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Three Little Duckbills, 1958

 Item — Container: Unit 6, Shelf: C
Identifier: 104509B

Scope and Contents

Film featuring duckbill platypuses, with some close-up ceremonial footage of Fairfield Osborn and two other prominent figures. "How the Bronx Zoo Brought Platypuses. Paul-Pamela-Patty were captured in Australia and brought to New York. Photographed in Australia by Sigrid Fleay. Production Assistance by Herbert J. Knobloch"--Film credits.

Dates

  • 1958

Creator

Access Information

49 films in the NYZS/WCS Edited Films series have been digitized by the WCS Archives; 45 are publicly available online. Links to digitized items can be found at the item level in this finding aid or at the WCS Archives Digital Collection page. Items that have not been digitized are not currently accessible. Please consult the WCS Archives for further information.

Extent

1 film : Color; Silent; Positive Print; Acetate Base; 24 frames per second; Kodachrome Print ; 16mm

8.5 minutes

310 feet (Media Diameter: 7 inches)

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Wildlife Conservation Society Archives Repository

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