Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom - Season 18

Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

Season 18

1979 • 14 Episodes

Season 18 of Mutual Of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

Episodes

Galana Experiment - Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

1. Galana Experiment

September 23, 1979

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

Desert Bighorns of Gypsum Canyon - Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

2. Desert Bighorns of Gypsum Canyon

September 30, 1979

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.

Desert Spring - Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

3. Desert Spring

October 14, 1979

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.

Woodland Caribou of Newfoundland - Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

4. Woodland Caribou of Newfoundland

November 18, 1979

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

Monkeys of Sri Lanka - Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

5. Monkeys of Sri Lanka

November 25, 1979

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

Vervets of Amboseli - Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

6. Vervets of Amboseli

December 30, 1979

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

Return of the Puffin - Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

7. Return of the Puffin

January 6, 1980

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.

Chimps of Gambia - Part 1 - Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

8. Chimps of Gambia - Part 1

February 3, 1980

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.

Chimps of Gambia - Part 2 - Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

9. Chimps of Gambia - Part 2

February 10, 1980

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.

Wonderful Ways of the Wild - Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

10. Wonderful Ways of the Wild

February 17, 1980

Marlin highlights close calls and high adventure throughout his career.

Hunters of the Miti Miwili - Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

11. Hunters of the Miti Miwili

March 2, 1980

"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.

Nuclear Research in the Wild Kingdom - Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

12. Nuclear Research in the Wild Kingdom

March 23, 1980

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.

Land of the Birds of Paradise - Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

13. Land of the Birds of Paradise

March 30, 1980

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.

The Secret Lives Of Puffins - Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

14. The Secret Lives Of Puffins

April 6, 1980

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.