# The Building of 'CONNY' -- Life-Size Sperm Whale Model

In 1975, Connecticut made the sperm whale its official state animal, as a symbol of conservation. The following year, a group of volunteers from the Connecticut Cetacean Society spent over 5,000 hours building a life-size, 60-foot, ferro-cement model of a male sperm whale, on the grounds of the Children's Museum in West Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Director of the project was Robbins Barstow, who filmed this dramatic, home-made documentary.

- Kind: Home movie
- Year: 1975
- Runtime: 56 min
- By: Robbins Barstow
- Genres: Travel, Adventure
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/barstow_building_of_conny_1976)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/ia/barstow_building_of_conny_1976?play=1)