Knowing animals

Canada, 1961

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Three cinemagazine items including: Zoo Babies: Shows the animal nursery at Vancouver’s Stanley Park Zoo, where baby animals are tended by a special keeper who is freely assisted by visiting children. Dog Gets Man: Explains how German shepherd pups are matched with police constables and coached for active duty. The Cows Come Home: A round-up of fourteen thousand head of cattle at a half-million-acre ranch at Douglas Lake in the British Columbia interior.

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ONF | NFB

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00:08:19:00

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Canada
Production dates
1961

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