''Wild, Wild World of Animals'' is a syndicated American

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that features

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and

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documentaries. It was originally produced from 1973 until 1978, and was narrated by William Conrad. The soundtrack was composed by Gerhard Trede, Beatrice Witkin, and

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. Produced by Time-Life Television, the series features documentaries produced by various production companies worldwide, including the

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. Reruns were later aired by Superstation WTBS,

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, the

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, and Australia's ABC during the 1980s. A series of hardbound books published by

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was also published during this period to accompany the series.

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owns the series today; while the series has been made available on home videotape worldwide, the series has not seen release on

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formats. HBO currently offers clips of the series to commercial customers.

References

External links

HBO Archive: "Wildlife Royalty Free Collection"
(featuring clips from ''Wild, Wild World of Animals'') * 1973 American television series debuts 1978 American television series endings 1970s American documentary television series Nature educational television series Documentaries about animals Time Life book series {{US-documentary-tv-prog-stub