Built for the Kill

*Built for the Kill*
Built for the Kill
Genre	Nature documentary
Narrated by	Mathew Morgan
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	31
Production
Running time	48 minutes (each episode)
Original release
Network	National Geographic Channel
Release	2001 –; 2004

Built for the Kill is a nature series made by Granada Wild for the National Geographic Channel. It was produced from 2001 to 2004, with a total of 31 episodes. Each episode runs for approximately 48 minutes including the credits and opening titles.

Format

Episodes of Built For The Kill cover a topic or habitat for predatory animals, such as "Coral Reef" or "Packs". If the episode is the name of a Habitat (Coral Reef), the episode will feature predators from that environment. If the episode's name is something like "Jaws" or "Packs", it will feature predators who utilize the name of the episode. Built For The Kill uses a graphical approach to catch the audiences attention, often showing inner workings of the predatory animals (e.g. showing a snake's "Jacobson Organ" inside its mouth) by using diagrams. Some effects seen are used to show the audience what they can't really see, but is there (such as the electricity coming from an Electric Ray or the sound waves used in Echo Location). This graphical approach to nature is meant to make the documentary more interesting to watch.

Built for the Kill's classic opening was a montage of creatures featured in the first 7 episodes (Desert, Coral Reef, Rainforest, Grassland, Miniature, Swamp and Ocean) with a catchy theme song. This opening was changed further into the series to one that shows the National Geographic logo in various parts. The theme song stayed the same however.

In 2011 National Geographic Channel resurrect the show with four new episodes. However, the four episodes were presented with a slightly different style than the original. The following four episodes are (lion, great white shark, polar bear, and crocodile) and is expected to be continued.

Episodes

01. Desert
02. Coral Reef
03. Rainforest
04. Grassland
05. Miniature
06. Swamp
07. Ocean
08. Cold
09. Night
10. Island
11. Forest
12. Hidden
13. Ambush
14. River
15. Birds Of Prey
16. Jaws
17. Packs
18. Shark
19. Cat
20. Killer Canines
21. Snake
22. Speed
23. Claws
24. Poison
25. Macro Gladiators
26. Stealth Killers
27. Unlikely Carnivores
28. Chase
29. Undersea Deception
30. Cold Blooded
31. Flying Insects

Home releases

(2005, Europe, 2 Discs)

01 Claws
02 Killer Canines
03 Jaws
04 Packs
05 Speed

Collection 1 (2009, Australia, 4 Discs)

01 Desert
02 Coral Reef
03 Rainforest
04 Grassland
05 Miniature
06 Swamp
07 Ocean
08 Cold
09 Night
10 Island

Collection 2 (2010, Australia, 4 Discs)

01 Forest
02 River
03 Hidden
04 Chase
05 Poison
06 Ambush
07 Birds of Prey
08 Cat
09 Shark
10 Snake

Related National Geographic programs

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