Adelie Penguins of the Antarctic

Year Published: 1956

Creator: New York Zoological Society

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: Sound

Description: Records the life cycle of the Adelie penguins, showing the trek of the adult birds over the frozen sea in early spring to the breeding grounds, their courting behavior and nesting habits, their enemies, and the rigors and beauties of their icy habitat.

Complete Record: Falkland Island Penguins’ migration to their Spring breeding grounds: their mating rituals, incubation period and feeding during this period of time, birthing, raising of the young, and finally departure for feeding grounds when winter returns.

Metadata Source:Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62)