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Magellanic Penguins and Elephant Seals in Patagonia, circa 1950-1970

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Film showing Magellanic penguins and elephant seals on the shores of Patagonia. Footage of the shore covered with seals, plenty of close-up shots of penguins and seals, and also wide-angle landscape shots.

Dates: circa 1950-1970

On the Trail of the Tarpon, circa 1939

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Behind-the-scenes glimpse of the staff at the New York Aquarium out on boats in the water following a tarpon. There is underwater footage of the tarpon, some shots of the exterior of the aquarium, and interior shots of researchers working with fish specimens. "The New York Aquarium Presents On the Trail of the Tarpon"--Film credits.

Dates: circa 1939

Springtime in the Rockies, 1950

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"Springtime in Jackson Hole"--Film leader.

Dates: 1950

Strangers from Afar, 1947

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"Some of the world's rarest animals in the Bronx Zoo"--Film credits. Features variety of rare animals in the Bronx Zoo; includes footage of platypus and Bronx Zoo's platypusary.

Dates: 1947

Where the Tiger Prowls, 1959

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Film depicting tigers and people living in close proximity in India. "Produced for the New York Zoological Society by Evan J. Anton"--Film credits.

Dates: 1959

Carnival Under the Sea, 1963

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"The Aquarium of Noumea presents Carnival Under the Sea. With the help of Yves Merlet, Roger Lesage, Haroun Tazieff and "Little Gahella". With the collaboration of the French Airline Company U.T.A."--Film credits.

Dates: 1963

Population Ecology, Unit One, 1963

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Film on population ecology and population control, with footage of diminishing natural resources and increasing global populations. "An Encyclopedia Britannica Film in Collaboration with Harrison Brown Ph.D. California Institute of Technology. Population Ecology Unit 1. 1963"--Film credits.

Dates: 1963

Let's Take a Trip, circa 1956

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CBS broadcast television segment on August 12, 1956, featuring the Children's Zoo at the Bronx Zoo. "Let's Take a Trip. Directed by Roger Englander. With Sonny Fox, Ginger MacManus, Pud Flanagan"--Film credits.

Dates: circa 1956

Expedition to a Puffin Island, 1965

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Film documenting biologists gathering, crating, and transporting birds off Solander Island, bound for the Bronx Zoo. "New York Zoological Society Presents Expedition to a Puffin Island. From a jagged pinnacle of rock off the Pacific Coast of Canada came birds for a pioneering exhibit at the Bronx Zoo. Photographed on Solander Island by David and Lyn Hancock"--Film credits.

Dates: 1965

The Incredible Sea Horse, 1968

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Film chronicling the sea horse in the wild and at home in the aquarium. "Presented by the New York Zoological Society. The Incredible Sea Horse. The story of a sea horse a most improbable fish. Directed by Robert A. Morris, curator New York Aquarium"--Film credits.

Dates: 1968