Web of life 08 : display

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. Dr. Cowan talked about the display of animals and the language they use to communicate with other animals for choosing mates, defending nests and attracting enemies away from nest or children. Different species from birds, fishes to mammals have their own display, including courtship display, threat display, distraction display, advertising display and aggressive display.

In Collection:

• Ian McTaggart Cowan Collection

Contributor

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

Subject

• Parental behavior in animals
• Aggressive behavior in animals
• Display behavior in animals
• Animal communication
• Social behavior in animals
• McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, 1910-2010
• Animal behavior
• Animal defenses
• Courtship in animals

Publisher

• CBC Vancouver

Language

• eng

Identifier

• CBUT-9866-2

Date created

• November 29, 1959

Resource type

• Moving Image

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 1 film reel (00:30:02) : black and white ; 16 mm

Alternative title

• Language of animals
• Web of life show 08

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/10.58066/2eyg-a739