DISCOVERY AT BROOKFIELD ZOO

Duration: 30 min

Year Published: 1957

Creator: Produced by WTTW. Kinescope

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: Sound

Description: Titles are: 1. ON AN ISLAND. Visits those animals at the zoo native to Australia. Tells the story of the kangaroo, the kiwi, the wallabies, and the dingo dog. 2. LOOKS DO COUNT. Points out the characteristics that determine relationships among different animals. Shows that looks do not always count in discovering animal relatives. 3. COPY-CATS. Shows those animals which look and live alike but are unrelated. Explains that copy-cats occur in the plant, bird, and animal worlds and tells why. 4. CASE OF THE VANISHED TOES. Explains how hoofed animals are developed from ancestors with toes. Shows the dik-dik, giant eland, sable antelope, and hippopotamus. 5. MYSTERY OF MUSEKA. Tells the story of the okapi and the giraffe, how the okapi was captured and identified. Shows how the giraffe and okapi are adapted to make a living in their native habitat. 6. MANY LONG YEARS AGO. Explains how the odd-toed, hoofed mammals have changed from their prehistoric forms. Shows the rhinos, zebras, tapirs, and horses. 7. ARMED IN THE TEETH. Explains how nature armed the carnivores to shear, tear and protect themselves. Shows the lion, tiger, leopard, cheeta, hyaena, and the panda. 8. PLAYBOYS OF THE ZOO. Visits those animals at the zoo which are the most entertaining. Shows the bears, otters, elephant seals, and sea lions. Explains why they are called the playboys of the zoo. 9. HEADS AND TAILS. Explains that monkeys have many differences especially in heads and tails. Shows the DebrazzaS, langura, patas and lemurs. 10. GREAT APES. Points out the similarities and differences of the apes. Shows the gibbons, chimpanzees, gorillas, and orang-utans. 11. YOU CAN'T BE EVERYTHING. Visits the birds who try to fly, including the ostrich and the penguin. Compares these birds with those that can fly absolutely free, from bars and cages. 12. MORE WAYS THAN ONE. Explains the many ways in which reptiles function and get a living. Shows an egg-eating snake, a matamata turtle, iguana lizard, and a gharial. 13. HOME IS WHERE YOU FIND IT. Shows how climate, geographical catastrophes, and an animal's adaptation to its environment have made it impossible to live elsewhere. Tells the story of lorises, hornbills, and related monkey families

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