Sun Bears, Sloth Bears, and Black Bears

A silent color film featuring American black bears, sun bears, and polar bears interacting in their outdoor habitat(s) at Henry Doorly Zoo. The footage includes playing, lounging, napping, pacing, splashing in the pool, eating, and wrestling. Included are two sun bears with very short black-colored fur coats, two black bears with long black-colored fur coats and white markings, one black bear with a long cinnamon-colored fur coat, and two atypical looking polar bears., The original film reel was digitized by Universal Information Services in 2015., UNO Libraries' Archives & Special Collections, 00:13:07
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Abstract/Description: A silent color film featuring American black bears, sun bears, and polar bears interacting in their outdoor habitat(s) at Henry Doorly Zoo. The footage includes playing, lounging, napping, pacing, splashing in the pool, eating, and wrestling. Included are two sun bears with very short black-colored fur coats, two black bears with long black-colored fur coats and white markings, one black bear with a long cinnamon-colored fur coat, and two atypical looking polar bears.
Subject(s): Nebraska
Omaha (Neb.)
Zoos
Animals
Motion pictures
Visual works
Films
Videos
Digital moving image formats
Date Created: circa 1965-1980

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