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Wild Animal Pets, circa 1935-1941

 Item — Container: Unit 4, Shelf: C
Identifier: 104407

Scope and Contents

Educational Department film featuring children interacting with the animals in various Bronx Zoo exhibits. "The New York Zoological Society Natural History Series 16. Wild Animal Pets Photographed at the New York Zoological Society by Claude Leister. The kinkajou from Central America. Cheetah from Ethiopia. South African meerkat a relative of the mongoose. S.A. blk spider monkey. Woolly Monkey - S.A. Serval. Spot nose monkey from W. Africa. Owl. Boat-billed heron. Bateleur eagle from Ethiopia"--Film credits.

Dates

  • circa 1935-1941

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 : Black and White; Silent; Positive Print; Acetate Base; 24 frames per second; Camera Original ; 16mm

4.5 minutes

300 feet (Media Diameter: 7 inches)

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Wildlife Conservation Society Archives Repository

Contact:
WCS Library/Archives
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Bronx New York 10460 United States