Unit 6

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Edited black-and-white film of NYZS employees playing baseball, on different baseball fields. There are insert shots of Yankee Stadium, and then various close-up shots of NYZS employees on the field. Employees include Fairfield Osborn, William Beebe, Herbert Knobloch, John Tee-Van, Lee Crandall. "Play ball!"--Film credits. Followed by color footage of Bronx Zoo tractor train, Children's Zoo, and riding animals.

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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.

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"An NYZS film produced with support from the friends of the new New York Aquarium"--Film credits. Close-up shots of underwater coral, starfish, and colorful fish.

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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.

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"Produced in cooperation with Evan J. Anton. Adapted and narrated by William Bridges. Photographed in Africa by Saul and Lilian Blickman"--Film credits. Provides an overview of lions, their distribution and habitat, and behavior, for a popular audience.

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Film documenting Iain Douglas-Hamilton's African elephant survey, as part of Manyara Elephant Research Project. Includes footage of elephant being darted, fitted with a tracking collar, and revived, and researchers tracking collared elephant. When researchers dart collared elephant again, and herd protects darted animal and chases off researchers. "Africa's Greats. Film by Iain Douglas-Hamilton. Produced by NYZS"--Film credits.

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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.

Scope and Contents "The New York Zoological Society presents Wild Gold. Narrated by Robert Montgomery. Photographed by James R. Simon and Royal Little. Edited by Peter E. Hansen. Musical Director Edward Bland. East African Music Collected by C. P. Smith. An Affiliated Film Production. Produced and Written by Irving Jacoby"--Film credits. Portrays threats to African wildlife as caused by Maasai pastoral practices compounded by increasing cattle herd populations; describes collaborative efforts between East...

Scope and Contents A sound version of Adelie Penguins Navigation is tiled Adelie Penguins of the Antarctic. "Adelie Penguins Navigation. Research and photography by R.L. Penney J.T. Emlen. John Hopkins University and the University of Wisconsin. Research supported by the National Science Foundation and Office of Antarctic Program. Additional photography by Sam Dunton from the Animal Behaviour Laboratory. The Institute for Research in Animal Behavior"--Film credits. Portrays research by R.L. Penney and J.T....

Scope and Contents "Above and Below the Sea Ice of Antarctica. In this harsh world there is a continuing study of Weddell seal and other marine animals. Sponsored by the New York Zoological Society under a grant from the National Science Foundation. Grateful acknowledgement is made to the Commander, Antarctic Support Forces, US Navy, and the Biological Laboratory at McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. Photographed in Antarctica by Peter R. Gimbel, LT David Lavallee US Navy, Carleton Ray, New York Aquarium, Fleet...