Really Wild Animals

Really Wild Animals
Created by	Andrew Carl Wilk
Presented by	Dudley Moore
Theme music composer	Darryl Kubian
No. of episodes	26
Production
Executive producer(s)	Andrew Carl Wilk
Running time	Home video/DVD - 45 minutes TV version - 30 minutes
Production company(s)	National Geographic Society Caesar Video Graphics (1993–1994) Click 3X (1994–1998)
Release
Original network	CBS Television Network (1993–1995), followed by Disney Channel (1996–1998), then Syndication
Original release	October 24, 1993 – March 2, 1998

Really Wild Animals is a children's nature television series, starring Dudley Moore as Spin, a talking globe. Comprising 26 episodes, the series aired between October 24, 1993 and March 2, 1998, first on the CBS Television Network and then on Disney Channel. The series was released on thirteen VHS tapes, and later on thirteen DVDs. The creator and executive producer of Really Wild Animals was Andrew Carl Wilk. The series was nominated for five national Emmy Awards and won one.

Released by the National Geographic Society, the series educates children about many different species of animals. Initially, the series go to every continent describing the wildlife on each one. The series has episodes that focuses on one specific group of animals, such as dogs, cats, endangered animals and animals of the African savannah.

Billy West was credited in later episodes of the series as doing additional voices.

One of the composers of the series was Alan O'Day. The underscore of most episodes, as well as the main theme of the series, were composed by Darryl Kubian. Songs for each episode were written, produced and performed by Alan O'Day and Janis Liebhart. In the end of an episode or the first half of an episode that is divided into mini-episodes, Spin says, "But (you know), there are lots more Really Wild Animals all across this wonderful world of ours, so be sure to join me on our next (exciting) adventure. Until then, this is your pal Spin. Spin ya later!"

The series was released on thirteen VHS tapes. Around 2003, National Geographic began releasing the episodes on DVD.

This first episode features animals from Africa, primarily in the Serengeti Plain, but also the jungles of mid-Africa and the Kalahari Desert. These animals include elephants, zebras, chimpanzees, meerkats, and lions. Throughout the program, the law of survival and the food chain are emphasized. Jane Goodall and Daphne Sheldrick appear.

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