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Unit 2

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Contains 177 Results:

[World of Birds exterior], 1971

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

Film titles and exterior footage of the World of Birds exhibit. "Titles and Exteriors B wind Dragons of Komodo, Predators of the Serengeti"--Original can label.

Dates: 1971

[World of Birds scenes], 1972

 Item — Container: Unit 2, Shelf: B
Scope and Contents "World of Birds: Work on cork tree; bring in diet; painters; hummer; Manakin exhibit; desert exhibit and birds; Australia birds; Cork trees; Turacao; Quetzel; Turacao - Ross; hummer; Pitta; Desert birds; Australia birds; Manakin; Kingfisher -Pygmy; Calliste; Misc. birds; J.S. painting cypress trees; perching big cage; putting in 1st birds; misc. 1st exhibit; cliff being built; cypress trees; planting; Cork tree; planting bromiliaes in Cork tree; Wood Pecker; Pitta; Fairy Blue and exhibit;...
Dates: 1972

1991 opening, 1991

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

The WCS Archives holds no additional information about this film at this time.

Dates: 1991

1991 report, 1991

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

The WCS Archives holds no additional information about this film at this time.

Dates: 1991

Alaska walrus, 1961

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

Footage of walruses on exhibit, in their indoor exclosures, and in the wild in Alaska. Also includes footage of people in Alaska.

Dates: 1961

Alligator, 1970

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

Closeup of an alligator in the water.

Dates: 1970

Animals released in South America exhibit, 1972

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

The WCS Archives holds no additional information about this film at this time.

Dates: 1972

Antarctica - Weddell seals, reel 1, 1961

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

Footage from Carleton Ray taken during his Antarctica studies. Reel 1 includes shots of the US Antarctic Research Program and various surrouding buildings, researchers entering and exiting these buildings, including the Biology Laboratory, aerial landscape shots, researchers obtaining samples from seals, researcher darting a seal to obtain samples, researchers collecting seals and US Navy helicopter appearing to transport it away.

Dates: 1961

Antarctica - Weddell seals, reel 3, 1966

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

Footage from Carleton Ray taken during his Antarctica studies. Reel 3 shows researchers with seals, including weighing seal pups; seals with pups; birds eating what appears to be meat; an area blocked off for "Seals Mating, Adults Only"; researchers exiting a trailer with an NYZS flag on it; researchers using audio recording devices indoors, bird eating eyeballs of dead seal pup; landscape shots of researcher area.

Dates: 1966

Antarctica - Weddell seals, reel 4, circa 1964-1966

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

Footage from Carleton Ray taken during his Antarctica studies. Reel 4 shows researchers weighing seal pups; a seal and her newborn pup; newborn seal nursing; seal mother with what appears to be dead pup under her head; aerial shots of research area; "Turtle Rock Highway" sign; additional seal footage.

Dates: circa 1964-1966