Documentary examining life and customs in Equatorial Africa. The film follows a boat trip through pygmie country to a pygmie village and shows hunters at work spearing a leopard. The problems of tsi tsi fly and sleeping sickness in big game country are discussed and the behavioural traits of the wild life found in this area, such as giraffes, rhinos and hippos, are examined. Also shows a hunting party in action in elephant country.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
313216
Language
English
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Animal behavior
Animals & Wildlife → Animal populations
Animals & Wildlife → Zoology - Africa
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Africa - Description and travel
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Africa - Social life and customs
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Pygmies
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Village communities - Africa
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)