Elephants

Series: Primary grade series

Duration: 0:11:05

Genre: Children's | Educational

Year Published: 1940

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Films

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Shows the general characteristics of elephants, how they are trained, their physical features, food, and methods of eating, drinking, and cleansing themselves. A full-grown elephant is put through a series of tests for a circus buyer, who engages the trainer to condition two young elephants. These are shown learning to stand on their front and hind legs, sit on barrels, walk a plank, ring a bell, and obey other commands., Shows the general characteristics of elephants, how they are trained, their physical features, food, and methods of eating, drinking, and cleansing themselves. A full-grown elephant is put through a series of tests for a circus buyer, who engages the trainer to condition two young elephants. These are shown learning to stand on their front and hind legs, sit on barrels, walk a plank, ring a bell, and obey other commands.

Complete Record: , Shows the general characteristics of elephants, how they are trained, their physical features, food, and methods of eating, drinking, and cleansing themselves. A full-grown elephant is put through a series of tests for a circus buyer, who engages the trainer to condition two young elephants. These are shown learning to stand on their front and hind legs, sit on barrels, walk a plank, ring a bell, and obey other commands.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

Metadata Source:Educational Film Guide 1946