National Geographic Channel hopes to put the “wild” in wildlife Sunday night — by capturing real-time video of animals on six continents and beaming it to viewers around the world.

The two-hour program, “Earth Live,” will train dozens of cameras on migrating lions in Kenya, feeding bull sharks in Fiji, scavenging langur monkeys in India, millions of flying bats in Bracken Cave, Texas, and much more in a unique — and highly unpredictable — spectacle.

‘It’s fundamentally one of the most ambitious — if not the most ambitious — wildlife shows that’s ever been attempted.’

“I think it’s fundamentally one of the most ambitious — if not the most ambitious — wildlife shows that’s ever been attempted,” says Chris Packham, a British naturalist and photographer who will narrate “Earth Live” from a New York studio alongside “The Amazing Race” host Phil Keoghan and actress/animal activist Jane Lynch.

A basic game plan exists for cutting from one shot to another as more than 50 live feeds are beamed from oft-remote locations to the studio. But the hosts and show runners are prepared to pivot on a moment’s notice in order to capture naturally unfolding spectacles.

“One of the great joys of these sorts of live shows is you can go into it with expectations and you can be assured that the animals will confound it,” Packham says. “We know full well that while Jane and Phil and I can stick to a story, our wildlife won’t have read the script.

“Maybe the lions will catch something, and then maybe a bunch of hyenas will come in and steal it from them,” he says. “It’s those things that you simply can’t script or even imagine which are always the most exciting.”

As co-host, Keoghan wants to get inside the minds of viewers who want to learn more about what’s happening on-screen.

“This is right up my alley in terms of interest. I’m not an expert, more of a layman, but I think that’s part of why we’re doing what we’re doing,” he says. “Our job is to be the audience, if you like, to bring that curiosity to the content.”

The show will use a variety of manned and unmanned cameras for the project. The cutting-edge technology includes thermal cameras that use body heat to capture subjects in a kind of black and white negative image, as well as so-called “moonlight cameras,” which Packham says “produce an image that is frankly as clear as day” in extreme low-light conditions. He adds that staging the show for Sunday’s brighter full moon was intentional.

Packham says field videographers will never be in physical peril; however, as a precaution, some segments will be aired with up to a four-second delay.

“None of our camera crew are going to be in a place where they are exposed to any direct danger,” Packham says. “Safety is paramount, as is our concern that we never interrupt the natural behavior of the animals. Nothing we do must damage them or their ecology.”

Keoghan says the unpredictability of live TV — not to mention wildlife — leaves him “nervous in a good way” about co-hosting.

“There’s a great energy you have with the audience because they know you’re flying by the seat of your pants,” he says, adding that in-studio duties are a welcome change from globe-trotting with “Amazing Race.”

“I know I’ll probably look better than I have in years,” he jokes. “They’re probably going to give me makeup and it’ll be lit well and a nice even temperature — and I won’t have to worry about rain and storms in the field.”

“Earth Live” 8-10 p.m. Sunday on National Geographic