Unit 4

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Possibly related to NYZS Centennial in 1995.

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Reel of Jamaica Bay Bird Sanctuary, mostly landscape shots of the bay, some footage of birds flying in the bay. "Department of Parks Jamaica Bay improvements proposed and existing. Jamaica Bay Bird Sanctuary"--Map in title credits.

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Mr. Moto, a Macaque monkey, introduces the animals of the zoo on an alphabetical tour from aardvark to zebra.

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Film showcasing the facilities and blueprints of the on-site hospital at the Bronx Zoo.

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Film showcasing wild birds and snakes in South Carolina. "Photographed by Sam Dunton. Film made possible by the contributions of the Okeetee Club and the efforts of the U.S. Soil Conservation Services"--Film credits.

Scope and Contents Film commissioned to celebrate NYZS's seventy-fifth anniversary in 1970. The majority of the footage is from the 1960s and 1970s, but the reel opens up with early footage and still photography. There is some brief footage of the NYZS Building at the 1939-1940 World's Fair, the Institute for Research in Animal Behavior facility at the Bronx Zoo, the counstruction of the Osborn Laboratories of Marine Sciences, the opening of the World of Darkness and interior shots of that exhibit, dolphins...

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Year in review film showcasing summer visitors, hippos, gorillas, and the Rainey Gate.

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Year in review film. "A photographic report on the year's events great and small"--Opening film credits. Includes shots of Great Ape House exterior, opening of the new Aquatic Birds House and interior footage of the exhibit.

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Year in review of the new births and young animals at the Bronx Zoo. The footage includes zebras, sea lions, giraffes, and gorillas.

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Year in review film featuring footage of Przewalski's horses on the Bronx Zoo's Rare Animal Range, Bronx Zoo gorillas painting and keepers trying to get the paintings back from them, belugas at the New York Aquarium, tapirs at the Bronx Zoo, a puppet show at the Bronx Zoo, and gemsbok arriving at St. Catherines Island.