List of Animal World episodes
Appearance
Animal World was a wildlife television series that aired from June 1968 to September 1971, hosted by Bill Burrud.[1] The series debuted on 16 June 1968 under the name Animal Kingdom, and was renamed Animal World beginning with the 11 August 1968 broadcast.[2]
1968 Season Animal Kingdom
[edit]Title | Broadcast date | Episode |
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"The Great Migration" | 16 June 1968 | 1 |
The mass movement of 500 000 animals across the Serengeti in Tanzania.[3] | ||
"Secrets of the Desert" | 23 June 1968 | 2 |
Wildlife of the Sonora Desert are featured, including ring-tailed cats, tarantulas and Gila Monsters.[4] | ||
"The Elephants of Tsavo" | 30 June 1968 | 3 |
The elephants of Tsavo National Park are featured, along with a close-up look at the orphans cared for by Warden David Sheldrick.[5] | ||
"A Porpoise with a Purpose" | 7 July 1968 | 4 |
The capture and training of a porpoise for Marineland of the Pacific.[6] | ||
"The Last Safari" | 14 July 1968 | 5 |
A search for lions in East Africa leads to a huge lake with two to four million flamingos.[7] | ||
"Alligator Adventure" | 21 July 1968 | 6 |
Game wardens battle poachers in Florida's swampland to protect alligators.[8] |
1969 season
[edit]Title | Broadcast date | Episode |
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TBA | 8 May 1969 | 1 |
Wildlife in Antarctica, including a Leopard Seal following penguins, the mating rituals of Adélie penguins and Weddell seal pups learning to swim.[9] | ||
TBA | 8 November 1969 | TBA |
Elephants Seals, sharks and killer whales and the skills needed to capture them.[10] | ||
"Bison Roundup" | 22 November 1969 | TBA |
TBA | 28 November 1969 | TBA |
Bill Burrud describes the plight of the Amboseli Game Reserve in Kenya where the once prolific herds of wild animals are slowly falling victims of changing times.[13] |
1971 season
[edit]Title | Broadcast date | Episode |
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TBA | 17 January 1971 | 1 |
Bats, which comprise the second largest group of mammals on earth and are the only variety to fly, will be examined. Dr. Padro Trebau takes his cameras to a hidden bat cave deep in the Valenzuela and Dr. Robert McLean of the U.S. Public Health Service inspects Bracken's Cave system near San Antonio, the largest roosting cave in North America.[14] | ||
TBA | 31 January 1971 | TBA |
Space Monkeys[15] | ||
TBA | 7 February 1971 | TBA |
The struggle for survival between the birds and animals of Florida's Everglades[16] | ||
TBA | 14 February 1971 | TBA |
A day at a South African waterhole[17] | ||
"The Alaskan Brown Bear" | 21 February 1971 | TBA |
"Care for Injured sea lions" | 28 February 1971 | 9 |
TBA | 14 March 1971 | 11 |
Wildlife in the Amazon Jungle[20] | ||
"Gooney Birds" | 21 March 1971 | TBA |
Black-footed and Laysan Albatross of Midway Island.[21] | ||
TBA | 28 March 1971 | TBA |
The vast Tsavo National Park in East Africa, where elephants are protected from extinction, will be examined.[22] |
References
[edit]- ^ Saxon, Wolfgang (July 15, 1990). "William Burrud, 65, Television Producer Of Nature Programs". The New York Times. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
- ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-307-48320-1.
- ^ "'Animal Kingdom' Premieres Today". Hartford Courant. June 16, 1968. p. 5G.
- ^ "Animal show eyes desert wildlife". Hartford Courant. June 23, 1968. p. 5G.
- ^ "Today's highlights". Chicago Tribune. June 30, 1968. p. SCL9.
- ^ "Today's highlights". Chicago Tribune. July 7, 1968. p. W11.
- ^ "African Lion Trackers Find Flamingo Lake". Hartford Courant. July 14, 1968. p. 3G.
- ^ "Today's highlights". Chicago Tribune. July 21, 1968. p. W11.
- ^ "TV: C.B.S. Is Looking at Life in Antarctica Tonight". New York Times. May 8, 1969. p. 95.
- ^ "TV Times". Montreal Gazette. November 8, 1969.
- ^ "The Journal of TV". Edmonton Journal. November 22, 1969. p. 3.
- ^ "TV Times". Montreal Gazette. November 22, 1969.
- ^ "The Journal of TV". Edmonton Journal. November 28, 1969. p. 3.
- ^ "TV Times". Montreal Gazette. January 16, 1971. p. 6.
- ^ "TV Times". Montreal Gazette. January 30, 1971. p. 6.
- ^ "TV Times". Montreal Gazette. February 6, 1971. p. 6.
- ^ "TV Times". Montreal Gazette. February 13, 1971. p. 6.
- ^ "TV Times". Montreal Gazette. February 20, 1971. p. 6.
- ^ "TV Times". Montreal Gazette. February 27, 1971. p. 6.
- ^ "TV Times". Montreal Gazette. March 13, 1971. p. 6.
- ^ "TV Times". Montreal Gazette. March 20, 1971. p. 6.
- ^ "TV Times". Montreal Gazette. March 27, 1971. p. 11.
External links
[edit]- TV Times Animal World and its Host