Im Reich der wilden Tiere (DE)

This is the tale of the fox cub as it explores the wild kingdom for the first time in the North Woods of Wisconsin.

Travel with Marlin and his band of adventurers as they explore the Gulf of California, the last great unexplored marine paradise in the Western hemisphere, lying between the Mexican main land and Baja, California.

Marlin and Jim visit South Africa to study and photograph the chacma baboons in their natural environment and to conduct some fascinating experiments. The chacma baboon has many homes. Marlin and Jim explore all of 'chacma country' from the lush coastal areas to the semi-desert interiors of South Africa.

In a small Wisconsin lake, two otters are born. We follow the appealing animals through the first year of their lives.

There's a legend that during the 16th century, Spanish ponies from a sinking galleon swam ashore to the island of Assateague, Virginia. Today, once a year, men from neighboring Chincoteague Island gather for one of the most unusual roundups.

Marlin and Tom Allen join a voyage planned by Marineland of Australia to the Great Barrier Reef, one of the world's natural wonders.

A story of the community of wildlife living in a mountain valley, reigned over by a puma who lives at the head of the pass.

All roads are closed, but by helicopter and snow plane Marlin and Jim travel though the park to uncover a fascinating story of animal life in winter.

Oddities of animal motion include mammals that fly, birds that climb with their shoulders, lizards that dive and snakes that travel sideways.

Twenty-five polar bears, a threat to a civilized community and facing possible extinction, are being captured and moved 25 miles further north, thus ensuring their survival.

On a high mountain ridge in the Canadian Rockies we witness the confrontation as predator and prey meet at Rock Ridge.

Of all the behemoths that once roamed the earth, only the elephant is left for us to marvel about. And marvel we should for here's an animal that weights 10 tons, yet leaves an imprint only a half-inch deep when walking on soft sand...can eat 200 pounds of hay a day, drink 50 gallons of water at one go, grow to be 13 feet tall at the shoulder, yet can use its trunk so delicately it can pick a flower off the ground without crushing it. But many questions about this animal remain unanswered. By literally living with a family of elephants in Bechuanaland, Africa, we observe their fascinating life.

Bears read signs! They read the signs signaling the beginning of winter -- 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.

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.

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

A valley in the mountain country of the western United States is the territory of the Golden Eagle, America's largest and most powerful bird of prey. Marlin and Jim locate an eyrie (nest) of this magnificent bird, and build a blind high on a rocky cliff so they can photograph its nesting habits.

Marlin and Jim take to the air in a helicopter for two thrilling hunts over Canada...one in search of a giant moose and then in the mountains of western Canada for a mountain goat roundup.

Far out in the Pacific Ocean lies a tiny island. Once every year, these barren rocks explode with life as Steller sea lions come ashore by the thousands to breed and give birth to their young. Marlin sails to the island to join a team of scientists to observe and take part in a tagging project.

Marlin and Jim follow a pair of black bear cubs in Yellowstone National Park; track a large black bear to tag for future reference.

Probably the greatest of the great cats is the king of beasts...the African lion. Roaming the open savannas, its roar is a threat to all who live within its range. Its amazing physical abilities make it the most feared hunter on the African continent.

The Okavango, a vast area of swamp and sand is a haven for many animals of Africa. Marlin and Jim explore this luxuriant oasis that's alive with animal activity.

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.

Marlin and Jim take us into one of the wildest areas of the natural wild kingdom in the U.S. -- the vast Everglades.

Filmed in the Canadian Rockies this is a species story dealing with a day in the life of a Canada lynx.

With Marlin and Jim you follow the raccoon family in their adventures in a remote valley amid the scenic splendor of southern Utah.

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.