Web of life 16 : airborne

This half-hour series was broadcast in four runs from 1959 to 1963, except 1962. It started as a twenty-six week examination of different forms of animal life, and added more programs in subsequent years. The series was hosted, written and narrated by Dr. Ian McTaggart-Cowan. In this episode, Dr. Cowan talked about the conquest of the air by animals, including insects, birds and mammals. He introduced the wings and tails of different birds and their flight style. He also used slow-motion photography to show how birds fly and land.

In Collection:

• Ian McTaggart Cowan Collection

Contributor

• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
• McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, 1910-2010
• Connochie, Tom

Subject

• Insects
• McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, 1910-2010
• Birds--Flight
• Adaptation (Biology)
• Animal flight
• Birds

Publisher

• CBC Vancouver

Language

• eng

Identifier

• CBUT-9874-8

Date created

• April 24, 1960

Resource type

• Moving Image

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 1 film reel (00:28:53) : black and white ; 16 mm

Alternative title

• Web of life show 16
• Conquest of the air

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

• video recordings (physical artifacts)
• television programs
• 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/ekhy-np24