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Fear!
Series title:Secret of NatureHierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Item number (ISN):446462Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:BRITISH FILM INSTITUTEAccession:1967-0010Media:FilmPart:1 of 1Release date:1923Production company:British Instructional FilmsProduction credit:director/photography, Percy Smith; editor, F. Martin DuncanDescription:Popular science film. The snake pit of the Zoological Gardens and the reactions of the audience when a snake is held towards them. A boa constrictor is teased with a cap and eventually coils itself around it; a python is whown at and enfolding a pidgeon. The reaction of the following to snakes is then shown: rabbit, macaw, domestic fowl, ostrich, sheep, lemur, elephant, monkeys. To determine whether curiosity will overcome fear, a basket of bananas is placed in the monkey's compound followed by a basket containing a snake. Concludes with shots of the reactions of baby chimpanzee and orangutan and two human children.Language:Silent with English intertitlesNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
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