Wild Kingdom

In the realm of wild animals ( original title: Mutual of Omaha 's Wild Kingdom ) is an American animal documentation, which in 1963 launched by Marlin Perkins. By 1985, Perkins hosted the series before he was replaced by Jim Fowler. The series became very popular outside of the U.S.; she ran for the first time in 1973 in German television. Voice actors for the German television was Friedrich Schoenfelder.

Content

The aim of the series was to bring the viewer closer to the lives of wild animals. This documentation has been turned over species from all continents. But mainly from Africa and South America. Sometimes the shooting was therefore not without danger, for example if free-living lions and gorillas were filmed.

Criticism

"Even on German television, the series became a popular long-running and committed, enthusiastic and friendly occurring Marlin Perkins, a popular figure. " - The Encyclopedia of TV

DVD Release

The series was published in 2006 by the company Bci / Eclipse on 9 DVDs so far. It is currently only available in English.