Unit 2

The digitized version of this film has sound. A film letter documenting the expedition led by Olaus and Margaret (Mardy) Murie during the summer of 1956 along the Sheenjek River in northern Alaska. The expedition was sponsored by the New York Zoological Society and included George Schaller as a young assistant. The film is narrated by Olaus and Mardy Murie and was filmed by Robert Krear and produced by the Conservation Foundation.

Eclectic reel of footage including the opening of the Bronx Zoo bison range, a research center, and children.

Produced by Staff Photographer Sam Dunton and Curator of Reptiles, James A. Oliver, the film shows the locomotion of various snakes and features a puff adder being photographed from below and by x-ray. "This is the first x-ray motion picture ever made to show the anatomical movements involved [of snakes]". It was intended to be part of a series on reptiles that would include the NYZS film Introducing the Reptiles.

Film featuring the research of George Schaller. Includes footage of zebras and rhinos in the wild. "This film has been made possible through the courtesy of Mr. Alan Root and the National Geographic Society"--Opening titles.

Film describing and promoting the courses at the Mweka College of African Wildlife Management in Tanganyika [Tanzania].

Footage from George Schaller's studies of mountain gorillas in Central Africa. Majority of reel is shots of mountain gorillas, also includes shots of Kay Schaller at the Schallers' camp, landscape footage, Kay Schaller observing a volcano through binoculars; local peoples at homes and farms; additional sweeping landscape views. Original source footage for The Mountain Gorilla.

Footage from George Schaller's studies of mountain gorillas in Central Africa. Majority of footage is of mountain gorillas. Also includes footage of man visiting Carl Akeley's grave; local rangers(?) shooting at bovid (includes brief shot of apparently wounded bovid); white-necked ravens; sweeping landscape views; the Schallers' camp; George Schaller observing gorillas; gorilla scat. Original source footage for NYZS film, The Mountain Gorilla, which follows at the end of this reel.

Footage from Wayne King's studies in Indonesia researching the Komodo monitor. Many landscape shots and close-up shots of the Komodo monitor in its natural habitat.

Black and white version of NYZS film showcasing the Bronx Zoo's Farm in the Zoo exhibit. "Cast Joe Kane, Mrs. Kane, Bobby Kane, Lloyd Van Cook; from Parkchester Housing Community: Peter Sheridan, Arthur Molloy, Jimmie Fllipone, Playground Children. Photographed by Sam Dunton. Narration by John Reed King"--Film credits.

Footage from Carleton Ray taken during his Antarctica studies. Reel 5 is shot underwater, below ice. Shows scuba diver swimming underwater, seal swimming underwater and emerging through hole in ice, jellyfish below ice.