National Geographic Channel, also commercially abbreviated and trademarked as Nat Geo, is a subscription television channel

Television channel

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 that airs non-fiction

Non-fiction

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 television programs produced by the National Geographic Society

National Geographic Society

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. Like History and the Discovery Channel

Discovery Channel

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, the channel features documentaries with factual content involving nature

Nature

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, science

Science

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, culture

Culture

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, and history

History

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. The channel is owned primarily by Fox Cable Networks, a division of News Corporation

News Corporation

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. Its primary sister network worldwide, including the United States

United States

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, is Nat Geo WILD, which focuses on animal programming, including the popular Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan.
In September 1997, the world's first National Geographic Channel was launched in the UK, Europe and Australia.