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Swimming Hippopotamus in New York Zoo

Date released

9 May 1935

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

142

NoS ID

052914

Extras

1 film clip

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Romeo I Juljia Vilija Sekspira U Izvodenju Trupe Monstrumu I Druzina (1984 Film)

aka: Romeo and Juliet

Director

Dusan Petricic

Animation film by Dusan Petricic. Romeo and Juliet is acted out by a travelling group of monsters and dragons. Romeo has two heads and Juliet is a bashful hippopotamus.

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Baby Hippopotamus Arrives at Batavia Zoo

Date released

9 Dec 1937

Series name

Pathe Super Sound Gazette

Issue no

37/98

NoS ID

095479

Story no

11 / 12

Extras

1 film clip

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The Wedding of the Hippopotamus

Date released

6 Mar 1933

Series name

Pathetone Weekly

Issue no

154

NoS ID

122713

Story no

2 / 5

Extras

1 film clip

Just a heart-touching epoisode from the famous Sydney Zoo.

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A Hippo in Harness

Date released

28 May 1928

Series name

Topical Budget

Issue no

874-2

NoS ID

132024

Story no

2 / 5

A hippopotamus in harness - a study in slow motion.

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Another Beauty Competition

Date released

20 Dec 1928

Series name

Topical Budget

Issue no

904-1

NoS ID

132417

Story no

1 / 4

[SUBTITLE]: "Unfortunately, something went wrong with our camera, and - well, judge for yourself." Close-ups of the heads of a rhinoceros, giraffe, llama and hippopotamus, all elongated by a special lens.

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World’s Tiniest Hippo

Date released

19 Jun 1941

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

41/49

NoS ID

098843

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

New York Zoo’s newest arrival is a 2 month old Hippopotamus weighing only 20 lbs.

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The Zoo

Date released

5 Aug 1935

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

167

NoS ID

053324

Story no

1 / 11

Extras

1 film clip

Including Leo the Okapi, Boo-Boo and Jubilee, also hippopotamus and baby in Brookfield Zoo, America

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Animals Make News

Date released

12 Jul 1954

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

2438

NoS ID

045099

Story no

6 / 7

Six month old bear cubs at London Zoo; mother hippopotamus and daughter at Amsterdam Zoo. Twelve year old girl in Atlantic City shows skill as circus dog trainer.

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A Spot of Bother

Date released

9 Sep 1940

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

40/73

NoS ID

098239

Story no

8 / 9

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

When a female hippopotamus is introduced into the hippo pen at the Californian Zoo, the male hippo doesn’t think much of it and chases her around the pen, only to finish up in the pond himself.

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