This film was made at the Melbourne Zoo and, without commentary, shows the activities - particularly eating - of birds in the air and animals on land and in water. There are some interesting close-ups of parts of animals, eg. the texture of the skin of a hippo and the back of an eagle.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
012315
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Animal ecology
Animals & Wildlife → Animal films
Animals & Wildlife → Captive wild animals
Animals & Wildlife → Royal Melbourne Zoological Gardens
Animals & Wildlife → Zoological gardens
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)