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Contains 177 Results:

The Flight of a Drone Fly, 1955

 Item — Container: Unit 2, Shelf: C
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High-speed macro-photographic study of a drone fly filmed at 3,000 frames per second. Directed by Henry M. Lester." Supervised by Dr. C.H. Curran The American Museum of Natural History. The Sperry Gyroscope Co. Inc. Study of drone fly wing action"--Film credits.

Dates: 1955

The Pond and the City, 1968

 Item — Container: Unit 2, Shelf: G
Scope and Contents

Film produced by Encyclopedia Britannica comparing pond ecosystems and the modern urban environment.

Dates: 1968

The Temperate Deciduous Forest, circa 1945-1960

 Item — Container: Unit 2, Shelf: G
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Film produced by Encyclopedia Britannica Films. "Shows the full yearly cycle of spring, summer, fall, and winter in the temperate deciduous forest. Pictures typical deciduous forest plants and animals in their natural environments and uses time-lapse, photomicrography, and close-up photography to show the complex network of plant and animal relationships that make up the deciduous forest community"--Worldcat.

Dates: circa 1945-1960

Un Gorille Nomme Beethoven [A Gorilla Named Beethoven], 1978

 Item — Container: Unit 2, Shelf: E
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Documentary-style film showing a family of gorillas in the wild and the humans researching them, with a primary focus on researcher Amy Vedder.

Dates: 1978

Une Famille Bien Tranquille [A Quiet Family], 1978

 Item — Container: Unit 2, Shelf: F
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Documentary-style film showing a family of gorillas in the wild and the humans researching them.

Dates: 1978

Whales and Whaleman, 1947

 Item — Container: Unit 2, Shelf: F
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Film showcasing a whaling ship and its sailors hunting whales in the Indian Ocean.

Dates: 1947

World in a Marsh, 1968

 Item — Container: Unit 2, Shelf: G
Scope and Contents

Film on the ecosystem of a North American marsh.

Dates: 1968

Royal Little Africa Film Library, reel 42: Reptiles and fishes, circa 1962-1970

 Item — Container: Unit 2, Shelf: F
Scope and Contents

Part of the Royal Little Africa Film Library. Footage of reptiles and fishes in Africa, a lot of landscape, and establishing shots.

Dates: circa 1962-1970

Royal Little Africa Film Library, reel 49: Thompson's and Grant's gazelles, circa 1962-1970

 Item — Container: Unit 2, Shelf: B
Scope and Contents

"Thompson's Gazelle. Plus lot of Grant. 1091 feet 4%"--Can label.

Dates: circa 1962-1970

[1961] Around the Year in the Zoo [with additional Bronx Zoo footage], 1961

 Item — Container: Unit 2, Shelf: B
Identifier: 103884
Scope and Contents "Around the year in the zoo. Interesting animals and events in the New York Zoological Park. Photographed by Sam Dunton. Directed and Narrated by William Bridges Curator of Publications. Production Associate Herbert J. Knobloch Assistant Curator of Education"--Film credits. Year-in-review film for 1961. Footage includes Great Apes House, baby orangutans at Animal Hospital, keeper Steve Spencook wtih a crocodilian, iguanas and other reptiles, Bird House exhibits, Members Day activities; the...
Dates: 1961