Giraffes 1940-1949

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British Instructional Films Ltd presents a Classroom Film.

Giraffes in their enclosure at London Zoo. A young giraffe is seen with its mother. We see the giraffes eating and a baby giraffe running around the enclosure while a keeper feeds the mother giraffe. A giraffe eats from a bowl on the...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
83529
Sort Number:
DOCS
Time in/Out:
01:02:30:00 / 01:06:16:00
Canister:
DOCS
Film ID:
2885.02
Issue Date:
1940 - 1949

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