

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.

Nov 13, 1966 - 24m
Marlin goes unarmed deep into the jungles of India to film the adventures of a full-grown Bengal tigress and her two young cubs.

Nov 27, 1966 - 24m
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.

Dec 4, 1966 - 24m
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.

Dec 18, 1966 - 24m
Marlin travels to Gir Forest in India in search of the king of beasts...the lion.

Jan 1, 1967 - 24m
Marlin and Jim visit the mountain prairies of Wyoming where falcons, eagles and hawks rule the air.

Jan 22, 1967 - 24m
Marlin and Jim follow a pair of black bear cubs in Yellowstone National Park; track a large black bear to tag for future reference.

Jan 29, 1967 - 24m
Marlin and Jim go on a thrilling adventure in South Africa to catch lions, hippos and elephants for scientific and conservation purposes.

Feb 19, 1967 - 24m
With Marlin and Jim you follow the raccoon family in their adventures in a remote valley amid the scenic splendor of southern Utah.

Feb 26, 1967 - 24m
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!

Mar 12, 1967 - 24m
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.

Mar 19, 1967 - 24m
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.

Mar 26, 1967 - 24m
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.

Apr 9, 1967 - 24m
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.

Apr 16, 1967 - 24m
Marlin and Jim journey to the high country of northern Mexico to explore the hills where the jaguar roams.