Web of life 34 : locomotion

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. Animals move for a variety of reasons, such as to find food, a mate, and a suitable microhabitat, or to escape from predators. In this episode, Dr. Cowan focused on the animals which use their legs to move. He introduced different locomotion mechanics from the ineffective leg action of salamander to the footfall pattern of horse.

In Collection:

• Ian McTaggart Cowan Collection

Contributor

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

Subject

• Habitat (Ecology)
• Animal locomotion
• Vertebrates--Physiology
• McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, 1910-2010

Publisher

• CBC Vancouver

Language

• eng

Identifier

• CBUT-9892-3

Date created

• July 9, 1961

Resource type

• Moving Image

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 1 film reel (00:29:44) : black and white ; 16 mm

Alternative title

• How to get there fast and faster
• Web of life show 34

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)
• documentary film
• 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/w6wg-8x66