My Mum’s a Wombat
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 5 / 5
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: My Mum’s a Wombat. DESCRIPTION: A baby Baboon is mothered by an Australian Wombat at Paignton Zoo in Devon. After trying to persuade ten different animals to foster the Baboon, only the Wombat would agree to the job. SHOTLIST: MCU zoo keeper gives baby baboon drink from cup. MS baby baboon eating food on floor, joined by Australian wombat. MS baby baboon and wombat on floor. CU name Wombat on cage. MS baboon riding on back of wombat. MCU baboon hanging on branch in cage. MS baby baboon and wombat in cage.
- Keywords
- Children; Animals
- Locations
- Devon; England; Paignton
- Card file number
- 91986
- Credits:
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- Camera
- John Wanstall
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 95
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How to cite this record
'My Mum’s a Wombat', British Movietone News Issue No. 1965, 30 Jan 1967. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/26752 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)