Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom - Season 6

Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

Season 6

1968 • 17 Episodes

Season 6 of Mutual Of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

Episodes

To Catch a Giraffe - Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

1. To Catch a Giraffe

January 7, 1968

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.

Giants of Dadanawa - Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

2. Giants of Dadanawa

January 14, 1968

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.

Strange Partnership - Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

3. Strange Partnership

January 28, 1968

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.

Tuskers Below - Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

4. Tuskers Below

February 4, 1968

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.

Dive to Adventure - Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

5. Dive to Adventure

February 11, 1968

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.

Cheetah Country - Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

6. Cheetah Country

February 18, 1968

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.

Roundup on the Rupunini - Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

7. Roundup on the Rupunini

February 25, 1968

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.

Cougar Mountain - Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

8. Cougar Mountain

March 3, 1968

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.

Beneath Kilimanjaro - Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

9. Beneath Kilimanjaro

March 10, 1968

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.

Leopards of Sawai Madjopur - Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

10. Leopards of Sawai Madjopur

March 17, 1968

Rajastan India lies in an ancient, deserted castle. This is the story of a family of leopards who now occupy this castle.

Arctic Adventure - Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

11. Arctic Adventure

March 24, 1968

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.

Spotted Lightning - Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

12. Spotted Lightning

April 7, 1968

A mother cheetah leads her playful cubs over the vast Rhodesian veldt teaching them the ways of defense and hunting.

Islands of the Sea - Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

13. Islands of the Sea

April 28, 1968

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.

The Day the Grizzly Disappears - Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

14. The Day the Grizzly Disappears

May 12, 1968

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.

In Search of a Porpoise - Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

15. In Search of a Porpoise

May 19, 1968

Marlin and his crew sail the waters of the California coast in search of the porpoise of the Pacific.

The Lost World of Angel Falls - Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

16. The Lost World of Angel Falls

May 26, 1968

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.

Exploring the Llanos - Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

17. Exploring the Llanos

June 9, 1968

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.