Episodes
1. Myths and Superstitions
January 6, 1963
24 min
Marlin debunks many of the baseless belief about living creatures from the fish to the gorilla with his firsthand knowledge.
2. Designs for Survival
January 13, 1963
24 min
The survival value of a wide range of protective devices used by wild creatures is demonstrated and investigated.
3. Capturing Wild Animals
January 20, 1963
24 min
Marlin and Jim Fowler investigate trapping and capturing techniques both primitive and modern.
4. Sonar in the Wild
January 27, 1963
24 min
Marlin and Jim perform experiments in a bat cave to reveal how bats maneuver in the dark without colliding. They demonstrate how the intelligent porpoise use inaudible signals to find their way about.
5. Strange Ways of the Wild
February 3, 1963
24 min
Marlin and Jim set out to separate the truth from the myths and unfold many strange but true tales from the wild kingdom.
6. Cats of the World
February 10, 1963
24 min
The great cats of the world, lions, tigers and jaguars are placed in an observation room and tested for their reactions to various objects.
7. Hunters of the Sky
February 17, 1963
24 min
Story of how birds of prey zig-zag after their terrified, intended victims.
8. The Amazon River
February 24, 1963
24 min
Mysteries of animal and native life in the Amazon River Valley.
9. Attack and Defense
March 3, 1963
24 min
Close-up look at the aggressive and defensive postures assumed by all animals in their natural habitat.
10. Call of the Pribilofs
March 10, 1963
24 min
The fur seal answer the call of the Pribilofs and migrate to a group of small islands in the Bering Sea.
11. Defense Against Extinction
March 17, 1963
24 min
Marlin and Jim investigate unusual conservation techniques by which man is challenging the extinction of the wild kingdom.
