Forthelast15years,OlivierHoualet,theCheetahManhasbeenlivinginNamibiawiththelargestbigcatsinAfrica.OliviermovedtoNamibiawhenhewas18.Aself-trainedexpert,Olivierhasspentyearsobservinganimalbehaviour.Venturingintotheirenclosures,Olivierhasbefriendedtheanimals,rescuingthemfrompoachersandreleasingthemintothewild. InAnimalPlanet’snewseries‘WildInstinct’,Olivierisinsearchofthelastremaininganimalsthatliveintotalfreedom.Toreachthem,heisreadytopenetratethemostremotecornersoftheglobeandenteranenvironmentwherenatureisoftenunpredictable.Farfromnaturereservesandanimalparksrunbyhumans,Olivierwilldiscoverourplanet'slastwildparadises.PremieringDecember18,‘WildInstinct’willaireveryFridayat10PMonAnimalPlanet. Olivierwillleadviewersdeepintotheseultimateparadisesinanattempttoliveoutadream:findingthelastdesertlionsinNamibia,witnessingthegreatelephantsgatheringinChobeinBotswana,attendingtheworld’slargestmammalmeetinginKasankainZambia. OlivierwillbeseenfindingthelastwildparadiseswhilevisitingtheremotecornersofNamibia,experiencingthefreewildanimalsandanumberofunusualspeciesofplantsandanimalsfoundintheNamibDesert.Althoughthedesertislargelyunpopulated,theanimalsfoundtherehaveadaptedtothespecificclimateofthearea.HewilltrytounderstandtheintriguingmethodofhowtheBushmencommunicatethroughthesignsofanimals,huntwiththemilkypoisonontheirarrowsandprotectthemselvesfrombeingapreytotheseendangeredcreatures. OlivierwillalsovisitaprehistoriclandcalledDeadVleioror‘deadmarsh’,whichisoneofthedriestenvironmentsontheEarth.Hewillfindhowthewildlifethere-fromthesmallestbeetletotheoryxhavemanagedtoadaptthemselvestosurviveinaplacewithnowater.