The lion name S.A.R.M.O.T.I. is actually an acronym for executive producers Siegfried And Roy, Masters Of The Impossible.
First prime-time animated series to air in high definition in the United States.
Each episode cost $1.6 million, and took nine months to make.
The last two episodes were never shown on TV in the United States, but they aired on British network Sky One in May 2005. The two episodes also appear on the DVD.