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American pay television channel other uses Use mdy dates February 2023 Use American English February 2023 Infobox television channel Animal Planet | logo = 2018 Animal Planet logo.svg | logo_caption = Logo used since October 14, 2018 | launch_date = Start date and age|1996/06/1 | picture_format = 1080i High-definition television|HDTV
(downscaled to 480i letterboxed for the SDTV feed) | country = United States | language = English | parent = Warner Bros. Discovery Networks | area = Nationwide | headquarters = 230 Park Avenue South
New York City, New York (state)|New York, U.S. | former_names = | replaced = | replaced_by = | sister_channels = collapsible list| * Adult Swim * American Heroes Channel * Boomerang (TV network)|Boomerang * Cartoon Network * Cartoonito (American programming block)|Cartoonito * Cinemax * CNN * Cooking Channel * Destination America * Discovery Channel * Discovery en Español * Discovery Family * Discovery Familia * Discovery Life * Food Network * HBO * HGTV * HLN (TV network)|HLN * Investigation Discovery * Magnolia Network * Motor Trend (TV network)|Motor Trend * Oprah Winfrey Network * Science Channel * TBS (American TV channel)|TBS * TLC (TV network)|TLC * TNT (American TV network)|TNT * Travel Channel * TruTV * Turner Classic Movies URL|http://www.animalplanet.com | online_serv_1 = Affiliated Streaming Service | online_chan_1 = Max_(streaming_service)|Max ''Animal Planet'' (stylized in all lowercase since 2018) is an American multinational pay television channel, and associated AnimalPlanet.comFormerly Animal.Discovery.com. website content, owned by the Warner Bros. Discovery Networks unit of Warner Bros. Discovery. First established on June 1, 1996,cite news Cable is there for kids https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/96-OCR/BC-1996-08-12-OCR-Page-0035.pdf August 8, 2021 |work=Broadcasting & Cable August 12, 1996 |page=35 the channel is primarily devoted to series and documentaries about wild animals and domestic pets.Cite journal Vargas Jason Edward February 16, 2016 Love What You Do and Do What You Love |journal=Frontiers in Pediatrics |volume=3 |page=119 |doi=10.3389/fped.2015.00119 |pmid=26909341 |pmc=4754387 |issn=2296-2360 |doi-access=free The channel was originally a joint venture with BBC Studios|BBC Worldwide, and primarily focused on nature documentary|nature documentaries surrounding wildlife, targeting a family audience. In 2008, Animal Planet rebranded with a more mature programming direction, with a greater emphasis on aggressive and predatory portrayals of animals, as well as an increase in Reality television#Professional activities|reality series following personalities involved in animal-related occupations and investigations. Animal Planet rebranded again in October 2018, pivoting away from its more aggressive branding. As of|2023|11, Animal Planet is available to approximately 70,000,000 pay television households in the United States-down from its 2011 peak of 98,000,000 households.cite web https://wrestlenomics.com/u-s-cable-network-households-universe-1990-2023-nielsen-data/ U.S. cable network households (universe, 1990 – 2023 wrestlenomics.com May 14, 2024 July 28, 2019 Discovery has also established or licensed international versions of the channel in various regions.