Baby Seal

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

175

Date Released

5 May 1958

Date recorded

28 Mar 1958

Length of issue (in feet)

756

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Power Slave
2. 2Electric Portable Typewriter
3. 3Baby Seal
4. 4Oldest Inn

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

Pathe synopsis: At Chessington Zoo we meet a very crafty seal. In order to be with his wife and family in a neighbouring pool, he wiggles his way over two high wire fences before achieving his object. A clever piece of sealsmanship!

Researcher Comments

Title on lobby card reads "Seal Family".

Keywords

Animals

Locations

England; Surrey; Chessington; Chessington Zoo

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

David De Keyser

Length of story (in feet)

98

Story extras:

Film clip

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