Unit 3
Contains 194 Results:
Kibale Forest, reels 13-17, 1972-04-19
Close-up shots of monkeys in trees, and medium establishing shots of different landscapes. "New York Zoo - Rockefeller Uni. Gasser-Hall. Dr. T. T. Struhsaker"--Note in original can.
Malagasy lemurs, reel 5, 1963
Animal hospital and enclosure footage towards tail end.
Narwhal (Outtakes), circa 1969
"Sections of Narwhale-1969 (ch's and ec's). May have been blown up from 8mm and made into a Master"--Can label.
New York Zoo Trustees film, 1941
The reel opens up a shipment of turtles arriving, zookeepers transporting animals, a crowded parking lot, crowds of visitors at the zoo, birthday balloons and a celebration for a chimpanzee. The second half of the film starts with divers in the ocean, sharks at the New York Aquarium and jellyfish.
New York Zoological Society titles, beginning and end, 1965
Extra footage of film credits, titles, and NYZS logos. "1) Great days in the zoo, 2)Happy Birthday, 3)New Ideas and Something Always Happening at the Bronx Zoo, 4) NYZS shield 5) 'The end'--Original can label.
Platypus, circa 1950s
Footage of a platypus and people collecting water in vials.
Pongidae: Orangutan, 1952
An assemblage of footage of young orangutans Andy and Sandra playing outside on exhibit at the Bronx Zoo and in their indoor holding area with zookeepers.
Rattlesnake, 1974
The WCS Archives holds no additional information about this film at this time.
Seahorse, circa 1955-1958
Underwater study of adult and young seahorses in an aquarium. There is a good deal of footage shot with a hair stuck in the frame.
Shark tank, 1979
Two medium shots of visitors in front of the New York Aquarium shark tank.