If you've ever wondered about sloths, anteaters and armadillos, you've come to the right place. Wildlife expert Peter Gros, former host of
Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, has close to 25 years of experience working with animals, and is here to answer your questions on behalf of Animal Planet.
Use the link below to post your questions in the discussion forum. Peter will respond to them live on Sunday, April 30, at 8 p.m. E/P, right after the premiere of
Amazon Claws. Be sure to return then for the answers, and to ask Peter any additional questions that may have come up during the show.
Ask Peter Gros About the Claw Family!
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Peter Gros is a special adviser to Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom on Animal Planet and a former host of the original series. On behalf of Mutual of Omaha, he is involved with a nationwide education program that teaches students about the importance of conservation. As former director of land animals, and later vice president, at Marine World/Africa USA, he established breeding programs for 377 endangered animals. He later developed a rehabilitation program for birds of prey. Peter is an active member of several zoological and environmental education groups, a licensed exhibition and animal educator for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and a frequent lecturer on the subject of conservation at universities, zoos and nature centers.
