Zoology: Animal Intelligence (ca 1940s)

Kids leaning over fence at zoo looking at animals Mother hippopotamus and son in pool at zoo CU 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 CU doorbell ringer Chimp throws cat out of sink We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using it in your project.