Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom(1963–1987)

Myths and Superstitions

Marlin debunks many of the baseless belief about living creatures from the fish to the gorilla with his firsthand knowledge.

Designs for Survival

The survival value of a wide range of protective devices used by wild creatures is demonstrated and investigated.

Capturing Wild Animals

Marlin and Jim Fowler investigate trapping and capturing techniques both primitive and modern.

Sonar in the Wild

Marlin and Jim perform experiments in a bat cave to reveal how bats maneuver in the dark without colliding. They demonstrate how the intelligent porpoise use inaudible signals to find their way about.

Strange Ways of the Wild

Marlin and Jim set out to separate the truth from the myths and unfold many strange but true tales from the wild kingdom.

Cats of the World

The great cats of the world, lions, tigers and jaguars are placed in an observation room and tested for their reactions to various objects.

Hunters of the Sky

Story of how birds of prey zig-zag after their terrified, intended victims.

The Amazon River

Mysteries of animal and native life in the Amazon River Valley.

Attack and Defense

Close-up look at the aggressive and defensive postures assumed by all animals in their natural habitat.

Call of the Pribilofs

The fur seal answer the call of the Pribilofs and migrate to a group of small islands in the Bering Sea.

Defense Against Extinction

Marlin and Jim investigate unusual conservation techniques by which man is challenging the extinction of the wild kingdom.

Danger: Wild Animals

Marlin and Jim demonstrate how to handle dangerous animals of the zoo and the wild.

The Miracle of Flight

An analysis of the miracle of flight from the soaring condors of the Andes to the backward-flying fairy terns of Midway.

Chimp Antics

The famous performing chimp show at the St. Louis Zoo and a close look at its most appealing star attractions.

Prairie Dog Village

At the base of Devils Tower near Horse Heaven Pass in Wyoming, is a wilderness city populated by the ....prairie dog.

The Amazon Jungle

The great tropical rain forest supports life at all levels. Fowler captures the largest mammal of the Amazon Jungle.

Command Performance

The world-famous trained animals of the St. Louis Zoo present a "command performance".

Puma Pass

A story of the community of wildlife living in a mountain valley, reigned over by a puma who lives at the head of the pass.

Fact or Fallacy

Marlin and Jim set out to separate fact from fallacy among many popularly held ideas about the animal kingdom.

Monkey Shines

Marlin and Jim rate the I.Q.Õs of the gorilla, chimpanzee, baboon, orangutan, gibbon and ring-tailed monkey.

Queen of the Everglades

Marlin and Jim take us into one of the wildest areas of the natural wild kingdom in the U.S. -- the vast Everglades.

Island Outposts

Marlin and Jim go island-hopping around the world.

Strange But True

Odd creatures, strange ways and hard-to-believe wonders of the wild kingdom.

The Kalahari

Is it possible there is a place, yet untouched by the Space Age? Along with cameraman, Warren Garth, and a ranger of the South American National Parks, Marlin Perkins visits such a place and meets it primitive inhabitants, the Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert. These gentle people live in the distant past, hunting with arrows they've made themselves and drawing on stone and skin surfaces. Marlin interviews the hunters at their camp and records their conversation and beautiful music. Observing the women and children as they anxiously await the hunters' return, he realizes that the gap of developmental levels around the world cannot change the basic sameness of people everywhere, even here, in this "lost world" of the Kalahari Bushmen.

King of Beasts

Comparisons and contrasts are drawn as Marlin and Jim analyze the behavior of the lion in his natural habitat in Africa and in the zoo.

Survival in the Sun

Even under searing temperatures of 120 degrees or more, life tenaciously takes hold in the Sonora Desert. This American Southwestern region is an arena of daily competition...between animals, plants and insects, struggling to survive the extremes and severities of the desert's environment. It's truly a "survival of the fittest," and a ruggedly beautiful adventure. Marlin Perkins and Jim Fowler are there observing as predator hunts its prey, be it the grey fox, badger or sidewinder snake. Then you'll be part of the intense excitement as a peccary...the only true wild pig in the United States...becomes the target of Marlin's capture gun, which shoots a harmless, sleep-inducing drug into the animal. The peccary is then tagged, so that its habits may be more carefully studied, and that life, under the difficult circumstances of the Sonora, may be more clearly understood by man.

Crater of Gold

Rivers of fire and erupting volcanoes in British East Africa have created a crater called Ngora Ngora, which shields the great herds of African wildlife from the advances of man. By plane to the top of the crater and by jeep into the crater, we study one of the truly last strongholds of the wild kingdom.

Poles Apart

Many animals dwell in the wild kingdom that literally are 'poles apart' in structure, habits and adaptations. In the laboratory and in the wild, Marlin Perkins and Jim Fowler explore and explain such extreme contrasts such as: the slow heartbeat of the elephant and the rapid beat of a mouse; the alligators' jaws built to crush and a tropical bird's beak built to pry; birds that migrate and birds that 'stay put'; a bird that flies a mile a minute and a sloth that travels a food a day.

Vanishing with the Wilderness

What happens to the creatures living in the wilderness when their natural habitat is destroyed? Some die out...others move to a new home, and some like the coyote and opossum have journeyed far beyond their original range. Others move in, attracted by food or by the elimination of their natural enemies. Camped in a wilderness area on the fringe of civilization, Marlin Perkins explores the why and hows of this cross-migration.

Land of the Quaking Earth

In the southeastern coastal plain of the United States in Georgia, there exists one of the world's truly unique jungle swamps named by the Indians OKEEFENOKEE (land of floating islands).

Trailing the Midnight Sun

Winter is night, summer is day, and you need your wits to survive in the forbidding land north of the Arctic Circle. In this story you go by walrus skin boat, dogsled, airplane and helicopter. You hunt seal with Eskimos, find polar bear and beluga whale. You round up a large herd of reindeer and tag them for conservation officials. And you watch Jim Fowler discover a far-north version of a popular rodeo event: bulldogging moose from a helicopter.

Cattail Country

Marlin visits the Grand Teton Mountains in the U.S. and the wilderness north of Canada to show us the territorial fight, the rescue of a baby moose and to see the sandhill cranes.

The Philmont Trail

Marlin and Jim make a fascinating climb up the Philmont Trail with a troop of Explorer Scouts at the famous Boy Scout ranch near Cimarron in northern New Mexico.

Spotted Ghost - Part 1

In the Kalahari region of southern Africa, Marlin Perkins and Jim Fowler study the life and habits of the graceful and cunning leopard by establishing a camp near a hidden leopard den.

Spotted Ghost - Part 2

Marlin and Jim continue their investigation into the home life of the leopard.

Valley of the Eagles

A valley in the mountain country of the western United States is the territory of the Golden Eagle, America's largest and most powerful bird of prey. Marlin and Jim locate an eyrie (nest) of this magnificent bird, and build a blind high on a rocky cliff so they can photograph its nesting habits.

Miracle of Motion

Oddities of animal motion include mammals that fly, birds that climb with their shoulders, lizards that dive and snakes that travel sideways.

Sahara South

Join Marlin Perkins and Jim Fowler as they explore Africa's Sahara and see how its inhabitants, ranging from warthogs to lions, interact with their environment, both nature-made and man-made.

Monarchs of the Wild

In the wild kingdom each animal owns a territory...and one animal rules every habitat. A visit to each domain reveals why each is called a Monarch of the Wild.

Tusker Territory

Of all the behemoths that once roamed the earth, only the elephant is left for us to marvel about. And marvel we should for here's an animal that weights 10 tons, yet leaves an imprint only a half-inch deep when walking on soft sand...can eat 200 pounds of hay a day, drink 50 gallons of water at one go, grow to be 13 feet tall at the shoulder, yet can use its trunk so delicately it can pick a flower off the ground without crushing it. But many questions about this animal remain unanswered. By literally living with a family of elephants in Bechuanaland, Africa, we observe their fascinating life.

People that Time Forgot

Marlin journeys to the far side of the earth, as he visits the people that time forgot -- the aborigines of Australia.

Mastermind of the Sea

Marlin and Jim with experts from the Seaquarium in Miami set out to capture a porpoise and study its mysterious progress of learning -- the hop-skip around the world to see porpoises in far away places as Port Elizabeth, in South Africa; Coolangatta in Australia; and Whaler's Cove, in Hawaii.

Animals that Time Forgot

In remote corners of the wild kingdom remaining untouched by forces of change there also remain animals that span the bridge of time back into prehistoric eras... like the Komodo Dragons off the coast of Java; marsupials that are rare and birds that appear as if they just flew out of the still streaming marshlands of the Mesozoic era.

Winter Comes to Yellowstone

All roads are closed, but by helicopter and snow plane Marlin and Jim travel though the park to uncover a fascinating story of animal life in winter.

Strangest of All

A few of the many bizarre and strange animal behaviors that abound in the wild kingdom -- the strangest of all are revealed in this episode.

To Catch a Giraffe

Marlin and Jim journey to Rhodesia to join in a game relocation project with the rangers of Wankie National Park, a game preserve where all kinds of wild animals make their home. Two animals are on their list: a zebra and a giraffe.

Giants of Dadanawa

Because of its inaccessibility to man and its climate, the So. American jungles encourage the growth of its animal life. Marlin and Stan Brock go on an expedition to capture the largest of their kind and to see just why these jungle giants grow to such proportions.

Strange Partnership

Throughout the wild kingdom there are many examples of animal cooperation, and one of the most remarkable takes place in a picturesque little valley in southern Utah home for families of badgers, bobcats, coyotes and golden eagles.

Tuskers Below

Marlin and Jim journey to Kruger National Park in the Republic of South Africa to join the rangers there in an exciting wild elephant capture.

Dive to Adventure

Marlin and Jim journey to the blue waters of the Bahamas to take part in a collecting expedition for the Miami Seaquarium. Almost the entire show takes place underwater as they search for some of the most dangerous animals of the deep.

Cheetah Country

Four fuzzy kittens tumble out of their den; they're baby cheetahs taking those first uncertain steps into a dangerous world. The rugged bush country of Rhodesia is an excellent training ground for life in the wild kingdom.

Roundup on the Rupunini

Marlin travels to Guyana to join Stan Brock in a cattle drive. Soon they are aware of a jaguar marauding the herd. There is only one thing to do if the drive is to continue ... catch the jaguar.

Cougar Mountain

High in the Rocky Mountains a puma and here three cubs end their first summer together. Soon snow falls and the animals begin their annual trek down to a lower valley.

Beneath Kilimanjaro

Beneath Kilimanjaro lies the Amboseli Game Reserve, last refuge for the remnants of the great cattle and wild animal herds that once roamed east Africa. Marlin and Jim seek a way for coexistence of the animals in the Amboseli.

Leopards of Sawai Madjopur

Rajastan India lies in an ancient, deserted castle. This is the story of a family of leopards who now occupy this castle.

Arctic Adventure

A trip to the top of the world above the Arctic Circle, north of Hudson Bay for a polar bear hunt and a walrus capture.

Spotted Lightning

A mother cheetah leads her playful cubs over the vast Rhodesian veldt teaching them the ways of defense and hunting.

Islands of the Sea

Marlin and Jim journey to remote Pacific islands to see three of the most fascinating of the pinnipeds, animals with finned feet, the California sea lion, Steller sea lion and the elephant seal.

The Day the Grizzly Disappears

Bears read signs! They read the signs signaling the beginning of winter and within twenty-four hours of first warning, all bears have disappeared into their caves. We spend this last day with a young grizzly as he prepares for his long nap.

In Search of a Porpoise

Marlin and his crew sail the waters of the California coast in search of the porpoise of the Pacific.

The Lost World of Angel Falls

Marlin and Stan fly into the remote interior of Venezuela to a jutting plateau whose sheer cliff echoes the perpetual thunder of Angel Falls. It is a region so remote that it has often been called the Lost World.

Hippo

Marlin, Jim and Stan journey to Kruger National Park in South Africa to go after one of the most difficult to capture of all the world's wild animals, the hippo.

To Rope a Grizzly

Marlin and Stan are invited to help capture one of the most feared animals on four legs -- a livestock marauding grizzly. They plan to use the only capture method suited to the animal and the country, roping the fierce and powerful bear.

Sea Lion No. 7

Far out in the Pacific Ocean lies a tiny island. Once every year, these barren rocks explode with life as Steller sea lions come ashore by the thousands to breed and give birth to their young. Marlin sails to the island to join a team of scientists to observe and take part in a tagging project.

Land of the Condor

High over the mountains of Peru spirals a giant of the skies: the Andean condor. Jim and Marlin join an expedition to catch the giant birds and attach tracking gear on them.

Return of the Salmon

In the chill, glacier-fed streams of Alaska sockeye salmon are born, and follow the current to the sea. After two or three great annual circuits of the North Pacific, the call comes to return.

In Search of the Giant Armadillo

Marlin and Stan journey to Guyana, South America in search of one of the world's rarest wild animals, the giant armadillo.

Tuskers Below

To study their habits, Marlin Perkins lives with a herd of elephants.

Experiment at Doddieburn

Marlin visits the Dobbieburn Ranch to find out if the techniques of cattle ranching can be used to domesticate the wild animals of Africa.

Chase by Copter

Marlin and Jim take to the air in a helicopter for two thrilling hunts over Canada...one in search of a giant moose and then in the mountains of western Canada for a mountain goat roundup.

Lion Country

Probably the greatest of the great cats is the king of beasts, the African lion. Roaming the open savannas, its roar is a threat to all who live within its range. Its amazing physical abilities make it the most feared hunter on the African continent.

The Unwanted Cougar

In the courgar's northernmost range, the Rock Mountains of British Columbia, a mother courgar roams with her yearling cub; until the new litter comes along. Then she must savagely chase the year old cub away.

The Tigers of Sariska

Marlin goes unarmed deep into the jungles of India to film the adventures of a full-grown Bengal tigress and her two young cubs.

Voyage to Raza

Travel with Marlin and his band of adventurers as they explore the Gulf of California, the last great unexplored marine paradise in the Western hemisphere, lying between the Mexican main land and Baja, California.

Chincoteague Roundup

There's a legend that during the 16th century, Spanish ponies from a sinking galleon swam ashore to the island of Assateague, Virginia. Today, once a year, men from neighboring Chincoteague Island gather for one of the most unusual roundups.

The Lions of Gir Forest

Marlin travels to Gir Forest in India in search of the king of beasts...the lion.

Land of the Falcon

Marlin and Jim visit the mountain prairies of Wyoming where falcons, eagles and hawks rule the air.

Bears of the High Country

Marlin and Jim follow a pair of black bear cubs in Yellowstone National Park; track a large black bear to tag for future reference.

Bundu Rescue

Marlin and Jim go on a thrilling adventure in South Africa to catch lions, hippos and elephants for scientific and conservation purposes.

Raccoon Valley

With Marlin and Jim you follow the raccoon family in their adventures in a remote valley amid the scenic splendor of southern Utah.

Where the Crocodile is King

To Marlin and Jim, Africa's waters mean the chance to film the most exciting dramas and most unusual animals ever captured by the camera. Crocodiles are among the largest reptiles in the world and the most feared!

El Tigre

In the hostile mountains and deserts of Mexico roams one of the world's most beautiful and dangerous cats El Tigre the jaguar. Marlin and Jim track this predator through miles of inhospitable terrain.

Survival of the Wild

Marlin and Jim journey to every corner of the globe to capture and tag wild animals to be studied and for conservation purposes. Some are taken to restock old ranges, others moved to new ranges where they will have a better chance to survive.

Expedition Geronimo

Marlin, Jim and the crew of Marineland of the Pacific's capture ship "Geronimo " sail the seas in search of the strangest underwater creatures, and Marlin battles a 10-foot octopus at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.

Swampwater Safari

Death stalks the Florida Everglades. Not swift death by predators but a slow, agonizing death caused by drought and floods. Marlin and Jim visit the Everglades to investigate this problem first hand.

South Through the Sonora

Marlin and Jim travel by jeep at the hottest time of the year to the rugged Sonora Desert in Arizona on a reptile collecting expedition.

Bayou Backwaters

Operation Rescue - Part 1

When the Guri Dam was built on the Caroni River in the wilderness of eastern Venezuela, it created a huge lake that flooded 500 square miles of prime wildlife habitat. Marlin, Jim and Stan help capture these stranded animals.

Operation Rescue - Part 2

In this second part, Marlin, Jim and Stan continue their work of testing animal capture systems as part of a follow-up team checking islands for animals that may have escaped the initial rescue teams.

Summer of the Badger

Set in the scenic country of the American west, this story follows two badger cubs from their birth in a prairie den.

Wildfire - Part 1

A forest fire raging out of control greets Marlin and Stan as they fly with the Forest Services smoke jumpers in western Montana. They study the behavior of wildlife fleeing the inferno.

Wildfire - Part 2

After days of steady winds, the wildfire has spread. Now Marlin and Stan trade their passive role of observation and attempt to save threatened animals.

Experiment on the Ocean Floor

A porpoise captured and taken to Sea Life Park near Honolulu, Hawaii was trained in the hope that it would be a valuable partner in an undersea experiment, carrying equipment and messages between the surface and the deep-sea chamber.

Wolf Pack

At a den in the Canadian Rockies, timberwolf pups begin life depending on their mother for protection and nourishment. She in turn depends on the pack to bring her food while she remains with the pups.

Voyage of the Golden Dolphin

Marlin and Stan join a capture team when they set sail aboard the collection ship the Golden Dolphin. Their expedition takes them to Guadalupe Island, round the tip of Baja, California and enters the Sea of Cortes observing elephant seals, sharks, manta ray and sea lions.

Rulers of the Kalahari

The Kalahari is a stark, barren desert of blowing sand and scattered brush. In this parched land live three great hunters: cheetah, lion and the primitive African Bushman, who makes the burning Kalahari his home.

Trailing the Desert Outlaw

When a wild animal abandons its natural prey and begins raiding domestic livestock, it must be killed or captured. When the animal is an African lion, capture is a real challenge. Marlin and Stan join rangers of Gemsbok National Park in southern Africa in this capture.

Challenge of the Cheetah - Part 1

Marlin and Stan are in Botswana in southern Africa catching wild cheetahs as part of a conservation project conducted by the University of Pretoria and the National Parks System of South Africa.

Challenge of the Cheetah - Part 2

Two of the big cats captured in Part I are transported to a compound near Kruger and fitted with identification collars and radio transmitters to aid in studying their movements and habits.

Netting a Jaguar

Marlin and Stan help capture and relocate a jaguar that threatens livestock.

Chase of the Caribou

Marlin and Stan have captured wild animals in just about every way possible but perhaps the most unusual capture of all takes place in the deep snow of the far north, in pursuit of caribou.

Day at Bobcat Bayou

At a bayou in the northern part of Florida, a young bobcat awakens after sunrise and emerges from his den to begin his hunt.

M'Bogo Safari

Marlin and Stan challenges the buffalo, "M'Bogo" as the natives call him, as they take part in an unusual research project.

The Secret of Rock Ridge

On a high mountain ridge in the Canadian Rockies we witness the confrontation as predator and prey meet at Rock Ridge.

Lions Under the Net

Marlin and Stan plan to join rangers in Rhodesia in using the new system, the cannon net, in capturing lions.

Voyage to the Great Barrier Reef

Marlin and Tom Allen join a voyage planned by Marineland of Australia to the Great Barrier Reef, one of the world's natural wonders.

Exploring the Great Barrier Reef

Marlin and Tom Allen explore a giant coral head that juts up from the ocean floor. It is a center of underwater life.

Roundup on the Outback

Marlin and Stan travel to Goodparla in Australia to take part in a roundup of water buffalo.

Trail of the Moose

The Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge, northwestern Minnesota, is ideal moose country. Marlin and Stan undertake a study of these big animals.

World of the Sea Otter

The habits of the sea otter in water habitat of coastal waters from California to Alaska are observed.

Search for the Angel Shark

Divers using special underwater propulsion devices move the search of the seldom seen angel shark with Marlin operating from a Marineland laboratory ship over head and using a box-cage resting on the ocean floor.

Voyage to the Isles of Enchantment - Part 1

Marlin and crew show you the wide variety of interesting animal life living on the Galapagos Islands lying 600 miles west of the coast of Ecuador.

Voyage to the Isles of Enchantment - Part 2

Marlin continues exploration by going underwater around the Galapagos observing the sea lions, crabs, marine iguanas, some shark and octopus specimens.

Adventure Above the Arctic Circle

Marlin and scientist companion travel to Canada's Melville Island in the Artic Ocean to study musk oxen and Perry caribou by using helicopters and small planes to penetrate deep into the Canadian mainland.

Coyote Country

Filmed in the western United States, this species story is told without humans, of the coyote, its habits and life history.

Swans of Red Rock Lake - Part 1

Filmed on location at Red Rock Lakes in Montana, this first program depicts beautiful trumpeter swans wintering on the lake and the observance and study of wintering animals on the shore including elk, moose, and coyotes.

Swans of Red Rock Lake - Part 2

This is the conclusion of the story of efforts being made to save the almost extinct trumpeter swans in Montana by stepping up winter feeding and capturing and banding while the birds are in molt and unable to fly.

World of the Black Maned Lion

Marlin Perkins travels to Rhodesia, Africa to make a behavioral study of the black-maned lion.

Operation Quick Find

Marlin joins U.S. scientists in witnessing the training of sea lions, pilot whales and killer whales in doing emergency location work at great depths in the sea.

Eagle Island

Marlin's crew treks to beautiful Okavango Swamp in Botswana, Africa to observe the graceful superb black and white fish eagles which reside there, their habits and habitat.

Birds of Bharatpur

The government of India invited Marlin and a fellow ornithologist to explore the bird habitat of the forest of Bharatpur, Rajasthan.

Brink of Extinction

On locale in the Peruvian Andes near an altitude of 14,000 feet Marlin and fellow scientists seek and study the endangered vicuna.

Land of the Coati-Mundi

A troop of the coati-mundi living in the mountains adjacent to the Sonora Desert of Arizona are under observation and narration from our guide as we follow this captivating show.

Call of the Whale - Part 1

Marlin and crew journey into the Caribbean near the Virgin Islands to study the endangered humpback whale.

Call of the Whale - Part 2

The second part of the humpback whale story takes place near the Silver Navida Banks where the whales come to bear the young and the herds are tracked by helicopter. Marlin is underwater in much of this action.

Operation Rhino

From the Natal National Parks of South Africa, Marlin participates in relocating large animals.

Dance of the Grebe - Part 1

From the Delta Waterfowl Marsh near Canada's Lake Manitoba, Marlin presents an in-depth study of this unusual bird as witnessed from specially built blinds that resemble floating muskrat houses.

Dance of the Grebe - Part 2

Part II continues with more fascinating looks at the grebe's unusual behavior. From the Delta Waterfowl Marsh near Canada's Lake Manitoba, Marlin presents an in-depth study of this unusual bird as witnessed from specially built blinds that resemble floating muskrat houses.

Buffaloes of Botswana

U.S. Peace Corps biologist volunteers help in South African Republic of Botswana fight the dreaded hoof and mouth disease threatening cattle, under the assistance of Marlin and assistant Roger Birkel from the St. Louis zoo.

Land of the Dingo

A study of the life and activities of the Australian dingo and its relationship with other animals of the same habitat.

The Island that Time Forgot

We're taken on a tour of a remote little island off the Southern Coast of Australia in the Furneaux Group of Bass Strait.

Return of the Pine Marten

Captured in Canada and released in the Nicolet Forest of Wisconsin, the marten are observed and studied to insure their survival.

Bighorn Sheep

Marlin visits a small mountain island in the middle of Flathead Lake in southern Montana ... the home of a large herd of bighorn sheep.

The Pond at Broken Branch

An ecological study of a mountain valley in Canada shows the dramatic story of the inter-relationship of the animals in their natural habitat.

Elk of the Montana Rockies

Marlin observes the study in operation during both winter and summer to learn what happens to elk of the Montana Rockies when forests are cut and logging roads built through their habitat.

Musk Oxen at Nunivak

Eskimos capture huge wild musk oxen and transfer them to Wrangel Island, USSR.

Baboons of Tanzania

Marlin has been invited by the Tanzanian government to observe the baboons in the National Parks of Ruaha and Mikumi in southeast Africa.

The Flamingos Return to Rezaiyeh

Lake Rezaiyeh in northwestern Iran is the nesting territory of the greater flamingo. Marlin participates in research of the mysteries concerning this bird.

Wild Dogs of the Desert

Marlin Perkins joins a husband-wife scientific team in Tanzania, east Africa to observe their continuing five-year research into the life of the wild dog.

To Rope a Shark

Marlin joins men of Marineland of Australia to rope a large nurse shark.

Land of the Ostrich

In the northern part of South Africa, the life and habits of the ostrich is observed.

America's Wildlife Heritage

Commemorating the bicentennial year, this program tells the story of man's first settlement on our Eastern Coast and the animals he saw.

Snake River Birds of Prey - Part 1

Along the Snake River in southwestern Idaho is the world's largest concentration of golden eagles and Prairie falcons. Marlin participates in the research and observations.

Snake River Birds of Prey - Part 2

Again Marlin participates in the study of the golden eagle as it nests in the canyon cliffs and hunts for food in the plateaus.

Wild Shores of Patagonia

Marlin and Dick Denney observe the wildlife along the shores of Argentina's Patagonia.

Land at River's End

The U.S. Forest Service in Alaska and Dick Denney attempt to discover if the dusky Canada goose might be in jeopardy because of an earthquake, which occurred over a decade ago.

Day of the Lynx

Filmed in the Canadian Rockies this is a species story dealing with a day in the life of a Canada lynx.

Realm of the Rhea

Dick Denney and Dr. Bruning of the New York Zoological Society, "walk across the Pampas" and observe some of Argentina's most interesting bird life.

World of the Lapps - Part 1

Part I shows the Norwegian natives and how they raise, herd and use their reindeer, which is the basis of their economy.

World of the Lapps - Part 2

Part II concludes on how the Norwegian natives and how they raise, herd and use their reindeer, which is the basis of their economy.

Bear Cubs of Painted Canyon

This is a look at the life of the wolf and the bobcat raising their families in the mountains of the Monti-LaSal National Forest located in southern Utah.

Chimpanzees of Tanzania

Marlin journeys to Tanzania to observe primate research being conducted among the chimpanzees that live near the shores of vast Lake Tanganyika.

Exploring the Leewards

Marlin travels to the Hawaiian Archipelago, Leeward Islands, to observe the activities of the sea birds, which live there.

Moose Airlift

Moose are extinct in Colorado. This show takes place in the mountains of Utah airlifting moose out of the mountains transporting them to Colorado.

Shark Pack of Enewetak

Marlin joins Dr. Nelson to attempt to determine what causes sharks to attack.

First Winter of the Bobcat

This is a species story in which human beings are not involved. It is of a young bobcat facing his first winter on his own having been ousted by his mother.

Women in the Wild Kingdom

A special wildlife report on outstanding conservation research being done by three women in the wild kingdom.

The Remarkable Farallons

Marlin documents this special research project done by Harriet Huber monitoring the drama of the territorial fights of the stellar sea lion bulls during the breeding season taking place on an island in the Pacific.

Wildlife's Last Chance

Perhaps the only way to save certain endangered animals from extinction is through the use of zoos and wild animal parks. This question is examined in this episode.

Return of the Falcon

The Peregrine Falcon is returned to areas where they have become extinct.

Wildlife Rancher

A special report on work being done by David Hopcraft, wildlife rancher in an effort to save the wildlife of east Africa.

Expedition Seaquarium

Marlin and Dr. Tom Hobson observe predatory and prey fish, and the sleeping sharks of Andros.

Predators of the Mara

Totally devoid of people and concentrating on ecology, this program takes a close look at the predatory animals, which live on the Mara of the Serengeti Plains in Africa.

Tracking Army Bobcats

This research project by the U.S. Army is centered around Fort Carson, Colorado. Bobcats are captured through the use of dogs and horse and then fitted with radio collars.

The Changing World of the Oxbows

Setting takes place in the African country of Zambia and shows how Oxbow Lagoons are formed by the meanderings of the Luangwa River covering three different times of the year.

Cougar Family

This episode will film the adventures of puma kittens from their birth in the Uinta Mountains of Utah until they are weaned from their mother.

Valley of the Beavers - Part 1

In "Valley of the Beavers, Part I," the journey begins in the mesmerizing landscapes of North America, where the intricate lives of beavers and their ecosystems are the focus of exploration. This episode delves deeper into the complexities of the beaver's habitat, showcasing the remarkable engineering skills of these industrious rodents as they construct dams and lodges that significantly impact their surroundings.

Valley of the Beavers - Part 2

In "Valley of the Beavers, Part II," the journey continues in the mesmerizing landscapes of North America, where the intricate lives of beavers and their ecosystems are the focus of exploration. This episode delves deeper into the complexities of the beaver's habitat, showcasing the remarkable engineering skills of these industrious rodents as they construct dams and lodges that significantly impact their surroundings.

Operation Genesis - Part 1

When the Guri Dam was built on the Caroni River in the wilderness of eastern Venezuela, it created a huge lake that flooded 500 square miles of prime wildlife habitat. Marlin Perkins, Jim Fowler and Stan Brock help capture these stranded animals.

Operation Genesis - Part 2

The conclusion of Operation Genesis. When the Guri Dam was built on the Caroni River in the wilderness of eastern Venezuela, it created a huge lake that flooded 500 square miles of prime wildlife habitat. Marlin Perkins, Jim Fowler and Stan Brock help capture these stranded animals.

Lemurs of Madagascar

The lemurs evolved in many forms and colors in the antiquity of time and then stopped, but they still prevail. Madagascar has been called the Noah's Ark of ecological riches and it is the only place in the world where lemurs are found in the wild.

Hammerhead Sharks of the Sea of Cortez

Baja, California is the setting for study of the Hammerhead Sharks and other marine life including a 20-foot whale shark. An underwater ballet is performed by a giant manta ray.

The Unexplored Gran Chaco

Marlin observes a project that identifies and inventories animals in Gran Chaco National Park in Paraguay.

Galana Experiment

Marlin travels to Africa, Galana Ranch, to observe the roundup of wild herd animals: eland, oryx, buffalo.

Desert Bighorns of Gypsum Canyon

Marlin helps dart Bighorn Sheep from a helicopter along the Colorado River in the effort to transfer the sheep to the Henry Mountains on the other side of the river to increase their population.

Desert Spring

Only once in 10 years does America's southwest Sonora Desert bloom spectacularly. The desert bursts into radiant color and the animals that live there do things they do at no other time. This episode features the animals of the desert when it's a carpet of flowers.

Woodland Caribou of Newfoundland

Perkins takes part in a research project in Newfoundland engaged in placing radio telemetry collars on the large male Woodland Caribou for observation purposes.

Monkeys of Sri Lanka

Marlin Perkins travels for the first time to Sri Lanka to study the behavior of rare and unusual monkeys

Vervets of Amboseli

Marlin introduces Phyllis Lee who has been researching the behavior of one of the primates of Kenya, the Vervet monkey.

Return of the Puffin

On Great Island, St. Johns Newfoundland, Marlin and researchers will collect 100 puffin chicks from their burrow to be flown to Maine and placed in artificial burrows in the effort to re-establish the puffin to their former breeding sites.

Chimps of Gambia - Part 1

Story of a chimp named Lucy who was the first of her species to communicate with human through use of sign language raised here in the States and then taken to the Gambia, west Africa for rehabilitation and release.

Chimps of Gambia - Part 2

Part II continues the story of a chimp named Lucy who was the first of her species to communicate with human through use of sign language raised here in the States and then taken to the Cambia, west Africa for rehabilitation and release.

Wonderful Ways of the Wild

Marlin highlights close calls and high adventure throughout his career.

Hunters of the Miti Miwili

"Miti Miwili" means "Two Trees" in Swahili language. This episode is a penetrating look at the balance of nature on the African plains; a species show, without people involved.

Nuclear Research in the Wild Kingdom

Perkins visits the first National Environmental Research Park near Akin, South Carolina to observe studies being conducted to help answer questions about man's impact on the environment in this nuclear age. Alligators are outfitted with transmitter collars and released into a reservoir, which receives heated water from a nuclear reactor. Bobcats are fitted with transmitter collars and released into a special wildlife preserve near the reservoir. Later they will be rounded up and measured for contamination.

Land of the Birds of Paradise

Perkins joins a research team from the New York Zoological Society for a journey to the Baiyer River Sanctuary in New Guinea to photograph the elusive but world-famous birds of paradise.

Polar Bears of the Pack Ice

Jim Fowler joins Dr. Steve Amstrup to observe the impact on polar bears on the pack ice of the Arctic Ocean north of Alaska by the recent exploration of oil in that area.

Operation Alligator

Jim Fowler and Peter Gros enter the bayous of Louisiana in the dark of night to capture alligators using a spotlight and their loop nooses to subdue the huge reptiles, some of which measure up to 15-feet long. These dangerous alligator captures are made so the animals can be translocated to the bayous of Arkansas where hunting and poaching have all but eliminated the ancient reptile.

Bears of Sugarloaf Mountain

Toward the end of autumn, in the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming, a pair of two-year-old black bears are in their final activities prior to entering hibernation for the winter. The show is about the exploring, playing with and encounters with other animals of their habitat.

A Day with the Spotted Dolphins

Tom Allen joins marine scientist Julia Whitty to study a school of wild spotted dolphins in the tropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean off the west end of the Grand Bahama Island.

Land of the Lynx

In a delightful species story, a young lynx who has been moving through the Canadian Rockies, is looking for a territory to claim as its own. He roams peaks and valleys and finally locates a high valley in the mountains that has a multitude of rabbits -- his favorite prey. This is a wonderful scenic and active show.

In Search of the Great White Shark

Tom Allen and Jeremiah Sullivan go in search of great white sharks 300 miles off Baja Ca near the island of Guadalupe. They also conduct two research experiments. The first attempts to determine if sharks are more attracted to light or dark colors. The second in a "food preference" test. Sharks are offered the flesh of ocean fish as well as red mammal meat to see which is preferred.

Day of the Big Cats

A species show about the three principal cats of Africa -- the cheetah, the lion and the leopard. All three of these cats, who are predators living in the same area, but who also compete for the same food are able to co-exist in the same area because of they way the cats live and hunt. It also shows glimpses at fish eagles, martial eagles and wading birds. A rather remarkable flight and chase between two Thompson gazelles is also a highlight.

The River Apes of Sumatra

Jim Fowler and primatologist Ann Pierce visit Sumatra to look over a government field station in the tropical rainforest where once-captive orangutans are being reintroduced to the wild.

A Girl Scout on Safari

Laura Grove, a girl scout from Milford, Nebraska, goes to Kenya with Jim Fowler to observe how women are instrumental in wildlife conservation in that country. Here she also observes wildlife at Amboseli National Park at the base of the spectacular Mount Kilimanjaro.

Chimpanzees of Gombe Stream

Wild Kingdom goes to the country of Tanzania in east Africa to observe the amazing research being done among chimps and baboons in the Gombe Stream National Park by a famous primatologist, Dr. Jane Goodall.

On the Arctic Ice Pack

Near Barrow, Alaska, Jim Fowler and Peter Gros journey out onto the ice pack via helicopter and snowmobiles to observe two different research projects in progress at Point Barrow. The study includes research being done on the ringed seals and the polar bears who depend upon these seals as their prey.

Kangaroos of Broken Hill

In the desert outback of Australia, Jim Fowler joins University of New South Wales wildlife biologist Dr. Terrence Dawson on a sheep ranch near the remote town of Broken Hill where a research project is being carried on to determine what degree of competition exists between the kangaroos and domestic sheep being introduced to the area.

Problem Bears of the North

Jim Fowler and Peter Gros journey together to the wilds of Manitoba along the northwest shore of Hudson Bay to observe the steps being taken by authorities to reduce a hazard posed by polar bears which annually congregate in the area of Cape Churchill as they wait for the great bay to freeze so they can go out on the ice to hunt seals.

Project Tiger

Jim Fowler travels to Nepal to participate in the capture and research work being done to bring the magnificent Royal Bengal Tiger back from the brink of extinction. Join Jim and a research team as they try to find ways to keep villagers from killing these great cats, which often raid their cattle and sometimes kill people.

Tigers of Ranthambhor

Jim Fowler on location in one of India's extensive tiger sanctuaries. Following the activities of a large female tiger and her two large two-year-old cubs.

A Day in the Gum Tree Forest

In the eucalyptus trees of Australia, the wooly and lovable koala bear spends his entire life totally dependent on it.

Winter Comes to Cougar Country

Under the Northern Ice

Marlin and Tom Allen continue intensive studies with Canadian experts both on the surface and under frigid waters of the adult seals as they swim along massive walls of blue green ice.

World of the Shark

The Cheetahs Shall Survive

The beautiful cheetah is still being killed illegally for its highly prized coat and on the verge of extinction. Marlin Perkins joins in a search for a radio-telemetry-collared male to aid in preserving these animals and their habitat.

Where the Deer and Antelope Roam

Perkins joins officials of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Wyoming where research is being done on what effect exploitation of mining resources might have on the wildlife.

Lions of Musiara Marsh

To Save the Moose Calves

Filmed in Canada in spring when the majestic moose of Saskatchewan are calving. Jim Fowler joins the Canadian conservation officers in a research project in an attempt to learn why in recent years the mortality rate of moose calves is so high.

Women in the African Wild

Two young women are doing research work in Africa, one studying the sable antelope and the other studying the vervet monkeys in Kenya.

When the Squid Return

Each year the squid return to an area in the Pacific Ocean off California coast to mate and deposit their eggs. This attracts sharks, which come to feed on the mating squid. Two scientists study the behavior of the sharks by capturing an angel shark and taken to the research vessel where its stomach will be pumped to learn what percent of its diet is comprised of squid.

World of the Bleeding-Heart Baboon

In his first visit to Ethiopia, Marlin Perkins explores the "World of the Bleeding Heart Baboon." The Gelada gets its nickname from its red chest.

Where Men Walk with Moose

Helicopters take Marlin and a capture team into one of the most inaccessible areas of Canada, the Cumberland Delta in Saskatchewan where a moose is darted from one of the choppers; a radio telemetry collar is attached to its neck.

New Zealand Deer Lift - Part 1

Jim Fowler joins in the airlifting of the overly abundant red deer by helicopter out of an area so dense that choppers can't land. A dart-gun is used which tranquilize and at the same time attaches a tiny radio telemetry transmitter to the animal for tracking purposes. The deer is placed in a canvas bag and lifted to a large boat in a fjord nearby.

New Zealand Deer Lift - Part 2

Part II takes Fowler to the remote snow-covered peaks of the Alp-like country where a special pair of net guns are used to capture more red deer. The deer are then transported to a farm and kept in dark pens for a time and released to mountain pastures and watched by a trained Border Collie dog.

The Ethiopian Experiement

Research being done in the Awash Valley of Ethiopia of the social behavior and the mating habits of two species of baboon the Hamadryas and the Yellow. One species rules a tightly organized harem, the other social group is not nearly as rigidly structured socially or sexually.

The Unique Partnership

Perkins documents the story of a unique partnership between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, universities, state fish and game agencies, and private organizations like the Wildlife Management Institute. Marlin visits 5 of the 50 cooperative wildlife research units which will show us a study of the fawn deer; the ecological interrelationship of forestry and endangered species; the protection of North America's largest and most beautiful snake, the Indigo; on the whooping crane and to the mountains of Utah to capture cougars.

Sharks of Blue Waters

Most dangerous scenes involve Jeremiah Sullivan and the testing of the metallic mesh anti-shark suit. Wearing this suit he provoked sharks into attacking him.

Guns that Save Wildlife

A constant effort is being made to invent new and more humane methods of capturing wild game and in this episode Perkins introduces us to two guns; one to inoculate animals and the other to capture them.

To Collar a Swimming Moose

The sparkling lakes of north central Maine are the background for this episode featuring Jim Fowler locating a moose in a lake where it is feeding and slips a noose around its neck.

The African Game Catcher

Black wildebeest, blesbok and giraffe are captured at three different game ranches in South Africa in order to give these animals a better chance to survive.

Operation Bighorn

High above the Colorado River on the towering rock cliffs above the canyons of Utah the bighorn sheep thrive. Jim Fowler helps from a helicopter drive the sheep to the nearest valley and into nets to be air lifted out of these mountains to another area to establish new herds.

Exploring the Undersea Mountain

In the Sea of Cortez off the coast of Baja California in Mexico is a sea mountain that rises two thousand feet above the ocean's floor to within 60 feet of the Pacific Ocean's surface where sharks and moray eels are filmed by marine biologist Tommy Allen and one of the world's best underwater divers.

Marsh Spring

Spring comes to a marsh at the base of a majestic mountain range in Utah and the beautiful eco-system comes to life.

Elk Drive

Jim Fowler reports on the exciting story and helps in the dangerous business of driving elk into nets to place radio telemetry collars on them.

Water Holes of Etosha

Setting takes place in Namibia, in Africa near a huge shallow waterhole where wildlife come to drink and also predators will come to prey.

Saving a Priceless Resource

Wild ducks and geese are North America's priceless resource and must be protected for future generations -- so this episode documents the beautiful mating rituals of the waterfowl, nesting activity of adult birds and the raising of young.

Exploring Dark Waters

The Great Barrier Reef in the Pacific Ocean is visited at night by the underwater cameras of the Wild Kingdom crew to photo sharks, moray eels, sea snakes and other predators of the deep.

Sunken Ships and Sharks

The underwater cameras of the Wild Kingdom crew journey to Australia and the Coral Sea where a sunken ship serves as the habitat for numerous sharks, and many other forms of sealife.

Motorcycle Roundup

Fowler joins Brian Thring, an African game catcher, to engage in a roundup of wildebeest and blesbok in Zululand. Because the animals have been chased by helicopters, they are extremely wary, consequently motorcycles and a two-wheel rough-terrain vehicle is used.

Reunion with the Gorillas

Dr. Dian Fossey, spent 14 years in the Virunga Mountains of Rwanda Studying the huge primates where after a number of years she was accepted by one of the gorilla family groups and treated as a member. After an absence of 3 years, she returns to visit her beloved gorillas to find out if they still remember and accept her.

Shark Expedition

Tom Allen, Bob Johnson and Dr. Samuel Gruber go on an expedition to further man's knowledge of the greatest predator in the sea -- the shark! The lemon and tiger sharks are the objects of interest that are captured and handled in this episode.

Dangerous Moments in the Wild Kingdom

Fowler and Perkins reminisce about 23 years of traveling the world-participating in many exciting and dangerous projects.

Marauding Lions

The extreme drought in this part of Africa forces the surviving animals north to areas where there is still water in pools along the Zambezi River. The lions are not welcome by the resident lions that are protective of their territories. These migrating lions must be caught and relocated so as not to hunt for domestic livestock. Fowler and companions use a cannon net and net gun to capture the lions.

Predators of the Marsh

A story about a large cougar, bobcat and coyote who have claimed a beautiful marsh, at the base of a mountain range in the northwestern part of the U.S., for their territory.

A Boy Scout Adventure

In search of dry-season pastures, millions of wildebeest migrate each year and follow the rains to the plains of the Masai Mara. To get there, the wildebeest must cross the great Mara River, one of many difficult and often fatal obstacles these hers encounter.

Shark Attack

Tom Allen, Bob Johnson and Jeremiah Sullivan marine biologists seek to determine the effectiveness of the new version of a steel mesh anti-shark suit against the attack of larger sharks, especially the awesome tiger shark.

To Save the Ostrich

Because of the drought, even the ostrich is threatened and must be captured and relocated to an area of plenty until the drought is over.

Computers for Ocean Predators

A 10-foot shark in the Pacific; a giant octopus with tentacles stretching 16-feet and a giant wolf all are the marine animals captured and fitted with a device that emits a signal that activates the computerized recorder that has been developed to record the movements of sea creatures.

Wildlife Trouble Shooter

Jonathan Scott and Jan Oelofse, professional game catcher, take up several tasks in helping wildlife out of their helpless or dangerous predicaments, such as removing a wire fencing that has become tightly entangled around two legs of a huge rhino.

Crocs of Sengwa

Because D.D.T. is still used in some countries in Africa, the giant African crocodile is threatened. In this episode, they are captured and placed on breeding farms where they reproduce and then later return to their natural habitat.

Memorable Moments in the Wild Kingdom

Marlin and Jim tell of many memorable moments in the Wild Kingdom from the desolation of the Antarctic; the capture of wild elephants in India on the Sea of Cortez the home of a school of 300 hammerhead sharks.

Plight of the Beggar Bears

In the U.S. and Canada the black bear has learned to live in close proximity with man which has to problems as they no raid camps, open garbage cans and beg along busy highways. This behavior gives the impression they are tame and harmless which is not true.

Jaws of the Great White

Southern coastal areas of Australia is the setting for the expedition as field report Tom Allen joins researchers in a close-up story of the most perfect predator in the world, the great white shark. They observe attack and feeding techniques from a small protective cage beneath the surface. Attracted to bait placed beside the cage, some of the sharks are tagged with radio telemetry devices as they pass closely.

Where the Geese Nest in Trees

Species story that takes place at Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Reserve in Montana where the spring awakening of a great marshland is seen as the migrating species return to establish their territories, build their nests and raise their families. Canada geese have learned a unique method of protecting their nests, eggs and young from predators by building their nests atop nests built during previous seasons by ospreys in dead trees.

Call of the Loon

Jim Fowler travels to the magnificent north woods of Main to hear the plaintive "Call of the Loon", but Mr. LaRouche refuses to return his calls.

Where Grizzlies Hunt Moose

Jim Fowler journeys to Alaska to closely observe the studies being conducted in an effort to preserve and protect the Alaskan moose population.

The Prowling Night Lions

Jim Fowler and Peter Gros are in the north central part of Namibia, where lions have been making nighttime raids on cattle farms. They along with Jan Oelofse, will capture and relocate the problem lions to a place where they can still roam and hunt as nature meant them to, without disturbing man. If this is not done, the lions will have to be destroyed.

White Beards on the Rattlesnake Range

Jim Fowler and Dr. Bart O'Gara try to reestablish mountain goats in an area of the rattlesnake where they once thrived but now no longer exist.

Lions in Cabin #3

Species story originating in the African country of Mozambique, taking place in a long-abandoned tourist camp in the vast Ngorongosa National Park. In one of the buildings that is still intact, Cabin #3, some lions have taken up permanent occupancy. Here a lioness raises her cubs and teaches them to survive.

Elephants of Lake Kariba

Jim Fowler and Peter Gros have a stimulating African adventure on the Zambezi River where it thunders over the famed Victoria Falls. From the base they float downstream in rubber boats thru the great Batoka Gorge and on to Songwe. At last they reach Lake Kariba where they join members of the Zimbabwe Game Department in a project to capture and relocate elephants to establish new herds in areas where elephants once lived but have been exterminated.

Malawi Adventure

Jim Fowler joins a team of Malawi wildlife biologists in a project to capture, study and manage both the large Nyala antelope and the powerful African elephant. The expedition begins in rubber boats and start to descent the Shire River, a treacherous stream never before successfully navigated by man.

Journey to Ubaigubi

Jim Fowler and Peter Gros embark on a rafting expedition down the perilous rapids of the Waghi River. They ultimately reach the object of their journey -- the region called Ubaigubi. Here they closely observe the habits of several different species of the winged gems of the New Guinea rainforests -- the exotic, birtds of paradise.

Return of the Giant Loggerheads

On Heron Island, offshore from Australia's northeastern coast, Peter Gros and Tom Allen join Colin Limpus to observe the work Limpus is doing to preserve the endangered giant 400-pound sea turtles known as loggerheads.