Kingdom of the elephant

The elephant in its natural environment in South Africa. In the plains below mount Kilimanjaro the elephant and the other African animals roam in their constant search for food. The camera follows the lion, giraffe, rhinocerous, and the always attendant hyena, jackal and vulture on their daily rounds.

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Credits

production company

International Film Bureau

director

Kevin Duffy

Duration

00:14:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1965

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323441

Language

English

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Animal ecology

Animals & Wildlife → Elephants

Animals & Wildlife → Wild animals

Animals & Wildlife → Zoology - South Africa

Animals & Wildlife → Zoology - Study and teaching

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Zoology - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1965

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