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Ep 1: Danger: Wild Animals
Marlin and Jim demonstrate how to handle dangerous animals of the zoo and the wild.
Ep 2: 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.
Ep 3: Prairie Village
At the base of Devils Tower near Horse Heaven Pass in Wyoming, is a wilderness city populated by the ….prairie dog.
Ep 4: Monkey Shines
Marlin and Jim rate the I.Q.’s of the gorilla, chimpanzee, baboon, orangutan, gibbon and ring-tailed monkey.
Ep 5: Island Outposts
Marlin and Jim go island-hopping around the world.
Ep 6: 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.
Ep 7: Fact or Fallacy
Marlin and Jim set out to separate fact from fallacy among many popularly held ideas about the animal kingdom.
Ep 8: Amazon Jungle (The Great)
The great tropical rain forest, supports life at all levels. Fowler captures the largest mammal of the Amazon Jungle.
Ep 9: 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.
Ep 10: 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....
Ep 11: 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.
Ep 12: Strange But True
Odd creatures, strange ways and hard-to-believe wonders of the wild kingdom.
Ep 13: 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.
Ep 14: 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.
Ep 15: 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.
Ep 1: Land of Quaking Earth
In the southeastern coastal plain of the United States in Georgia, there exists one of the world’s truly unique jingle swamps named by the Indians OKEEFENOKEE (land of floating islands). Here in this intricate maze of river-ways with its ferns, grasses and cane growths, Marlin Perkins and Jim Fowler explore a fairytale jungle that is one of the last strongholds of the alligator. The jungle suddenly becomes marshland, also called wet prairies, with water 1 to 4 feet deep. Here in profusion...
Ep 2: 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.
Ep 3: 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.
Ep 4: 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.
Ep 5: Spotted Ghost of the Desert Part I
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.
Ep 6: Spotted Ghost of the Desert Part II
Marlin and Jim continue their investigation into the home life of the leopard.
Ep 7: Valley of 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. Humor and drama are interwoven as the young eagle, in his search for food, follows a skunk into his den…and later finds out that a fast dive at a sitting duck results in his first unwanted bath. His...
Ep 8: 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.
Ep 9: Sahara South
A horseback safari into the wilds of Rhodesia where Marlin Perkins and Jim Fowler explore the vast grasslands, rivers and forests and observe an amazing variety of rare animals. In this episode, the forming waters swirl around tons of struggling hippo in a dangerous project to tranquilize and capture one of the largest members of the wild kingdom.
Ep 10: Against the Clock
Man loves speed and this episode answers some of the most pertinent inquiries as to what animals hold the records.
Ep 11: 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.
Ep 12: 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....
Ep 13: 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.
Ep 14: 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.
Ep 15: 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.
Ep 16: 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.
Ep 1: 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.
Ep 2: Bayou Backwaters
Marlin and Jim journey by flat-bottomed boat into the uncharted, moss-covered silence of the Louisiana bayou country on an animal collecting trip.
Ep 3: Tale of the Fox
This is the tale of the fox cub as it explores the wild kingdom for the first time in the North Woods of Wisconsin.
Ep 4: Bobcat Kingdom
Marlin and Jim observe a family of bobcats in the Zion Canyon area in the Utah wilderness.
Ep 5: Mysteries of the Wild
Many mysteries of the wild present a challenge to seek the answer. In this episode Jim Fowler brings to the viewer some of the most memorable scenes ever captured on film.
Ep 6: Chacma Country Part I
Marlin and Jim visit South Africa to study and photograph the chacma baboons in their natural environment and to conduct some fascinating experiments.
Ep 7: Chacma Country Part II
The chacma baboon has many homes. Marlin and Jim explore all of ‘chacma country’ from the lush coastal areas to the semi-desert interiors of South Africa.
Ep 8: In Search of a Whale
Marlin and Jim spend weeks traversing the Southern California Coast in search of a whale.
Ep 9: Killers of the Rupununi
Deep in the interior of British Guiana roam the big cats of South America…the jaguar, cougar, margay, ocelot and the jaguarundi. Marlin and Jim journey by canoe and horseback to get a closer look at these killer cats in action.
Ep 10: Okavango
The Okavango, a vast area of swamp and sand is a haven for many animals of Africa. Marlin and Jim explore this luxuriant oasis that’s alive with animal activity.
Ep 11: Challenge to Survival
As civilization moves step by step into the wild kingdom, all forms of wildlife are forced to retreat until in many cases their survival is challenged. Man must meet this challenge and help animals survive. In this episode, man finds excitement and action as he captures, tags and relocated animals all over the world.
Ep 12: Land of the Shadows
Deep in the forest of South America Marlin and Jim journey through this twilight world to observe the many strange and beautiful creatures that inhabit this primitive forest.
Ep 13: Winter in the Wild Kingdom
Bulldogging elk from helicopters in the snow-covered Colorado mountains highlights a trip to the wild kingdom in winter.
Ep 14: Lair of the Tiger
In the Sariska jungle in Rajasthan, northern India, a family of Bengal tigers have established their home. Marlin journeys to this distant land to observe the cats in their natural environment.
Ep 15: Adelie of Antarctica
The life story of the Adelie penguin, the principal inhabitant of this barren continent at the end of the earth.
Ep 1: 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.
Ep 2: Voyage to Raza
Travel with Marlin and his band of adventurers as they explore the Golf of California, the last great unexplored marine paradise in the Western hemisphere, lying between the Mexican main land and Baja, California.
Ep 3: Chincoteaque 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.
Ep 4: Lions of Gir Forest
Marlin travels to Gir Forest in India in search of the king of beasts…the lion.
Ep 5: Land of the Falcon
Marlin and Jim visit the mountain prairies of Wyoming where falcons, eagles and hawks rule the air.
Ep 6: 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.
Ep 7: Bundu Rescue
Marlin and Jim go on a thrilling adventure in South Africa to catch lions, hippos and elephants for scientific and conservation purposes.
Ep 8: 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.
Ep 9: 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!
Ep 10: 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.
Ep 11: 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.
Ep 12: 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 ten-foot octopus at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.
Ep 13: Swamp Water 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.
Ep 14: Exploring Jaguar Country
Marlin and Jim journey to the high country of northern Mexico to explore the hills where the jaguar roams.
Ep 1: 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.
Ep 2: Giants of Dadanawa
Because of its inaccessibility to man and its climate, the South 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.
Ep 3: 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.
Ep 4: 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.
Ep 5: 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.
Ep 6: 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.
Ep 7: Roundup on the Rupununi
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.
Ep 8: 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.
Ep 9: 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.
Ep 10: Leopards of Sawai Madipur
Rajastan India lies in an ancient, deserted castle. This is the story of a family of leopards who now occupy this castle.
Ep 11: 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.
Ep 12: Spotted Lightning
A mother cheetah leads her playful cubs over the vast Rhodesian veldt teaching them the ways of defense and hunting.
Ep 13: 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.
Ep 14: The Day the Grizzly Disappears
Bears read signs! They read the signs signaling the beginning of winter – 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.
Ep 15: In Search of a Porpoise
Marlin and his crew sail the waters of the California coast in search of the porpoise of the Pacific.
Ep 16: 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.
Ep 17: Exploring the Llanos
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.
Ep 1: 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.
Ep 2: Sea Lion Number Seven
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.
Ep 3: 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.
Ep 4: In Search of a Giant Armadillo
Marlin and Stan journey to Guyana, South America in search of one of the world’s rarest wild animals, the giant armadillo.
Ep 5: 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.
Ep 6: 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.
Ep 7: Unwanted Cougar
In the cougar’s northernmost range, the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, a mother cougar roams with her yearling cub, until the new litter comes along. Then she must savagely chase the year old cub away.
Ep 8: Year of the Otter
In a small Wisconsin lake, two otters are born. We follow the appealing animals through the first year of their lives.
