Summary

OSTRICH

Source Archive Films by Getty Images
Title: OSTRICH
File Number: EBC-97 Beta SP
Color: Color
Type: Educational
Year: 1984
Description: Color 1984 This educational film is about ostriches and concentrates on their mating rituals. Directed by Peter Chermayeff. Shot in Tanzania. 01:00:08:00 Color 1984 VS CU ostrich, shots of feathers, necks, beaks, feet. Ostrich eating, picks at earth, lump of food moves slowly down neck as it swallows, good. Great shot of flock of flamingos moving quickly across lake. VS ostriches moving about, running, turning in circles, with rhinoceros, elephants in BG and birds flying overhead. 01:03:22:00 Color 1984 Courtship ritual begins as male bounds towards female and attracts her by moving wings, head and feathers from side to side, fanning out, nice. (goofy) Female sits and male sits on top of her swinging head back and forth in ostrich ecstacy. Animals mating. 01:06:03:00 Color 1984 Male ostrich chases female at high speed, rather frenzied (Harassment). CU heads and necks. Ostrich eggs in grass. Male with chicks. 01:08:05:00 Color 1984 Two crowned cranes, one shows wing span. CU fluffy baby ostrich. Ostriches take dust baths. Babies run amok, do circle dance, nice (goofy). Wading and running in water.
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