Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom
Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom: Season 18

Air Date

September 23, 1979

Episodes

14 episodes

Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

Season 18

Overview

Season 18 of Mutual Of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

Episodes

1. Galana Experiment

September 23, 1979
24 min

Marlin travels to Africa, Galana Ranch, to observe the roundup of wild herd animals: eland, oryx, buffalo.

2. Desert Bighorns of Gypsum Canyon

September 30, 1979
24 min

Marlin helps dart Bighorn Sheep from a helicopter along the Colorado River in the effort to transfer the sheep to the Henry Mountains on the other side of the river to increase their population.

3. Desert Spring

October 14, 1979
24 min

Only once in 10 years does America's southwest Sonora Desert bloom spectacularly. The desert bursts into radiant color and the animals that live there do things they do at no other time. This episode features the animals of the desert when it's a carpet of flowers.

4. Woodland Caribou of Newfoundland

November 18, 1979
24 min

Perkins takes part in a research project in Newfoundland engaged in placing radio telemetry collars on the large male Woodland Caribou for observation purposes.

5. Monkeys of Sri Lanka

November 25, 1979
24 min

Marlin Perkins travels for the first time to Sri Lanka to study the behavior of rare and unusual monkeys

6. Vervets of Amboseli

December 30, 1979
24 min

Marlin introduces Phyllis Lee who has been researching the behavior of one of the primates of Kenya, the Vervet monkey.

7. Return of the Puffin

January 6, 1980
24 min

On Great Island, St. Johns Newfoundland, Marlin and researchers will collect 100 puffin chicks from their burrow to be flown to Maine and placed in artificial burrows in the effort to re-establish the puffin to their former breeding sites.

8. Chimps of Gambia - Part 1

February 3, 1980
24 min

Story of a chimp named Lucy who was the first of her species to communicate with human through use of sign language raised here in the States and then taken to the Gambia, west Africa for rehabilitation and release.

9. Chimps of Gambia - Part 2

February 10, 1980
24 min

Part II continues the story of a chimp named Lucy who was the first of her species to communicate with human through use of sign language raised here in the States and then taken to the Cambia, west Africa for rehabilitation and release.

10. Wonderful Ways of the Wild

February 17, 1980
24 min

Marlin highlights close calls and high adventure throughout his career.

11. Hunters of the Miti Miwili

March 2, 1980
24 min

"Miti Miwili" means "Two Trees" in Swahili language. This episode is a penetrating look at the balance of nature on the African plains; a species show, without people involved.

12. Nuclear Research in the Wild Kingdom

March 23, 1980
24 min

Perkins visits the first National Environmental Research Park near Akin, South Carolina to observe studies being conducted to help answer questions about man's impact on the environment in this nuclear age. Alligators are outfitted with transmitter collars and released into a reservoir, which receives heated water from a nuclear reactor. Bobcats are fitted with transmitter collars and released into a special wildlife preserve near the reservoir. Later they will be rounded up and measured for contamination.

13. Land of the Birds of Paradise

March 30, 1980
24 min

Perkins joins a research team from the New York Zoological Society for a journey to the Baiyer River Sanctuary in New Guinea to photograph the elusive but world-famous birds of paradise.

14. The Secret Lives Of Puffins

April 6, 1980
24 min

Puffins are full of character and are loved by people across the globe. But many aspects of their lives remain unknown and they have rarely been filmed in detail. This film explores the colourful and intriguing world of Atlantic puffins, offering viewers a front row seat to puffin life in eastern Newfoundland and remote locations in Wales and Maine.