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Pelicans

United States, 1981
film

Shows pelicans flying together in flocks, building their nests, hatching heir eggs and caring for heir young. Shows the attempts of the young to fly.

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Birds & their young

United States, 1980
Similarity: 78%

Where the pelican builds her nest

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Blackbird family

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Flying birds

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Mr and Mrs Robin's family

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Gannets of Bonaventure Island

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Birds on a seashore

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The Flight of penguins

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The Living bird

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Air borne

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Eagles on the ranges (Aquila audax)

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Giant turtles

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Caged birds cannot fly

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The Icarus wish

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Feathered fishers

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Nest Web Cocoon

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Travelling birds = Winged migration = Le Peuple Migrateur

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Fine feathers

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