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  1. Magic of the Moon, The (1982 Film)

    Producer
    Colin Willock
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Part 1 deals with the life cycle of the grunion, one of the very few fish which lays its eggs on land. Part 2 shows the annual congregation of the millions of squid which gather to mate, spawn and then die.

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  2. Shirley Strum and the Pumphouse Gang (1982 Film)

    Producer
    Colin Willock
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    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...

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  3. Mouthbreeders, The (1981 Film)

    Producer
    Colin Willock
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Explains the geographical distribution of cichlids. Malawi supports the greatest variety of these fish and their complex breeding behaviour, territorial habits and the various methods employed to protect...

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  4. Water Under the Earth (1981 Film)

    Producer
    Colin Willock
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The Ichtetucknee State National Park in Florida encloses a huge spring system of freshwater up-welling from airless waterless caverns. Explores the ecology of this unusual environment. The clear water,...

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  5. Penguin Islands (1980 Film)

    Producer
    Colin Willock
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Studies a colony of five million rock hopper and gentoo penguins that live on the Falkland Islands. Filmed from one October, when the birds came ashore to breed, through to the following March.

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  6. Hunters of the Plains (1979 Film)

    Producer
    Colin Willock
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The migration of a quarter of a million wildebeeste along with zebra and gazelle, means a steady food supply for the predators of the Serengeti who have their own young to feed. The main hunters are lions,...

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  7. Castles of Clay (1978 Film)

    Producer
    Alan Rout
    Subject
    Biology; Environmental science
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    About the life cycle and ecology of the African termite. These tiny, blind creatures construct towering hills weighing tons, ingeniously control air flow and humidity to maintain a constant temperature, grow...

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  8. Little Gentlemen in Black Velvet, The (Moles) (1977 Film)

    Producer
    Colin Willock
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Life cycle of the British mole.

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  9. Aladdin’s Garden (Hummingbirds) (1975 Film)

    Producer
    Colin Willock
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Shows the garden of Peter Rapse, in the Aripo Valley, Trinidad. Looks at the flowers and the hummingbirds which use them as a source of food. Using high-speed photography, reveals the flexibility of the...

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  10. 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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