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Unit 6

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Contains 163 Results:

The Life of the Waters, 1952

 Item — Container: Unit 6, Shelf: G
Scope and Contents

"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.

Dates: 1952

The Mountain Gorilla (Abridged, for the Conservation Foundation), 1959

 Item — Container: Unit 6, Shelf: E
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A condensed silent version of George Schaller's Mountain Gorilla film made for the Conservation Foundation. "Photographed in the Congo by George B. Schaller during a study sponsored by the New York Zoological Society and the National Science Foundation. Fieldwork director John T. Emlen JR. Advisor C.R. Carpenter"--Film credits.

Dates: 1959

Secretary Bird Encounters Snake!, 1940

 Item — Container: Unit 6, Shelf: C
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"Secretary Bird Encounters Snake! Presented by Richard Fidler"--Film credits.

Dates: 1940

Alligator Poaching, Everglades National Parks, 1969

 Item — Container: Unit 6, Shelf: B
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Film featuring shots of the Everglades National Parks and interviews with various people speaking about alligator poaching.

Dates: 1969

[1966] Zoo Short Stories, 1966

 Item — Container: Unit 6, Shelf: E
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Year in review film featuring young apes, lions, ostriches, and baboons. "New York Zoological Society Presents Zoo Short Stories. Incidents large and small that made a lively year at the New York Zoological Photographed by Sam Dunton. Technical assistance Park Herbert J. Knobloch"--Film credits.

Dates: 1966

[1968] The Zoo and New York Aquarium, 1968

 Item — Container: Unit 6, Shelf: E
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Year in review film featuring flamingos, giraffes, sharks, and penguins at the NY Aquarium footage. The film has footage of Bronx Zoo staff interacting with bears, baby ostriches, and ducks. "New York Zoological Society presents Zoo and Aquarium 1968. Photographed by Sam Dunton. Technical assistance Park Herbert J. Knobloch"--Film credits.

Dates: 1968

[1977?] The Society: Twenty Years of Change, circa 1977

 Item — Container: Unit 6, Shelf: C
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Year in review film with shots of the Bronx Zoo's monorail, flamingos, and the New York Aquarium.

Dates: circa 1977

Where the Tiger Prowls, 1959

 Item — Container: Unit 6, Shelf: D
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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

 Item — Container: Unit 6, Shelf: D
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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

Lions at Home, 1955

 Item — Container: Unit 6, Shelf: B
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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.

Dates: 1955