378

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2020-02-28; final listed air date 2020-02-28; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from World's Greatest Animal Encounters on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.