ANIMAL ARMAGEDDON

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From the very beginning, Earth and the evolution of its inhabitants have been plagued by continual destruction and chaos. How, out of this cyclical devastation, has human life gotten to where it is today? And could another mass extinction be part of our future?

Using cutting edge research, the latest scientific theories and incredible CGI to bring prehistoric animals back to life, Animal Armageddon — an eight-part mini-series — transports viewers to the center of the most horrific disasters ever to rock our planet.

From a cosmic gamma ray burst bombarding the atmosphere, triggering the very first mass extinction, to an asteroid the size of Mount Everest slamming into the Yucatan, killing off the dinosaurs, these terrible natural events caused unparalleled devastation. Throughout the 600-million-year history of animal existence, some 99.9 percent of all animal life that has ever lived is now extinct.

Animal Armageddon sheds light on the evolution and extinction of these amazing creatures. From giant predatory sea monsters like the straight-shelled nautiloid, to vicious dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurs rex, to giant mammals like the mastodon, Animal Armageddon outlines the impact nature's wrath had on these animals and the life forms that followed.

Because no matter how severe the apocalypse, life on planet Earth survives and, ever resilient, begins again.

EPISODE 101: Death Rays A deadly burst of gamma rays triggers the first mass extinction in the history of planet Earth.		EPISODE 102: Hell on Earth A giant volcanic explosion blots out the sun, driving life to the brink of annihilation.
EPISODE 103: Doomsday A comet the size of Mount Everest is about to end the 150-million-year reign of the dinosaurs.		EPISODE 104: Panic in the Sky Tsunamis, earthquakes and a lethal rain of flaming rock debris spell death for the dinosaurs.
EPISODE 105: The Great Dying A terrible volcanic eruption 250 million years ago gives reptiles the advantage on land.		EPISODE 106: Strangled Thursday, September 10, at 9 PM e/p A mass extinction 200 million years ago allows dinosaurs to assume the dominant role.
EPISODE 107: Fire and Ice Thursday, September 17, at 9 PM e/p Giant mammals like the woolly mammoth die out during the Ice Age.		EPISODE 108: The Next Extinction Thursday, September 24, at 9 PM e/p What will the mass extinction we might be experiencing today look like in the future?