Unit 4

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Possibly related to NYZS Centennial in 1995.

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Film with intertitles of young gorillas playing in their enclosures at the Bronx Zoo. This reel is an incomplete excerpt from the film "Gorillas at Play and Maylasia at the Bronx. Photographed by Sam Dunton"--Film titles.

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Reel of Jamaica Bay Bird Sanctuary, mostly landscape shots of the bay, some footage of birds flying in the bay. "Department of Parks Jamaica Bay improvements proposed and existing. Jamaica Bay Bird Sanctuary"--Map in title credits.

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"Moto feeding from bottle. Mr. and Ms. Moto on rope. Many views of Moto in nursery. Moto at Knobloch's home. Moto with Michele"--Original can label.

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Mr. Moto, a Macaque monkey, introduces the animals of the zoo on an alphabetical tour from aardvark to zebra.

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Intro title sequence for "Something is Always Happening at the Bronx Zoo", superimposed over an elephant.

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Film featuring reptiles, showcasing footage of a slow-motion shot of a rattlesnake strike. "Illustrations of the various ways reptiles seek to survive in an often-hostile world"--Film credits.

Scope and Contents "George Schaller conducted an intensive year-long behavioral study of the mountain gorilla in its natural habitat in central Africa, near the Virunga Mountains. Environment, behavioral characteristics, and social organization are covered in this piece. All gorilla footage shown is silent, with voice-over narration. Behaviors shown include display (chest beating, branch slapping, and plant throwing), juveniles at play, locomotion (knucklewalking, climbing), eating leaves and wild celery, and...

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Film documenting Carleton Ray's expedition to Alaska for a white whale for exhibition at the New York Aquarium. "The White Whales of Bristol Bay, a film produced by the NY Zoological Society and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game"--Title credits. The majority of the footage is of the Department of Fish and Wildlife staff, with very little whale footage.

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