Pregnant Dolphin 1968

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Flamingo Park Zoo, Yorkshire.

A pregnant dolphin called Captain is seen swimming around in a pool at Flamingo Park Zoo. Narrator explains that no-one in Britain has yet reared a dolphin. C/Us of pills being inserted into herrings to be fed to Captain. To make sure that the fish loaded with...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
4507
Sort Number:
CP 720
Time in/Out:
01:14:59:00 / 01:16:15:00
Canister:
CP 720
Film ID:
463.07
Issue Date:
10/10/1968

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