Chase of the Onager | Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

This is an exciting story of the capture of rare Persian onagers – the wild donkey of Iran with Marlin and his group using aircraft and land rovers in the chase.

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[TWOCOWS]

This was a UNIQUE video, never repeated to the present day--around 40 years later in 2023. It was aired here just as the Islamic revolution in Iran had happened in that land. It is a unique and priceless documentary, never repeated as the US and Iran broke relationship immediately and stay that way today. The documentary evidences the last of the Eurasian Onagers--wild ancestors of modern donkey. At the time, cheetahs and leopards were considered extinct in Iran/Persia--but thankfully they had and still do survive, while lions that were considered to be still around there, were already extinct (in 1963). THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS PRICELESS DOCUMENTARY.

[the_lost_navigator]

Talk about a way-back machine, Mr. Peabody! I spent every Sunday afternoon before dinner sitting in front of the TV glued to this show back then...
Respect.

[henryratajczak]

Fantastic family show, we need this type of shows now!

[LindaCooper-if]

By crossbreeding the alpha male Indian Onagers with Percheron fillies and mares, a special type of mule capable of withstanding the tropical temperatures of Cambodia 🇰🇭 can easily be produced, especially for pulling a chuck wagon for an expedition to possibly locate a herd of Kouprey.

[lewiscarey]

OFFICIALY DECLARED: E N D A N G E R E D!!😢

[danielfegley]

That's a lot of work for one animal it most have taken a lot of time to get the whole heard, they look like a mule, our relationship with Iran has changed a lot since then