Polar Bears 1968

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No title. Polar bear cub "Pipaluk" makes debut at London Zoo (Regent's Park).

L/S polar bear mother Sally with cub Pipaluk - they walk towards camera, across their pit. M/S as Pipaluk follows mother across pit but is scared to do down a steep slope. L/S as he eventually goes down slope.

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
56656
Sort Number:
68/023
Time in/Out:
01:03:45:00 / 01:04:59:00
Canister:
68/23
Film ID:
2057.05
Issue Date:
17/03/1968

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