Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures

Jack goes to the Bahamas, where he encounters sharks, dolphins and sea lions.

A survey of the modes of transportation deployed for various animal adventures, from submarines to covered wagons to the old fashioned way: on foot.

Jack explores Australia's Gold Coast, where he visits a wildlife preserve. Also: up-close encounters with fruit bats, kangaroos, koalas, and a pond of carnivorous eels.

At an underwater park in Australia, Jack dives into a tank filled with sharks. Also: sharks and turtles living in captivity are set free.

Visiting the most famous gorilla in Africa at the Johannesburg Zoo; red pandas; breeding program; Africa's only polar bears.

Featured: a trip to a primate exhibition at an Africa zoo that houses a gorilla credited with stopping a criminal on the zoo's grounds. Also included is a segment on the continent's polar bears.

Jack explores Australia's Fraser Island, where he checks out the locale's dingo population. Also: whale-watching in the Pacific.

Featured: four manatees travel by air from their Florida home to Ohio for a zoo's exhibit based on Hannah's hopes of exposing the Midwest to coastal sea life.

Jack assists in the rescue of two abandoned dogs. He later meets a golden retriever trained to help a handicapped woman with everyday tasks.

In Botswana; Jack and his daughter encounter lions; nature walk; elephants; rock python.

A visit to a game reserve in South Africa where Jack Hanna and his daughter track elephants to a watering hole, encounter lions and drive around in rough terrain.

Seeking out the great white shark in Shark Alley, off the coast of South Africa.

Kalahari Desert; brown hyena with pups; orphaned zebra foal; village children; digging for scorpions.

A visit to North Carolina's Outer Banks includes black bears, migratory birds, red wolves and wild mustangs. Also: a talk with a glider pilot atop a sand dune.

A visit to a retirement home for exotic birds in North Carolina.

North Carolina: llama trek; unique veterinary program; endangered wildlife.

Jack Hanna and his daughter explore Botswana's Okavango wilderness. Included: Bushmen in the Kalahari Desert and how they extract water from roots.

Columbus Zoo; cougar; wolverine; armadillo; gibbon; clouded leopard; snakes; gorillas; red fox; possum.

During a horseback safari, an elephant charges Jack and Kathaleen.

Jack travels to Botswana to observe leopards on the Okavango Delta. Also: a night safari captures lions and elephants in nocturnal activities.

Jack encounters brown bears in Alaska.

A South African endangered species breeding program requires an antelope roundup and relocation of a white rhino.

Jack's daughter Kathleen joins her dad for some bear watching in Alaska. Also: fly-fishing and a profile of a salmon researcher.

Jack visits some of his favorite aquariums and parks; new programs focusing on animal enrichment.

In Central Florida; whooping cranes released; bald eagle population.

In Tampa, more than 200 unwanted, abused or abandoned animals, most of them exotic cats, live at the sanctuary on Easy Street.

Hanna dips into the waters off Maui to watch a 40-ton humpback at play. Included: comments from members of the Pacific Whale Foundation about the endangered status of the species.

Exploring the underwater scenery of Maui's marine world, including coral reefs, tide pools and sea turtles. Also: swimming with a tiger shark.

A preservation facility for endangered geese is visited on Molokai. Also: a Hawaiian ranch for giraffes, cattle and other four-legged livestock.

A visit to two places that provide havens for chimpanzees, orangutans and lemurs that are no longer needed for research projects or can no longer be cared for by private pet owners.