Army Wives star Brian McNamara will guest star on a Bones episode this fall.

According to TV Line, the actor will play Eric Neibling, a Steve Irwin type.

With a shady side, clearly. He dabbles in endangered species trafficking.

Executive producer Stephen Nathan points out that McNamara's episode will shed light on a horrifying reality: that “there are more tigers as pets in Texas than there are in the wild.”

Horrifying indeed, but an issue that is sure to be handled in typical Bones fashion.

Bones Season 8 kicks off Monday night on Fox. "The Future in the Past" brings Booth and Brennan back together, but to what extent their relationship can progress is an open question.

Army Wives, meanwhile, aired what may have been its series finale Sunday.

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