Going Wild with Jeff Corwin

Did You Know?

• In Death Valley, the crew filmed for only two days, while in South Africa they filmed for three months.
• Jeff explored ancient ruins such as Gila Cliff Dwellings, Port Arthur, Rhyolite, and Ayutthaya in some episodes.
• In some episodes, Jeff met locals who gave him hints on where to find his 'Feature Creature'.

Animals

Jeff Corwin primarily filmed animals in their natural habitats, though some animals were obtained from museums and nature parks. The cougar cubs shown in South Dakota were from wildlife rehabilitation and were being released back into the wild. The credits of some episodes include a Special Thanks section listing zoos and wildlife parks, and also state that no animals were harmed during production and that some animal situations were recreated. Locating animals could be challenging: in Los Angeles, Corwin spent three hours on a surfboard searching for pelicans, and in South Africa, he and his crew spent three weeks looking for an aardwolf, though editing made it appear he was there only two days.

Corwin had several close encounters while filming, including being attacked by a leopard in South Africa, where he stood his ground with a stick until the leopard backed off. In his journals, he noted that an African lion jumped on him and pawed his head. He was nearly trampled by a moose in Alaska and had to dodge king cobra strikes in Thailand.