Learning on ScreenShirley Strum and the Pumphouse Gang
- Synopsis
- Describes the studies of the American anthropologist Shirley Strum who, over a period of six years, observed a troop of baboons who live in Gilgil in the Rift Valley of Kenya. The ‘Pumphouse Gang’ is shown feeding, walking, quarrelling, courting and rearing its young. Encounters with other troops are shown to have great social and biological significance. Feeding expeditions, hunting techniques, the role of the senior matriarch and the importance of grooming and play in reinforcing family ties are observed.
- Series
- Survival, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Film; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 52 min.
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of production
- 1982
- Availability
- OUT OF DISTRIBUTION
- Uses
- Zoologists.*
- Subjects
- Biology
- Keywords
- animal behaviour; baboons; Kenya
Credits
- Producer
- Colin Willock
- Contributor
- Bob Campbell
Distribution Formats
- Type
- Film
- Format
- 16mm
Production Company
Distributor
- Name
Survival Anglia
- Phone
- 01603 615151
- Fax
- 01603 765887
- Address
- Anglia House
Norwich
NR1 3JG
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