Jaguar Cub with a Broken Leg

A silent color film with footage of a baby jaguar receiving treatment for an injured hind leg (possibly broken). Bill Russell, Dr. Simmons, Johny Martiniz, and one unidentified man are seen setting the jaguar's leg. In the film's remaining footage, we see the jaguar playing outside, presumably after the jaguar has healed from its injuries., The original film reel was digitized by Universal Information Services in 2015., UNO Libraries' Archives & Special Collections, 00:03:37
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Abstract/Description: A silent color film with footage of a baby jaguar receiving treatment for an injured hind leg (possibly broken). Bill Russell, Dr. Simmons, Johny Martiniz, and one unidentified man are seen setting the jaguar's leg. In the film's remaining footage, we see the jaguar playing outside, presumably after the jaguar has healed from its injuries.
Subject(s): Nebraska
Omaha (Neb.)
Zoos
Animals
Motion pictures
Visual works
Films
Videos
Digital moving image formats
Date Created: circa 1967-1972

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