Living sea 25 (1958-03-02) : Arctic seas

A series of documentary kinescopes with filmed inserts dealing with the sea and sea life. Hosted by Ian McTaggart-Cowan. Dr. Cowan introduced the Arctic Regions and a variety of animals living there, including ocean mammals such as seal and sea lion, land mammals such as polar bear, arctic fox and muskox, and birds such as northern fulmar and snow goose. He described their physical characteristics and explained how they survive in the harsh conditions in the Arctic regions.

In Collection:

• Ian McTaggart Cowan Collection

Contributor

• Bray, Ken
• McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, 1910-2010

Subject

• Arctic fox
• McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, 1910-2010
• Birds
• Mammals
• Polar bear
• Seals (Animals)
• Zoology

Publisher

• CBC Vancouver

Language

• eng

Identifier

• CBUT-9462-1

Date created

• March 2, 1958

Resource type

• Moving Image

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 1 film reel (00:30:11) : black and white ; 16 mm

Alternative title

• Frozen seas
• Living sea show 25

Geographic coverage

• Arctic Regions

Coordinates

• 70.3256, -148.7114

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

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

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/dd4f-jz78