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Impossible bird

Title
Impossible bird [motion picture] / BBC-TV.
Publication
Wilmette, IL : Films Inc., 1982.

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Additional Authors
  • Attenborough, David, 1926-
  • British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
Description
1 film reel (25 min.) : sd. col.; 16 mm.
Summary
Standing nine feet tall, the ostrich is the largest bird in the world and lays eggs equivalent to twenty hen eggs. It cannot fly but can run up to forty miles per hour and it can kick a human to death. This film was made in Kenya with zoologist Lew Hurxthal who lived with ostriches for eight years and chronicled their activities.
Series Statement
(Wildlife on one)
Uniform Title
Wildlife on one (Television program)
Subject
  • Birds
  • Ostriches
Credits (note)
  • Narrator, David Attenborough.
Title
Impossible bird [motion picture] / BBC-TV.
Imprint
Wilmette, IL : Films Inc., 1982.
Series
(Wildlife on one)
Credits
Narrator, David Attenborough.
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Attenborough, David, 1926-
British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
Added Title
Wildlife on one (Television program)
Branch Call Number
M16 3440 I
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