1997 VHS • The Young of the Wild, Baby Animals 60 FPS

About

This nature documentary covers the early lives of young animals across Africa and North America, framing each species' story around the survival skills transmitted from parent to offspring. The film is organized around individual species rather than a single ecosystem, making it a survey piece.

Species featured include lions (cooperative cub-rearing among pride females, over 50% mortality before age two), cheetahs (gray juvenile coloring that mimics honey badgers), leopards (tree-caching kills), tigers, jaguars (first fishing attempt), European wild cats, hedgehogs, red foxes (den emergence and rank establishment among kits), African wild dogs (pack child-rearing), coyotes, wolves in North America and Central Asia, grizzly bears (fishing instruction), polar bears, humpback whales (Hawaii to Bering Sea migration), African chimpanzees (tool use transmission), orangutans (three-year nursing period), and gorillas (group protection). A closing note states that gorillas are near extinction due to human hunting. The tape runs approximately 26 minutes.

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Archive

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Credit

The Vista Group®

Language

English

Subtitles

English

Who can watch

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