Unit 3

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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.

Scope and Contents Year in review film. "Bison. Painting the rock at the bison exhibit. Endangered Species Range. Mongolian Horses. Elk with antlers. Baby [crane]. Bird with chick. Snakes hatching. Baby giraffe nursing. Baby wolf. Brown bear. Redtail fox baby. Friends of the Zoo member with class at the zoo for ferret demonstration. Rabbit demonstration. Rooster demonstration in class. Bird watchers trip. Bird flying. Educational tank at the aquarium. Penguin demonstration at the aquarium. [Conway feeding a...

Scope and Contents "The Flying White Whales. The story of two expeditions to Bristol Bay, Alaska with the cooperation of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Photography by Carleton Ray. Additional scenes in Canada and New York by Sam Dunton"--Film credits. "From August 5 to 27 [1961] Dr. Ray led an expedition to Bristol Bay where a male and two female Belugas were captured and subsequently transported to New York non-stop on a special plane. Accompanying this expedition were Seward Johnson, a member of...

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Film created to raise funds for "the zoo of tomorrow." Describes planned new exhibits at the Bronx Zoo, including an expansion of the African Plains, a South American exhibit, bear exhibits, World of Birds, the World of Darkness. Describes new plans for the New York Aquarium. Also references field work in Africa and South America. Includes dialogue from William Conway and Fairfield Osborn. "Produced for the Zoological Society by Evan J. Anton"--Film credits.

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Year in review film including footage of ribbon cutting for the World of Darkness exhibit, various animals at the Bronx Zoo and New York Aquarium, and education activities at the Bronx Zoo.

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Incomplete version of film highlighting the yearly exhibits at the New York Aquarium at Battery Park, including footage of the Aquarium's display at the World's Fair. "Three special exhibits through the year"--Film credits. Exhibits include manatees and penguins at the World's Fair. Film abruptly ends after penguin segment.

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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.

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"Photographed in Africa by Saul and Lillian Blickman. Produced with the cooperation of Evan J. Anton. Additional scenes in the Bronx Zoo by Sam Dunton"--Film credits. Film compares Asian and African elephants, and elephants in the zoo and African elephants in the wild.

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Film shot on location at the Jackson Hole Wildlife Park illustrating wildlife and research activities. Photography and Production: C.R. Carpenter, D.P. Duvall, J.R. Simon. Editing and sound recording: Motion picture studios the Pennsylvania State College"--Film credits.

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Footage of John Tee-Van's travels in China to collect two young panda bears gifted to the Bronx Zoo by Madame Chiang Kai-Shek. Shots include pandas traveling in rickshaw crates, boarding a plane, and arriving at the Bronx Zoo.