

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.

Jan 7, 1968 - 24m
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.

Jan 14, 1968 - 24m
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.

Jan 28, 1968 - 24m
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.

Feb 4, 1968 - 24m
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.

Feb 11, 1968 - 24m
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.

Feb 18, 1968 - 24m
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.

Feb 25, 1968 - 24m
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.

Mar 3, 1968 - 24m
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.

Mar 10, 1968 - 24m
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.

Mar 17, 1968 - 24m
Rajastan India lies in an ancient, deserted castle. This is the story of a family of leopards who now occupy this castle.

Mar 24, 1968 - 24m
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.

Apr 7, 1968 - 24m
A mother cheetah leads her playful cubs over the vast Rhodesian veldt teaching them the ways of defense and hunting.

Apr 28, 1968 - 24m
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.

May 12, 1968 - 24m
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.

May 19, 1968 - 24m
Marlin and his crew sail the waters of the California coast in search of the porpoise of the Pacific.

May 26, 1968 - 24m
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.

Jun 9, 1968 - 24m
In South America there are fresh water porpoises living inland in the rivers and streams. During the dry season, as the rivers recede, these porpoises may perish as the water level drops. Marlin and Jim go on an expedition to rescue the trapped llanos porpoises.