Web of life 15 : hot shores

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 explored the beach in Topolobampo and introduced the birds and lizards there. He also showed the creatures in tide pools in Portuguese Bend. He explained the influence of the sun on the animals and the ingenious ways that animals evolved to meet their needs on the hot shores.

In Collection:

• Ian McTaggart Cowan Collection

Contributor

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

Subject

• Adaptation (Biology)
• Tide pool ecology
• Heat adaptation
• Seashore animals
• Seashore ecology
• McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, 1910-2010
• Birds
• Beaches

Publisher

• CBC Vancouver

Language

• eng

Identifier

• CBUT-9873-2

Date created

• April 17, 1960

Resource type

• Moving Image

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 1 film reel (00:29:51) : black and white ; 16 mm

Alternative title

• Web of life show 15

Geographic coverage

• California--Portuguese Bend
• Mexico--Topolobampo

Coordinates

• 33.73557, -118.36146
• 25.60084, -109.0523

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
• documentary film
• video recordings (physical artifacts)

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/pf1x-zg52