Unit 3

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Film showcasing the link between WCS's wildlife conservation efforts at its New York City zoos and its global field work. There is a segment on the Coral Reef Lab at the New York Aquarium and the medical fertilization of snow leopards. Staff featured include Fred Koontz, George Schaller, Alyssa Scott, Martha Hiatt, Kris Theis, Keith Walker, Kevin Walsh, Alan Alder, Lorraine Hershonik, William Karesh, Robert Cook, Paul Calle, and Bonnie Raphael.

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Film showcasing the link between WCS's wildlife conservation efforts at its New York City zoos and its global field work. There is a segment on the Coral Reef Lab at the New York Aquarium and the medical fertilization of snow leopards. Staff featured include Fred Koontz, George Schaller, Alyssa Scott, Martha Hiatt, Kris Theis, Keith Walker, Kevin Walsh, Alan Alder, Lorraine Hershonik, William Karesh, Robert Cook, Paul Calle, and Bonnie Raphael.

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2 parts: 1) Children's Day at the Bronx Zoo: Footage of Children's Zoo and events on Baird Court with education animals. 2) Safari to Borneo, Photographed by F. Wayne King: Footage of NYZS Members' trip to Borneo.

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Film featuring bears, tigers, and monkeys, and footage of wall of photos showing animals cared for by Helen Martini. "Rare, strange and beautiful animals from all over the world are at home at the NY Zoological Park. Photographed by Sam Dunton"--Film credits.

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A-roll of Wildlife Survival Center at St Catherines Island, operated by NYZS. "Produced by Wildlife Conservation Center"--Film credits.

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B-roll of Wildlife Survival Center at St Catherines Island, operated by NYZS. "Produced by Wildlife Conservation Center"--Film credits.

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Shows the growth and care of three tigers, born in the Bronx Zoo and raised from infancy by Helen Martini, including in her Bronx apartment.

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Close-up of surgery on parakeets. "Surgery of subcutaneous tumor in parakeets. Techniques employed in the NY Zoological Park. Charles P. Gandal Veterinarian New York Zoological Park. Photographed by Sam Dunton"--Film credits.

Scope and Contents A travelogue featuring New York Aquarium researchers traveling to Mexico to study rare blind fish. "The Blind fishes of La Cueva Chica: the story of a New York Aquarium Expedition. Photographed by Sam Dunton and William Bridges. In 1936 a new kind of blind cavefish was reported in Mexico. Little was known about it aside from the fact that it lived inside a warm water cave. We set out to learn what we could as the natural occurrence of an eyeless condition is always of considerable scientific...

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Macro-photography footage of insects in exhibits and in a research facility. "Under the curatorship of Dr. Raymond L. Ditmars a new comprehensive insect exhibit will be inaugurated at the Bronx Zoo in 1941"--Film credits.