Washing An Elephant (1954)

No titles. London Zoo. Zoo keeper Buck Jones prepares a bucket of soapy water then begins scrubbing an elephant called Rusty with a brush. He pours soapy water over Rusty. A sea lion preens himself. Penguins preen each other then swim and splash about in their pool. One seems a bit reluctant to jump in. Buck uses a hose to rinse the elephant. Note: small news cutting on file. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.