Knob-headed tree turkey [Helmeted curassow, Pauxi pauxi]
Histrio gibba (reared from larva)
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, herd protects darted animal and attempts to chase off researchers. "Africa's Greats. Film by Iain Douglas-Hamilton. Produced by NYZS"--Film credits.
"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. Emlen into Adelie penguins and their migration across Antarctica; also depicts Institute for Research in Animal Behavior penguin research facility at the Bronx Zoo. A sound version of Adelie Penguin Navigation is tiled Adelie Penguins of the Antarctic.
"An NYZS film produced with support from the friends of the new New York Aquarium"--Film credits. Includes footage of New York Aquarium in Battery Park; describes plans to build new aquarium at Coney Island. Depicts artist Carl Burger working on renderings and footage of potential species to be featured.
Film describing the Wildlife Conservation Society's development of the Paseo Pantera biotic corridors protected areas program in Central America. Features Chuck Carr (Archie Carr III), Bruce and Carolyn Miller, and Janet Gibson. George Page provided the narration.
"Tanganyika National State Park and New York Zoological Society presents Safari to a National Park. Photographed and edited by William H. Eddy. Swahili Narration by James Lewton-Brain. Narrated by Onesmo Moiyoi. Special thanks is due to the warden of Lake Manyara National Park, A.M. Morgan Davies, and to the Assistant Warden of Serengeti National Park Alois Mlay. Without their cooperation, this film could not be made"--Film credits. Profile of Lake Manyara National Park and its wildlife, as narrated by Onesmo Moiyoi, who was chosen with two other young men (including Ismail Elisali) to tour the park with Alois Mlay and A. M. Morgan Davies.
"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 Mobile Photographic Group, USN."--Film credits.
Experimental nighttime footage shot inside to illustrate the exhibit's architecture and a close-up of snakes and lizards in just two tones: black and red.
Year in review film. "A photographic report on the year's events great and small"--Opening film credits. Includes shots of Great Ape House exterior, opening of the new Aquatic Birds House and interior footage of the exhibit.
Year in review film featuring footage of Przewalski's horses on the Bronx Zoo's Rare Animal Range, Bronx Zoo gorillas painting and keepers trying to get the paintings back from them, belugas at the New York Aquarium, tapirs at the Bronx Zoo, a puppet show at the Bronx Zoo, and gemsbok arriving at St. Catherines Island.
Film commissioned to celebrate NYZS's seventy-fifth anniversary in 1970. The majority of the footage is from the 1960s and 1970s, but the reel opens up with early footage and still photography. There is some brief footage of the NYZS Building at the 1939-1940 World's Fair, the Institute for Research in Animal Behavior facility at the Bronx Zoo, the counstruction of the Osborn Laboratories of Marine Sciences, the opening of the World of Darkness and interior shots of that exhibit, dolphins at the New York Aquarium, and some exterior shots of the World of Birds building.
Film showcasing the facilities and blueprints of the on-site hospital at the Bronx Zoo.
Edited compilation film shot in the Bronx Zoo; shots include pandas, hippos, prairie dogs, kangaroos, ostriches, giant pandas, lions, and many other animals on exhibit, as well as elephants bathing in the Bronx River. Also includes Rocking Stone and related signage and shots of visitors. "Photographed by Chas. E. Roehm"--Film credits.
Footage of Bronx Zoo Education Department summer course activities. Close-ups of and mid-shots of middle and high school students. Much of the footage is used in Adventure in Learning (WCS-5005-104359). "Education Department. Activities, courses. Summer Courses - Michele in Classroom and various parts of the zoo"--Original box label.
"Illustrated by systematic records from the collections of the New York Zoological Society"--Film credits. "Chapter XVII Marsupials Continued and The Egg-Laying Mammals"--Film titles. Footage of animals interspersed with titles.
