Green sea turtle

Jacques Cousteau traces the life cycle f the green sea turtle, its migration to lay eggs and the emergence of the young.

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Credits

production company

Jacques-Yves Cousteau

Wolper Productions

Duration

00:21:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1970

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

505129

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Amphibians

Animals & Wildlife → Animals

Animals & Wildlife → Animals - Infancy

Animals & Wildlife → Marine biology

Animals & Wildlife → Marine fauna

Animals & Wildlife → Turtles

Animals & Wildlife → Wildlife

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Marine fauna

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Family - Social aspects

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Marine biology

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1970

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