Zoo (1944)

Melbourne zoo. Australia. Various shots of Tang the orang-utan being washed, powdered and brushed. M/S as his keeper puts face cream on him and he eats some of it. C/U as he looks closely at himself in the mirror. M/S of a hippopotamus in a pool. M/S as a polar bear jumps into the water. C/U black swan, C/U white swan. Various shots of elephants splashing around in the mud. 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.