Unit 1

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"Research by Peter Marler, New York Zoological Society and Jane van Lawick-Goodall. Sound recording by Peter Marler. The sounds made by chimpanzees are basically variations of four themes 1.) Hoots 2.) Barks 3.) Screams and 4.) Grunts and pants. The categories grade into one another, but nonetheless are usually acoustically distinguishable"--Film credits.

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"General Zoo. Walrus. 1. End Title 2. Wolverine 3. Walrus 4. Chimpanzee 5. Orangutan 6. Gorilla - Oka 7. Young Gorilla - Sumaili 8. Scenery - Great Apes House 9. Swans and Cygnets 10. Birds - A) Dipper B) Hummingbirds C) Japaculo 11. Elephants in Pool 12. Baby Elephant"--Note in original can.

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"Penguins, some sea elephants, and various birds"--Original can label.

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Footage of Alison Jolly's research on lemurs, possibly at the Berenty Reserve in Madagascar. "1. AJII - 6 Feeding. 2. 20 Foraging, drinking, etcetera. 3. AJII - 7"--Original can label.

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

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

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Travelogue documenting William Conway's travels to the Andes to study flamingos. Conway first travelled with National Geographic photographer Bates Littlefield to Antofogasta and then, with the guidance of Chilean naturalist Luis Peña, to Laguna Colorada in the Bolivian Andes. During the trip, Conway collected James's and Andean flamingos for the Bronx Zoo. Narrated by William Conway.

Scope and Contents "Preparing for the tortoise commissary. Mr. Astor cutting the leaves from a cactus; the favored tortoise diet. On a sand-covered reef between Indefatigable and Seymour, near Nourmahal Anchorage, Mr. Astor captured his sea lions. Scores of sea lions frequented this ledge, swimming with easy grace in the furious seas that swept the weather side. Post Office Bay, Charles Island, the beacon light of gas tanks, a typical Galapagos landscape with the dwelling of the departed Norwegians, and views...

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Unedited whale footage taken by Roger Payne. Underwater footage of whales, with close-ups of their face and flippers.

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Unedited whale footage taken by Roger Payne.