

Premiering in 1963 broadcast on prime-time from 1968-1971 and airing in syndication until 1988 the Emmy Award-winning Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom was one of the longest-running and most beloved television series of all time. A pioneer of the narrative nature-documentary format the educational series followed venerable host and ecologist Marlin Perkins (later joined by Jim Fowler Peter Gros Stan Brock and Tom Allen) as he trekked to the farthest reaches of the globe to study wild animals in their natural habitats.

Oct 12, 1980 - 24m
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.

Oct 19, 1980 - 24m
Tells the story of a pride of lions living in one of the limited areas of permanent water on the Mara Plains of Kenya, east Africa.

Nov 23, 1980 - 24m
Seven years later, Marlin returns to the Galapagos Islands in order to reflect on what changes, if any, have occurred. Is wildlife increasing, remaining constant or declining.

Nov 30, 1980 - 24m
The conclusion to Marlin's return to the Galapagos Islands in order to reflect on what changes, if any, have occurred. Is wildlife increasing, remaining constant or declining.

Dec 21, 1980 - 24m
Setting takes place in the western providence of Papua New Guinea at Lake Murray where research takes place of the salt and fresh water crocodiles.

Dec 28, 1980 - 24m
No overview available.

Jan 4, 1981 - 24m
This show does not involve human beings at all but gives a close look at the intimate family life of some bobcats, which live on the rim of Zion Canyon in Utah.

Feb 1, 1981 - 24m
Wild Kingdom journeys to do research for the first time to the central African country of Zambia where one of the largest remaining herds of a water antelope called Lechwe makes its home.

Feb 15, 1981 - 24m
Marlin Perkins travels to the Peruvian coast to observe the movements of the giant and majestic Andean condor.

Mar 15, 1981 - 24m
Perkins journeys to the Luangwa River in Zambia, Central Africa, to observe the African elephants and other wildlife.

Mar 22, 1981 - 24m
Marlin Perkins joins an animal trapper and vet in Kenya, east Africa in an effort to locate, immobilize and relocate these large rhinos to save from extinction.

Mar 29, 1981 - 24m
Set in the mountains of Wyoming showing how the animals prepare for winter.