Animal Planet (tv network)

Can Maryland racing draw women to the track?

2013-05-13 07:52:00

I am a female sports fan. I go to games, watch them on TV, download the apps, read the stats, and buy the T-shirts. I recently heard about the launch of a new professional women's soccer league, and I started thinking about the sports to which I am...

Marine from Bel Air and his dog to be featured on Animal Planet's "Glory Hounds

2013-02-21 15:08:25

In the comfort of one's own home, a dog may be just a man's best friend, a fun companion or walking buddy. But on the battlefield during a war, a dog becomes a partner and, sometimes, a fellow soldier that can end up losing her life. That was the...

Lemur researcher works to save endangered species

2012-12-14 13:26:00

When researcher Erik Patel hiked into the mountainous rain forest of northeast Madagascar in 2001, he was a doctoral student embarking on a quest for basic scientific knowledge about one of the rarest primates in the world: a snow-white lemur called the...

Overhaul, new exhibit planned for National Aquarium

2012-08-01 00:00:00

A planned $12.5 million coral reef exhibit will be the first step toward a rejuvenated National Aquarium, officials said this week. The Wings in the Water exhibit, the centerpiece of the Pier 3 Pavilion and a home for rays, sharks and other large fish,...

Like/Dislike: Kyle Mays, National Aquarium

2012-06-19 13:36:00

You'd think that almost being bitten by a 9-foot-long python would turn Kyle Mays running for the door. But for some reason, the Woodberry resident has continued working at Baltimore's National Aquarium for five years. "I have always wanted to work...

German gummi bear maker aims for bigger share of U.S. market

2012-04-07 13:34:00

Chew on this: Adults — not children — account for 65 percent of gummi candy consumption in the United States. And that appetite is growing, if Haribo of America Inc.'s sales are any indication. U.S. sales for the Woodlawn-based division of...

Smackdown misses with nostalgic episode

2012-04-10 19:13:00

The fact a commercial for Animal Planet's new series "Tanked" aired during tonight's live Smackdown seems oddly appropriate. With much of the WWE roster already en route to Europe for an upcoming tour, the company tried to make the best of the show by...

Baltimore and fighter John Rallo 'Must Love Cats'

2012-03-16 08:31:00

When the "Show Your Soft Side" campaign debuted last year, Baltimore learned that real tough guys treat animals with soft hands -- and people across the county took notice. They were impressed to hear about the likes of Raven Jarret Johnson, MMA...

Best week ever: Baltimore events, sports, music and movies

2011-08-15 07:18:00

MOVIES OPENING (Friday) Conan the Barbarian Fright Night The Guard One Day Spy Kids: All the Time in the World NOTABLE TV Monday Night Football: Preseason: NY Jets @ Houston (special; 8 p.m. Monday; ESPN) Gloria: In Her Own Words (special; 9 p.m. Monday;...

Best week ever: Baltimore events, music, movies and more

2011-09-05 07:17:00

Plan your schedule with our list of everything going on this week. MOVIES OPENING (Friday) Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star Contagion Creature Life, Above All Warrior NOTABLE TV Monday: O’s v. Yankees (1:05 p.m; MASN) When Pop Culture Saved...

9/11 TV programs worth watching

2011-09-08 11:17:00

As the 10th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, TV networks and channels including NBC, CNN, Fox, TLC, Biography and Showtime are airing a multitude of programs about Sept. 11, 2001, and its aftermath. ••••�“Saved”: Pets...

TV dinner: Bluegrass's Jorbie Clark on Hillbilly Handfishin'

2012-02-12 08:00:00

Sunday at 8 p.m. on "Hillbilly Handfishin," Bluegrass Tavern operating partner Jorbie Clark and his Aussie pal Aaron Stubbs go noodling with hosts Skipper Bivins and Trent Jackson and try to catch massive catfish with their hands and feet. That's this...

7 p.m. Sunday, AMC Back from cancellation, "The Killing" promises to wrap up a new case that finds Linden (Mireille Enos, right) off the police force but helping former partner Holder (Joel Kinnaman, left) when a series of murders points to an old investigation of hers.

2013-05-27 15:30:00

There's plenty of other new episodes of popular television shows set to run during and after the Super Bowl. PBS unleashes a new episode of "Downton Abby" and HBO is scheduled to have new episodes of their original series "Girls" and "Enlightened.

2013-01-25 11:04:00

This Animal Planet show follows two alligator trappers in the Florida Everglades.

2013-01-24 10:51:51