NatGeo

Explorer channel, informally

NatGeo is an informal shortening of National Geographic, the media brand known for nature documentaries, wildlife photography, and scientific journalism.

The term appears in casual speech and social media: Did you see that NatGeo documentary about octopuses?

The yellow border of its magazine covers is instantly recognizable.

wildlife

conservation

Preventing waste or loss

ecosystem · habitat · fauna · flora · predator · prey · mammals · marine · migration · extinction

documentary

wildlife

Undomesticated natural organisms

expedition · cinematography · narrator · episode · series · streaming · channel · footage · filmmaker · storytelling

photography

wildlife

Undomesticated natural organisms

lens · composition · iconic · cover · expedition · timelapse · panorama · wide-angle · award-winning · telephoto

culture

anthropology

Study of human cultures

indigenous · tribal · ethnography · folklore · artifacts · rituals · diversity · ceremonies · society · languages

exploration

expedition

Organized exploratory journey

voyage · uncharted · trek · frontier · journey · cartography · pioneering · mapmaking · territory · navigate

magazine

publication

Issued written material

cover · article · editorial · feature · glossy · print · readership · circulation · editor · layout

Opposites
documentary content style

NatGeoAncient Aliens

Prehistoric extraterrestrial intervention theory

Jersey Shore · Discovery Channel · TLC · infotainment

media content type

NatGeofiction

Imagined narrative work

sitcoms · soap operas · fake news · misinformation

relationship to nature

NatGeourban decay

City infrastructure deterioration

industrialization · concrete jungle · strip mining · deforestation · pollution

Family

National Geographic, national, nation, nations, nationalist, nationalism, nationalize, nationality, nationhood

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G