Unit 3

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Film spotlighting reptiles and their birthing process. "Unit 3 Animal Life Biology series Encyclopedia Britannica"--Film credits.

Scope and Contents Travelogue set in Bimini, Bahamas, featuring staff from the New York Zoological Society and the American Museum of Natural History. "The film opens with travelogue material before moving to the newly-opened Lerner Marine Laboratory. Shown are views of the Laboratory's grounds, the Lerners' yacht (the Playmate), and Helen Lerner fishing from a skiff. At the Laboratory, Lerner, AMNH paleontologist William King Gregory, and Ross Nigrelli of the New York Zoological Society, discuss various...

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Two films spliced together for home projection: "Burton Holmes's Snap Shot of Travel: Kangaroos in Australia, and Kodak Cinegraph Animal Life of the Sea."--Film credits

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Flamingos in the wild and among other animals in their native habitat. "Flamingos Photographed by Philip Kahl Research Associate"--Film credits.

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Close-up footage of animals getting dental work at the Bronx Zoo.

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Footage of a blond shaggy-haired Andrew Laurie with elephants and rhinoceros in the wild. The majority of animal shots are aerial shots, with a good deal of wide-angle establishing shots of the landscapes, also some close-up shots of a person writing and driving.

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Early high-speed motion picture study of a hummingbird. "One Second in the Life of a Hummingbird. As seen by the high-speed motion picture camera of the New York Zoological Society. By Henry M. Lester"--Film credits.

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"Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom presents Realm of the Rhea"--Film credits. Film includes Bronx Zoo Ornithology Curator Donald Bruning.

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"Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom presents Wild Shores of Patagonia"--Film credits. Film includes Bronx Zoo Ornithology Curator Donald Bruning.

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Film about seahorses, shot at the New York Aquarium at Battery Park. "Dialogue by Christopher W. Coates, Photography by Sam C. Dunton"--Film credits.