Jeff Corwin by Jeff Corwin

Author:Jeff Corwin
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Penguin USA, Inc.
Published: 2012-07-16T12:06:04+00:00

CHAPTER FOUR

Creatures Great and small

By 2000, Jeff’s television career was thriving again. That year, the Discovery Network executives heard that TV personality Jeff Corwin was a free agent, and they quickly got in touch with him. Jeff was thrilled. The next thing he knew, he became the host and executive producer of his next television nature show, The Jeff Corwin Experience.

Jeff continued his graduate studies, finishing up his scientific research when he had time between filming. The Jeff Corwin Experience debuted in 2001. It aired in many countries to millions of viewers. Each week, Jeff takes his audience on a different journey to show them the varied wildlife on Earth, including snakes, crocodilians, primates, and eagles.

Jeff wanted The Jeff Corwin Experience to be informative, but also a whole lot of fun! Jeff feels that humor allows people to let down their guard and enjoy the learning process. He included funny fantasy segments in many episodes. And while he presents interesting facts, there are a few gross-out moments, too—like when he developed an interest in poop!

Feces, scat, waste, excrement—whatever you call it, Jeff has examined the poop of all creatures great and small. Jeff says that poop is a valuable biological learning tool. It not only tells you what animal is in the area, but also what it ate, how long ago it was there, how healthy it is, and even how big it is. Lots of information about an animal’s history can be gathered from poop! Jeff says, “People can pooh-pooh poop, but there is science behind it. You may never see a tiger in India, but a steaming pile of poop will tell you it was there!”

And poop did just that on one particular trip to India. Jeff and his crew were there to try to film tigers. The heat was an oppressive 108 degrees Fahrenheit, and they were all exhausted after days of searching. But when Jeff stumbled upon a fresh mound of tiger poop one day, he knew the creature wasn’t far away!

The crew soon uncovered a stunning female tiger. As Jeff silently watched the tiger from a distance, he realized the tiger was watching something else—very, very closely. Jeff looked around and saw a small sambar deer drinking from a nearby water hole. That deer was looking mighty tasty to the tiger. The tiger crouched low, and Jeff waited in anticipation.

Suddenly, the tiger exploded toward the deer, swiping its massive paw at it. But the sambar proved too quick for the tiger. The deer leaped away from the tiger and scaled a steep slope to safety. Jeff says the experience reminded him that “for every successful hunt, there is an unsuccessful one.” Nature is fair that way!

Like his other television shows, Jeff had lots of adventures while filming. Jeff often recalls filming an episode of The Jeff Corwin Experience in Namibia, a country in Africa. While on site, a cheetah popped up in the grass. Cheetahs are large cats and one of the fastest land animals in the world.

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