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  1. Bats of Tamana, The (1975 Film)

    Producer
    Colin Willcock
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Examines the complex network of life in the caverns of Tamana Cave under the tropical forests of Trinidad, which depends on one group of animals - the bats, which feed in the forest outside, but return to...

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  2. Cain and Abel (Ants) (1975 Film)

    Producer
    Colin Willcock
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    In the high forests of northern Trinidad, a rich and varied habitat, two kinds of ant have adopted contrasting ways of making a living. The driver ants are wandering hunters which scour the forest floor for...

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  3. Old Plantation, The (Jamaica) (1975 Film)

    Producer
    Colin Willock
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    In an overgrown tonka bean plantation in the hill forests of Trinidad, looks at the giant locust, the hairy bird-eating spider, a six-inch snake which hunts termites, a termite colony, hercules ants and the...

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  4. River and the Trees, The (Bromeliads) (1975 Film)

    Producer
    Colin Willock
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Looks at the frogs in Trinidad: a frog that builds a swimming pool for its offspring; one whose tadpoles move about in organised groups; the golden tree frog, which lives among the bromeliads - plants that...

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  5. Big Bommie (1974 Film)

    Producer
    Colin Willcock
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Introductory or background material for courses in marine biology.*

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  6. Industrial Action (Honeybees) (1974 Film)

    Producer
    Colin Willock
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    About the honey bee. Looks at the world of the workers inside the hive and into the cells of the honeycomb to observe the everyday life of a busy bee-city. The drones are waited on until they have completed...

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  7. Inside Story (Blue Tits) (1974 Film)

    Producer
    Colin Willock
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Examines what happens during the courtship, nesting and incubation of the blue tit, which is a hole nester, sometimes using hollow trees but often nesting in nest boxes provided for it. Looks inside a nest...

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  8. Mayfly and the Trout, The (1974 Film)

    Producer
    Colin Willock
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Looks at the underwater lives not only of trout and mayfly but also the other inhabitants of the trout stream. Trout spawn, a dipper flies underwater, a pike attacks, bullheads bark at each other in...

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  9. Robe of White, A (1974 Film)

    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Shows international co-operation as 16 nations work together, pooling their knowledge about the environment of Antarctica. Wildlife shown includes seals, penguins and sea elephants.

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  10. Million Dollar Weed, The (1973 Film)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Describes the growth and development of the world’s largest seaweeds, the giant kelp ‘Macrocystis’. Includes current research programmes into farming it more extensively for use in food and other...

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