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Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Carpenter's Gibbon, circa 1945-1955

 Item — Container: Unit 3, Shelf: D
Identifier: 104315B
Scope and Contents

Research study of gibbons behavior. "Photographed and edited by C. R. Carpenter PhD Department of Psychology. Recorded by Penn State University. Sponsored by the New York Zoological Society and the American Film Fund. A study of postures, grasping and locomotion in an Anthropoid ape, the gibbon, Hylobatidae"--Film credits.

Dates: circa 1945-1955

The Behavioral Characteristics of the Rhesus Monkey, 1947

 Item — Container: Unit 3, Shelf: D
Identifier: 104315
Scope and Contents

Behavioral study of the Rhesus monkey in the wild. "Photographed and produced by C. R. Carpenter PhD. Edited and recorded by Penn State University. Sponsored by the New York Zoological Society. The Viking Fund. Department of Anatomy, College of Physicians and Surgeons Columbia University. Purposes to demonstrate: 1. Pyslogenic relations 2. General relations 3. Postures 4. Manipulations 5. Anatomical Characteristics"--Film credits.

Dates: 1947

The Jackson Hole Wildlife Park: Research and Training Program, Summer 1947, 1948

 Item — Container: Unit 3, Shelf: C
Identifier: 104282
Scope and Contents

Film shot on location at the Jackson Hole Wildlife Park illustrating wildlife and research activities. Photography and Production: C.R. Carpenter, D.P. Duvall, J.R. Simon. Editing and sound recording: Motion picture studios the Pennsylvania State College"--Film credits.

Dates: 1948

The Mountain Gorilla, 1959

 Item — Container: Unit 4, Shelf: E
Identifier: 104462
Scope and Contents "George Schaller conducted an intensive year-long behavioral study of the mountain gorilla in its natural habitat in central Africa, near the Virunga Mountains. Environment, behavioral characteristics, and social organization are covered in this piece. All gorilla footage shown is silent, with voice-over narration. Behaviors shown include display (chest beating, branch slapping, and plant throwing), juveniles at play, locomotion (knucklewalking, climbing), eating leaves and wild celery, and...
Dates: 1959

The Mountain Gorilla, 1959

 Item — Container: Unit 4, Shelf: E
Identifier: 104459B
Scope and Contents

"The New York Zoological Society The Pennsylvania State University National Science Foundation Presents The Mountain Gorilla. Photographed and written by George B. Schaller. Fieldwork director John T. Emlen JR. Advisor C.R. Carpenter. Produced by Pennsylvania State University. Editing D.P. Duvall. Sound Recording G.H. Hutchison. Narration by C.R. Carpenter"--Film credits.

Dates: 1959