Beast Hunter
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| genre = Paranormal
| narrated = Pat Spain
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 5
| executive_producer = Ashley Hoppin [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/beast-hunter/cast/309873 TV Guide] Beast Hunter Cast and Details. Access date April 17, 2011.
| runtime = 45 minutes
| company = Icon Films
| channel = National Geographic Channel
| first_aired = {{start date|2011|3|4}}
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Beast Hunter is a television series that began airing on March 9, 2011 on National Geographic Channel. It is hosted and narrated by wildlife scientist Pat Spain.[http://www.iconfilms.co.uk/blog/?p=899 Icon Films Blog 'Spain travels globe in search of beasts'] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719224252/http://www.iconfilms.co.uk/blog/?p=899 |date=July 19, 2011 }} Accessed April 18, 2011 In each episode, he travels to a different part of the world to investigate an individual cryptid's alleged existence. This typically involves interviews with local witnesses, setting up camera traps, and in some cases, searching for similar animals in the local fossil record. When the series is aired in the UK, it is renamed Beast Man.
Episodes
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| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title = Man Ape of Sumatra
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|3|4}}
| ShortSummary = Pat Spain travels the Sumatran rainforest in search of the Orang Pendek.[http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/beast-hunter/5106/Overview Official Site - Man Ape of Sumatra] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302210718/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/beast-hunter/5106/Overview |date=March 2, 2011 }} Access date April 17, 2011.
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| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title = Nightmare of the Amazon
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|3|4}}
| ShortSummary = In the Brazilian Amazon, Pat Spain searches for the Mapinguari, a massive sloth-like creature purported by locals to be behind a series of attacks.[http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/beast-hunter/5107/Overview Official Site - Nightmare of the Amazon] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303114542/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/beast-hunter/5107/Overview |date=March 3, 2011 }} Access date April 17, 2011.
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| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title = Swamp Monster of the Congo
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|3|11}}
| ShortSummary = Mokele-mbembe, a creature reported to resemble a sauropod dinosaur is investigated by Pat Spain in the Congo River basin.[http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/beast-hunter/5103/Overview Official Site - Swamp Monster of the Congo] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110310160813/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/beast-hunter/5103/Overview |date=March 10, 2011 }} Access date April 17, 2011.
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| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title = Sea Serpent of the North
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|3|18}}
| ShortSummary = Pat Spain dives by submersible off the coast of British Columbia, in search of the alleged sea serpent Cadborosaurus.[http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/beast-hunter/5104/Overview Official Site - Sea Serpent of the North] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110317132757/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/beast-hunter/5104/Overview |date=March 17, 2011 }} Access date April 17, 2011.
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| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title = Mongolian Death Worm
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|3|25}}
| ShortSummary = Pat Spain searches the Gobi Desert for the elusive cryptid known as the Mongolian death worm.[http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/beast-hunter/5105/Overview Official Site - Mongolian Death Worm] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110324222348/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/beast-hunter/5105/Overview |date=March 24, 2011 }} Access date April 17, 2011.
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See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110329043653/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/beast-hunter/all/Overview Overview]
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Category:Cryptozoological television series
Category:National Geographic (American TV channel) original programming
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