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Object Number
61-3-00/1.1
Display Title
Howler monkeys of Barro Colorado Island, 16 mm film
Descriptions
Object Description
finished scientific educational film intended to describe characteristics of howlers after a census of population taken in 1959, heavily narrated using some scientific vocabulary matched with appropriate footage of monkeys in natural environment, topics covered: sex and age identification, locomotion, food habits, diseases, group organization, population, narrator asks viewer to notices details of footage, sexual behavior, care of young. bw, sound, 28 min.
Department
Photographic
Date
1959
Artist
C. Gayes
Artist
K. J. Gayes
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Panama
Additional Geographic Terms
Barro Colorado Island
Materials
Film
Quantity
1
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Department of Anthropology, Harvard University
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