

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.

Sep 14, 1969 - 24m
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.

Sep 21, 1969 - 24m
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.

Oct 12, 1969 - 24m
Set in the scenic country of the American west, this story follows two badger cubs from their birth in a prairie den.

Nov 23, 1969 - 24m
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.

Nov 30, 1969 - 24m
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.

Jan 4, 1970 - 24m
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.

Jan 11, 1970 - 24m
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.

Jan 18, 1970 - 24m
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.

Jan 25, 1970 - 24m
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.

Feb 8, 1970 - 24m
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.

Feb 22, 1970 - 24m
There is a place in Rhodesia where grassland and bush country join near a rocky outcropping. It is a crossroad of wildlife, with a marker ... a large termite mound. This mound is inhabited by a pack of banded mongooses that have made a den in it.