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Zoology: Animal Intelligence

Ephemeral film · 2 min

Synopsis

Kids leaning over fence at zoo looking at animals Mother hippopotamus and son in pool at zoo head of hippo resting in water; small male hippo swimming around, resting on her nose Cow operates farm pump handle with her head and drinks water, in perfect rhythm (good) Chimpanzee shining shoes at shoeshine stand (this sequence might be conceived as racist allegory) Chimpanzee eats jam with fingers; woman stops him; chimp covers his eyes Woman washes chimp’s face in basin, dries him off Chimp picks up Siamese cat; jumps into sink, turns on faucets, scrubs off cat doorbell ringer Chimp throws cat out of sink

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Running time
2 minutes
Collection
Prelinger Archives