How animal life begins

Duration: 9 min

Genre: Reproduction, Evolution

Year Published: 1937

Creator: U.S. Department of Agriculture in cooperation with American Film Center

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: Sound

Description: Portrays the ovulation, fertilization and early development of the mammalian egg. Scenes of spermatizoa attacking the ovum, and time-lapse micro-photographs of cell division in the fertilized egg.

Metadata Source:University of Georgia Brown Media Archives