Fur & feather 14 (1955-09-13) : animal gliders

Science information program for children on animals and birds. Co-hosted by Ian McTaggart-Cowan, Head of UBC Zoology Department and 14 year-old David Maxwell. Dr. Cowan introduced animal gliders including fishes and mammals. He also showed a nest of flying squirrel.

In Collection:

• Ian McTaggart Cowan Collection

Contributor

• Maxwell, David
• McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, 1910-2010
• Thorne, John, 1922-2013

Subject

• Flying squirrels
• McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, 1910-2010
• Flyingfishes
• Animal flight
• Gliders (Mammals)

Publisher

• CBC Vancouver

Language

• eng

Identifier

• CBUT-13552-5

Date created

• September 13, 1955

Resource type

• Moving Image

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 1 film reel (00:13:44) : black and white ; 16 mm

Alternative title

• Fur and feather show 14
• Fur and feather 14

Physical repository

• Physical item housed at CBC Vancouver.

Collection

• Ian McTaggart Cowan Collection

Provider

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Sponsor

• Digitization undertaken with the support of Ann Schau.

Genre

• television programs
• video recordings (physical artifacts)
• documentary film

Technical note

• mp4. Digitization of the films was contracted by the CBC. Metadata by M. He. Migration metadata by KD.

Rights

• This item is the property of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and is provided for research purposes only. For use other than research, permission must be acquired from the CBC.

DOI

•  https://doi.org/10.58066/8b1w-ky51