List of Animal World episodes

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
TitleBroadcast dateEpisode
"The Great Migration"16 June 1968 (16 June 1968)1
The mass movement of 500 000 animals across the Serengeti in Tanzania.[3]
"Secrets of the Desert"23 June 1968 (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 (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 (7 July 1968)4
The capture and training of a porpoise for Marineland of the Pacific.[6]
"The Last Safari"14 July 1968 (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 (21 July 1968)6
Game wardens battle poaches in Florida's swampland to protect alligators.[8]

1969 Season
TitleBroadcast dateEpisode
TBA8 May 1969 (8 May 1969)1
Wildlife in Antarctica, including a Leopard Seal following peguins, the mating rituals of Adelie Penguins and Weddell Seal pups learning to swim.[9]
TBA8 November 1969 (8 November 1969)TBA
Elephants Seals, sharks and killer whales and the skills needed to capture them.[10]
"Bison Roundup"22 November 1969 (22 November 1969)TBA
The Bison's comeback from near of extinction through the efforts at the National Bison Range in Montana.[11][12]
TBA28 November 1969 (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
TitleBroadcast dateEpisode
TBA17 January 1971 (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]
TBA31 January 1971 (31 January 1971)TBA
Space Monkeys[15]
TBA7 February 1971 (7 February 1971)TBA
The struggle for survival between the birds and animals of Florida's Everglades[16]
TBA14 February 1971 (14 February 1971)TBA
A day at a South African waterhole[17]
"The Alaskan Brown Bear"21 February 1971 (21 February 1971)TBA
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"Care for Injured sea lions"28 February 1971 (28 February 1971)9
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TBA14 March 1971 (14 March 1971)11
Wildlife in the Amazon Jungle[20]
"Gooney Birds"21 March 1971 (21 March 1971)TBA
Black-footed and Laysan Albatross of Midway Island.[21]
TBA28 March 1971 (28 March 1971)TBA
The vast Tsavo National Park in East Africa, where elephants are protected from extinction, will be examined.[22]

References
  1. "William Burrud, 65, Television Producer Of Nature Programs". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  2. 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.
  3. "'Animal Kingdom' Premieres Today". Hartford Courant. 16 June 1968. p. 5G.
  4. "Animal show eyes desert wildlife". Hartford Courant. 23 June 1968. p. 5G.
  5. "Today's highlights". Chicago Tribune. 30 June 1968. p. SCL9.
  6. "Today's highlights". Chicago Tribune. 7 July 1968. p. W11.
  7. "African Lion Trackers Find Flamingo Lake". Hartford Courant. 14 July 1968. p. 3G.
  8. "Today's highlights". Chicago Tribune. 21 July 1968. p. W11.
  9. "TV: C.B.S. Is Looking at Life in Antarctica Tonight". New York Times. 8 May 1969. p. 95.
  10. "TV Times". Montreal Gazette. 8 November 1969.
  11. "The Journal of TV". Edmonton Journal. November 22, 1969. p. 3.
  12. "TV Times". Montreal Gazette. 22 November 1969.
  13. "The Journal of TV". Edmonton Journal. 28 November 1969. p. 3.
  14. "TV Times". Montreal Gazette. 16 January 1971. p. 6.
  15. "TV Times". Montreal Gazette. 30 January 1971. p. 6.
  16. "TV Times". Montreal Gazette. 6 February 1971. p. 6.
  17. "TV Times". Montreal Gazette. 13 February 1971. p. 6.
  18. "TV Times". Montreal Gazette. 20 February 1971. p. 6.
  19. "TV Times". Montreal Gazette. 27 February 1971. p. 6.
  20. "TV Times". Montreal Gazette. 13 March 1971. p. 6.
  21. "TV Times". Montreal Gazette. 20 March 1971. p. 6.
  22. "TV Times". Montreal Gazette. 27 March 1971. p. 11.


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