\u2018Mutual of Omaha\u2019s Wild Kingdom\u2019 was a fantastic show hosted by Marlin Perkins that introduced American viewers to fascinating animals. The show was aided by naturalists Jim Fowler and Stan Brock.<\/p>\n
Many of the shows were filmed in the animals\u2019 natural habitat from 1963 to 1971. In this episode, Marlin sits next to an eagle and says, \u201cEagles have captured man\u2019s imagination since early times. To me, this is one of the most spectacular faces in all the wild kingdom.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u2018The Romans used the golden figure of an eagle to stand for strength, skill, and bravery.\u2019 He informs the TV audience that an eagle\u2019s talons are as strong as the teeth of a big cat, and its wings are made for soaring. It enables eagles to float on air currents for hours, searching for their prey.
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\nIt is also called the \u2018Mountain Eagle\u2019 and is found throughout the Northern hemisphere. In Southern Idaho, along the Snake River, there is a family of eagles the show focuses on. It has the heaviest population of golden eagles in the world.<\/p>\n
They named it \u2018The Valley of Eagles,\u2019 and huge cliffs by the Snake River allow the eagles to have great nesting places. Also, the broad valley of cliffs helps with updrafts so the eagles can glide more easily.
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\nThis is where the eagles do most of their hunting. The family the show focused on had three eggs hatched and a father and mother who were raising them. They stayed and watched the eagles; three tiny white puffs started moving in the nest, and the baby eagles were born.<\/p>\n
The mother eagle saw a bull snake near the nest, swooped down from her children, attacked the snake, and killed it. She twisted the snake\u2019s backbone with her beak. The footage is incredible, and viewers were treated to a rare view of an eagle family, thanks to Marlin and his team.<\/p>\n