Katrin und die Welt der Tiere (Katrin and the World of Animals) is a German educational children's television series about animals that aired from 2009 to 2010 on Super RTL.
Overview Katrin (Helene Luise Doppler) is a 12-year-old girl living with her mother Birgit (Pamela Knaack). In most episodes of the show, an everyday problem leads Katrin to ask herself a particular question about an animal species, whereupon she goes visit her maternal uncle Andreas (Armin Marewski), a zookeeper, at his workplace. Among answering her specific question, he tells her interesting trivia about the animal of the day, and Katrin, who—unbeknownst to everyone else—is capable of understanding and talking to animals, frequently uses these opportunities to secretly chat with the specimens Andreas shows her. Back home, Katrin prints out a photo of the animal that she had taken at the zoo and hangs it on the giant world map corkboard in her bedroom, its spot corresponding to the animal's natural habitat, while summarizing what she had learned. The episodes end with Katrin using her new knowledge to solve her problem or deal with the situation.
Whenever Katrin asks herself the question of the day and summarizes her knowledge at the end of the episode, she talks to the viewer.
Each episode is interrupted by two short films showing the animal in the wild (unless the episode is about a domesticated species), with Katrin or Andreas telling additional trivia in a voiceover; these films are often preceded by a short comedic cartoon animation.
Episodes Season 1 No.Translated titleAir date1Kangaroos11 January 20092Seals17 January 20103Elephants18 January 20094Raccoons17 January 20105Camels25 January 20096Cats23 January 20107Monkeys1 February 20098Wolves21 May 20099Dogs8 February 200910Dolphins21 May 200911Bears15 February 200912Penguins10 August 200913Hippopotamuses22 February 200914Donkeys10 August 200915Horses1 March 200916Lions31 July 200917Giraffes8 March 200918Koalas10 August 200919Tigers15 March 200920Hedgehogs30 January 2010
Season 2 No.Translated titleAir date21Gorillas31 July 200922Flamingoes20 September 200923Bees27 September 200924Foxes27 September 200925Deer4 October 200926Meerkats4 October 200927Hares11 October 200928Rhinoceroses11 October 200929Squirrels18 October 200930Owls18 October 200931Anteaters25 October 200932Snakes25 October 200933Chicken20 February 201034Cow20 February 201035Pigs21 February 201036Ponies21 February 201037Eagles11 June 201038Pelicans12 June 201039Parrot13 June 201040Stork14 June 201041Spider15 June 201042Squid16 June 201043Whale17 June 201044Shark18 June 201045Turtle19 June 201046Sloth20 June 201047Polar bear21 June 201048Bat22 June 201049Butterfly23 June 201050Chameleon24 June 201051Coral reef25 June 201052Crocodile16 July 2010
See also List of German television series
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