Airdate: Chris Humfrey’s Animal Instinct

He has a live kookaburra for a doorbell, and he watches TV with koalas and roos.

Zoologist Chris Humfrey premieres a new series Animal Instinct next week on Animal Planet.

Humfrey, who lets 2000 animals roam free through his rural Victorian home, is passionate about animal welfare and conservation.

Newly-formed production company This is the Best Day of My Life has filmed 13 episodes around Humfrey, who has previously appeared on Chris Humfrey’s Wild Life! and Kid’s WB.

Super fit and infectiously passionate, Chris Humfrey thinks like the animals he loves so dearly.
Zoologist Chris Humfrey has always had a fascination for all things wild! So much so, that he built his own private animal sanctuary, Wild Action Zoo, for Australian native animals.

Chris’s environmental ethos is simple: “How can we save something if we don’t know anything about it? Creating empathy and awareness is the key to conservation”. And to Chris, conservation is paramount to saving the planet. He is fulfilling his mission by educating people about all types of animals, as well as running successful breeding programs for some of our most endangered species.

In the brand new series, Chris Humfrey’s Animal Instinct, join this eccentric Aussie on an action-packed journey of discovery to understand the importance of protecting every living creature as Chris invites you into his house and Wild Action Zoo, nestled in Victoria’s Macedon Ranges. Watch as he puts his animal instinct into action, caring for his wild ‘family’ which consists of over 2,000 animals.
Whether it’s successfully breeding endangered Mountain Pygmy Possums, catching a 120kg ostrich, feeding a croc in his kitchen or rescuing owl eggs from an unlikely predator, our friend to all animals still finds time to care for his orphaned joey kangaroos, shed the skin of his geriatric water python and snuggle up to baby emu chicks in his own bed.

You’ll fall in love with this modern day Dr. Dolittle and be entertained by his animal adventures at home and around the country, inspiring us all to help save the planet.

6:30pm Saturday March 4 on Animal Planet.