Portrays the ovulation, fertilization and early development of the mammalian egg. Scenes of spermatizoa attacking the ovum, and time-lapse micro-photographs of cell division in the fertilized egg.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
004951
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Microcinematography
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Time lapse cinematography
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Animal life cycles
Animals & Wildlife → Animal life cycles
Animals & Wildlife → Fertilization (Biology)
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Life (Biology)
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Biology - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Reproduction
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Biology - Study and teaching
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Cell division
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Fertilization (Biology)
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Life (Biology)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)