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  1. Cousins (2000 Video)

    Producer
    Daniel Rees
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 150 min.

    Dr Charlotte Uhlenbroek investigates primates world-wide. In 3 parts: 1) Lemurs: looks at prosimians, the earliest primates, including lemurs and bushbabies; 2) The Monkeys: shows marmosets, gelada baboons...

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  2. Winter’s Sleep, A (1986)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (DVD-R, 24 minutes), £34.99

    There is more to hibernation than just ‘sleeping off the winter’. Observations of the Canadian ground-squirrel have shown that this animal can control its sleep, even at body temperatures close to...

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  3. Impossible Bird, The (1983 Video)

    Director
    Hugh Miles
    Producer
    Richard Brock
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Study of the behaviour of ostriches. Made in Kenya with the co-operation of zoologist Lew Hurxthal who spent eight years conducting his research.

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  4. 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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  5. Biology Series 4: Evolution and Behaviour (1981 Multimedia)

    Producer
    David W MacDonald
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Slides. 20-30 slides per set. col.

    The biology of adaptations for survival and the processes underlying natural selection. Set titles: 1. Predation. 2. Adaptive Colouration. 3. How Animals Eat. 4. Animal Societies. 5. Insect Societies.

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  6. Social Evolution in Two Mexican Ant Species (1978 Film)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Ponerine ant colonies are taken from their natural habitat and studied in the laboratory. They are individually marked and their behaviour and social organisation are studied. Shows the sociograms of...

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  7. Ontogenetic Analysis of Care Behaviour of Ant Egg Nests (1974 Film)

    Producer
    P Jaisson
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Examines the development of pupal cocoon recognition in the brood-nursing behaviour of ants ('Formica spp.). Shows experimental procedures that purport to demonstrate that 1) recognition is not innate but...

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  8. Peck Order in Chickens (1971 Video)

    Director
    John Paling
    Subject
    Biology; Psychology
    Distribution
    out of distribution

    A demonstration of linear peck order in domestic chickens and the subsequent social stability which results when each bird comes to know its place in the social hierarchy. Five previously unacquainted...

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  9. Predatory Behaviour of the Asp-Viper ('Vipera Aspis’) (1967 Film)

    Director
    G Naulleau
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    A series of experiments, shown in logical sequence, to illustrate the way in which the different senses of the asp-viper come into play in predation. The general behaviour pattern falls into four parts: 1)...

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  10. Siamese Fighting Fish: Aggressive Behaviour (1965 Film)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    A teleost of the ‘Labyrinthici order’, ‘Betta splendens’ has a pronounced aggressive instinct which is used to defend its nest. Shows various aspects of this aggressive behaviour and examines the...

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