New at the Zoo

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1777
Date Released
24 Jun 1963
Date submitted
20 Jun 1963
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New at the Zoo. DESCRIPTION: Suki, the tiger cub prematurely born at the London Zoo in April, is growing up fast, thanks to the staff at the Zoo. Baby Dan, the Orang-Utan, arrived unexpectedly on the 12th June. He’s only the second of these apes to be born at the Zoo. At Whipsnade, Belinda, the African hippo, was proudly taking her baby for its first outing. (No-one yet knows if it’s a boy or a girl!) SHOTLIST: Key scene. Tiger cub Suki as a baby (2 shots). Slip pan. MS Suki eight weeks later. CU Suki in keeper’s arms. MS same. CU baby orang-utan Dan. MS same and keeper. CU orang-utan. CU Dan. At Whipsnade Zoo - MLS baby hippo. CU little girl. MS baby hippo goes into water. TS same. MS baby and mother hippo in water. CU little girl watching. CU baby hippo.
Keywords
Children; Animals
Locations
London; Whipsnade Zoo
Footage sources
Library
Card file number
86777
Credits:
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
120
Story extras:
Film clip

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'New at the Zoo', British Movietone News Issue No. 1777, 24 Jun 1963. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25149 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)