Unit 3
Contains 33 Results:
Great Days in the Zoo: Animal Rarities "At Home" in the New York Zoological Park, 1950
Film highlighting Bronx Zoo animals and exhibits, including hummingbirds, tapirs, gorillas, and penguins. Includes footage from the opening of the Great Apes House and view of the exhibt.
Looking for the Answers: Animal Behavior Research in the New York Zoological Park, 1955
Film on animal behavior research at the Bronx Zoo. Includes discussions of behavior experiments involving of cock-of-the-rock, toucan, aligator (French horn response), giant tortoises, lions, and elephants.
New York Zoological Society Members at Home and Abroad, 1972
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.
Stars in Stripes: Three Little Tigers and How They Grew, 1952
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.
Surgery of Subcutaneous Tumor in Parakeets, 1958
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.
The Blind Fishes of La Cueva Chica: The Story an Aquarium Expedition, 1943
The Cavalcade of Insects: A Preview of 1941, 1941
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.
The Living Reptile Series, part 1: Introducing the Reptiles, 1954
First film in the NYZS The Living Reptile Series. NYZS educational film shot at the Bronx Zoo and on location in Florida, featuring Turtles, Crocodilians, Beak-Heads, Lizards and Snakes. "Produced in the NY Zoological Park. Under the direction of James A. Oliver Curator of Reptiles. Photographed by Sam Dunton. Directed by William Bridges. Permission to photograph many scenes in the Everglades National Park and Marine Studios at Marineland Florida is gratefully acknowledged"--Film credits.
A Gathering from the Sea, 1963
"The New York Aquarium is a meeting place for grace and beauty and grotesque form"--Opening titles. Film shows various New York Aquarium exhibits, including the new walrus pool, and research activities at the proposed Osborn Laboratories of Marine Sciences.
[1961] Aquarium Varieties, 1961
Year in review film introducing the exhibits and research facilities at the newly relocated New York Aquarium at Coney Island.